1938 ford woody roof material

[38woody]

Looking where to buy the roof material for a 1938 woody. I had it tear above the windshield and can’t seem to find the material online anywhere. It’s brown in color and has a grain like pattern in it.

[38woody]

I believe the material is cobra long grain vinyl but I can only seem to locate it in black

[Kube]

Originally Posted by 38woody

I believe the material is cobra long grain vinyl but I can only seem to locate it in black

I believe black is all you are likely to find. When I'd restored my wagon, I utilized the black and then painted it.

[alanwoodieman]

I actually purchased the last 13 feet of the original color from LB and several people have used a piece of mine for a color sample. pm me if you want a sample

[38woody]

What was used to paint it? Wouldn’t some sort of vinyl dye have to be used?

[alanwoodieman]

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with the new systems you can use the conversion coatings then paint with enamel, do not use hardener. also you can get sems Vinal paint and larger auto body shop suppliers can color match for you. with the conversion you really need to clean-clean-clean before you coat

[deuce_roadster]

For my 40, all I could find was black that was wide enough. After installed on the car, but before the rain gutters were installed, I masked the entire car off and cleaned the top with wax and grease remover which is a low grade reducer, and shot the top with SEM vinyl dye that was tinted to match alanwoodieman's sample. No loss of points on the EFV8 concourse 2 different times. Good luck, I am often asked where to get authentic material and I really have no answer now that LB is gone.

[Kube]

Originally Posted by deuce_roadster

For my 40, all I could find was black that was wide enough. After installed on the car, but before the rain gutters were installed, I masked the entire car off and cleaned the top with wax and grease remover which is a low grade reducer, and shot the top with SEM vinyl dye that was tinted to match alanwoodieman's sample. No loss of points on the EFV8 concourse 2 different times. Good luck, I am often asked where to get authentic material and I really have no answer now that LB is gone.

Nearly exact as to what I'd done. Clen, clean, clean, clean...very important.