1968 1600 with black roof coating

[arminyack]

Oh man not the Landau top! 

[joebarthlow]

17 hours ago, harold said:

...and I guess the dealer thought this was a swell sales idea. 

 

sales driven ideas usually don't result in good design

[KJ1600]

Here are some pictures of the top 

[NickVyse]

well it's not a vinyl covering, looks like truck bed liner or some kind of undersell. Bet that'll be a bugger to take off! Falls in the bad idea poorly executed camp

[2002Scoob]

That is most definitely truck-bed-liner, and it looks to be of the DIY variety.

 

Most of that cheap DIY stuff is a mess to take off, but can be done with solvents, but what you find underneath might dictate having your car sent to a paint shop for a re-spray.

 

 

 

 

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[Conserv]

Or...it’s simply “splatter-finish” paint, as was used on seat recliners, ca. 1973. The first photo below is an original 1973 Recaro recliner. The second photo is a re-painted 1973 recliner.  The BMW recliners had the same finish; I just couldn’t find a photo.

 

I may have not been exposed to enough in the 1970’s, but I don’t remember “truck bed liner” even being available. You bought your truck. The bed got scratched, dented, and rusty. And that’s about it!  ?

 

Later...people started buying trucks in lieu of cars, and scratches were frowned upon. So truck bed liner was invented. ?

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

[2002Scoob]

Did a little at-the-bar googling on Herculiner removal. Pretty much everything mentions brake fluid or aircraft stripper.... so.... leave it, or it’s time to start thinking about a re-spray because whatever it takes to remove it is taking everything under it, with it.


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[jp5Touring]

Spray on bedliner has been around 25 or so years. I would lean towards the splatter paint or trunk liner paint.

Agree with leaving it unless you plan a total repaint.

[KJ1600]

Thanks for the info! It’s definitely coming off. The whole car needs to be painted anyways so it’s totally worth it. Most of it looks painted on but parts are actually glued on. It’s very strange, and ugly.