Vinyl roof supplier

#11

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<2262f35b-a18a-4872-bb4f-e98fb2f29ef2 (AT) 59g2000hsb (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
Ian <ian.groups (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote:

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Why not spend the money doing a proper fettle of the hardtop?

Fuller answer. It might be a lot of time and money, and not much of a
fettle at the end of it. It's a fibreglass hardtop, and suffers from
(a) cracking of the gel coat and (b) quite serious rippling of the top
- which is probably why the gel coat has cracked.

Sounds like just spraying with suitable paint will look like vinyl...;-)

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#12

Ian wrote:

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On 7 Jul, 02:51, Pete M <pete.mur... (AT) SPAMFREEblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

A vinyl hard top is so Liberace I actually want this guy to do it, so I
can point and laugh.

The whole bloody Dart is Liberace in the extreme.

Yup.

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Having spent a good 20 minutes earlier on pointing out some hard truths
to fans of the Austin Princess, I could really do with seeing a pic of a
Daimler Dart with a vinyl covered hard top.

I think that it could look quite good, if properly done. My Herald
hardtop has a vinyl-y sort of effect moulded in (Honeybourne
mouldings) and looks quite respectable.

Um... maybe...

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And you are criticising others for being brash, flash, tacky and
tasteless?

An E30 and a Range Rover "Classic". Yeah, right I am :-p

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#13

Ian <ian.groups (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote:

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A local restorer can happily fit one - he's done it before - but would
need the tailored fabric.

He can't be a very good restorer. When my wife's 1275GT Mini was
vandalised at a railway station, the local vehicle restorer replaced all
of the roof vinyl and retrimmed the Websasto sunroof, using off-the-roll
vinyl cloth for the job. What he bodged was putting the rear window back
and I had to get a glass fitter to do the job properly.

Maybe your pal should look for someone else to do the work?

#14

On 7 Jul, 10:22, "Dave Plowman (News)" <d... (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

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Ian <ian.gro... (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote:

I'd be amazed if you could. It'd almost certainly be easier, quicker
and probably cheaper to find a trimmer that could cut the vinyl to
size/shape.
Cutting the vinyl to shape or size is trivial. But apparently they
also need seams and stitching and stuff when they have to go round
very compound curves.

Which is what a proper coach trimmer does. Like with seats...

OK, thanks. I have coincidentally just heard of an excellent coach
trimmer who does classic stuff from a tiny place in my nearest town,
so I shall mosey across and ask him.

Ian

#15

On 7 Jul, 10:51, Pete M <pete.mur... (AT) SPAMFREEblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

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An E30 and a Range Rover "Classic". Yeah, right I am :-p

Double hedgehog!

Ian

#16

On 7 Jul, 10:24, "Dave Plowman (News)" <d... (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

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In article
2262f35b-a18a-4872-bb4f-e98fb2f29... (AT) 59g2000hsb (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
Ian <ian.gro... (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote:

Why not spend the money doing a proper fettle of the hardtop?
Fuller answer. It might be a lot of time and money, and not much of a
fettle at the end of it. It's a fibreglass hardtop, and suffers from
(a) cracking of the gel coat and (b) quite serious rippling of the top
- which is probably why the gel coat has cracked.

Sounds like just spraying with suitable paint will look like vinyl...;-)

I have learned while researching this that here were spray on vinyls
available for this - the restorer chap used them in the distant past.
But he thinks they are no longer available - the solvents were
apparently pretty potent ...

Ian

#17

On 7 Jul, 11:32, %ste... (AT) malloc (DOT) co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote:

Quote:

Ian <ian.gro... (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote:
A local restorer can happily fit one - he's done it before - but would
need the tailored fabric.

He can't be a very good restorer. When my wife's 1275GT Mini was
vandalised at a railway station, the local vehicle restorer replaced all
of the roof vinyl and retrimmed the Websasto sunroof, using off-the-roll
vinyl cloth for the job. What he bodged was putting the rear window back
and I had to get a glass fitter to do the job properly.

Maybe your pal should look for someone else to do the work?

He's a bloody good restorer - one of the best I have met. First time I
went round he had three E-Types in for full body jobs, and people
don't give 'em to just anyone.

That aside, I think you may misunderstand. Replacing a sunroof is
fairly trivial: it's a flat bit of hood material which has to be
folder over and stuck down. I'm talking about a full vinyl covering
for the hard top, which means going round some b-i-g compound curves.
Hence the need for initial tailoring, and just as body guys don't
generally make interior trim, so they don't generally tailor roofs. I
might ask him to fit a hood, but I wouldn't expect him to make one ...

Ian

#18

Ian <ian.groups (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote:

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On 7 Jul, 11:32, %ste... (AT) malloc (DOT) co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote:
Ian <ian.gro... (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote:
A local restorer can happily fit one - he's done it before - but would
need the tailored fabric.

He can't be a very good restorer. When my wife's 1275GT Mini was
vandalised at a railway station, the local vehicle restorer replaced all
of the roof vinyl and retrimmed the Websasto sunroof, using off-the-roll
vinyl cloth for the job. What he bodged was putting the rear window back
and I had to get a glass fitter to do the job properly.

Maybe your pal should look for someone else to do the work?

He's a bloody good restorer - one of the best I have met. First time I
went round he had three E-Types in for full body jobs, and people
don't give 'em to just anyone.

That aside, I think you may misunderstand.

No, I think you misunderstand.

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Replacing a sunroof is
fairly trivial: it's a flat bit of hood material which has to be
folder over and stuck down.

Uh huh, I know.

Quote:

I'm talking about a full vinyl covering
for the hard top, which means going round some b-i-g compound curves.

"the local vehicle restorer replaced all of the roof vinyl" is the bit
that you missed.

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Hence the need for initial tailoring, and just as body guys don't
generally make interior trim, so they don't generally tailor roofs. I
might ask him to fit a hood, but I wouldn't expect him to make one ...

Go somewhere that can do the job then.

#19

In article
<74894fbc-cd24-4fe1-923a-39f617fa4778 (AT) 79g2000hsk (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
Ian <ian.groups (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

Maybe your pal should look for someone else to do the work?

He's a bloody good restorer - one of the best I have met. First time I
went round he had three E-Types in for full body jobs, and people
don't give 'em to just anyone.

Body jobs? The skills required to restore bodywork ain't the same as those
for coach trimming - and I'd be surprised to find an expert in both.

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That aside, I think you may misunderstand. Replacing a sunroof is
fairly trivial: it's a flat bit of hood material which has to be
folder over and stuck down. I'm talking about a full vinyl covering
for the hard top, which means going round some b-i-g compound curves.
Hence the need for initial tailoring, and just as body guys don't
generally make interior trim, so they don't generally tailor roofs. I
might ask him to fit a hood, but I wouldn't expect him to make one ...

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#20

On 7 Jul, 12:32, %ste... (AT) malloc (DOT) co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote:

Quote:

Ian <ian.gro... (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote:

I'm talking about a full vinyl covering
for the hard top, which means going round some b-i-g compound curves.

"the local vehicle restorer replaced all of the roof vinyl" is the bit
that you missed.

Whoops. I wonder how the size and profile of that compares to the
Dart, though. I suspect it doesn't have nearly as big compound curved
sections.

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Hence the need for initial tailoring, and just as body guys don't
generally make interior trim, so they don't generally tailor roofs. I
might ask him to fit a hood, but I wouldn't expect him to make one ...

Go somewhere that can do the job then.

Why? If we can find someone who can make the roof and someone local
who can fit it?

Ian