removing freetop for spraying

bongomaan · Post by **bongomaan** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:08 pm

has anyone ever removed their lid for spraying,i have found someone to spray do it but they say it needs to come off to go in the spray booth and oven, if anyone has done this before im sure a little advice would go a long way ps, he is only charging £100 tidy!!!

Captainsideways · Post by **Captainsideways** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:24 pm

If there were using two pack paint it would'nt need to go in the oven

Its quite some task removing & refitting one!!

maxheadroom · Post by **maxheadroom** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:25 pm

Blimey, get the spanners out & keep us posted how you get on

madmile · Post by **madmile** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:04 pm

I would think its not an easy task to remove the roof. The body shop I use quoted me about £100 if removed and probably £150 if left on (due to the extra work to mask, spray and polish). Will definitely pay the extra if I need to get one colour coded

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:12 pm

I remember Ian Taylor telling me how heavy they were and it took 4 men to lift it off. Plus you'd have to strip everything out of it before it could be 'baked'. I'd avoid it if humanly possible

dandywarhol · Post by **dandywarhol** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:05 pm

C'mon Mike - where's that info coming from? You wouldn't need everything stripped out to have it "baked" - Cars are "baked" every day in paintshops at around 70/90 degC

bongomaan · Post by **bongomaan** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:35 pm

bugger !

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:38 pm

bongoman said

but they say it needs to come off to go in the spray booth and oven

to the casual reader, not gifted with special insight into the world of car painting (i.e. me!), it doesnt sound like a place I'd want my tent fabric etc. to be. So I (reasonably, but maybe wrongly) imagined it'd have to be stripped out.

bongomaan · Post by **bongomaan** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:46 pm

maybe i will find a commercial paint shop with a bigger spraybooth,what would i do without this wonderful site,best tenner a man ever spent! dog bless the fury

dandywarhol · Post by **dandywarhol** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:12 am

I'm not going to argue or fall out about it Mike but you made a statement
"Plus you'd have to strip everything out of it before it could be 'baked'"

I don't reckon you do have to have it stripped out due to the fact cars are painted/baked as the norm.................the interior trim/seats don't melt

NeilT · Post by **NeilT** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:12 am

Tish boys...

When a car or whatever is "baked" its just put into a very warm "room", a bit like a dust free summer zone.. at 70+ degrees.. enough for a paint job.. but not enough to cook your pot noodle....

Simple enough for someone offering help to see the words "bake" and "oven" to then offer very genuine advice, to what is up in the roof chimney.

Indigo · Post by **Indigo** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:02 am

mine was taken off when the whole bongo was resprayed! and apparantly it was easier to get off than put back on.. it took 4 big strapping dudes.. haha

vanvliet · Post by **vanvliet** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:40 pm

Much easier /cheaper to just remove the edging strip and paint the top in situ on the van - unless you are a perfectionist. More likely to damage something removing/replacing it. Find another painter.

bongomaan · Post by **bongomaan** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:41 pm

all sorted now,there is a gentleman in abercarn(where i live!) who has a comercial sprayboth and a set of trestles,with luck i will soon have a nice green shinny thing,taking ones lid off sounds like a nightmare to me and not that long ago i would have got the spanners out and thought about it later. the first proof one is maturing.....

vanvliet · Post by **vanvliet** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:58 pm

I had mine painted without removing the top - happy with the result