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@@oldschoolautoupholstery I most certainly will keep watching! I have been watching all your previous videos multiple times and picking up bits of information each time. It has really helped me while I struggle along doing the upholstery in my street rod. It's my first ever time doing upholstery in anything, but thanks to you, I found the courage to try and, though it's slow going, it's turning out great. I'm amazing myself...I didn't think I could do it. I finished up the last seat last night...the bottom front...and I hope to Install it to the seat frame today. (Hope it fits!! LoL). I started with the rear seat first because it wouldn't be so noticable, but it's actually great with perfectly straight pleats! (Again, thanks to your guidance in the videos) I have to tackle the headliner at some point. I hope you do a video on a sewn headliner before I do. (Hint, hint).
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Hello Gary, Thank you so much for saying so and hanging in there with me, I really appreciate you. I do have 150 different videos. Just sayin'. Hehe Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Dave, I guess you may be right. Not many around anymore. I did literally hundreds in the 1970's through the 1990's. Please keep liking and watching!
White vinyl tops or white convertible roofs…the crowning touch for automotive glory. It looks so nice! Why, that could pass for a professional job! :) As always, thank you for the video! Dan
Nice job sir! I worked my way thru college in the 70's working at an auto trim shop in upstate NY. A large part of my job was removing and replacing vinyl tops for dealers and body shops. Your technique in dealing with removals is spot on to what I was taught. Ford trim was always a bit of a pain, especially for the rear window vinyl that was applied under the rear glass about 50% of the time. It was very wise of you to avoid pulling the windshield trim! One false move and crack!
Back in the late 70s I had a 72 chev. Impala there would have been no way you could have done a beautiful job like that ! There were rust holes all over the top lol great job 👍
Another great video! Very clever how you did the A pillar without adding a piece or wasting alot of material! Just stretch it around the corner. This should be one of your numbered techniques.
Hello User, Thank you so much for saying so. I have been doing that for decades as I think it makes a cleaner look. That is actually technique #4938. Sometimes I just work in cruise control and forgot to add it! Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello G, Thank you so much for saying so! Well, I didn't go that far. I did not want to remove his original barn find dirt... Please keep liking and watching!
You are right about the body of the car made specific for a vinyl top just like the chrome trim on the older cars had those little posts. Top looks great
my dad has a 73 galaxie 500 and i want to put a new vinyl top on it some day (project car) but i dont want to rust out the roof with it because we dont have a garage.
@@Oddball159 Hello Odd, Now that depends on how it is taken care of. If it is exposed to weather, several years. If stored in a garage with no sun. It will last decades. Please keep liking and watching!
Ive just come across your channel. you are pretty freaking amazing!!! Love all your tips, though I can't keep track of all the numbers.. IM thinking you have to work fairly quickly so the glue doesnt dry too much so you can still have movement and yet have the stickiness to keep the vinyl down...
Hello Sea, I am so glad your here! Thank you so much for saying so. Remember, it's not the number that is important, what is important is the lower the number is, the more important it is! You got that right about the glue dry time. Please keep liking and watching!
Very good job. I’m amazed. I have a 1977 Ford LTD with a half vinyl top I need done. Question. You didn’t show the joining together the bottom half seams (on the trunk deck) did you stitch them or just glue them with an inch seam?
Hello Chessie, Thank you so much for saying so. I know I missed it, but really, the rear window band just gets glued on. If I remember right, the 1/2 top roof trim is screwed on from underneath which requires partial removal of the headliner. The big problem, is Ford used a cotton thread to sew up the headliners and sometimes the seams just fall apart. Then you would have to resew all the headliner seams before reinstallation. Just sayin' Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery wow! That would be a pain to do all that. But thank you for the insight. Don’t know when I will be doing it. Love your work and tips.
@@chessiekid4018 Hello Chessie, Oh, you are so welcome! Thank you so so much, it means a lot to me. Yea, I know right? it could be a pain if the stars in the heavens don't align, Hehe Please keep liking and watching!
Very informative and thorough video! I'm going to replace the vinyl top on a 1974 Dodge and I'm concerned about the glass. How did you know the front glass was more fragile compared to the back?
Hello Greg, Thank you so much for saying so. Windshields are laminated glass, whish is why they will crack. Rear glass is tempered and harder to damage. If hit hard enough, the back glass will shatter into a thousand pieces. I think you will do just fine with your '74 Dodge. Please keep liking and watching!
Beautiful! Is there any concern of the windshield or back glass leaking? I'm mean just due to the way it was originally glued together and needing to pull out some of that factory sealant? Great video. Always impressed!
Hello Colin, I have done hundreds of padded vinyl tops in my 44 years. All before I had my TH-cam channel. Maybe one day I'll get that customer. Please keep liking and watching!
Excellent job! Thanks for sharing as I would have never thought you could recover the top without removing the trim pieces. Since Landau material is used for a vinyl top, what material would you recommend for making a "rag top" on a jeep wrangler?
Hello Jd, Thank you so much for saying so! For Rag or convertible tops, you would want to use what's called "Sport top" materials such as pin point vinyl or Stayfast cloth to name a couple. There are more. Please keep liking and watching!
I was wondering on the back bottom of the window where the vinyl didn't go all the way across the window and you didn't show how you dealt with that, it would have been nice to be-able to see, but you must of just over lapped it.
Hello Michael, Sorry about that. Sometimes I work in cruise control and missed videoing that. Really is is just duplicating what it had before. The ends get folded and glued, overlapped on top of the vinyl roof. Please keep liking and watching!
How did you get the side trim on, i mean what clips did you use to put them on, because i have a 1969 Lincoln Mark 3, im doing the vinyl top but i don't have the right clips, do you no were to get them, Thanks great job on the top
Hello Slim, Thank you so much for saying so. I got lucky and all of the original clips survived. The rear quarter clips were metal push in. The clips under the rear window were plastic. Aveco brand is a good manufacturer of replacement clips. Maybe found online or sometimes I have seen them at auto paint suppliers. Lastly, I used to get them at BD Co. in Denver, Colorado. I think you will do just fine with your '69 Lincoln. Please keep liking and watching!
Another great video. Brings me back when I did car restoration taking the moldings off being careful with those windows . What type of thread did u use is it the same as vinyl upholstery or a different type
Hi buddy, thanks for great videos. I'm doing a 71 landau thunderbird roof currently. I have padding on c pillars to deal with..ideas? Also methylated spirit worked on 50 year old glue..I soaked rag and let sit for 10 mins..cheers. p.s scrape when wet...if it dries..no good.
Hello Deano, It sound like your a person with some glue removing experience. For pad, you can use landau pad or also called closed cell foam in 1/8" or 1/4 inch. Can also be found at some upholstery suppliers. I think you will do just fine with your '71 T-bird! Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you so much for this video! Can you please let me know where you got that grain of vinyl top? I have been looking for something like that for a while. Thanks.
Hello Marc, You are so welcome! Levant grain white or black landau topping vinyl is the most common found at most upholstery suppliers. Please keep liking and watching!
Someone, I thought it was you (but I may be mistaken) said not to youse black Sharpie markers because it can bleed through over time. Is that only on leather, or does that also include vinyl? If you didn't say that, please tell me your thoughts about markers on leather.
Hello Coro, In 45 years, I have never had a black sharpie bleed through leather. Now, you wouldn't want to mark a sharpie on white vinyl where it will show. Please keep liking and watching!
Great job. I'm doing my 1988 Brougham with padding, which is now glued perfectly on the roof using same Weldwood glue but it sticks quick not allowing any adjustments. How do I avoid that issue when laying the vinyl to be able to adjust it as you did on top of the padding? I waited 10 minutes for drying time. Thanks.
Hello Hany, Thank you so much for saying so. Yep, that is a technique. Laying the top down where you want it without pressing down. Lay it down and if it is not where you want it, lift it back up quickly. Then reset. Do not press down until you know that is where you want it. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery ok, I will approach it that way perhaps few CM at a time. Strangely enough, I contacted DAP product support and they stated it does not allow any work time!!
Asking for a little advice i had attempted to install a too on my car and had repainted the top using the same glue as you in an aresol can my paint was meting off with the glue what would cause this a bad paint job?
Hello Jake, The only thing I can think of is the glue reactivating the paint would be cheap paint. Automotive paint usually has an activator to make it hard, or lacquer which dries quickly. I cannot be sure in your case without being there to see for myself. You might need to remove the paint before applying the glue. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery thank you I'm leaning towards the paint my self it was cheaper spray can rustolem I will try to redo the paint with better quality
@@jakelundy4035 Hello Jake, Oh, that explains it. Rattle can enamel paint takes forever for the solvents to go away. You are much better off using a Lacquer primer. Please keep liking and watching!
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question, i just bought a 2024 nissan altima, sr. has a sun roof. i have this wacky idea to put a landau top on it. its scarlet red. its a beautiful car. what would it cost, and can it be done. it would be one of a kind..lol.. its almost like a ruby, or lipstick red, and i would probably do a re top, black, white??? not really sure yet. i want it to pop..thank you
Hello Joseph, Not wacky, The nice thing about upholstery is that nothing is impossible. A high contrast color like whit would pop. Please keep liking and watching!
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Hello Joseph, Really is is not the number that is important. Just know that the lower the number, the more important it is. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Lou, I didn't wash the car because some barn find guys like to keep the original dirt. Also, I did not change his motor oil! Hehe, Please keep liking and watching!
In another video where i commented about padding, this one too doesn't have it. I giess the LTD wasnt a luxury car to have a padded roof first, then the vinyl. Lol. In any of your other videos on vinyl tops, do any show how you do a double stitch? My 78 Coupe have a double sticth...thanks
Hello Edgar, In this video, I removed the original vinyl top. There was no padding to replace. I don't have any padded top with French stitch videos lately as I have not had that customer for a long time. But I do have some pictures here: www.rudolphsupholstery.com/vinyl-tops Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery some good work there. I'd drive 12 hrs so that you can do my vinyl top on my car 😁 I hope to order the pre-made vinyl top from smsautofabrics soon.
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Hello Custom, Thank you so much for saying so! Sounds like you know exactly what I mean? Please keep liking and watching!
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Hello X, I grew up in Denver, -0 + in winter, moved myself to Phoenix +126 in summer. I know, I know... Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I most certainly will keep watching! I have been watching all your previous videos multiple times and picking up bits of information each time. It has really helped me while I struggle along doing the upholstery in my street rod. It's my first ever time doing upholstery in anything, but thanks to you, I found the courage to try and, though it's slow going, it's turning out great. I'm amazing myself...I didn't think I could do it. I finished up the last seat last night...the bottom front...and I hope to Install it to the seat frame today. (Hope it fits!! LoL). I started with the rear seat first because it wouldn't be so noticable, but it's actually great with perfectly straight pleats! (Again, thanks to your guidance in the videos) I have to tackle the headliner at some point. I hope you do a video on a sewn headliner before I do. (Hint, hint).
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Hello Gary, Thank you so much for saying so and hanging in there with me, I really appreciate you. I do have 150 different videos. Just sayin'. Hehe Please keep liking and watching!
Nicely done Rich!! I haven't done a Vinyl Top since the 70's, brought back some fond memories, Thanks!!☻
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The lost art of vinyl tops, excellent video sir 👍😁
Hello Dave, I guess you may be right. Not many around anymore. I did literally hundreds in the 1970's through the 1990's. Please keep liking and watching!
Looks good, I'm going to watch your video again when I replace the vinyl top on my 68 Ranchero.
Hello De, Yep, nice thing about YTube. I think you will do just fine with your '68 Ranchero. Please keep liking and watching!
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You are one of a kind Richard...Thank you for being so willing to show how you do stuff!
Hello NY, You are so welcome! Well, I gotta me me! Please keep liking and watching!
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As always, thank you for the video!
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Hello Dan, You are so welcome! Thank you for your kind words. Yea, good thing white goes with everything, even green. Please keep liking and watching!
Very nice transformation, the contrast looks better than the original.
Hello Clint, thank you so much for saying so! Well, we also could have gone black. Please keep liking and watching!
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Hello Super, Thank you so much for saying so! Yep, patience. I just work my way through it all. Please keep liking and watching!
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Back in the late 70s I had a 72 chev. Impala there would have been no way you could have done a beautiful job like that ! There were rust holes all over the top lol great job 👍
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Another great video! Very clever how you did the A pillar without adding a piece or wasting alot of material! Just stretch it around the corner. This should be one of your numbered techniques.
Hello User, Thank you so much for saying so. I have been doing that for decades as I think it makes a cleaner look. That is actually technique #4938. Sometimes I just work in cruise control and forgot to add it! Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!
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Thanks!
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You are right about the body of the car made specific for a vinyl top just like the chrome trim on the older cars had those little posts. Top looks great
Hello Jack, Thank you so much for saying so, I really appreciate it. I know right? There were standards back then. Please keep liking and watching!
Is love your vinyl top videos I see them every day
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Great video Rudy. I always wondered how vinyl tops were replaced. 👏
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Wow such another great job, Sure do appreciate your videos.
Hello Tim, You are so welcome! Thank you so much for saying so. I really appreciate it. Please keep liking and watching!
my dad has a 73 galaxie 500 and i want to put a new vinyl top on it some day (project car) but i dont want to rust out the roof with it because we dont have a garage.
Hello Doot, Water will not get past a good vinyl top install. Only when the vinyl degrades because of age. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery how long do they generally last until they start to break down?
@@Oddball159 Hello Odd, Now that depends on how it is taken care of. If it is exposed to weather, several years. If stored in a garage with no sun. It will last decades. Please keep liking and watching!
Please hit the "$uper Thank$ Button" I don't think it's working... And the LIKE button while you're at it! Thanks a bunch! 😁
Great job man what a difference!
Hello Devin, Thank you so much for saying so! I really appreciate it. Please keep liking and watching!
love the techniques, thank you
Hello DD, You're so welcome! Thank you so much for saying so. Please keep liking and watching!
Amazing work. As usual
How did you do the bottom center piece
Hello Doug, I am so sorry I left that part out. Really, The rear band just gets glued on. Please keep liking and watching!
Maestro!!
Hello Old, Thanks Pal! Please keep liking and watching!
Love the content you put out! Keep up the great work!
Hello David, Thank you so much for saying so! I really appreciate it. Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you sir...I'll do my best
Hello Deano, Right On! Right on.
Ive just come across your channel. you are pretty freaking amazing!!! Love all your tips, though I can't keep track of all the numbers.. IM thinking you have to work fairly quickly so the glue doesnt dry too much so you can still have movement and yet have the stickiness to keep the vinyl down...
Hello Sea, I am so glad your here! Thank you so much for saying so. Remember, it's not the number that is important, what is important is the lower the number is, the more important it is! You got that right about the glue dry time. Please keep liking and watching!
Very good job. I’m amazed. I have a 1977 Ford LTD with a half vinyl top I need done.
Question. You didn’t show the joining together the bottom half seams (on the trunk deck) did you stitch them or just glue them with an inch seam?
Hello Chessie, Thank you so much for saying so. I know I missed it, but really, the rear window band just gets glued on. If I remember right, the 1/2 top roof trim is screwed on from underneath which requires partial removal of the headliner. The big problem, is Ford used a cotton thread to sew up the headliners and sometimes the seams just fall apart. Then you would have to resew all the headliner seams before reinstallation. Just sayin' Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery wow! That would be a pain to do all that. But thank you for the insight. Don’t know when I will be doing it. Love your work and tips.
@@chessiekid4018 Hello Chessie, Oh, you are so welcome! Thank you so so much, it means a lot to me. Yea, I know right? it could be a pain if the stars in the heavens don't align, Hehe Please keep liking and watching!
Very informative and thorough video! I'm going to replace the vinyl top on a 1974 Dodge and I'm concerned about the glass. How did you know the front glass was more fragile compared to the back?
Hello Greg, Thank you so much for saying so. Windshields are laminated glass, whish is why they will crack. Rear glass is tempered and harder to damage. If hit hard enough, the back glass will shatter into a thousand pieces. I think you will do just fine with your '74 Dodge. Please keep liking and watching!
Beautiful! Is there any concern of the windshield or back glass leaking? I'm mean just due to the way it was originally glued together and needing to pull out some of that factory sealant?
Great video. Always impressed!
Hello Tom, Thank you so much for saying so. I wasn't worried as all of the butyl rubber stayed behind. Please keep liking and watching!
some cars have a padded rear section around the rear window is there a vid on that
Hello Colin, I have done hundreds of padded vinyl tops in my 44 years. All before I had my TH-cam channel. Maybe one day I'll get that customer. Please keep liking and watching!
Excellent job! Thanks for sharing as I would have never thought you could recover the top without removing the trim pieces.
Since Landau material is used for a vinyl top, what material would you recommend for making a "rag top" on a jeep wrangler?
Hello Jd, Thank you so much for saying so! For Rag or convertible tops, you would want to use what's called "Sport top" materials such as pin point vinyl or Stayfast cloth to name a couple. There are more. Please keep liking and watching!
I was wondering on the back bottom of the window where the vinyl didn't go all the way across the window and you didn't show how you dealt with that, it would have been nice to be-able to see, but you must of just over lapped it.
Hello Michael, Sorry about that. Sometimes I work in cruise control and missed videoing that. Really is is just duplicating what it had before. The ends get folded and glued, overlapped on top of the vinyl roof. Please keep liking and watching!
How did you get the side trim on, i mean what clips did you use to put them on, because i have a 1969 Lincoln Mark 3, im doing the vinyl top but i don't have the right clips, do you no were to get them, Thanks great job on the top
Hello Slim, Thank you so much for saying so. I got lucky and all of the original clips survived. The rear quarter clips were metal push in. The clips under the rear window were plastic. Aveco brand is a good manufacturer of replacement clips. Maybe found online or sometimes I have seen them at auto paint suppliers. Lastly, I used to get them at BD Co. in Denver, Colorado. I think you will do just fine with your '69 Lincoln. Please keep liking and watching!
Another great video. Brings me back when I did car restoration taking the moldings off being careful with those windows . What type of thread did u use is it the same as vinyl upholstery or a different type
Hello Andrew, You sound like someone with experience! I use boded T90 nylon or polyester thread for everything. Please keep liking and watching!
Hi buddy, thanks for great videos. I'm doing a 71 landau thunderbird roof currently. I have padding on c pillars to deal with..ideas? Also methylated spirit worked on 50 year old glue..I soaked rag and let sit for 10 mins..cheers. p.s scrape when wet...if it dries..no good.
Hello Deano, It sound like your a person with some glue removing experience. For pad, you can use landau pad or also called closed cell foam in 1/8" or 1/4 inch. Can also be found at some upholstery suppliers. I think you will do just fine with your '71 T-bird! Please keep liking and watching!
What kind of spray gun are you using to apply the contact cement? It appears to be a veiling gun.
Hello Oh, It is just the cheapo Harbor Freight spray gun. Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you so much for this video! Can you please let me know where you got that grain of vinyl top? I have been looking for something like that for a while. Thanks.
Hello Marc, You are so welcome! Levant grain white or black landau topping vinyl is the most common found at most upholstery suppliers. Please keep liking and watching!
Someone, I thought it was you (but I may be mistaken) said not to youse black Sharpie markers because it can bleed through over time. Is that only on leather, or does that also include vinyl? If you didn't say that, please tell me your thoughts about markers on leather.
Hello Coro, In 45 years, I have never had a black sharpie bleed through leather. Now, you wouldn't want to mark a sharpie on white vinyl where it will show. Please keep liking and watching!
Great job. I'm doing my 1988 Brougham with padding, which is now glued perfectly on the roof using same Weldwood glue but it sticks quick not allowing any adjustments. How do I avoid that issue when laying the vinyl to be able to adjust it as you did on top of the padding? I waited 10 minutes for drying time.
Thanks.
Hello Hany, Thank you so much for saying so. Yep, that is a technique. Laying the top down where you want it without pressing down. Lay it down and if it is not where you want it, lift it back up quickly. Then reset. Do not press down until you know that is where you want it. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery ok, I will approach it that way perhaps few CM at a time. Strangely enough, I contacted DAP product support and they stated it does not allow any work time!!
@@hanyguirguis-zi7pj Hello Hany, That is right, you can do it in sections. Please keep liking and watching!
Asking for a little advice i had attempted to install a too on my car and had repainted the top using the same glue as you in an aresol can my paint was meting off with the glue what would cause this a bad paint job?
Hello Jake, The only thing I can think of is the glue reactivating the paint would be cheap paint. Automotive paint usually has an activator to make it hard, or lacquer which dries quickly. I cannot be sure in your case without being there to see for myself. You might need to remove the paint before applying the glue. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery thank you I'm leaning towards the paint my self it was cheaper spray can rustolem I will try to redo the paint with better quality
@@jakelundy4035 Hello Jake, Oh, that explains it. Rattle can enamel paint takes forever for the solvents to go away. You are much better off using a Lacquer primer. Please keep liking and watching!
What is it that you spray after grinding of the surface rust
Hello Alejandro, I sprayed paint primer. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery any specific kind you would recommend and thank you so much for the answer
@@alejandosandoval2134 Hello Alejando, The most basic spray primer in a can is a gray, white, black, or rust-colored lacquer primer. Please keep liking and watching!
question, i just bought a 2024 nissan altima, sr. has a sun roof. i have this wacky idea to put a landau top on it. its scarlet red. its a beautiful car. what would it cost, and can it be done. it would be one of a kind..lol.. its almost like a ruby, or lipstick red, and i would probably do a re top, black, white??? not really sure yet. i want it to pop..thank you
Hello Joseph, Not wacky, The nice thing about upholstery is that nothing is impossible. A high contrast color like whit would pop. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery what would it cost ?
i was also thinking about wraping the top a high gloss black...i havent decided yet
@@josephzimbler9914 Hello Joseph, The cost is entirely up to the person doing the work and their experience and your location. Please keep liking and watching!
@@josephzimbler9914 Hello Joseph, Yep, that would work. Please keep liking and watching!
How much work time do you have with the adhesive?
Hello Gino, If it's cold, maybe 25 minutes. If it's hot, maybe 10-15 minutes. Please keep liking and watching!
Where are u located
Hello Josef, I am a proud resident of East Texas! Please keep liking and watching!
Just curious, but how far are you up on the technique number; is it the trillions???😂
LOL
Hello Joseph, Really is is not the number that is important. Just know that the lower the number, the more important it is. Please keep liking and watching!
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Hello Ron, Thank you so much! Stay warm. Please keep liking and watching!
First!!!!!!
Hello Midwest, Yep! Chicken chicken dinner winner! Please keep liking and watching!
" TUCKING A !!! ! "
Hello Phased, Yep, tuck it do do do do do, Tuck it real good! Hehe Please keep liking and watching!
DIDNT SHOW HOW YOU SEWED THE SHORT SEAMS AT BOTTOM OF BACK GLASS
Hello Alicia, Oh, your right. They do not get sewn, they get glued on. Darn it, sorry I missed that. Please keep liking and watching!
Never understood the whole vinyl roof thing.
Hello Bill, I know right? It goes all the way back to the very early cars from 100 years ago. Please keep liking and watching!
Nice work sr …. Thanks for sharing your experience 🙏🏻💪🏻👊🏼
Hello Eddy, You are so welcome! Thank you so much for saying so. It means a lot to me. Please keep liking and watching!
Technique #1 - Wash the car!😂
Hello Lou, I didn't wash the car because some barn find guys like to keep the original dirt. Also, I did not change his motor oil! Hehe, Please keep liking and watching!
Did you get hurt?
Hello Lester, Yep, it hurt a little bit, Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!
In another video where i commented about padding, this one too doesn't have it. I giess the LTD wasnt a luxury car to have a padded roof first, then the vinyl. Lol. In any of your other videos on vinyl tops, do any show how you do a double stitch? My 78 Coupe have a double sticth...thanks
Hello Edgar, In this video, I removed the original vinyl top. There was no padding to replace. I don't have any padded top with French stitch videos lately as I have not had that customer for a long time. But I do have some pictures here: www.rudolphsupholstery.com/vinyl-tops Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery some good work there. I'd drive 12 hrs so that you can do my vinyl top on my car 😁 I hope to order the pre-made vinyl top from smsautofabrics soon.
@@Ihatemushrooms77 Hello Edgar, Another one to try is: www.topsonline.com/category/Landau-Vinyl-Tops Please keep liking and watching!