I need to refinish my trunk lid, but I dont expect my drill battery to have enough juice to take the paint off in one go. If I clean a section to bare metal, would painters tape keep it from rusting for any period of time?

 

a fine mist of fogging oil applied with a cloth might do the trick

 

Get an angle grinder.

 

Buy a second battery? Buy (borrow?) a power tool that plugs into a wall?

 

Will the oil mess with the paint?

No money to buy an angle grinder, wish I had one

Even if I had an angle grinder, or a plug in drill, I have no place to plug it in at since I will be doing this in the parking lot of my apartment building.

 

Buy cheap electric drill extension cords from Walmart....return when finished?

 

How about remove the trunklid and take it someplace where you have electricity?

 

WD40 is literally designed to do what you need to do. Coat the bare metal with it.

 

aircraft grade paint stripper!

/thread

 

lol, here we go again.

I dont have a tarp or anything to cover whats in my trunk while the lid is off.

The parking lot is a fair distance from my apartment and I dont think anyone would appreciate me dragging an extension cord from here to there.

Would WD40 leave a residue that would effect the paint later on?

I have a can of stripper, which is awesome stuff. But I want to strip it on the car, and I dont want to repaint the underside.

 

Sav said exactly what I was thinking before I opened this thread. I would WD40 and then remove it with Acetone later. Just spray a little on a towel and wipe down the metal.

 

WD40. My flywheel is covered in it while in storage.

 

NOOOOOoooooooooooooooo OIL of any sort! Just shoot it with some self etching primer! Using any WD40 or anything like that is a BAD idea if youre gonna paint anything.

 

Remove lid, carpet, and drain plugs. Paint in apartment, replace.

 

This is what I would do if my trunk wasnt full of stuff.