DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Years ago a bought a replacement targa top that was in much better condition than the one I got with my car. However like many others it had lost a corner at some point in its life. It was a presentable top but need looking at now.

This is the damaged corner.



After cleaning the area I started to build it up using fibreglass filler.



Before long I had enough filler there to enable me to reshape the corner as it would have originally been.

On removing the latch hardwear I came across one screw that wouldn't budge and in the end I had to drill out the insert.



Once I had the insert out I could see that it closely resembled a rivnut.



So with some strong two part adhesive I glued in a rivnut in its place.

I'd seen Raptor Beliner used before to repaint the targa texture and fairly recently U-POL have released it in 2K Aerosol. After finding a couple of rather cheap cans on Ebay I decided to go that route.



With the roof sanded down almost smooth with 80 grit and a few small repairs made and primered I was ready to give it a go.

Two cans later the job was done. To start with the finish was a bit patchy but I was prepared for that I knew it would impove after it had flashed off.

So 24 hours later this it what I had.





And here's that corner repair

The next day I refitted the original Perlon and refurbished latches I did a few months ago along with new fittings.









Really happy with the result. The texture of the raptor liner is a bit finer than the original finish but it's closer to the finish of the vinyl on the sail panels.

Lovely work Stephen

Regards
Mike

It really is impressive stuff Stephen.

Lovely, looks like new

Really good, that Raptor gave a great finish.

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Thanks guys, pleased to tick another thing off the list.

Fantastic finish Stephen, very impressive

It's painted! I was speechless when I first saw the car. It truly looks fantastic. At this stage it's just a gun finish but it still looks impressive.

Plan now is not to rush and leave it a couple of weeks for the paint to harden before polishing. All being well I should take delivery of it at the end of the month.



















Link to walk around video.

Wonderful!

Looks stunning Stephen !

It's going to be a fabulous car when it's finished ...

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Top drawer ..