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One way to fix a hard top with damaged texture 12 years 10 months ago #49535

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Years ago,I found this top on an Aristo in the woods. The boat had been shot numerous times in an attempt to rid it of mosquitoes and was about to be crushed and buried so I rescued the top ,but the texture on the top was toast. So this was my solution(to put vinyl top material over the texture).Just thought I'd post this if anyone else had this problem.Turned out pretty good IMHO..

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Re:One way to fix a hard top with damaged texture 12 years 10 months ago #49539

MarkS Offline Moderator Posts: 5348 Karma: 118 Thank you received: 5	Pretty cool idea Jim, I like it! Beautiful boat, BTW. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:One way to fix a hard top with damaged texture 12 years 10 months ago #49540

vuyosevich Offline Contributing Member Posts: 2910 Karma: 76 Thank you received: 2	like it... i think 65 was the first year for vinyl on cars. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:One way to fix a hard top with damaged texture 12 years 10 months ago #49541

Andgott Offline Contributing Member Posts: 1243 Karma: 72 Thank you received: 0	Looks GREAT!! How did you adhere it to the top?? I'm thinking of a similar treatment for the dash on my truck... -Andrew Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:One way to fix a hard top with damaged texture 12 years 10 months ago #49544

FANTM58 Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 130 Karma: 3 Thank you received: 0	That looks amazing ! Great idea.. The boat is sweet. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:One way to fix a hard top with damaged texture 12 years 10 months ago #49547

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Thanks guys, I used 3M contact adhesive spray. Andrew,I recovered a padded dash on a 66 ford pu a long time ago. It's not too bad cause you have those trim pieces and end caps on most of the edges to cover the vinyl, but those sharp turns on the corners are a little woolly.

When I found the hardtop,it had one bullet hole. I guess the next hole would have been made by a track loader bucket tooth

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Re:One way to fix a hard top with damaged texture 12 years 10 months ago #49549

jepstr67 Offline Contributing Member Posts: 649 Karma: 13 Thank you received: 1	That sounds and looks like a great idea. Did you use a spray mount adhesive or what. I've tried to do stuff like that with contact cement, but it is hard to keep wrinkles out as you press the vinyl down onto the surface. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:One way to fix a hard top with damaged texture 12 years 10 months ago #49551

Waterwings Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4887 Karma: 107 Thank you received: 100	Excellent idea Jim, she looks fantastic! Bob Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:One way to fix a hard top with damaged texture 12 years 10 months ago #49553

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jepstr67 wrote:

That sounds and looks like a great idea. Did you use a spray mount adhesive or what. I've tried to do stuff like that with contact cement, but it is hard to keep wrinkles out as you press the vinyl down onto the surface.

I used the spray, started in the center and worked my way to the outside. The only problem I had was some slight shrinkage of the material over the edges of the recessed area in the center where it steps down, but I figure when I had of gotten to those areas,got it bonded and let it set up a while longer, then proceeded, I might not of had that issue.

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Re:One way to fix a hard top with damaged texture 12 years 10 months ago #49554

Jim L Topic Author Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1426 Karma: 60 Thank you received: 2	One of the things I like about the vinyl verses the original texture is the vinyl has a soft touch to it. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:One way to fix a hard top with damaged texture 12 years 10 months ago #49558

MarkS Offline Moderator Posts: 5348 Karma: 118 Thank you received: 5	Probably transfers less heat to the underside area too, I would imagine? Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:One way to fix a hard top with damaged texture 12 years 10 months ago #49560

talltales Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 121 Karma: 12 Thank you received: 0	ron,i don't know when vinyl roofs were first available from the factory on cars but ford did offer them in 62 on the t-bird landau Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:One way to fix a hard top with damaged texture 12 years 10 months ago #49574

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I dont know if its still around, but

w a y back in high school auto colision (1968). I sprayed on simulated vinyl tops.
you laid down the base coat , then the tape to make the seams,then the texture coat, which was put on with a spatter gun tip on the paint gun.

the spatter tip did give the texture of a real vinyl top

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Re:One way to fix a hard top with damaged texture 12 years 10 months ago #49589

thetudor Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1204 Karma: 33 Thank you received: 2	High School Auto Collision? You mean they had classes on that? We had to do that on our own. Auto repair was another story. Great job on the top, BTW. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:One way to fix a hard top with damaged texture 12 years 10 months ago #49598

delirious Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 49 Karma: 1 Thank you received: 0	another cool way to create texture is to buy spray-on truck bed liner in the rattle cans. with pratice it looks very vinyl. tremclad offers a textured spray paint also, if a finer texture is desired. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:One way to fix a hard top with damaged texture 12 years 10 months ago #49608

john-gibson Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4014 Karma: 324 Thank you received: 0	jim,thats a very nice job and a beautiful boat,very nice,john Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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