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    Posted: 03-December-2022 at 5:48AM
   




Edited by Rockatansky - 04-December-2022 at 8:39AM
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I watched that yesterday on Youtube, crazy!
Although in the end, he stopped the water from coming in and it has a nice texture look at 50'
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i figured it's a good 'what to expect' when you peel back that crumbling Censored

he definitely needed to pull the front & back glass, repair the channels

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at 1st i thought cheesedick bullCensored but this guy actually did a pretty fair job of it. sometimes you don't need / can't afford, justify or pull off by yourself a perfect duPont Registry level rust repair that nobody will ever see. i used fiberglass in my cowl job, i figure if the repair lasts longer than the rest of the shell i'm golden
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Honestly, the roof repair was justifiable for this Elite. I see no reason not using Raptorliner to spray a roof instead of wrapping another top. It's more of a preservative effort instead of a full Resto. Main thing, cut the rot, patch it, and skim of fiberglass and block, and spray the Raptorliner. 
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Bed liner/rhino-liner/etc…… is becoming a big resto-mod technique for being a vinyl substitute/replacement.  I can attest that it’s tough…..it’s in the bed of my truck, and it get’s a good workout—and the bed is still rock-solid…….2006 Chevy LBZ
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Just like paint using spray on bedliner to prevent rust and other issues, is very dependent on the prep work. Although the smoothness and filling of holes doesn't seriously impact appearance, it can trap moisture or allow moisture to creep under it causing the same issues as vinyl. I've seen a few trucks where poor prep work accelerated the demise of beds and rocker panels.

But, I have also seen a few cars with this as replacement for the vinyl top, and as long as the trim is in place it looked pretty darn good and you wouldn't realize until you got within 20 feet of the car. 

I bet the care is a bit easier as well as any future repair.
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Honestly, one of the big issues on any vehicle is stuff left to park outside. Moisture buildup on the insides of panels has been the root cause of so much body rot over the rears on roof structures. 

Ultimately, if the panels are not cleaned of rust and properly treated and epoxied first and rust/corrosion removed, much like any body and paint work, it's doomed to fail. 
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