Why I hate vinyl roofs (Or, is it too late to get my tetanus shot?)

[SoFloG]

It's ugly, but I've seen worse. It looks that rear deck and window frames seem to be intact. Good luck im sure it will be better than new once you do your thang to it.

 

[thunderball]

whats the history of that car as far as garage kept/outdoor? (didnt see you mention that, curious)

 

[1evilregal]

I think that's why I have been too scared to fully remove the top on the GP, looks all too familiar in a few spots...

That's kinda rough. But fixable. And from your "juggernaut" thread you will have no problems fixing her up. Never quite liked the vinyl tops. My roof is terrible with no vinyl at all. Never had one. Rotted under a tree before I got it and someone used household expanding foam for repairs. Looking foward to your build.

never understand these people..... everyone knows duct tape works much better!

 

[Opie Knievel]

That is a rough looking roof but I have faith that you can fix it Donovan. I'll be looking forward to seeing the repair updates.

 

[mr evil]

Wow, that sux. So much for cruising Old's Cool this summer, that looks like it will take a while to fix right. I feel lucky for myself though, I just had all my trim off to strip and re-paint but found not one indication of ant rot at all. My car had been garage kept.
Will be keeping up with the good work you do on this one Donovan

 

[motorheadmike]

There is no question you will fix this.

The difference between wood and metal is: you can always add to metal.

 

[Texas82GP]

Damn, those pictures are going to give me nightmares. My car has a landau roof and it was left in place when the car was painted. There's no indication of rust but I'm still scared. Why did I buy a car with a landau roof??!! If it ever runs again I want to change the vinyl from burgandy to black. I guess I will find out then.

Thanks for saving that car Donovan. I have no doubt you were its last hope. I also have no doubt in your ability to repair it beautifully. I hope you still get to enjoy it some this season. I will be following along with the progress. Thanks for sharing the journey with us.

 

[565bbchevy]

My car has a landau roof and it was left in place when the car was painted. There's no indication of rust but I'm still scared. Why did I buy a car with a landau roof??!! If it ever runs again I want to change the vinyl from burgandy to black. I guess I will find out then.

If the vinyl is in good shape I would just dye it black, years ago they used to sell a kit with an applicator and I did a few and they came out perfect with no streaks but if I was going to go through the trouble of removing a vinyl there definitely wouldn't be one going back on.

 

[Texas82GP]

If the vinyl is in good shape I would just dye it black, years ago they used sell a kit with an applicator and I did a few and they came out perfect with no streaks but if I was going to go through the trouble of removing a vinyl there definitely wouldn't be one going back on.

Mine has a small tear in it and the stitching has rotted away. I don't want to paint the car so the vinyl is staying.

 

[565bbchevy]

Mine has a small tear in it and the stitching has rotted away. I don't want to paint the car so the vinyl is staying.

Uh Oh, tear and and rotted away are not words I want to hear about with anything touching the roof of a car.😉