First Paint in 27 Years
03-14-2013, 06:21 PM
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First Paint in 27 Years
One, or both, of the last two PA's (Texas and Oklahoma) buffed so long and hard they got to the primer in dozens of spots. The finish was just plain burned off. It looked fine from 20-feet or so but, then again it looked a little dirty even when it was clean and polished.
As a daily-driver from a dirt road I decided it was OK - the car is dirty more than clean and, I figured, painting it would just cause me grief upon the first chip. That thinking lasted just over a year.
Thanks for the new Carrera script, Joe Bob. I'm painting the raised "Targa" and "Carrera" script on the bar and engine bay to match it. It oughta look good.
Black gloss car as before and gloss inner wheels; satin targa bar. I am sweating bullets until the outcome is known.
As a daily-driver from a dirt road I decided it was OK - the car is dirty more than clean and, I figured, painting it would just cause me grief upon the first chip. That thinking lasted just over a year.
Thanks for the new Carrera script, Joe Bob. I'm painting the raised "Targa" and "Carrera" script on the bar and engine bay to match it. It oughta look good.
Black gloss car as before and gloss inner wheels; satin targa bar. I am sweating bullets until the outcome is known.
03-16-2013, 07:16 PM
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Given the fact that you are reapianting and on a dirt road, you should get a clear bra installed ASAP! You should do the entire front end, rocker panels, lights and front flare of rear quarters.
03-17-2013, 01:01 PM
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(Last year I put in a new set of headlamps and covered them (and foglamp glass) with Xpel polymer; that stuff is fantastic. It's about as thick as Cee Bailey velcro-on hard covers I've used on cycle headlamps but Xpel is a flexible wet-application stick-on "film". Wish I could cover my windshield with it.
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03-17-2013, 09:11 PM
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I am leaning this way. What's your brand advice?
(Last year I put in a new set of headlamps and covered them (and foglamp glass) with Xpel polymer; that stuff is fantastic. It's about as thick as Cee Bailey velcro-on hard covers I've used on cycle headlamps but Xpel is a flexible wet-application stick-on "film". Wish I could cover my windshield with it. )
(Last year I put in a new set of headlamps and covered them (and foglamp glass) with Xpel polymer; that stuff is fantastic. It's about as thick as Cee Bailey velcro-on hard covers I've used on cycle headlamps but Xpel is a flexible wet-application stick-on "film". Wish I could cover my windshield with it.
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