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Old 11-30-2006, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2
...Also figured out it's easier to replace the vinyl top rather than dye it.. the dye/paint doesn't always stick and I was told white is hard to cover up...

I've seen several white-to-black conversions that have held up well and looked great...indestinguishable from original. Have done it myself with PPG's materials, and as long as the vinyl substrate itself is physically in good shape, and you do all of the prep properly with the recommended PPG materials (stripping the vinyl clean of all it's past years of exposure to vinyl top dressings/armor all/etc), and perform application as the tech sheet says, it works quite well.

I did not have a problem with color coverage or adhesion. If there is an adhesion problem, then the vinyl was not properly prepped.

Just my $.02 -Rob
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