I am currently doing my interior panels for the ragtop. Door panels are easy, foam gets glued down, then vinyl wrapped around and glued down on the backside of the metal part (but not to the foam). But the inner rear quarterpanels have me perplexed....there is a double compound curve there, is attachment the same as the doors or does a little glue help keep the vinyl on the inside radius of the curve??? I have tired severl dry runs and it seem the wrinkles will be tough...if you stretch it too much the vinyl bridges the curve... Thanks for any help. later Tim
I am planning on putting all the info on my website, but basically trimmed it up, and applied cement to the back of the metal panel and the vinyl. This is the brush on stuff, let it dry well, don't put on too thick or it will peel off. Then I used ome 3m spray contact cement on the last inch or two of foam (this would be the top area once installed....applied heat to the vinyl with the wifes hairdryer ( :laugh: ) then I used my palm to roll the vinyl into place and also putting forward presssure on it to draw out the wrinkles, then I pulled hard on the top area and wrapped it around the top and attached it to the cemented area at the back of the metal. This was done in the forward curve area, I left the aft area untouched...so then I added cement to the aft areas and rolled them over and attached to the backside. Now there are still a few wrinkles in the vertical direction...so by leaving the front and back end for last I was able to pull the wrinkles out by using more heat and also by pulling quite hard when wrapping the front and back ends over and gluing them down. This is why I guess you leave the botom part of the foam uncememnted, it allows the vinyl to move as you need to get rid of the final wrinkles. Normally you wouldn't glue the vinyl to the foam but with this curve it definitely let me work the meterial out better once the initial contact was made. Anyway, some of these tips are from Duane, who is always a fantastic resource, and are what I did based on how I work using the information he provided. They are not perfect, but turned out better than factory so I am happy. They look very cool!!!!! I will have more info on my website at a future date... Go here for mor epics and info: http://www.members.shaw.ca/ritc1/interior.html later Tim PS, please link back to my homepage and get your visit counted....thanks!!
Very nice job Tim! Sure glad Duane isn't a Mopar guy. He's a very valuable resource 'round here. :Smarty:
