Painting a hard top
01-09-2006, 07:59 AM
#31
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Re: Painting a hard top
ufatbastehd wrote:
> I just painted mine. Just cleaned the top real good with Marine clean
> and rolled on rustolium satin black. It looks like new, also as I did
> not sand it it still has the textured look.
>
That's actually an excellent idea.
Due to the factory texture, a roller would work really well, unlike
typical vehicles painted with rollers! <G>
I've painted textured roll-up doors on trucks with enamel, applied with
a short nap roller, and it came out well. I never thought of using one
on a Jeep hardtop.
> I just painted mine. Just cleaned the top real good with Marine clean
> and rolled on rustolium satin black. It looks like new, also as I did
> not sand it it still has the textured look.
>
That's actually an excellent idea.
Due to the factory texture, a roller would work really well, unlike
typical vehicles painted with rollers! <G>
I've painted textured roll-up doors on trucks with enamel, applied with
a short nap roller, and it came out well. I never thought of using one
on a Jeep hardtop.
01-09-2006, 01:31 PM
#32
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Re: Painting a hard top
I once watched a guy paint his car with a 4 inch brush and a can of latex
house paint. That was a unique finish !
"B a r r y" <keep_it_in_the_newsgroup_please@thankyou.com> wrote in message
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> ufatbastehd wrote:
>> I just painted mine. Just cleaned the top real good with Marine clean
>> and rolled on rustolium satin black. It looks like new, also as I did
>> not sand it it still has the textured look.
>>
>
>
> That's actually an excellent idea.
>
> Due to the factory texture, a roller would work really well, unlike
> typical vehicles painted with rollers! <G>
>
> I've painted textured roll-up doors on trucks with enamel, applied with a
> short nap roller, and it came out well. I never thought of using one on a
> Jeep hardtop.
>
house paint. That was a unique finish !
"B a r r y" <keep_it_in_the_newsgroup_please@thankyou.com> wrote in message
news:U6twf.2253$801.1339@newssvr30.news.prodigy.co m...
> ufatbastehd wrote:
>> I just painted mine. Just cleaned the top real good with Marine clean
>> and rolled on rustolium satin black. It looks like new, also as I did
>> not sand it it still has the textured look.
>>
>
>
> That's actually an excellent idea.
>
> Due to the factory texture, a roller would work really well, unlike
> typical vehicles painted with rollers! <G>
>
> I've painted textured roll-up doors on trucks with enamel, applied with a
> short nap roller, and it came out well. I never thought of using one on a
> Jeep hardtop.
>
01-09-2006, 01:31 PM
#33
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Re: Painting a hard top
I once watched a guy paint his car with a 4 inch brush and a can of latex
house paint. That was a unique finish !
"B a r r y" <keep_it_in_the_newsgroup_please@thankyou.com> wrote in message
news:U6twf.2253$801.1339@newssvr30.news.prodigy.co m...
> ufatbastehd wrote:
>> I just painted mine. Just cleaned the top real good with Marine clean
>> and rolled on rustolium satin black. It looks like new, also as I did
>> not sand it it still has the textured look.
>>
>
>
> That's actually an excellent idea.
>
> Due to the factory texture, a roller would work really well, unlike
> typical vehicles painted with rollers! <G>
>
> I've painted textured roll-up doors on trucks with enamel, applied with a
> short nap roller, and it came out well. I never thought of using one on a
> Jeep hardtop.
>
house paint. That was a unique finish !
"B a r r y" <keep_it_in_the_newsgroup_please@thankyou.com> wrote in message
news:U6twf.2253$801.1339@newssvr30.news.prodigy.co m...
> ufatbastehd wrote:
>> I just painted mine. Just cleaned the top real good with Marine clean
>> and rolled on rustolium satin black. It looks like new, also as I did
>> not sand it it still has the textured look.
>>
>
>
> That's actually an excellent idea.
>
> Due to the factory texture, a roller would work really well, unlike
> typical vehicles painted with rollers! <G>
>
> I've painted textured roll-up doors on trucks with enamel, applied with a
> short nap roller, and it came out well. I never thought of using one on a
> Jeep hardtop.
>
01-09-2006, 01:31 PM
#34
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Re: Painting a hard top
I once watched a guy paint his car with a 4 inch brush and a can of latex
house paint. That was a unique finish !
"B a r r y" <keep_it_in_the_newsgroup_please@thankyou.com> wrote in message
news:U6twf.2253$801.1339@newssvr30.news.prodigy.co m...
> ufatbastehd wrote:
>> I just painted mine. Just cleaned the top real good with Marine clean
>> and rolled on rustolium satin black. It looks like new, also as I did
>> not sand it it still has the textured look.
>>
>
>
> That's actually an excellent idea.
>
> Due to the factory texture, a roller would work really well, unlike
> typical vehicles painted with rollers! <G>
>
> I've painted textured roll-up doors on trucks with enamel, applied with a
> short nap roller, and it came out well. I never thought of using one on a
> Jeep hardtop.
>
house paint. That was a unique finish !
"B a r r y" <keep_it_in_the_newsgroup_please@thankyou.com> wrote in message
news:U6twf.2253$801.1339@newssvr30.news.prodigy.co m...
> ufatbastehd wrote:
>> I just painted mine. Just cleaned the top real good with Marine clean
>> and rolled on rustolium satin black. It looks like new, also as I did
>> not sand it it still has the textured look.
>>
>
>
> That's actually an excellent idea.
>
> Due to the factory texture, a roller would work really well, unlike
> typical vehicles painted with rollers! <G>
>
> I've painted textured roll-up doors on trucks with enamel, applied with a
> short nap roller, and it came out well. I never thought of using one on a
> Jeep hardtop.
>
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