jaunty75

It isn't really new. I just painted what was there with white vinyl paint. I think it turned out pretty well for $20 worth of spray paint cans. I'm impressed with the quality of the paint. It flexes with the top, and you'd never know that the top has been painted.

The top is not perfect, but it's not bad, and it's in way too good shape to spend the money on a replacement. The only real flaw is a small tear in the material down low on the driver's side of the rear window. My wife took her needle and thread and stitched it up as best as she could. It didn't improve the look by much, but it should stop the tear from getting any worse. Besides, with the top down 99.5247% of the time, no one's ever going to see it, anyway.

Before and after images below.

Tedd Thompson

Just as a reminder for others who plan on doing this, you might consider using an adhesive enhancer before applying top coat. With all the flex and heat and cold and flex differences a vinyl roof receives, you need all the help you can give it...Tedd

Olds64

Looks great!

What vinyl spray paint did you use? Did you use an adhesion promoter?

jaunty75

Thanks.

I used this paint. No, I did not use an adhesion promoter. I didn't know such a thing existed. Live and learn. We'll see how long this lasts.

I did watch a couple of YouTube videos before doing the job. Not that YouTube videos are the last word, but in neither video did they use an adhesion promoter. One of the videos was by a convertible top shop painting the black top on a Ford Mustang. The only surface prep done in both cases was to wash and dry the top, and then do the job out of the sun.

jaunty75

This conversation made me go out to the garage and look at the label on the can of paint. It does say that the use of an adhesion promoter is "optional" and suggested in situations where the painted surface might see wear, such as the top of an armrest or a car seat. That doesn't necessarily apply to a convertible top except for the fact that it is folded and unfolded. But that's not the same as rubbing the surface such as you would do to an armrest as you grab it to pull the door shut or rest your arm on it or a car seat as you slide in an out.

As I said, we'll see how it goes.

GCH

Painted a convertible top on a Firebird long time ago and it worked fine the years i had the car.

BangScreech4-4-2

To me, the biggest improvement is the removal of those pesky wrinkles. How'd ya get those out?