vinyl top paint

["Pauline Yerecic" <stonecliffe@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gary:
Although this is a LOT of work, I used black Kiwi paste shoe polish on the
roof of my '66 300 for shows.  It really looked great for about a week, then
would fade, but it does make the vinyl look like new.

Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: gary luedtke <poppers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 12:28 PM
Subject: IML: vinyl top paint


> gang,
>
> my black vinyl top is really more of a rubber than vinyl.
> the car's been stored outside, but under a "fabric" carcover.
> now that it's summer and i'll be using it and not covering it,
> the "vinyl's" finish has become uneven and (white)-spotted
> from contact with the sometimes-wet cover fabric.
>
> there used to be a paint called Tire Black, which i think would be perfect
> for bringing this rubber vinyl top back to black and even,
> but i cannot find the small can i used to have of it.
>
> i could not find it at Auto Zone, nor on an internet google search.
> with all the products now available for tire "wetting",
> i would think there'd be something out there to blacken tires,
> since some tires still become brown-looking, and this would be perfect for
> that too.
>
> does anyone know if Tire Black paint is still made, or if you know of
> another method?
> a small can of black Rustoleum tempts me, but listing applications for
> metal, wood,
> and masonry, it just might deteriorate rubbber.
>
> gary luedtke
>
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