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Painting Hardtop DIY
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Thu, 20 Nov 2014 7:14 +0000by AdamBMk1-90
Hi guys, recently had my MK1 broken into. Soft top tore apart by the rear window section. Nightmare I know... Anyway i've been sleepless for the past week trying to locate a hardtop on this island which Im sure you'll know is not an easy thing to find.
I've now located one but it needs to be painted. I'll be painting myself but would love to see if there's any particular tricks or hints you'd give me for painting the hardtop?
Cheeeers!
Re: Painting Hardtop DIY
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Sat, 22 Nov 2014 2:37 +0000by Fla
Why bother? It'd be dirt cheap to get a pro to do it with solvents. Maybe I'm just lazy?!!
Re: Painting Hardtop DIY
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Sat, 22 Nov 2014 8:47 +0000by MX5Spares
What colour is your car and hardtop colour at moment ?
Re: Painting Hardtop DIY
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Sun, 30 Nov 2014 10:04 +0000by ger
They flake really badly if not done properly, you should get a window seal, pull the old one dont just mask it.
Re: Painting Hardtop DIY
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Mon, 01 Dec 2014 10:32 +0000by AdamBMk1-90
A friend gave me a brief idea of what route to take with painting it along with a bit of reading. I've started with 3 layers of primmer, (after sanding and panel whipe) Just have to do 2 more coats then 3 coats of the Matt Black.
BRG is a hard colour to mix with...
Re: Painting Hardtop DIY
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Sun, 11 Jan 2015 7:14 +0000by s90jpl
Hi I got mine done for £200 from silver to gloss black great job