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Old Aug 20, 2017 | 07:55 PM
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Got the car I guess about a month-ish ago. Low mileage car that is mechanically sound, but cosmetically in driver condition at best. So far I've replaced all the weather stripping with the exception of the two small pieces on the targa top. It has a stress crack and no sense putting on the new pieces since I'm looking for a new top. I removed the gold corvette letters on the back and just ordered two new emblems to replace the gold ones . I've yet to order new door handles to replace, you guessed it, gold handles . I plan to plasti-dip them black as a temporary fix until I get the new ones. I replaced the sawblades with 17x9.5 replica pace, zr1, collector wheels. Today I cleaned/ dressed the interior and door jams. I will buff the paint in the next week. Luckily detailing cars is me in my 'wheel house'. Just felt like sharing. Going to put her on the road this week and start enjoying her. Oh, PS I'm looking for a front plate filler. And yes, I need to remove and retint the now purple window tint. Haha



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Old Aug 20, 2017 | 08:03 PM
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Looks like you have a good starting point, Congrats.
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Old Aug 20, 2017 | 08:50 PM
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Looks real nice, always good to see one get cleaned up and put back on the road.
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Old Aug 21, 2017 | 04:35 AM
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looks good. Aint nothing wrong with the wheels on it now
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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 07:28 PM
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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 07:31 PM
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Looks great, I like the wheels too!
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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 07:33 PM
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Gave the paint a buff last week ish ago, though I only took out the oxidation and light scratches for now. Once I'm done tickering, I'll cut the clear down more. For now I buffed it with Meguiar's M205 with a rotary buffer followed by the same with a D/A. Topped that with Meguiar's ultimate liquid wax and then my favorite, ultimate fast finish.
Gave her a wash today and another coat of ultimate fast finish and snapped some pics.

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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 08:51 PM
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Shiny! Looks great. I've always had a fondness for the dark green color on these C4's.
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Looks great!

I painted the door handles on my 84 body color (black) and it has been on since 2012 and still holding just fine. I painted them with the B/C clear when I refinished the whole car.
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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 10:00 PM
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I plan to replace them with new black handles, but am going to coat them with plasti dip as a temporary fix.
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Old Sep 9, 2017 | 06:51 AM
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Shes a beauty!
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Old Sep 9, 2017 | 12:17 PM
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OK, now I'm just over posting, but it's fun to share.






And my co-pilot for the morning, my youngest:

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Old Sep 9, 2017 | 02:24 PM
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Great looking C4, looks like your co-pilot is enjoying the car too!

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Old Sep 9, 2017 | 05:28 PM
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Looks great !
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Old Sep 9, 2017 | 09:35 PM
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Great looking car. Polo green is one of my favorite colors. Lol, the gold accents. Keep up the great job!
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Hey ranger
What part of LI are you from ?
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Nice looking car, I bought my '96 polo on Long Island back 2011.
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Old Sep 10, 2017 | 07:38 AM
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What part of LI are you from ?

I'm in Suffolk. I see you're from Stony Brook. I work in your area.
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