DasBoot
Member
Hey guys,
One of my main goals with the Yorker was to find an alternative to putting on another vinyl top. The original vinyl had trapped moisture causing rusting of the roof and window channel. Besides, the material to do a vinyl top was a few hundred dollars.
I'd settled on a product called Monstaliner. Since I live in eastern Washington state, it gets a ton of sun here so UV protection was of utmost importance. This stuff is UV proof and is guaranteed to resist chalking/fading for at least 5 years.
After taping off the trim and windows, my son rolled it on using the kit (not included) which has roller pads, frame, tape, etc. It was applied directly over the factory primer which was in good shape. I also had to use POR 15 up near the A pillar due to rust, and after scuffing it with some sandpaper, rolled the liner right over the POR. Worked just fine. He was able to do the entire roof twice using 2 quarts of the black Monstaliner. The comments I've received from neighbors and family are that it looks like a vinyl top.
Anyhow, here are the pix if anyone else is interested in how I did it. It doesn't have the "depth" that a vinyl top would have, but christ it was a ton cheaper. This project cost me about $140.00 including the quarts, and the roller kit. Tape and masking stuff was bought seprarately
Words of advice: If you do this, mask off the entire car with something (plastic, blankets) as the roller flings little flecks of the material everywhere if you roll too fast. In the last 2 pix in sunlight, you can see the hard water spots from after we washed the car the next day. This stuff rocks! Oh, and check out my sons mullet. He will be rocking that while driving the Yorker to school this year.
One of my main goals with the Yorker was to find an alternative to putting on another vinyl top. The original vinyl had trapped moisture causing rusting of the roof and window channel. Besides, the material to do a vinyl top was a few hundred dollars.
I'd settled on a product called Monstaliner. Since I live in eastern Washington state, it gets a ton of sun here so UV protection was of utmost importance. This stuff is UV proof and is guaranteed to resist chalking/fading for at least 5 years.
After taping off the trim and windows, my son rolled it on using the kit (not included) which has roller pads, frame, tape, etc. It was applied directly over the factory primer which was in good shape. I also had to use POR 15 up near the A pillar due to rust, and after scuffing it with some sandpaper, rolled the liner right over the POR. Worked just fine. He was able to do the entire roof twice using 2 quarts of the black Monstaliner. The comments I've received from neighbors and family are that it looks like a vinyl top.
Anyhow, here are the pix if anyone else is interested in how I did it. It doesn't have the "depth" that a vinyl top would have, but christ it was a ton cheaper. This project cost me about $140.00 including the quarts, and the roller kit. Tape and masking stuff was bought seprarately
Words of advice: If you do this, mask off the entire car with something (plastic, blankets) as the roller flings little flecks of the material everywhere if you roll too fast. In the last 2 pix in sunlight, you can see the hard water spots from after we washed the car the next day. This stuff rocks! Oh, and check out my sons mullet. He will be rocking that while driving the Yorker to school this year.
