Welcome...great to see another convertible made it!...they were only about 10% of GS production, and don't fare as well as hardtops... Priorities...we can all relate. Glad you now have time for your GS...and the interest... You'll like it here...
Welcome Beth. There are a lot of good people and a lot of knowledge on this board so don't be shy. ask away and you wil get your answers
Beth welcome to a fantastic group of people and thanks for the eloquent description you have with your relationship with your car. It seems that you are torn between maintaining as much originality as possible and restoring the car. Which ever route you take is your choice and you will find that nearly every question you can ask here will get a response from someone who has been there and done that already. All that said, I always think it is more satisfying to do the work yourself as opposed to having someone else do it for you. The question you asked about detailing the paint is a great place to start on the outside. There are many articles and books on the subject that can get you started. PM me if you want a place to start on the paint. Have fun with it.
Welcome! Nice car. It doesn't take a body shop to buff out a car. You can get directions around here for that. It just takes elbow grease.
Welcome from Washington State Beth! Love the Convert! This forum is awesome and you'll get all the help you can wish for here!
Thanks James! I have been busy on Legendary's website. Ordered floor mats, a boot, arm rests, and emergency brake pad. Still trying to figure out the sun visors. Surprised the credit card company hasn't called to see if I've lost it. Maybe after I ordered some Harry Potter Lego guys. (I'm down for the count with back problems...trouble!) Afraid to see what'll happen if they give me pain meds. Beth P.
Welcome, Beth. Visit my website. I haven't kept it up but you'll find lots of restoration info there. While it DOES take mechanical aptitude to repair much of a car, there are a lot of things you can do by just taking good notes when you undo something, then reverse the procedure to put the new piece in place. Spray cans are cheap and when you remove a part you should clean it and repaint it before putting it back. You can get a spray can of paint to match the green on the dashboard. Use masking tape and newspaper to cover everything you don't want to get paint on, then wipe the column with a good degreaser (available at an auto paing supply house) and squirt it. It is all in the prep. And here's a handy tip: aluminum foil molds around anything so you can cover a lot of parts with it then just peel it off and toss it when done.
I do believe that you can buy small cans of touch up paint the color of your interior. I've seen them in the parts stores.
