Got my vent glass in this week. The new glass that seems to sold by most of the vendors is drop shipped is from Auto Metal Direct. For me that is good news since they are only 60 miles away and I need a windshield.
It is very hard to get the vent window seated using the setting tape. I sure glad I have only one more to do. I sure wouldn't want to do this often.
Back to the trunk lid. I spent some time repairing the collision damage. I did this since I want the shape to be correct before I start cutting metal. I would be harder to determine what is pushed in and what is not, once you cut part of the lid off. The sad thing is, it would be good enough to reinstall if it wasn't for the rust.
I decided to make the patch in two pieces. This will give me the other half to help with alignment.
Here is my patch formed and marked where the bend for the lip will be.
The contour is perfect. I do wish I have a better contour gauge. It would help if if was longer also.
Now the hard part remains. Getting a good bend for the lip that folds over the inner bracing. I tried a small test using a scrape of metal but I can't match GM's crisp fold lines. I'm close but this is probably as good as I can get with the equipment I have. It remains to be seen if I can match the bend on the test piece along the entire length of the patch.
My first attempt. Test piece on left.
Second attempt. I used a press to sharpen the fold. The bottom is the part I cut from the lid.
I may not find out this weekend how this repair is going to turn out. A customer dropped off 7 virus infected computers for me to clean up. He needs them by Monday. Unless I get real lucky I won't get any more time to work on the trunk lid this weekend.