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Am I crazy? |
jagalyn |
Oct 15 2018, 02:30 PM
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True Patina Group: Members Posts: 414 Joined: 31-January 06 From: Scandia, MN Member No.: 5,503 Region Association: None |
Ok... so I purchased my 914 in August and had it shipped from Oregon. It is an original 'survivor' car with 100% original paint.
I was super excited to receive it. I've had ten 914's previously but had not had one for 10 years. When the trucking company unloaded the car, I discovered oil had dripped all over the top of my 914. Being an original unmolested survivor car, the top was quite faded and chalky. The oil stained the top wherever it dripped. I immediately washed the car to no avail... I hoped that it would dry out and fade away so I would not have to refinish the top. It's been two months now and the stains still are there... So I decided to just oil the entire top. I know this sounds crazy but the top looks amazing. For those of you who will say that the oil will pickup dirt, I've washed the oils stains multiple times and they are dry as can be. I am hoping the oil that I've applied will dry out and once I wash it a time or two will allow my top to look not only uniform, but much nicer than the dried out original finish. Am I crazy? |
914-300Hemi |
Oct 15 2018, 07:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,356 Joined: 7-September 06 From: San Dimas, CA Member No.: 6,794 Region Association: Southern California |
Whenever the sentence starts with “Am I crazy” the answer is usually YES.
In this case the top looks great, so I guess I retract my above statement. AND (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) |
worn |
Oct 15 2018, 08:13 PM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,164 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Whenever the sentence starts with “Am I crazy” the answer is usually YES. In this case the top looks great, so I guess I retract my above statement. AND (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) No wait. Certainly welcome. By all means. That doesn’t necessarily exclude crazy. We don’t wanna go around insulting folks. I agree, the top turned out looking good, and would be very pleased to see more photos. |
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