Wrap for sail panel?
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Wrap for sail panel?
Has anyone tried to use a wrap to cover up there clear coat bubbles on there sail panel? Just thought this might be an option instead of dropping $600 or $700 to replace the factory one? Thoughts?
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I dont know why more people do not fix the sail panel instead of replacing it. The problem is not the paint or the panel, its the glue. You can fix it to where it will not bubble anymore for less than $125. Ive done this on all my ttop cars.
1. Tape up the areas around the sail panel (back glass/t-tops/body)
2. Find a heat gun (hair dryer)
3. Get a guitar string and after heating up the panel slowly slide the string along the panel making sure you keep it hot and remove it.
4. Take it to get it painted (less than $100)
5. Get a few tubes of adhesive and apply it to the Sail Panel, set the panel down onto the glue, tape it to hold it down.
Done for cheap.
1. Tape up the areas around the sail panel (back glass/t-tops/body)
2. Find a heat gun (hair dryer)
3. Get a guitar string and after heating up the panel slowly slide the string along the panel making sure you keep it hot and remove it.
4. Take it to get it painted (less than $100)
5. Get a few tubes of adhesive and apply it to the Sail Panel, set the panel down onto the glue, tape it to hold it down.
Done for cheap.
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hmmm that's a pretty interesting post. Never heard anyone mention the idea of pulling it off and removing the old glue, which was the cause, and then just reapplying it. That definitely sounds like the easiest/cheapest option for anyone dealing with that. Luckily I don't have to deal with that lol.
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hmmm that's a pretty interesting post. Never heard anyone mention the idea of pulling it off and removing the old glue, which was the cause, and then just reapplying it. That definitely sounds like the easiest/cheapest option for anyone dealing with that. Luckily I don't have to deal with that lol.
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Once it bubbles on your current sail panel, its never going to stop no matter what you do to it. Only for sure fix option is to snag one from an lt1 body, and use the correct glue.
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I dont know why more people do not fix the sail panel instead of replacing it. The problem is not the paint or the panel, its the glue. You can fix it to where it will not bubble anymore for less than $125. Ive done this on all my ttop cars.
1. Tape up the areas around the sail panel (back glass/t-tops/body)
2. Find a heat gun (hair dryer)
3. Get a guitar string and after heating up the panel slowly slide the string along the panel making sure you keep it hot and remove it.
4. Take it to get it painted (less than $100)
5. Get a few tubes of adhesive and apply it to the Sail Panel, set the panel down onto the glue, tape it to hold it down.
Done for cheap.
1. Tape up the areas around the sail panel (back glass/t-tops/body)
2. Find a heat gun (hair dryer)
3. Get a guitar string and after heating up the panel slowly slide the string along the panel making sure you keep it hot and remove it.
4. Take it to get it painted (less than $100)
5. Get a few tubes of adhesive and apply it to the Sail Panel, set the panel down onto the glue, tape it to hold it down.
Done for cheap.
I'd rather try to get a pre-98 panel from a junkyard car first than try to fix an already shot 99-up panel. Worst case I'll buy a new panel, though it would be nicer on my budget to get a good used one. We'll see next summer since my car's panel is going to need replaced.
BTW, a HUGE thanks to 6LE for stepping up to the plate and making new replacement panels.
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I don't know the up dates on his sail panel, if its still holding up or not?
I just pm'ed ScrapinBye for a up date.......
I just pm'ed ScrapinBye for a up date.......
Last edited by ZeeSNuttS; 11-26-2012 at 01:35 PM.
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One thing I have NEVER understood is how it bubbles in the places it bubbles. If you look at the way they are glued on from the factory it is just one big squiggly line BUT the bubbles appear all over, not just where the glue is.
I HONESTLY think the "glue was bad" excuse from GM was a lie. I think something in the sail panels themselves were bad those years otherwise how do they explain the location of the bubbles compared to where the glue actually is?
I HONESTLY think the "glue was bad" excuse from GM was a lie. I think something in the sail panels themselves were bad those years otherwise how do they explain the location of the bubbles compared to where the glue actually is?
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Well for what it is worth my bubbles are in a nice line across the roof near the t-tops, with a second, fainter line toward the hatch. I compared it to pictures of the underside of a removed sail panel and it lines up. They aren't terrible and aren't leaking goo yet, but you can definitely see and feel them. Looks like dozens of little bumps across the roof.
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I know this is bumping a thread from two years ago, but I also just thought about wrapping it in some gloss black vinyl. While I know the bubbles will still appear, at least the goo won't be leaking out (I'd rather have bubbles at this point!).
Has anyone attempted the vinyl in the past two years? Like the OP, I'm not in the position to spend the money on a 6LE panel (absolutely not a slight on 6LE -- I just don't have that much disposable income now) or even getting a LT1 panel. I'm just hoping to do something under $100.
Hell, maybe even clear 3M bra would work?
So, did you ever try the vinyl?
This is how mind started -- all those raised bumps in a line. It wasn't until after I did a full clay/polish/compound that they "popped" and leak the goo any time it's in the sun.
Has anyone attempted the vinyl in the past two years? Like the OP, I'm not in the position to spend the money on a 6LE panel (absolutely not a slight on 6LE -- I just don't have that much disposable income now) or even getting a LT1 panel. I'm just hoping to do something under $100.
Hell, maybe even clear 3M bra would work?
Well for what it is worth my bubbles are in a nice line across the roof near the t-tops, with a second, fainter line toward the hatch. I compared it to pictures of the underside of a removed sail panel and it lines up. They aren't terrible and aren't leaking goo yet, but you can definitely see and feel them. Looks like dozens of little bumps across the roof.