Not a fan of the sedan

[brownbear]

[brownbear]

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[brownbear]

[brownbear]

[brownbear]

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[priya]

You might want to rip what remains of that vinyl roof off, as it is with the holes its trapping moisture and that'll make the roof rust much faster.  Be prepared for some nasty surprises underneath if you do remove it, though.

[brownbear]

[brownbear]

I just got done scraping a large amount of the roof off, then it started to pour.  I see a lot of glue so far,  looks like the windshield was leaking at one point, still have more to remove.  whats the best way to get the glue off?

[brownbear]

   Lots of work ahead of me...........

[El Matador]

I don't see a year specified in your description (unless I somehow missed it), but if that's an '87 then "rare" is something of an understatement.  Only 454 sedans produced in their final year.

I must admit I'm not a sedan man either... I mean, I don't hate them, but they're probably my least favorite of the five body styles.

Despite that, I did just pick up two of them recently ('81 and '86) and know the whereabouts of two others ('80 and '81) which could be had pretty cheaply. 

Take a look at Metalbird's sedan for some inspiration.  Looks like yours is even the same color.

[priya]

I just got done scraping a large amount of the roof off, then it started to pour.  I see a lot of glue so far,  looks like the windshield was leaking at one point, still have more to remove.  whats the best way to get the glue off?

You could try a paint stripper or some other kind of solvent, but if it takes the glue off it'll take the paint off as well and I imagine you don't want to do that at this point.  I havent had any luck with any kind of solvent, I use a sharp paint scraper, the one I fouind works best has a head that is sort of triangular shaped with one side flat, one slightly curved and one concave, the head is about an inch or so on each side.  Two hands on the scraper and a hard pull, or sometimes start away from the glue a bit and jerk it along the surface until it hits the glue and pulls some of it off.  I use a grinder to keep the edge sharp and avoid having to buy a new scraper every day or two.  Something that might work which I haven't tried is a heat gun to soften the glue before you run the scraper over it.

Be careful where the windshield pillars and rear window pillars meet the roof, those panels are joined with lead and a sharp steel straper can gouge it.

[brownbear]

This is the rare 1987 sedan......

[priya]

Oh, yes, brownbear, another thing I use to remove glue, undercoating, and so on is a wood chisel with about a 3/4 inch blade.  Lay it at a shallow angle to the metal next to the stuff you want to remove and tap it with a hammer.  That works really well for particularly thick/stubborn coatings and doesn't hurt the wrists like long bouts with hand scrapers can.