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Old 06-01-2009, 10:12 PM   #1
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[FONT=Georgia]anyone out there got any experience removing the vinyl roof from their Escort or similar? any advice? Do's/Don'ts? cheers. [/FONT]

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Old 08-01-2009, 11:16 AM   #2
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G'day. I have recently removed the vinyl from my 78 esky. all i did was run a stanley knife around windscreen rubbers, then removed the air vents behind rear doors on pillars. it all come off fairly easily with a bit of pulling. preferably in the sun on a hot day to help soften the glue. you will find a layer of glue left on the roof, the easiest way i found to remove this was to scrape it with a razor glass scraper then sand to remove excess then rub it all down with thinners. this procedure worked for me at the time but i had the intention for giving the car a respray so you may decide against this method. hope this helps.
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Old 08-01-2009, 07:22 PM   #3
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yeah bloody oath it does, was just wanting to get some idea of whether i'm up for a massive fight or whether its relatively pain free exercise, many thanks.
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