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Vinyl top installation in New Hampshire

NIN900RR

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Hey guys,

looking for a installer to put my vinyl top on my car that will come to my place in New Hampshire. Any recommendations please?

Thanks

JB

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Do it yourself. Go to harbor freight get some plastic 10-15 clamps. Get some adheasive and a chalk line. Scratch up the top of your car w/60 grit n wipe it off (the glue won’t stick good to the paint). Chalk the center of the car front to back and the vinyl front to back, match up centers, adjust seams on pillars to position you want. Clamp it down from n back. Peel 1 side up to the line and glue 10 inches of the top down or however much you feel you can do. Repeat til done with 1st side, don’t squeegeeing it down, it will stretch. Clamp it down to hold it and Repeat other side. I’m sure others have better tricks to do it, but I’ve only done this once but was pretty easy and mine still looks good. Oh you will have to trim it obviously
 
Do it yourself. Go to harbor freight get some plastic 10-15 clamps. Get some adheasive and a chalk line. Scratch up the top of your car w/60 grit n wipe it off (the glue won’t stick good to the paint). Chalk the center of the car front to back and the vinyl front to back, match up centers, adjust seams on pillars to position you want. Clamp it down from n back. Peel 1 side up to the line and glue 10 inches of the top down or however much you feel you can do. Repeat til done with 1st side, don’t squeegeeing it down, it will stretch. Clamp it down to hold it and Repeat other side. I’m sure others have better tricks to do it, but I’ve only done this once but was pretty easy and mine still looks good. Oh you will have to trim it obviously
 
Mikeyfrano,

What adhesive do you recommend?

thanks

jb
 
I did mine, it was pretty straight forward. I used the Weldwood Landau Top adhesive.
Had a cheap harbor freight spray gun and sprayed from the center out, you have to do both the metal and the vinyl, let it sit until its tacky. Used a foam paint brush roller to work it from the other side ( unrolling it). Only did about 12-16" at a time. When you get to the drip rails you need a soft (but rigid ) edged type putty knife, I used a plastic body filler spreader, to tuck it into the drip rail . Also had pieces of wood that fit in between the rail and roof that I clamped until it dried.
Get a large box of razor blades. If you have a bubble get a syringe and inject some adhesive into the void and roll it out.
Make sure you put on enough adhesive right above the windshield and around the reveal.
Laying it out took the most time..once you start gluing you're commited!!!

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