I just bought a roaster 05 and the top seem to be a little pail. Is it possible to paint it and make it look better or is this going to ruin the material ???



thk

 

I've never heard of anyone painting it. Try cleaning and treating with 303 or RaggTopp first. That may restore the top and would be cheaper.

 

 

 

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wtf

 

Aerospace 303 Protectant will definitely bring the luster & deep black color of your top back. DO NOT attempt to paint the top. I don't think you will find an autobody shop that will paint it for you.

 

sure, go ahead and paint it. that is if you like the look of cracked paint to go along with the faded soft top. best bet would be to follow the suggestions provided. the aerospace stuff is the bomb when it comes to soft tops

 

What are our tops made out of? I see that 303 have to different kits, one for vinyl/tonneau and kit for fabric tops.

From what I know, tonneau is like vinyl, so I guess our tops are fabric?

They don't recommend the 303 aerospace stuff for fabric, they recommend the fabric guard.

But they obviously recommend the convertible top cleaner with both kits; the protectants are what are different.

 

Get the vinyl protectant.

 

Ok. Reason?

NM, I finally found somewhere that told me what the top is made out of.....I didn't figure it for being vinyl. I thought it was treated fabric. Thanks Yancy.

 

This may sound silly and hinges on the construction of the top. If it's vinyl this could help also.

It may sound funny, but black shoe polish can beef the color up a little if it is badly faded. Shoe polish, buff, then one of the vinyl protectants mentioned. If it's material, then...Never Mind!

 

Its made of polyVINYL chloride. Use the 303 stuff, its great!

 

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LOL, I like your sarcasm. I've read other threads that you replied to and you seem to know what your talking about. Thanks for the advice.

 

Yes get 303... Once you apply it on you'll notice at once the slick black look.

 

Just tried the Aerospace 303 for the first time...great stuff! Sun is obviously very strong here in Arizona so I could see the fading beginning already. One nice application and the dark black came right back. Looks great again. I recommend you use the 303.

BTW...you weren't really serious about paint thing...right?

 

Hey thanks for the feed back, I just ordered my 303. Regarding painting the soft top, it was just and idea i can see by the response of everyone that it was such a good idea, thanks a lot Z family will check with all of you before doing something to my baby...

 

I work for one of the top 3 automotive paint manufactures in the US. Since the top is vinyl, you could actually Vinyl Dye it. Any interior shop could tell you that, though it would porbably only be recommended in a situation where a good vinyl top cleaner and protectanct won't fix the problem. An automotive grade vinyl dye is not expensive and is designed to withstand the UV and is flexible. The dye actually becomes part of the vinyl and not just a layer of paint. This is what all proffessional interior and custom car shops use.

 

+1 been there...had it done on another car...looked brand new....like he said...only if cleaner and protectant doesnt do it...little pricey to have a good dye job done.

 

Spray paint from O-Reily's should do the trick!

 

+1 USE 303