Painting my targa top, Need some advice Options

[Fatboy007]

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

[Tom_T]

If you don't have the equipment McMark mentions, there is a good topic in the O&H Forum on refinishing it with Wurth underbody schutz (instead of his gelcoat step) which is what the factory used (or very similar), then satin black (or semi-flat) over coating.

If you can't easily find it in O&H, then try to google for it as a search, since that works better in finding stuff on here, than does the search function on here.

I've not seen the Wheeler Dealers episode, so I don't know if their technique is correct or not, but too many refinish them with too much gloss or semi-gloss - but the top is supposed to be dull - satin or semi-flat.

PS - Also the texture is not supposed to be too spikey, pointy, rough - but more of small rounded blobs giving a somewhat rounded tiny pebble finish.

In addition to the prep suggestions above, I'll add to do some practice on some cardboard or something with the Wurth (or other) to get the texture right, before you shoot the top itself.

Since there seems to be this question coming up semi-regularly, perhaps Pat G. the O&H Mod or one of the Admins can make the Targa Top & Valance/Rocker Panels refinishing trhead(s) as nailed references in O&H. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

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Tom
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