ayoung101

i just bought an 89 runner a few weeks ago. red paint, "red" top. i would PREFER a black top, but will settle for a RED top again. read: my top is very faded and is now what men will call "light-red" (women call it pink). 1. is there a good product to restore the color of my top? 2. is there a way to paint it properly? 3. should i just look for a black top and switch it with mine? any suggestions?

ayoung101

no one has ever had their tops fade before?

cabbage

Sorry, my truck is white and I dont know anything about painting, in this case fiberglass top painting.

4Runner1988

Hey man......I have the same problem.

I coated it with 2001 car wax.....then it dried up in about 1hr. Then I broke into my Meguiers Gold Class.....lasted about 2hrs but better than when i bought the Runner.

I agree that we may need to use the product from WEST MARINE, or somthing of the like.

ayoung101

or just paint it. i think i might just do that. i'd prefer black on it anyways. i'll talk to a body shop first to verify the TYPE of paint, cuz i only want to do it once. but with it being fiberglass, the right type of spray paint should do the trick. i doubt it would need to be professionally painted in order for it to look good.

Toddski

My old neighbor works for a body shop. I'm going to take my top in when the weather is nicer and see if he can paint it.
Let us know if you take yours in.

deznoches

Good thread mine is all splochy but the only thing I can think of to fix it proper is to paint it. It just rained yeasterday so I'm waiting a while, but let me know how yours turnerd out.

ayoung101

well, unfortunately it won't be anytime soon, that's for sure. i don't got enough time until after classes are done this term. and my classes go 1/2way through june. but after that, i'll let you know.