[T3] Jill's Type 34 Ghia

[Brian Fye]

You should shoot the wheel and the shift knob in the roof's brown!

On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 6:40 PM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> NICE!  That's a classy looking car!
>
> Top Notch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> 87 golf "Winterat"
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of John
> Jaranson
> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2012 9:32 PM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Jill's Type 34 Ghia
>
> Jill and I decided to get a few more things done to her Ghia in preparation
> for the trip to the Invasion.  In addition to changing oil and bleeding the
> brakes and a few otehr tune up items, we decided to two-tone the roof.
>  Here
> a couple pictures of the finished roof.  Still need to buff and wax it in a
> few days....
>
> http://www.carartbyjohn.com/JillsGhia/GhiaRoofPaint8.jpg
>
> http://www.carartbyjohn.com/JillsGhia/GhiaRoofPaint9.jpg
>
> http://www.carartbyjohn.com/JillsGhia/GhiaRoofPaint10.jpg
>
> http://www.carartbyjohn.com/JillsGhia/GhiaRoofPaint11.jpg
>
> We also decided to do a little paint detailing on the Type 3 hubcaps...
>
> Started with some tape and cutting out the recesses in the VW logos...
> http://www.carartbyjohn.com/JillsGhia/GhiaHubCaps1.jpg
>
> FInished masking with some plastic sheeting...
> http://www.carartbyjohn.com/JillsGhia/GhiaHubCaps2.jpg
>
> Couple of coats of the roof color, Metallic Brown...
> http://www.carartbyjohn.com/JillsGhia/GhiaHubCaps3.jpg
>
> Not bad, but the edges are a little rough...
> http://www.carartbyjohn.com/JillsGhia/GhiaHubCaps4.jpg
>
> Little bit of medium brown 1-shot paint detailing and...
> http://www.carartbyjohn.com/JillsGhia/GhiaHubCaps5.jpg
>
> Here is a shot installed.
> http://www.carartbyjohn.com/JillsGhia/GhiaHubCaps6.jpg
>
> I also spent some time a couple of days ago detailing her steering wheel.
> Removed the old "leather" wrap cover.  Cleaned up decades of accumulated
> grunge.  Put it on the buffing wheel.  Cleaned up really nice....
>
> http://www.carartbyjohn.com/JillsGhia/GhiaSteeringWheel.jpg
>
> You can also see the 50th Anniversary badge we installed in the glove box
> door with double sided trim tape.
>
> Later,
> John Jaranson
> www.carartbyjohn.com
>
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Brian Fye
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