darth_linux
Well-Known Member
I had already guessed by the sloppily applied and grossly over-sprayed truck bed liner that there were some previous repairs made to the trunk at some point in the past.
After this winters bout with way too much condensation, both in the cabin and in the trunk, I decided that on a nice warm sunny day like today I would pull the damp carpet out to let it dry and see what “lies beneath.”
Due to terrible or nonexistent prep work, the spray liner is lifting in several places. Knowing that this could harbor moisture I decided to go ahead and scrape off anything that was loose.
What I discovered below was a mixture of what appeared to be roofing asphalt, seam sealer and some sort of fabric or mesh cloth.
Any thoughts on next steps? I was planning to let it dry out, continue scraping anything else that is loose, spray some rust killer on the bare metal, and then maybe get some correct trunk paint (is there such a thing for Chrysler or is it just body color?)
After this winters bout with way too much condensation, both in the cabin and in the trunk, I decided that on a nice warm sunny day like today I would pull the damp carpet out to let it dry and see what “lies beneath.”
Due to terrible or nonexistent prep work, the spray liner is lifting in several places. Knowing that this could harbor moisture I decided to go ahead and scrape off anything that was loose.
What I discovered below was a mixture of what appeared to be roofing asphalt, seam sealer and some sort of fabric or mesh cloth.
Any thoughts on next steps? I was planning to let it dry out, continue scraping anything else that is loose, spray some rust killer on the bare metal, and then maybe get some correct trunk paint (is there such a thing for Chrysler or is it just body color?)