cjhillman
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1979 Capri (Rolling Project) 1985 Escort mk3 (Daily)
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Last Edit: Jul 4, 2020 21:54:10 GMT by cjhillman
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To my inexpert eye it looks very nicely done, and it has to be said I've seen far rougher vinyl roof jobs on cars on this site. As a novel product however the proof of the pudding is going to be in the longevity, what will this roof look like in 5 or 10 years time? What will it look like in 5 or 10 years time if the car is parked out in all weathers? Am I right in thinking that this is some type of textured car wrap? If so life expectancy might only be about 5 years.
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Last Edit: Jul 4, 2020 23:26:18 GMT by MkX
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Dez
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A Faux Vinyl Wrap Vinyl Roof!Dez
@dez
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Tbh I hate all vinyl roofs, but at least with this the Wrap with weather and need replacing before the roof rots away from under it like it does with traditional ones.
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With a little more Googling I think I've identified the product code for this - HX30PG889B. online.hexis.co.uk/Product-Detail?category=pg%5FHX30000&catdesc=HX30000-Cast-Specialized-Vehicle-WrapThe spec sheet suggests a maximum durability of 5 years in the European climate, (durability of their chrome effect wrap is a maximum of 6 months!!). I love the look of vinyl roofs but yes they can definitely brew up all sorts of problems below them, I was looking at a Rolls Royce Silver Spirit recently which had an Everflex roof that was lifting in places, you could see that there were some very serious problems going on with the roof under the vinyl. |
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Last Edit: Jul 5, 2020 0:01:11 GMT by MkX
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I think Vinyl roofs generally are a PITA to own.....
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I love the look of them, as part of the automotive history they fill.
If that car is a show type car and not a daily, you could probably double life expectancy.
Looks neatly done though.
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The only experience of vinyl roofs ive got is the one dad had on his blue maxi. It was a pro job and looked great when it was done, but it wasn't long before it shrunk ever so slightly, but enough to pull itself out of the swage lines in the roof. This would have been within 5 years of the car being built, but the top half of the tailgate had also been done, and finished with a chrome strip. The vinyl on that shrunk enough to pull itself out of the chrome strip. Based on that, if that roof on the capri lasts for 5 years then its probably a better option than the real thing, at least it can be replaced relatively easily if needed. I'm not really a fan of vinyl roofs, but that capri does look smart and well done.
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