Peter,
I think the fabric will shrink as much as it can, but does not actually
shrink enough to put undue stress on any of the fasteners. It just
retains a good tight fit.
Joe Curry
Peter Zaborski wrote:
>
> Joe,
>
> Thanks for this tip (you are actually the second one). I never thought
> of it until you guys suggested it but of course it makes perfect sense.
> If I have trouble with the cover in the warmer weather, I will
> definitely give the hair dryer trick a try.
>
> One thing which puzzles me about all this "fitting" of tonneaus, what
> kind of stress is imposed on the dash mounted pegs when a "stretched
> with heat" cover begins to cool? Does the vinyl retain some of the
> stretch in a more permanent way? If not I can envision the pegs being
> over-stressed and then the dash gets the effect. Any opinions?
>
> Thanks as usual,
>
> Peter Zaborski
> 76 TR6 (CF58310 UO)
> Calgary AB Canada
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joe Curry [SMTP:spitlist@gte.net]
> > Sent: Saturday, February 28, 1998 9:25 PM
> > To: Peter Zaborski
> > Cc: 'Robert Laing'; 'TR6 List'
> > Subject: Re: tonneau cover
> >
> >
> > Peter,
> > If you don't want to wait until warmer weather, try using a portable
> > hair dryer to warm the fabric. That's a trich that upholstery shops
> > use
> > to get that good tight finish on vinyl.
> >
> > Joe Curry
> >
> >
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