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EdwardBlume
post Sep 3 2018, 02:32 PM
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The ABM needs a new top. The prior one I had restored is early vs late. This time I’m going to do it myself.

I picked up a late top at the swap yesterday.

What are the 4 stages and products from wheeler dealer? I need to paint it for sure due to aging, scratches, dings and chips.

Also, what is this seal on the rear inside. It is chalky and old. Needs replacement.


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Robnxious
post Sep 15 2018, 09:21 AM
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Looks fantastic, the one "warning" I will mention to you is, put something over the top of your targa top when it's in the trunk. I got mine all done, put it in and went for a drive, got home to button the car all up, and it was scuffed and marked in one of the upper corners, which I have read on here (maybe this thread) is pretty common.

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post Sep 15 2018, 09:38 AM
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QUOTE(Robnxious @ Sep 15 2018, 11:21 AM) *

Looks fantastic, the one "warning" I will mention to you is, put something over the top of your targa top when it's in the trunk. I got mine all done, put it in and went for a drive, got home to button the car all up, and it was scuffed and marked in one of the upper corners, which I have read on here (maybe this thread) is pretty common.

Great work

It shouldn't touch, even with spirited driving.
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EdwardBlume   Top Restoration   Sep 3 2018, 02:32 PM
EdwardBlume   The top during cleaning. Lots of crap n crud.   Sep 3 2018, 02:34 PM
IronHillRestorations   Clean, clean, and clean again. Many years ago som...   Sep 3 2018, 06:59 PM
bmtrnavsky   Has anyone tried wrapping it? I think it might loo...   Sep 3 2018, 07:45 PM
Robnxious   Has anyone tried wrapping it? I think it might lo...   Sep 4 2018, 09:35 AM
EdwardBlume   :agree: :agree: :agree: I've wiped it with...   Sep 3 2018, 08:31 PM
napasteve   Damn good looking Oly blue in the background!   Sep 3 2018, 08:45 PM
Coondog   Glad you made that deal. Have you tried forever bl...   Sep 3 2018, 10:19 PM
EdwardBlume   Glad you made that deal. Have you tried forever b...   Sep 4 2018, 06:34 AM
Rob-O   Has anyone tried wrapping it? I think it might lo...   Sep 4 2018, 02:09 AM
bmtrnavsky   Has anyone tried wrapping it? I think it might l...   Sep 4 2018, 10:31 AM
mepstein   Brake clean?   Sep 4 2018, 06:40 AM
ericoneal   I plasti-dipped mine in black. Came out nice.   Sep 4 2018, 10:25 AM
mepstein   If you paint it, it will scuff when it gets stored...   Sep 4 2018, 11:54 AM
Rob-O   If you paint it, it will scuff when it gets store...   Sep 4 2018, 12:57 PM
mepstein   If you paint it, it will scuff when it gets stor...   Sep 4 2018, 01:24 PM
FlacaProductions   I may end up having a project car and have been th...   Sep 4 2018, 05:42 PM
EdwardBlume   If I don't paint it, then what do I do with it...   Sep 4 2018, 06:48 PM
Rob-O   [quote name='Rob-O' post='2645444' date='Sep...   Sep 4 2018, 07:13 PM
EdwardBlume   So you guys scared me out of painting it, so I ord...   Sep 14 2018, 07:52 PM
EdwardBlume   Another shot   Sep 14 2018, 07:52 PM
Dougster   So that's a success right? I'm not seeing ...   Sep 14 2018, 08:07 PM
PlaysWithCars   Wow! That turned out really good. I would def...   Sep 14 2018, 08:35 PM
EdwardBlume   Here’s the line up.   Sep 14 2018, 08:38 PM
EdwardBlume   The plastic dip was just filler on the messed up p...   Sep 14 2018, 08:40 PM
Robnxious   Looks fantastic, the one "warning" I wil...   Sep 15 2018, 09:21 AM
mepstein   Looks fantastic, the one "warning" I wi...   Sep 15 2018, 09:38 AM
Robnxious   It shouldn't touch, even with spirited drivin...   Sep 15 2018, 10:01 AM
914 RZ-1   FWIW, I restored my top as follows: 1. I took all...   Sep 15 2018, 02:26 PM
EdwardBlume   I had this top done by Scott Yeaman in Palo Alto. ...   Sep 15 2018, 04:01 PM
EdwardBlume   Not in any sense of order but this picture is of t...   Sep 15 2018, 04:40 PM


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