Ok check this out. I think I have seen where other folks have painted the sail vs. using the vinyl. Here is my attempt.
I have purchased (from 914Rubber.com) the sail vinyl, but my car is so far from needing PRETTY anything, I thought I would come up with a pre-PRETTY alternative. I have used this paint on the BLACK Long covers and it looks pretty good. Has held up for about 5000 miles so far.
Dupi-Color Truck bed liner. Thick, Textured and seems to take a beating. Once it is time to make the car pretty by painting it, I can sand it off and install the 914Rubber version.
what do you think?
I painted the final coat on this one last night. looks like some thick spots are a bit darker, the color should even out. It did on the longs.
Not bad. Especially for a driver. Do they make it in a brushed aluminum color?
KEVLAR... wow, I did not know that.
From their website:
FEATURES & BENEFITS
DIY Truck Bed Liner with DuPont™ Kevlar®
Water-based polyurethane coating
Durable and rubberized finish extends bed life
Impact resistant finish won't flake, chip, or peel
Use on metal, wood, fiberglass, and concrete
And then there is that TOOL DIP stuff that comes in a spray can now. People are painting their whole car with that stuff.
I need to redo my targa top
Looks good.
I used Rust-Oleum's Hammered paint for the same effect.
That is pretty good! I installed the German 914 vinyl and it is very nice but I am not sure it is leaps and bounds above that.
That's what I used for my targa top. It has the texture already in it, and it's deigned to be durable and in the sun. I have not had any issues with it so far.
The texture looks a lot like the targa top's texture
OK, I have installed the chrome. From 10' maybe 15... it looks like the real deal. Let's say it's good enough for me for sure. Just cost me a little time, masking tape and elbow grease to clean up the chrome.
OT a bit, but what is a good alternative to the OEM chrome clips? They are thin and probably rust away easily. I was lucky and found 2 junk yard cars with chrome on them and pulled it. Might have salvaged 2 or three clips from each. I treated them all with the POR marine clean, and metal ready. Hit them with some rust-o-leum and installed them.
Are they still made, or is there something else to use?
Clark
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