Don’t want to replace vinyl top 68 Cutlass S
March 9th, 2019, 09:06 PM
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Don’t want to replace vinyl top 68 Cutlass S
Hey guys,
Had my roof replaced a couple years back and after that fustercluck of a job I have no desire to put new vinyl up there so I’ll be painting it all one color. Obviously now I have gaps where the vinyl once was. Do I have to remove the trim, grind everything down & fill the gaps in? At a loss as what to do here. I’m sure this has been asked before but not recently that I can see. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
—Mango
Had my roof replaced a couple years back and after that fustercluck of a job I have no desire to put new vinyl up there so I’ll be painting it all one color. Obviously now I have gaps where the vinyl once was. Do I have to remove the trim, grind everything down & fill the gaps in? At a loss as what to do here. I’m sure this has been asked before but not recently that I can see. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
—Mango
March 11th, 2019, 05:18 AM
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I think all you need to do is to remove all trim that separated the vinyl from the paint, grind-down the studs that fastened them, smooth whats left w/ mud and paint. I think this is basically just the trim behind the rear window that wraps across the trunk lid.
March 12th, 2019, 10:50 AM
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March 12th, 2019, 11:05 AM
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not sure if its auveco or ? but the little t studs are available aftermarket and the have a small thread on them you turn in with a phllips to attach the plastic clips that go in the trim pieces, or actually snap in to the trim pieces
March 12th, 2019, 11:29 AM
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Or are you referring to gaps in the drip-rail chrome trim where the vinyl was once tucked-under? If so, that's a good question. I think that it would just be a matter of crimping the trim tighter on the drip rails to close that gap. I've never removed the drip rail chrome trim, so I don't know how hard that is to do (or if it is even advisable).
March 14th, 2019, 10:48 PM
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What "gaps where the vinyl once was" are you referring to then? Do you mean "pits" in the roof, A- and C-pillar metal underneath where the vinyl was once glued? If so, then yes, that needs to be sanded and smoothed with body filler. I don't think you need to remove any chrome trim from the drip rails to do that though.
Or are you referring to gaps in the drip-rail chrome trim where the vinyl was once tucked-under? If so, that's a good question. I think that it would just be a matter of crimping the trim tighter on the drip rails to close that gap. I've never removed the drip rail chrome trim, so I don't know how hard that is to do (or if it is even advisable).
Or are you referring to gaps in the drip-rail chrome trim where the vinyl was once tucked-under? If so, that's a good question. I think that it would just be a matter of crimping the trim tighter on the drip rails to close that gap. I've never removed the drip rail chrome trim, so I don't know how hard that is to do (or if it is even advisable).
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