[BroncoFan_KY]

Looking for a company that does fiberglass top restoration. I am in Kentucky but would be willing to ship anywhere for quality work. Any recommendations? Thanks!

 

[Burntoutaccountant]

Restomod Store in Lees Summit, MO did mine. They put new seam sealer in it and repainted it with SEM hot rod black. Overall they did a great job. You might be better off driving up there instead of shipping it and spending a few days in Kansas City.

 

[BigBlue 94]

A boat repair place or corvette shop would be where i would look. Being in Kentucky, you should be able to find a corvette shop easy

 

[miesk5]

Yo BroncoFan_KY,
Painting info; 1 DO NOT use chemical stripper (I was stripping the entire truck) it's made of SMC(sheet molded compound) and the texture is sprayed on 2 Dont use a DA. You'll sand the splatter pattern off it 3 Scuff it with red scuff pads (3M) 4 Seal with epoxy primer (I used PPG DP-40) 5)Paint, but mix with the desired amount (25-30%) of flattening agent (PPG DX685 - this stuff is weird/smells bad but works; unshaken/unstirred it looks like a sticky golf ball soaking in what I perceive elephant *** would look like). Too much flattening agent and the top will become chalky after a few yews and too little makes it look funny (too glossy). My truck is the newer '98 Expedition white (paint code YZ maybe). I used PPG, DAU product line on this one. If you do this is how I mixed: Color (DAU)16oz; Hardener(DU2)16 oz; Flattener(DX685)10oz (up to 12); Reducer 1.5- 2 oz. The PPG DX685 Chart on the cut sheet is helpful on other PPG lines; Form P-162 (9/96)..."
Source: by j. r. Nice (J. R. N) at FSB

 

[Rob_64-365]

I don't see this as anything that any body shop couldn't handle? Every car has metal, plastic, and fiberglass parts on it that they paint all the time, so its basicly routine work.

It doesn't look like it needs any repair, just a disassemble, scuff & seal, re-spray, & reassemble with new seals.

Make a few calls, tell them what you want, a light scuff as not to remove the factory texture, then a respray inside & out with a non shiny finish as it came from the factory.

 

[klh95bronco]

If you can do hands on type of repairs, I would suggest you do it yourself. I did mine and wrote up an article for the forum and posted it here....

My topper repair and repainting

Updated: My topper repair and repainting I have had a topper in the back yard for a while waiting for me to clean it up and paint it so I could replace the topper that is on my truck now. I thought I would tackle this chore before it got cold and painting would be out of the question. I...

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It worked out pretty well and the topper still looks very good. The Emron paint I used is still in great shape after 3+ years.

There is a lot of elbow grease involved but I was very satisfied with the labor cost I had to put out ($0)