vinyl tops

[caseya]

i use 3m masking tap 1" 1/2 and then i paint over it

any one have outher ways i would like to here them thanks

casey

[Harry P.]

No need to bother with masking tape. Doing it your way is way too much work. First you have to apply the tape, then you have to trim it, then you have to mask off the rest of the body and then you have to paint the top! And besides, the texture of masking tape doesn't even look like the texture of a vinyl top.

My way is much easier: mask off the body and spray the top from a distance, so that you create "orange peel"... the texture will look like a scale vinyl top. You can spray the "vinyl" any color you like, even if all you have is gloss, because you can shoot a coat of semi-gloss clear over the top to simulate the "vinyl" sheen. If you want even more realisn you can create the "seams" with thin strips of tape or styrene first, then paint your top. You could also try "faux fabric" texturized paint.

[novadose71]

That's how I do it too, Harry

Next on my agenda is a 69 Camaro Halo vinyl top.

I was always planning to try to do one with masking tape, but was afraid the tape would let go after a few years on the model. I tried the paint and styrene method once and haven't considered the other way since. I have seen some convincing tape tops and have a friend that did one ten or so years ago and it is still holding up..........to each his own.

Edited October 27, 2008 by novadose71

[dragmodeler]

That's how I do it too, Harry

Next on my agenda is a 69 Camaro Halo vinyl top.

I was always planning to try to do one with masking tape, but was afraid the tape would let go after a few years on the model. I tried the paint and styrene method once and haven't considered the other way since. I have seen some convincing tape tops and have a friend that did one ten or so years ago and it is still holding up..........to each his own.

I tried the masking tape route and it really didn't work out. I did a rear half vinyl top with a chrome (like the 56 Crown Victoria) bar across the door. After just a week or so the masking tape lifted in various spots and looked like there were bubbles underneath. So today I tried the paint but with a variation. I primed it from a distance, used the faux fabrix carpet spray from Scale Motorsport from a distance for texture. I then primed in white from a distance and airbrushed the final color over all the coats. To me, it looks great.

[cruz]

Jairus told me about this idea and I loved it, it's a spray mount tape by 3M. I am currently working on this project so I will just post the album link so that you can have an idea!

http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l284/mmm...rger%20project/