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Old 08-09-2016, 07:31 AM   #1
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My sport coup came with a black canvas top, Now gray. Does anyone know what to use to dye,stain,or paint to get it back to black? Thanks for any info Bob
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Old 08-09-2016, 07:56 AM   #2
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It is never going back to look original.
Look at a replacement in a different color, not black or white. Wayne
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Old 08-09-2016, 09:40 AM   #3
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Original top material, used by the factory, was gray wirh a darker micro stripe running diagonal. Look at Marco's site.
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Old 08-09-2016, 08:07 PM   #4
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Yes Eastwood sells a kit to dye materials. Worth checking out.

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Old 08-11-2016, 06:46 AM   #5
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Thank you for the reply John but I could not find anything in their catalog or web site.
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Old 08-11-2016, 11:41 AM   #6
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Here you go. https://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&pag...le%20top%20dye

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Old 08-12-2016, 09:08 AM   #7
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Thank you Bob C, that is exactly what I was looking for.
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Thank you Bob C, that is exactly what I was looking for.
I hope it is but I used it and I was greatly disappointed. Wayne
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