b00zt3d spyd3r
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- Feb 25, 2016
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Lawton,
Oklahoma
Where is the best place to get a new top for my 97 spyder? I want the real cloth like oem not thE vinyl one
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Have ya checked out my Plasti Dip convertible top video? Seems like it has sealed it up pretty good and it looks way better than it did before.
http://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/video-ugly-convertible-top-plasti-dip-it.506303/
I have seen it, but that looks more like a way to bring the canvas back to one solid color, not deflect water. Does it repel water?
That is such a low quality cheap ghetto rig, I would never in my right mind recommend anything like that. Spray paint dye, if you must for the color, but peoples infatuation with plastidiping everything is ridiculous.
To the OP, if its just the waterproofing thats worn and thh top is not ripped, I would just use an outdoors silicone wateproofer. This is what I use ( https://www.walmart.com/ip/Atsko-Silicone-Water-Guard-10.5-oz/29873159 ). $5 a can and I do it once a year. Works extremely well. Once you start spraying crap like plastidip, you will ruin the top.
Wow...somebody has got some Plasti Dip issues. What happened between You and Plasti Dip?!?!
It's just a tool. Take it easy. It's like freaking out 'cuz someone uses a power screw driver instead of your favorite Snap On or whatever.
How could Plasti Dip POSSIBLY ruin a top that was going to be discarded in favor of a new top?
There is a proper way to do things and if all you were after was even color, a respray with a vinyl/fabric dye would have been proper. This would still allow the canvas top to breath, properly dry, and/or allow it to take on a waterproof treatment. The use of plastidip not only seals the fabric but traps in moisture which promotes mold and mildew growth.
So yea, your plastidip'n did ruin your top. IF the top is leaking and not ripped, use a waterproofing spray. What do you think the marine guys with canvas tops do? I'll give you a tip. It isnt plastidip.
$5 plastidip to potentually ruin a top/$8 vinyl fabric dye to restore color/ $5 waterproofer to save it? You decide on what you want to do.
My top is definitely needing replaced. The back window is almost half way detached and the sides above windows are coming apart also
Well, it will look great when you do get a new top. I just met a guy (who sold me some parts) who replaced his camel top on red, like yours, and it took YEARS off the look of his car. But a grand? Yikes.
I got out today and let the hose run on it for about 15 minutes. It did start soaking through, but the water does bead up on the canvas and run off...much moreso than before where it would immediately soak into the canvas. Looking through the canvas from inside the car I can still see pin pricks of light, so now I'm thinking about spraying a heavier coat from inside.
Ha ha ha... such drama in that video Did your eventual dripping come from the areas where the water was pooled up?
California Convertible Tops, makes them right in California. Their canvas has three layers, where the middle one is rubber, to ensure waterproof-ness. .
We installed the top ourselves, so for under $300, we had a new top and it looks great.
Also, what would you guys do to fix this until the top is replaced?
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There are only four companies that we're aware of that still make tops for the 2G Spyders: Robbins, EZOn, Xtreme, and California. California Convertible Tops, makes them right in California. Their canvas has three layers, where the middle one is rubber, to ensure waterproof-ness. We wanted vinyl for our Spyder, since it folds thinner when the top is down, and it is easier clean up around our tree-filled neighborhood. We got ours from TopsOnLine and are very happy with the fit and finish. Our back window had also started to separate. It turns out the sun had disintegrated the stitching and that's where the leaks were coming from. So I treated the stitching on the new top with a UV protectant to keep them from disintegrating as quickly as they did before. We installed the top ourselves, so for under $300, we had a new top and it looks great.