dreamer2468
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My bf pointed out to me that my targa was severly in need of refinishing, so I started out thinking it cant be that bad,,,,lol, well, three weeks later, and still not quite finished! :suicide:
Started out with 1000 grade sandpaper, then again sanded, after letting it dry after sanding, saw a LOT of spots I missed, so tried it again and again I missed some spots.
On the third try, I finally got them all, then he took me to the store to do some shopping, and bought me some clear coat.
So I sprayed it down after he showed me how to do it correctly,,,HE IS SUCH A SWEETHEART! :rose: Anyway, I sprayed it, then sanded with 1500 grade paper, then sprayed again, and again sanded. Then I thought it looked ok,,,til the next morning, when I found spots that were unevenly coated, so again resanded and recoated.....so again third time was a charm. Did the last sanding, cleaned it off after it dried, then sanded one more time to even it out again with 1500 grit.
Polished it, then let it sit for a couple of days...looked good, so put the top back on the car, and looked up, and there was this ungodly haze, and I couldnt understand it.
He went out and looked at it,,,comes back in and says, come here, I want to show you something.
:lol: This is when it gets good.....I didnt think about all the dust that went under the top as I was sanding, and cleaned the top really well,,,,,,,, but not underneath! Anyway, after I cleaned it off under there, it looked pretty darn good,,,not nearly as discolored as it had been before, but have a few spots I need to work on, that I oversprayed and it ran a bit,,, and one part did a slight spider web on me. Other then that, looks GREAT! :sweat:
I have 2000 grade paper for the finish, and some scratch X to finish it off,,,,wish me luck!
Started out with 1000 grade sandpaper, then again sanded, after letting it dry after sanding, saw a LOT of spots I missed, so tried it again and again I missed some spots.
On the third try, I finally got them all, then he took me to the store to do some shopping, and bought me some clear coat.
So I sprayed it down after he showed me how to do it correctly,,,HE IS SUCH A SWEETHEART! :rose: Anyway, I sprayed it, then sanded with 1500 grade paper, then sprayed again, and again sanded. Then I thought it looked ok,,,til the next morning, when I found spots that were unevenly coated, so again resanded and recoated.....so again third time was a charm. Did the last sanding, cleaned it off after it dried, then sanded one more time to even it out again with 1500 grit.
Polished it, then let it sit for a couple of days...looked good, so put the top back on the car, and looked up, and there was this ungodly haze, and I couldnt understand it.
He went out and looked at it,,,comes back in and says, come here, I want to show you something. :lol: This is when it gets good.....I didnt think about all the dust that went under the top as I was sanding, and cleaned the top really well,,,,,,,, but not underneath! Anyway, after I cleaned it off under there, it looked pretty darn good,,,not nearly as discolored as it had been before, but have a few spots I need to work on, that I oversprayed and it ran a bit,,, and one part did a slight spider web on me. Other then that, looks GREAT! :sweat:
I have 2000 grade paper for the finish, and some scratch X to finish it off,,,,wish me luck!
