Re: Caribbean Hardtop Vinyl Roof Material
Posted by BH On 2007/6/12 22:25:11
Back in 1991, when I first went to look at the Caribbean Hardtop that I would ultimately come back to purchase months later, the owner made it a point advise that he had the vinyl top replaced many years earlier. That work seemed obvious to me then, though some of my reasons have now been proven to the contrary.
It struck me odd, back then, when the owner went on to say that the material was not exactly the same as original, but as close as he could find. You see, I was expecting a pinpoint grain like the Hypalon convertible top materials of the day and what I had seen on a Hardtop that I had encountered way back in the mid-1970s. While I'd heard of a leather-grained convertible top cover for Caribbeans, I thought that was some option.
Now, looking at the attachment that Joel was kind enough to supply, I can see now that the old fella wasn't feeding me a line.
Attached below is a pic of the material currently on my Caribbean Hardtop. While the pattern bears some resemblence to a portion of Joel's swatch, the original the grain has a much more natural look to it. Though the Hypalon proved to be problematic in this application, the grain pattern was clearly "top shelf".
More on this story tomorrow.
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It struck me odd, back then, when the owner went on to say that the material was not exactly the same as original, but as close as he could find. You see, I was expecting a pinpoint grain like the Hypalon convertible top materials of the day and what I had seen on a Hardtop that I had encountered way back in the mid-1970s. While I'd heard of a leather-grained convertible top cover for Caribbeans, I thought that was some option.
Now, looking at the attachment that Joel was kind enough to supply, I can see now that the old fella wasn't feeding me a line.
Attached below is a pic of the material currently on my Caribbean Hardtop. While the pattern bears some resemblence to a portion of Joel's swatch, the original the grain has a much more natural look to it. Though the Hypalon proved to be problematic in this application, the grain pattern was clearly "top shelf".
More on this story tomorrow.
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