[Spridgets] Cloth top question...

[Biff Jones]

Michael,

I replace my rear window using marine grade clear vinyl and glue. It has 
held up now for 5+ years.

I carefully cut my rear window out from the outside using the top as my 
cutting guide. My old window was heat welded to the top. Then using the old 
cut-out window as a guide and a small jig made a new window 1/2" larger all 
around the outside cut edge. Flipped the top so I was now working from the 
inside of the top and glued the new window in along the old heat welded 
seam. As I said it's held up to weather, driving with the top up and no side 
curtains. The whole secret was the glue I used. Bought two tubes at the 
local discount store, Ollie's, to try as they were two for a buck. The stuff 
is or should I say was great. The stuff I bought was "QUALCO Clear Vinyl Rip 
Repair".  When I went back to Ollie's it was sold out and I have never seen 
it anywhere else. The stuff dried clear was flexible, and held like snot.

I used the remaining small amount I had to repair a eight inch slash someone 
put in my sons cloth convertible top. I used a piece of cloth backed vinyl 
and glued it in from the inside after releasing the tension on the top so I 
could get the edges to line up. After it dried clipped the hold downs and it 
held. That was 4+ years ago and it's still holding. He 'commutes' 120 miles 
a day and the top stays up 99% of the time.

Biff Jones
'Frogarri' '59 Bugeye
'Ole Gray' '61 AH Sprite
http://sprites2.homestead.com/


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