Hi all, I just bought my second Reatta (1990, Red, saddle interior, with 63K miles) and I'm loving it. (The first had over 110K, and I sold it for a profit.) This one's a keeper. I appreciate this forum, as I see a lot of knowledge being cheerfully shared with us newbies.

So, I do have a couple of questions. The back deck carpet is faded a funny pink color. Can it be dyed back, or where can I get new carpet? Also, the bumper strips have some black chunks scraped off. Any product that can spray on?

Thanks!

PS. I'll update the VIN list soon; the previous owner had it on your file already.

If you search "Replacement Carpet" you're going to come up with an option or two.
Carpet fading-
I did a bit of an experiment a few years ago, my interior is blue by the way. And I used a carpet cleaner first!
I had interior color paint mixed at an automotive paint seller, to touch up a few spots, believe it had the plasticizer added. By spraying onto a cloth and then rubbing the carpet the color transfer was quite uniform and once dry it did not feel at all painted. May be worth a try with your tan interior.
The bumper strips are painted now, satin finish. The prep and masking are 99% of the job.

Welcome Chip, & Happy 4th. You're not going to spend the whole Holiday working on Baby, Are you?

Thanks, Drake.

No, I have other celebrations to attend. Beach and fireworks.

Currently, I am helping to restore a 64 Corvette owned by an elderly man in our church. He hasn't been able to drive it for almost ten years, as he is retired and can't afford the new motor, brakes and paint job. So, we decided to bless him (a la Extreme Home Makeover) with a restored 'vette. I painted the engine compartment yesterday and we're putting the engine in tomorrow. I'll post a picture of it (before and after) when we're done in a couple of months.

By the way, I was at our local auto paint store (Senick, in Costa Mesa, CA) and was asking about interior paint colors. He recommended a product called SEM and said (without me even mentioning what Greg Ross had told me about it) that in addition to it being great for interior parts, all you had to do was spray it into a rag and rub it on the carpet and it restores the carpet color! How about that!

Great Minds think alike! Again, enjoy the 4th.