Removing vinyl roof?

Start pulling...Once you pull the vinyl off, then the foam that is glued on, you will need to get a good stripper <img src="graemlins/nono.gif" border="0" alt="[nono]" /> I mean the chemical kind to remove the glue, once that is all off, start sanding and prepping for paint.
Later,
Weimer

That easy eh. Well I hope so, i'll start next week, when I get the car home. Thanks.


bonuts

Weimer is right about pulling the material off. You shouldn't need to strip the roof with chemical stripper. The local paint supply store should have a cleaner (ex. 3M) that will loosen up the glue and remove it with rags or some type of plastic scraper. Then sand with a medium grade paper to remove any glue that didn't come loose. Another way is to sand it with a D/A sander, this would be less messy and the glue should be the only thing that needs to be removed. Prime any bare metal and complete the refinishing steps.

[ November 13, 2002: Message edited by: tlambert ]</p>

Sorry for the misunderstanding on the chemical stripper thing...Tlambert is right, 3M does make and excellent glue/adhesive remover that will suit your needs. I should have specified.
Also you may have to fill a few holes or grind off a few studs before painting...there is probably some there from the moulding clips.
Later,
WEIMER

i pulled the vinal top off a 70 mustang the 3m workes best when sprayed on and allowed to set for about 5 min and then scrape off with a ice scraper