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No I didn’t repaint car that is the orginal clear coat.car was almost pink and had bubbles in paint and faded allover.I water sanded car with 5 different grades of sand paper.finishing up with 3000grit .that took 3 weeks everyday for about 5 hrs a day.then 4 days of buffing out paint.and eND results was better and cheaper than a repaint.plus it is original factory clear coat.
Any chance of seeing pics of dash and upholstery on doors
David B Dixon
Port Perry ON CA
Sabineyea I am going to take it out clean it Saturday and I will take pics of inside with top down so the new carpet can be seen
Paint? Or Gel Coat?
Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica RoadsterIf you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)
Very, very nice.
Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"Great work! And proof that you can bring gel coat back from the dead!
Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica RoadsterIf you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)
It’s alot of work bringing gel coat back from the dead but it’s worth it as long as you don’t have chips or deep scratch that go all the way down to the fiber glass.if you take your time use emery cloth .I started out with 700 grit then 1000.then 1500 then 2500.finished with 3000 grit.then buffed it with number mirrow glaze number1.finished it with number 2.then waxed with a really good wax. Make sure you soak emery cloth in water for about an hour before you start sanding and keep it wet while you sand.
Joe. Did you disassemble/remove the fenders before sanding and buffing?
Allen Caron
VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
"If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The ShackNo I didn’t all sanding was done by hand and the buffing was done with a button buffer.places I could not net with the buffer I buff by hand.the buffing process is a real job.in some areas I had to buff redan it and buff .alot of buffing until u get the desired result.it takes alot of time and patients
I found a picture of Joe’s arms… Before… and After all that hand sanding and buffing:
PMOSSBERG2015-12-10 17:50:14
Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica RoadsterIf you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)
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