Don’t go to far or you will loose all that patina you’re car has.

Carlisle Productions posted the Autocross results form the 2012 Import/Kit Car Nationals.http://www.carlisleevents.com/pdf/2012_Import_Autocross_Results.pdfBill finished 18th.Ed put in a valiant effort!

Or after you get done with all that work, paint it.

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Welcome, Norman!

tried novus much to deep

Or just polish the scratches out with http://www.novuspolish.com/

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and  then polishing compound…

 Bill, After you wet sand, try using rubbing compound  to being back the gloss. If you are not sanding completely thru the gelcoat,there should be some shine left.

 Hi Norman and welcome to the group!!! If you notice that the first two responses to your questions are very much alike, it’s because both the guys were responding at nearly the same time. That’s how eager we are to help. Just about every problem you will encounter,someone here has already been there and will be glad to share the solution that…[Read more]

Welcome aboard Norman..

Norman, Welcome aboard.  Being selfish, I hope that you plan on doing most/all of the maintenance by yourself, it’s a lot more fun for us on the forum.  If so, I would recommend buying at least one book to guide you:  “How to keep your Volkswagen Alive” bu John Muir.  It is not only informative but fun to read.  Also, depending on what year your…[Read more]

I wet sanded using the same drywall sponge but the results were not what I expected.Got a smoother color throughout, but no gloss.I’m going to try dry sanding again with the orbital and see what happens.

Welcome to the club Norman.

Hey Norman!Welcome aboard.Newbie hint…use the search tool. Just about everything you asked has been discussed here.This thread: https://tdreplica.com/forum2/forum_posts.asp?TID=3486&title=manufacturer-comparison has member provided details on a number of manufacturers. It might help you figure out the manufacturer of your car. And I promise you,…[Read more]

Norman,

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I’m in, thanks for taking this on

Nice surpise, seems like a good cleaner wax might just do the trick. 

I have the lower tin in place, and have closed off the small gaps between it and the body with tape (have been looking for high temp foam), and made a crude firewall out of a piece of galvalume sheet metal roofing material cut out here and there so the carb throttle cable and the fuel line pass through, screwing that into the fiberglass of the…[Read more]