baked on vinyl top...glue cleanup

[MarPar]

Interesting that you had paint under your vinyl top. I had bare metal underneath mine.

mine came with a painted top from the factory, and the dealer installed a vinyl top.

 

[vdk2010]

mine came with a painted top from the factory, and the dealer installed a vinyl top.

That explains why there was paint under your vinyl roof! Interesting why they did what they did back in the days.

 

[65sporty]

mine came with a painted top from the factory, and the dealer installed a vinyl top.

Was there any rust under the top with the roof painted?

 

[MarPar]

Was there any rust under the top with the roof painted?

not one bit. well, aside from the part that the vinyl degraded on the dutchman. lol

pics with the top freshly peeled...almost looks like it had a half top before the full top

 

[CanCritter]

not one bit. well, aside from the part that the vinyl degraded on the dutchman. lol

pics with the top freshly peeled...almost looks like it had a half top before the full top
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that doesn't look as bad as it could under the circumstances

 

[65sporty]

I wondered how well the paint protected the roof, sounds like it did a pretty good job.

 

[70Tom]

So I finished up my glue removal today. I used Goof Off (the heavy duty one), some red shop rags, and a plastic scraper used for paint removal. The scraper was sharp enough to scrape up the glue once it was soaked in the Goof Off. It took several steps, but I'm pretty happy with the results.

 

[MarPar]

So I finished up my glue removal today. I used Goof Off (the heavy duty one), some red shop rags, and a plastic scraper used for paint removal. The scraper was sharp enough to scrape up the glue once it was soaked in the Goof Off. It took several steps, but I'm pretty happy with the results.

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just make sure ALL the solvent is dissipated before you put anything over it...

 

[moper]

Factory cars coded for a vinyl top were not painted on the roof. They were primed, and painted up the pillars a ways. But that's it. Primer is porous. So when moisture got under the top, the rust started. It's very common for vinyl roof cars to be much more rotted as a result. I would 2nd or 3rd the "paint the roof, then install". Even if it's rattle can or brushed on rustoleum - give the roof and trim holes some protection.

 

[70Tom]

I have zero rust under my top. Only place rust started slightly was underneath the filler in the quarter seams. However, I may spray some single stage paint on there for a bit more protection. Thing is, I really don't have 2-3 months to wait for it to dry/cure. I suspect a light coat of single stage should be fine tho.

 

[moper]

Anything will work. Also because you're not caring about the appearance you can use a heat lamp or two and cure it quick.