Targa Top Refurb, New Paint, new rubber |
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Targa Top Refurb, New Paint, new rubber |
turk22 |
Oct 7 2012, 07:07 PM
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Treetop Flyer Group: Members Posts: 735 Joined: 27-July 12 From: Cincinnati OH Member No.: 14,725 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I spent the weekend refurb'ing my Targa top. The old headliner was so bad it was shedding when I hit a bump.
I stripped the old headliner, sanded off all the residue, and then scotch padded the whole of the inside and outside. I repainted the top, inside and out, re-painted the hardware, and replaced the rubber. I had installed the upper and lower main targa seals around the winshield earlier this week. It came out really well, and I'm happy with the results. On to the pictures: |
turk22 |
Oct 7 2012, 07:13 PM
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Treetop Flyer Group: Members Posts: 735 Joined: 27-July 12 From: Cincinnati OH Member No.: 14,725 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
And now the after:
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JawjaPorsche |
Oct 7 2012, 07:16 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,463 Joined: 23-July 11 From: Clayton, Georgia Member No.: 13,351 Region Association: South East States |
That is cool! Looks great! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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bandjoey |
Oct 7 2012, 07:19 PM
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bandjoey Group: Members Posts: 4,923 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Looks Great! What supplies did you use? Felt? Paint? Glue? How did you prep the top for paint? Thanks!
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turk22 |
Oct 7 2012, 07:52 PM
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Treetop Flyer Group: Members Posts: 735 Joined: 27-July 12 From: Cincinnati OH Member No.: 14,725 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Looks Great! What supplies did you use? Felt? Paint? Glue? How did you prep the top for paint? Thanks! thanks! I bought a pre-made headliner from 914Rubber.com (as well as all the rubber seals), and the paint and headliner adhesive I used in the picture below. For the underside of the roof, where all the old glue was, I used an orbital sander with 150 grit, to remove that. for the rest of the roof, I used a medium scotch brite pad (green pad), and lightly went over the whole roof. After I vacuumed the dust off, I used a cotton rag with a little paint thinner on it to clean the remaining residue of the top. After that dried completely I painted it. |
walterolin |
Oct 7 2012, 08:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 685 Joined: 30-November 11 From: Louisville, Ky Member No.: 13,838 Region Association: South East States |
Wonder if you could patch a cracked dash and finish with the Krylon?
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turk22 |
Oct 7 2012, 09:32 PM
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Treetop Flyer Group: Members Posts: 735 Joined: 27-July 12 From: Cincinnati OH Member No.: 14,725 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Wonder if you could patch a cracked dash and finish with the Krylon? You know that's an interesting idea, I have no idea how it would look, but considering the cracked mess that is my dash, I can't imagine it would be worse. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) I've used Kyrlon Fusion in a number of different applications, I have a reef aquarium, and I've painted fittings that are in the salt water, and the Krylon has been holding up amazing after 3+ years. I can't imagine a more hostile environment than that...except maybe the dash of 914.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
rnellums |
Oct 8 2012, 09:12 AM
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Professional Enthusiast Group: Members Posts: 1,646 Joined: 26-November 09 From: Littleton, CO Member No.: 11,072 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Holy Cow that came out great! Way to go man!
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gothspeed |
Oct 8 2012, 09:55 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,539 Joined: 3-February 09 From: SoCal Member No.: 10,019 Region Association: None |
That is pretty amazing ......... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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no1uno |
Oct 8 2012, 10:14 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 206 Joined: 2-December 10 From: Melbourne, FL Member No.: 12,448 Region Association: South East States |
one of the items on my list. thanks for the inspiration!
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