Removing Vinyl top Glue residue from 73 Chally roof

Any ideas or experience on removing this stuff?

I'm 99% sure I am Not going to put vinyl back on and would like to take it down to bare metal and prep it.

Should I simply sand it off? Just removed the oroginal top and it's very clean, but has dried glue residue.

Buddy sugested Gasoline...

Sanded quarters down with 80 grit paper, If anyone advises sanding over chemicals, what's the roughest grade paper you'd use?

Many thanks.

Don't try sanding glue: it's just gets hot/softened & smears. If it's very dry & brittle: try a chisel scrapper or those single-edge retractable metal razor scrappers. If it's still a little pliable a hot gun will soften it enought to srap.

Also 3M scotch-brite discs work many times.
Alot less messy then those spray on adhesive removers.

PPG makes a Grease and adhesive remover, DX 330. Use that and some scotch brite pads. works well on undercoating also.

Gary

Someone in the restoration projects section used WD-40 to get the glue off of his console top plate after the woodgrain was removed. I don't know if that would desolve the vinyl top glue or not.

Since you're going to go down to metal anyway, use a relatively stiff wire wheel on a drill, take off all the glue (it will put scratches in the paint)and then sand down the paint then prime and seal it. That's the way it worked best for me.

I used a straight single sided razor-blade. Went right down to bare metal and goes quick.

Goof off or goo gone and a razor blade and about 3 hours to do a 70 dart roof completely.

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Goof off or goo gone and a razor blade and about 3 hours to do a 70 dart roof completely.

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I used that for my car. It even took some of the paint off under the glue.

You can buy it just about anywhere.