www.vanagonauts.com has a article on painting the pop top.It shows a person who painted with the top still inplace. I did mine with the top removed.The directions given will get you a very shiny top , even with semi-gloss.It will knock your eyes out.I like the flat, and added lots of gloss reducer and still got shine.Looks great, but it is different and took alot of getting used to . Primer and top coat will cause the texture dimpels to be lost.Using a brush will cause disaster.Could not use this method no matter how much I tried.Went out and bought an air compressor and sprayed the top.Had no choice--- the top was a mess.Primer can be brushed on , but not the top coat. Lots of work here I must say.Just dont know how anyone can beat the manufactures job.I intentionally sprayed "orange peel"finish to get my texture back.That was easy for a beginner, right? If anyone has a dirty top, I recomend just using chlorox and detergernt with a sponge or brush.The new top seems to attract dirt much easier than the old. With the old, I seldom had to clean it.Remember, you will also need to buy a new skylight gasket,ect.While I had the top off, I flipped it over and glued 1/2 inch foam rubber sheets to the interior.If I could have any finish on the pop top, that was not origional, I would go for the primer specified by vanagonauts,then top coat it with semi gloss clear coat(maybe with additional gloss reducer).Sounds wierd, but when you see this primer finish, you might just want to preserve it. |
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