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> Targa Top Refurb, New Paint, new rubber
turk22
post Oct 7 2012, 07:07 PM
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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.

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post Oct 7 2012, 07:13 PM
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And now the after:

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post Oct 7 2012, 07:16 PM
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That is cool! Looks great! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Oct 7 2012, 07:19 PM
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Looks Great! What supplies did you use? Felt? Paint? Glue? How did you prep the top for paint? Thanks!
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post Oct 7 2012, 07:52 PM
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QUOTE(bandjoey @ Oct 7 2012, 09:19 PM) *

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.

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post Oct 7 2012, 08:45 PM
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Wonder if you could patch a cracked dash and finish with the Krylon?
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post Oct 7 2012, 09:32 PM
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QUOTE(walterolin @ Oct 7 2012, 10:45 PM) *

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)

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post Oct 8 2012, 09:12 AM
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Holy Cow that came out great! Way to go man!
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post Oct 8 2012, 09:55 AM
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That is pretty amazing ......... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Oct 8 2012, 10:14 AM
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one of the items on my list. thanks for the inspiration!
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