The difficulty for a first time classic car owner to remove vinyl top?

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Old February 28th, 2007, 05:39 PM
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Question The difficulty for a first time classic car owner to remove vinyl top?

Hello I am trying to restore my 1970 cutlass S and I want to remove the vinyl top because I have a feeling it may have some rust under it and if not I really don’t care for them because the tops have been known to hold moisture that could cause rust. The person I bought it from said it was a new top but it looks like a cheap job! It looked like the person just covered the original top(I pulled some of it back near the rear window). How would I go about handling this problem(REMOVING)?
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Old February 28th, 2007, 10:05 PM
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Depending on how good or bad the adhesive is underneath, you might be able to use a putty knife to break the glue loose while you pull on the vinyl. I've got one that came off pretty easy. John
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IF it looks like you have rust, there is rust. And it is 10 times worse than you think it will be.

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Originally Posted by Eightupman
IF it looks like you have rust, there is rust. And it is 10 times worse than you think it will be.

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