 Painting my targa top, Need some advice |
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| Fatboy007 |
 Aug 13 2017, 09:41 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 62 Joined: 23-May 17 From: San Diego, ca. Member No.: 21,124 Region Association: Southern California  |
So my targa top is uneven and needs painting any adive on good products to use for best results? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sunglasses.gif) gotta look its very best
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| McMark |
Aug 14 2017, 07:08 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,180 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Sand it smooth.
Use reinforced body filler (kitty hair) to repair any broken corners. Add additional 'normal' body filler to smooth out any prominent bumps or gouges. Clean, clean, clean. Shoot diluted black gel coat from a HVLP gun. The big trick there though is getting the correct mix of gel coat, hardener, thinning agent, and flattening agent (you don't want too much shine). And the second trick is getting the gun set up correctly for air pressure, air flow, nozzle size, etc. But after playing with a few test pieces (don't shoot your top on the first batch) you can get a very original looking refinish. All told, plan on at least 20 hours. Attached image(s)  
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Fatboy007 Painting my targa top Aug 13 2017, 09:41 PM
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Some of these are really close, and would be just... Sep 8 2020, 10:13 AM fsh2liv My goal was to restore a faded targa top:
1) clean... Mar 16 2022, 10:34 PM |
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