The trunk area on your typical driver is usually in rough shape. It’s home to your spare tire, road tool box, maybe a few cleaning supplies, work clothes, and other assorted debris collected over the years. But it doesn’t have to be this way. As long as your trunk floor is in good shape, the detailing of your trunk is simple and usually can be done in a weekend. Read on and see how easy it can be. The trunk we will be starting with is a typical trunk of a driver. The trunk mat and tire board have long been thrown out and our heavily used jack is just laying there. We found the bent J-hook and the wing nut rolling around in one of the trunk extensions.

The basic structure of the trunk floor on our project car is, fortunately, still in pretty good shape. There are no rust holes, and the floor extensions, wiring, and trunk weatherstripping are all serviceable. If your floor has large holes or has been crunched in an accident, you should seriously consider a replacement floor. Close inspection here is in order.

Once everything was removed from the trunk compartment, and our visual inspection was complete, We began stripping the loose coating from the floor with a round wire brush mounted in a drill. Tight places are cleaned with a hand-held wire brush. After vacuuming up the loose debris, we wiped the entire floor down with a solvent to remove any traces of grease or dirt that would inhibit paint adhesion.

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