Automotive Upholstery And Interior-How To Install a Vinyl Top. Part 4

[iakazul]

Thanx for the video because I'm putting some vinyl on my '68 Galaxie. Luckily, I have a steamer! Great video!

[jackhammer8981]

great videos man, i wish there were more people doing these type of videos as well.

[neon4life1]

That's absolutely right pete

[Bmotoring]

why do you remove some of the negative comments ????

[diyautoschool]

@Bmotoring Because Im hear to HELP PEOPLE--NOT TO PUT UP WITH BULLSHIT FROM HATERS AND People that are JELOUS, because they can't, don't want to, or think they are better then others. We are all the same, and if Im "SHOWING" you HOW TO DO IT,, I don't need the fuckin bullshit of putting up with LOSERS!

[CarCriticAssessor]

Let us see you guys installing any of these iterations of a vinyl top: (a) carriage roof, (b) padded top, (c) cabriolet paired to a half-stainless-panel top .... and any of the foregoing, with an inset factory moon-roof: now that would be something. That said, it looks to me that your design ideas make that originally dumpy cheap car look hip -- decent concept; nice color combo.

[HeroSavage]

Good videos... Javier=Harvey-R haha. Im sold though "Suscribe!"

[thefam212]

WHERE do i get soft top material at,instead or vinyl?

[diyautoschool]

@thefam212 You'll have to find a local interior/upholstery shop supply store, go to an upholstery shop and ask them where a supplier is to buy what you want, and Im sure they will give you some names or maybe even where they get it. Pete

[dacrd]

harvey r

[fordlords]

The vinyl tops can be a b-otch to do, especially when its your first one. I did the one on my Pontiac LeMans myself the first time around and it turned out OK, and lasted 15 years but it never really looked great and I was never totally satisfied with it. This second time around I opted to get it re-done by a professional, and it was well worth the small amount of extra money spent. The videos are interesting to see how to the pros do it. You really do need to steam it.

[diyautoschool]

@fordlords Thanks for the imput on doing it yourself... Pete

[6rubios]

This was a great set of video's, I'll be revisiting them soon when I'm ready to put on my landau. Thank you very much!!!!!

[bigalwillis]

awesome vid Pete! very cool to watch & learn!

[JimboVids]

The body work is done on my 1972 Monte Carlo and ready for the vinyl top. I want to attempt to put it on myself.... and I'm SCARED!!! I guess I'll have to have a couple cold beers first and just DO IT.

[diyautoschool]

@JimboVids You can DO IT! Don't say no, just get in there and take your time, if it screws up, don't be affraid to start over. Take it easy Pete

[syclonefast]

pete thanks for your videos am now working on my 88 monte ss your video's have helped me very much better than a year at tech school

[diyautoschool]

@syclonefast Don't get me startedon TECH SCHOOLS! Thanks for the support and comments. Pete

[StrikerTripleThree]

Smooth Work

[wayoutwestify]

My freind Pete you have more patients than me id kick that owner in the teeth the grumpy old bastard doesnt deserve that car He should be smiling and thanking you while signing checks..

[IDiedForYou1776]

I always wondered how a vinyl top got put on, my 1968 Cougar has one always been curious about that

[pocketbooger]

i don't know if I would try that in my garage, I'd probably shit my pants and have a stroke before i even got started.

[ziggassedup]

Looks sweet.!

[RamblinAround]

They really know their stuff....it looks great!

[difflock77]

nice 1

[QQTrick1QQ]

I'm sure that set saved a lot of disasters!!

Who would of known to let the glue dry that much before you put it on?

I would of done a foot at a time rolling out the wrinkles as I went.

Another fine example from your friend pete.

[marcellinasfigaro]

That was scary as hell Pete. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Those guys really knew what they were doing especially having My Friend Pete AND Phil the most anal guy in the world watching their every move. I LOVE the white top with that blue. It looks great! Something about a vinyl top on that vintage of muscle car sets them apart. Great vid and good job fellas!!!

[planefloat]

Is the owner satisfied? He appears to be a very unhappy person..............

Art

[swrnc]

@planefloat The owner if this car is never satisfied, he's one of those people that is never happy with anything, no matter what you do for him.

[gratefuldead42022]

I see a white bumblebee stripe was added to the rear. That would have been a good vid for DIY.

[jessemas27]

That came out great. What was the total time that job took? How much for labor? Thanks. Great video as always.

[bcrawdad1]

looks good!

[gratefuldead42022]

Pete, you have to get rid of that dang introduction voice!!! It sucks!!!

[TheTim123456789]

Hey Pete ,

How about a video series about final assembly , aligning 1/4`s to doors to fenders to hood etc . How do you get the perfect gaps when you have nothing to go by except the body at the 1/4`s .

Last one i did was a `75 ford F100 everything loked great till i put the grill on and didnt fit right and so on ... i got it right at the end but there HAS TO BE a right way to do it , besides hit and miss .

Thanks

Tim .

[phill903]

I am subscribed to DIYautoschool were I keep learning till I know it all...

[diyautoschool]

@phill903 Thats the name of the game.. Pete

[EdOfTheNorth]

I'm confused! Who made the decision to not bring the vinyl down the A-pillars. When Aviar first laid out the vinyl for measuring, he had cut the vinyl to cover the A-pillars. I thought the owner said Concourse restoration, not lets make it look like a convertible top instead of a hardtop. Its a nice tweek and does look better if there is some way to divide the vinyl from the A-Pillar at the top but all the cars like this that I remember up here in Canada separated the vinyl at the bottom.

[diyautoschool]

@EdOfTheNorth The vinyl top is universal for the lbody styles, when "they" make the top pattern it has the piller material on it.. On this car the top only went where you see it in the video, so the access was cut off. This is the factory look. Pete

[messylaura]

great series of vids Pete, thanks too to the guys for letting you film them.

I learn't something new today from DIY autoschool,

[ghtowagon]

Thats true about Mexico. Someone was telling me about their friend ages ago. Anyway,  They got a car from California and the seats were redone in Mexico.. After a week or so the car STANK. They took apart the seats and cabbage was inside the seats. Foam? whats that!

[ceedell]

Good series on the top Pete. The Dart is lookin' good!!

[WMFirefighter09]

They did an awesome Pete !! and it was a great video series on how it's done. Thanks again.