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nb141fd · 07-14-2019, 11:48 AM

I am preparing to install a new Brookville deck lid skin on my 30 coupe. The inner panel is in very good condition and I have a question for those of you who may have re-skinned a deck lid.

Did you fold over the skin flange material as the originals were built or did you spot weld the new skin to the inner panel and grind or sand the extra flange material to the inner panels flange profile? The reason I ask is it looks like 'folding over' the extra flange material will be very difficult and I don't want to distort the curvature of the lid in any way. Any advice would be very helpful.

Thanks, Tony

07-14-2019, 11:48 AM	#1
nb141fd Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 128	Re-skin deck lid I am preparing to install a new Brookville deck lid skin on my 30 coupe. The inner panel is in very good condition and I have a question for those of you who may have re-skinned a deck lid. Did you fold over the skin flange material as the originals were built or did you spot weld the new skin to the inner panel and grind or sand the extra flange material to the inner panels flange profile? The reason I ask is it looks like 'folding over' the extra flange material will be very difficult and I don't want to distort the curvature of the lid in any way. Any advice would be very helpful. Thanks, Tony