What paint for the fiberglass top?

[Helga]

My pop top is starting to look messy: what paint should I use? It is the original poptop off a 1982 westfalia.

Thanks!

[wee bugger]

If its still the original white plastic/fibre glass, give it a couple of hours elbow grease and the results are great. a tiny bit of cream cleaner on the really stubborn bits. i spent a day once doing a high top that had not been 'seen too' for years and i was toying with the idea of painting it...i would have had to fully clean it first anyway...

[eatcustard]

If it does not clean up

Use Rustolium, and roller it on

[High Peaker]

The bloke who is currently respraying my camper (not the roof) recommended UPVC window frame cleaner.
I will try some in the next couple of weeks and let you know - unless anyone else has tryed it?..

[silverbullet]

I'd have thought any auto paint suitable for bumpers (or the tailgates of ghastly yank mpv's and 4x4's) would do the job ok. I think that it has to have some different plasticiser added to keep it flexible, could be wrong.
Would like to know as I will be colouring my pop top to match the bus, when I finally get to fitting it.

[Helga]

Thanks everybody - I like the rustoleum idea... I would just clean it... which I will anyway before painting obviously! But someone has painted it before, badly in places, so I think a coating of rustoleum is perhaps best?

[wynthesurfer]

Hi Helga
If you have a boat chandlers near you they are great for all things GRP,cleaners etc or look on this site http://www.poliglow.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Wyn

[lance]

if its bad after all that ,i key them up and re-gel them in white flowcoat with a bit of silica to add stippled affect