'96 Cleaned up......
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Safety Car
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From: Sandhills of North Carolina
After reading a very good post dreamer2468 had on refinishing the top I decided to give it a try. Not exactly like she did but kind of. I didn't have that much time.
I started out with a sanding disk I use on some of my wood projects. It is the same as 1000 grit paper. They are made by Abralon. I put some Menzerna Intensive Polish on that and went over it once. Then I went to a wool pad with the same compound on it. I used all of this on a Porter Cable 7224 sander with the RPM set between 3&4. The sander came as a kit with different polishing disks in it. I started out with the coarsest and went up the line using the same Menzerna Polish with each one. When I got to the last disk ( I think there were 4 all together) I used Menzerna Final Finish on the last one. It still has some slight blemishes in it but it's 100% better than it was. I couldn't see my seats through the top when I started. Now I can. I did not coat it with a clear coat. All of this took about an hour and a half. All of this was done with the top on the car.
I started out with a sanding disk I use on some of my wood projects. It is the same as 1000 grit paper. They are made by Abralon. I put some Menzerna Intensive Polish on that and went over it once. Then I went to a wool pad with the same compound on it. I used all of this on a Porter Cable 7224 sander with the RPM set between 3&4. The sander came as a kit with different polishing disks in it. I started out with the coarsest and went up the line using the same Menzerna Polish with each one. When I got to the last disk ( I think there were 4 all together) I used Menzerna Final Finish on the last one. It still has some slight blemishes in it but it's 100% better than it was. I couldn't see my seats through the top when I started. Now I can. I did not coat it with a clear coat. All of this took about an hour and a half. All of this was done with the top on the car.
Last edited by Weav's Vet; Nov 7, 2008 at 03:51 AM.
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Really looks good Mike...love the slideshow! 
I admire your passion and your car is reaping the rewards.
Sorry to hear that you have to put her away for the winter
BUT it sure gives you something to look forward to come spring. 
Jeff
I admire your passion and your car is reaping the rewards.
Sorry to hear that you have to put her away for the winter
BUT it sure gives you something to look forward to come spring. Jeff
Last edited by JEFNLSA; Nov 7, 2008 at 01:45 PM.