On Tue, 02 May 2006 16:22:02 -0700, "L.W.(Bill) ------ III"
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> I remember I used cloth with a household silicone adhesive then
>spray painted my daughter's Stang rag top. She never thanked me. ;-)

She's probably worried you'll go back to making "nightly visits".
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On Tue, 02 May 2006 16:22:02 -0700, "L.W.(Bill) ------ III"
<----------@***.net> wrote:

> I remember I used cloth with a household silicone adhesive then
>spray painted my daughter's Stang rag top. She never thanked me. ;-)

She's probably worried you'll go back to making "nightly visits".
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Success!

I had extra material around all along and just forgot about it. I have
an extra set of stock soft doors on thanks to Snowboardripper from this
group so I took the worst old one and cut the patches out of it's bottom
vinyl area.

I cleaned everything with some coleman fuel then buffed it to make sure
it all came off and used 'shoe goo' on the patches from the outside. I
used clear packing tape to hold the patches down tight while the shoe
goo dried. They almost look welded on because the goo did react well
and softened the vinyl while it was wet.

Some of the patch edges did want to wrinkle and lift in spite of the
tape so once it dried and I removed the tape I ran a small bead of shoe
goo on the patches edges and used a wet finger to smooth it down. That
covered it really well.

I only had time/ambition to do one horizontal window crack repair which
was right on the fold when the door window is zipped open. I figured
that would be a good test for the top's roll up window's cracks. I
taped the crack with clear packing tape on the outside and used the goo
from the inside.

The patches and crack fix has worked well It has been raining hard off
and on and no leaks. The window even folds down without bothering the
repair.

Now if it will ever stop raining I will do the other couple window
cracks and add the replacement snaps and zipper the back window needs.

If I watch out for trees and keep the rubber side down, the top should
last a while longer.... :-)

Mike

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> I need to keep my stock 1986 Witco vinyl soft top and doors working for
> another season and the top is getting pretty beat. Time to swap the
> duct tape patches for some vinyl ones and seal the window cracks.
>
> Snowboardripper from this group gave me a new set of soft doors a couple
> years ago, so I am fine there with only one window crack.
>
> I have a tube of 'Shoe Goo' and I figure I will put clear packing tape
> on the window cracks and goo them from the other side and see what
> happens. I might just leave the tape in place, it holds for a while
> pretty well.
>
> I want to glue some patches on some holes in the top though and was
> wondering what is the best to use. The holes are fairly good sized.
> 2"x3" is the biggest, right square on top of the driver's seat.... Some
> freaking rodent made a nest in the folded up top that was stored in the
> garage and expanded his room size through the folds....
>
> Does anyone remember how to fix the old soft tops? They are the vinyl
> ones, not the sailcloth ones....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

 

Success!

I had extra material around all along and just forgot about it. I have
an extra set of stock soft doors on thanks to Snowboardripper from this
group so I took the worst old one and cut the patches out of it's bottom
vinyl area.

I cleaned everything with some coleman fuel then buffed it to make sure
it all came off and used 'shoe goo' on the patches from the outside. I
used clear packing tape to hold the patches down tight while the shoe
goo dried. They almost look welded on because the goo did react well
and softened the vinyl while it was wet.

Some of the patch edges did want to wrinkle and lift in spite of the
tape so once it dried and I removed the tape I ran a small bead of shoe
goo on the patches edges and used a wet finger to smooth it down. That
covered it really well.

I only had time/ambition to do one horizontal window crack repair which
was right on the fold when the door window is zipped open. I figured
that would be a good test for the top's roll up window's cracks. I
taped the crack with clear packing tape on the outside and used the goo
from the inside.

The patches and crack fix has worked well It has been raining hard off
and on and no leaks. The window even folds down without bothering the
repair.

Now if it will ever stop raining I will do the other couple window
cracks and add the replacement snaps and zipper the back window needs.

If I watch out for trees and keep the rubber side down, the top should
last a while longer.... :-)

Mike

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> I need to keep my stock 1986 Witco vinyl soft top and doors working for
> another season and the top is getting pretty beat. Time to swap the
> duct tape patches for some vinyl ones and seal the window cracks.
>
> Snowboardripper from this group gave me a new set of soft doors a couple
> years ago, so I am fine there with only one window crack.
>
> I have a tube of 'Shoe Goo' and I figure I will put clear packing tape
> on the window cracks and goo them from the other side and see what
> happens. I might just leave the tape in place, it holds for a while
> pretty well.
>
> I want to glue some patches on some holes in the top though and was
> wondering what is the best to use. The holes are fairly good sized.
> 2"x3" is the biggest, right square on top of the driver's seat.... Some
> freaking rodent made a nest in the folded up top that was stored in the
> garage and expanded his room size through the folds....
>
> Does anyone remember how to fix the old soft tops? They are the vinyl
> ones, not the sailcloth ones....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

 

Success!

I had extra material around all along and just forgot about it. I have
an extra set of stock soft doors on thanks to Snowboardripper from this
group so I took the worst old one and cut the patches out of it's bottom
vinyl area.

I cleaned everything with some coleman fuel then buffed it to make sure
it all came off and used 'shoe goo' on the patches from the outside. I
used clear packing tape to hold the patches down tight while the shoe
goo dried. They almost look welded on because the goo did react well
and softened the vinyl while it was wet.

Some of the patch edges did want to wrinkle and lift in spite of the
tape so once it dried and I removed the tape I ran a small bead of shoe
goo on the patches edges and used a wet finger to smooth it down. That
covered it really well.

I only had time/ambition to do one horizontal window crack repair which
was right on the fold when the door window is zipped open. I figured
that would be a good test for the top's roll up window's cracks. I
taped the crack with clear packing tape on the outside and used the goo
from the inside.

The patches and crack fix has worked well It has been raining hard off
and on and no leaks. The window even folds down without bothering the
repair.

Now if it will ever stop raining I will do the other couple window
cracks and add the replacement snaps and zipper the back window needs.

If I watch out for trees and keep the rubber side down, the top should
last a while longer.... :-)

Mike

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> I need to keep my stock 1986 Witco vinyl soft top and doors working for
> another season and the top is getting pretty beat. Time to swap the
> duct tape patches for some vinyl ones and seal the window cracks.
>
> Snowboardripper from this group gave me a new set of soft doors a couple
> years ago, so I am fine there with only one window crack.
>
> I have a tube of 'Shoe Goo' and I figure I will put clear packing tape
> on the window cracks and goo them from the other side and see what
> happens. I might just leave the tape in place, it holds for a while
> pretty well.
>
> I want to glue some patches on some holes in the top though and was
> wondering what is the best to use. The holes are fairly good sized.
> 2"x3" is the biggest, right square on top of the driver's seat.... Some
> freaking rodent made a nest in the folded up top that was stored in the
> garage and expanded his room size through the folds....
>
> Does anyone remember how to fix the old soft tops? They are the vinyl
> ones, not the sailcloth ones....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)