jamie077366 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Hi guys , not been on for a while, hope alls well. iv just been pottering with the gold b coupe, trying to sort roof before it worsens, it’s in quite good shape but was some rust under vinyl roof. whats the best pain remover? I got some from Halfords but... it’s not really getting through....anything more industrial? thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-400 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) Hi Jamie, had the same rust problems with my vinyl roof. Pulled all the vinyl of but the residu of the glue was hard to remove. When I wanted to clean some carbs I layed a rag with petrol on the roof and the glue melted away. This was in the eighties so I hope modern feul can help you also. Edited January 2, 2022 by H-400 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Gun Wash, (GPA) cheap enough to buy in 20L. Heavily soaked rags and take usual precautions etc in the manner Herman describes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie077366 Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 Thanks guys... so iv been out with kids all day... I get back and a pal has stripped all paint of and sanded, result!! ok... so roof is relatively solid but as can see in pics.. does have rust... some slightly pitted but no pin holes evident. whats the best plan? I really don’t want to do another roof swap and vinyl roof will be on as I want this one as it came out the factory, so rust converter? Etch primor? por15? im currently using rust remover to get into slightly pitted Areas... I honestly don’t want to bodge it but also don’t want to do any welding to roof? feel free to tell me if I’m being a div. Thanks guys 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Yeah, that's pretty good tbh. I remember mine been far worse. Rust treatment and epoxy primer to seal it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie077366 Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 1 minute ago, Jessopia74 said: Yeah, that's pretty good tbh. I remember mine been far worse. Rust treatment and epoxy primer to seal it Ahh glad you think so, thanks, Il get stuck in 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Try and get as much of the rust out though, you can built it back up with filler primer and it will help with stopping any further spread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Bilt hamber has a rust removal gel, non toxic, biodegradeable, and safe to use, i would use this along with a paint removal pad available for angle grinder. Then as jess said, etch primer and high build primer. Is the vinyl porous? How does the water get in? Is there a better grade on vinyl, or a better glue, or a better top coat, maybe enamel paint? Roof looks good, and could have been alot worse, great save! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, ®evo03 said: Bilt hamber has a rust removal gel, non toxic, biodegradeable, and safe to use, i would use this along with a paint removal pad available for angle grinder. Then as jess said, etch primer and high build primer. Is the vinyl porous? How does the water get in? Is there a better grade on vinyl, or a better glue, or a better top coat, maybe enamel paint? Roof looks good, and could have been alot worse, great save! Always baffled me how much moisture gets under the vinyl on to the steel, I think the primer used was a single 'waft' not even a proper coating. It seems the glue was the main issue though, as it seems to go bad over the years or it was just never bonded properly, and then just lets moisture trap under the vinyl (like the bag in the desert at night time thing) . If it was done properly you would expect the glue + vinyl to be actually better protection then paint. Edited January 3, 2022 by Jessopia74 Desert not dessert stupid lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Bill umber deox C gel, and wash off as per instruction then. Bill hamber hydrate 80 to seal it all. Then away you go with whatever primers etc you want. have the ceilign of the grey A series treated with hydrate 80 and all good still over 4 years later, nothing showing 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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