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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Graham<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> I don’t totally remember about the pad on the hard top but since I had it stripped I’m sure I removed it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I put in a sheet of aluminized plastic bubble wrap type product. I believe I had just read an article about hot rodders using that material under headliners.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I think I bought it at Home Depot – used it full length and width of the hard top and let the headliner bows hold it in.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Ron Fraser<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Graham Harlowe via Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 23, 2017 10:14 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Cliff Morgan' <cliffomorgan@gmail.com>; 'Jay Laifman' <jay.laifman@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> 'Tiger's Den' <tigers@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] Hard Top Padding - Replace or not?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Thanks, Cliff. Good tip. Makes sense that by insulating the interior from the sun’s heat, you’re effectively trapping it against the painted metal – especially metal that’s been painted black. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Cliff Morgan [<a href="mailto:cliffomorgan@gmail.com">mailto:cliffomorgan@gmail.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 23, 2017 10:08 AM<br><b>To:</b> Jay Laifman<br><b>Cc:</b> Graham Harlowe; Tiger's Den<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] Hard Top Padding - Replace or not?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>When I restored my Tiger, I was told not to put Dynamat under metal that was dierectly exposed to the sun since it ruined the paint. Don't know if this is true but thought I'd pass it along. Cliff<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 4:23 PM, Jay Laifman via Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Your last words answer it for me. If yours is still stuck up there, leave it alone! No way we can get that kind of quality glue anymore.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If it is already off, I'd be worried about just about any current glue's ability to hold up whatever you put on there. Maybe some people have had luck with some sort of adhesive that can comment otherwise. At a minimum, it will probably required stripping the underside down to bare metal. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 1:33 PM, Graham Harlowe via Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Listers -<br><br>I'm in the process of restoring a hard top. I have removed the headliner<br>and padding to have the top repainted. The original rectangular padding<br>appears to be in good shape for 50 yr old organic material. I'm debating<br>replacing the original padding with a modern sound deadening/insulating<br>material (e.g. Dynamat). In general, I try to put things back they way they<br>were, but it's underneath the headliner where it'll never be seen.<br><br>For those who have been here before me, what did you decide and why? 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