What is the stuff you put on to repair a split in the canvas top.
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What is the stuff you put on to repair a split in the canvas top.
Redneck1
Hunnard mile an aur tape - dang, I thought youuus was a redneck?
More canvas, attached with thread. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by redneck1
If it's a little tear, sew it back up, then cover the stitches with seam sealant so it doesn't leak. If it's a big tear, or a hole, you'll need a patch. We used the bottom of our old seats for patches, as it was the same thick canvas and well color-matched. Be sure to seal the seams with some form of glue or sealant or you'll get little leaks, and be sure to re-waterproof the patch (or the whole top if it's time) too.
I have never seen a successful patch of any form of material with any form of tape...
--Randy
Try Barge Cement
A real redneck just gets the gorilla glue duck tape.
In reality it depends on why the tear occurred in the first place. If the top is relatively new a repair might work ok. If the top is multi-years old then you ain't gonna be able to fix it no matter what you do. Canvas ages and old rotten canvas is unrepairable. My mainteance truck top had a small tear in Ohio and by the time it got to Texas there wasn't a piece bigger than a couple of inches square. No way you could have sewn a patch on that rotten old canvas.
I am. But you ain't You Don't spell RedneckQuote:
Originally Posted by BBM715
Redneck1Quote:
Originally Posted by REDNECK WANNABE
It was asked for a friend. The top on her convertable has a 1 inch split at the threads.She doesn't have the money for a new top so I wuz justa askin.
For a quick fix til she can get a new canvass.
Redneck1
I've found Spiderwire fishing line and a curved needle work quite well for seem repairs
There is a tool you can use also. It's used in both canvas work and leather work called a stitching awl. Basically it's an awl with a bobbin of thread and a needle. With the awl you become the sewing machine by creating a lock stitch. If the thread on the seam gave loose, but the top is in otherwise good condition then I would try the cement, and then maybe the stitch awl. Or a large needle, and some thread, or if you need to repunch the holes a regular awl and then the needle and thread.
Joe I don't think she was gonna get that technical.
Plus she don't look THAT good.
Redneck1
Pliobond, Pilobond made by 3M? That the stuff you were looking for? Mr. Al Temple always recommends it highly. I tried to find some local to me, have not been able to do so yet.
Pliobond works great. Al and Chris both have used it. I put my M35 vinyl top back together with it last fall. The stuff also holds one of my M105 covers together. It works pretty good.
I got my at the local ACE hardware store.
That is what I was looking for.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doug
Thanks
Didn't I just see Billy Mays selling some fabric mending agent on TV? It's not a glue, he says. Haven't heard if it works on vehicle tops.
Or shoe bottoms.
Scott
Sorry, I don't need anything prom a pitchman.
IMHO
Redneck1
Not even a Hercules Hook? Or maybe some Oxy-Clean?Quote:
Originally Posted by redneck1
At least Billy ain't been slappin' around any prostitutes lately......:D
Hey, she was biting his tongue! I just hate it when thousand-dollar hookers do that!
I'm glad I came across this thread. I have a tear in the heavy vinyl spare tire cover on the 'Zuki I'm going to use Pliobond on.
That ain't Billy Mays.
That was Vince from Sham-wow.
Very good, Will. That's why Randy wrote:
Fix that seam yet?Quote:
At least Billy ain't been slappin' around any prostitutes...
She is suppose to have the pilobond ordered.Quote:
Originally Posted by Binford
Just waiting on a woman.
Redneck1
You could use canvas cement and sail tape. Clean the canvas, put cement and sail tape on each side of the tear. Make sure the tape is cut in the shape of an oval. Its amazing how strong that stuff is. Can be bought at any West Marine, but you may have issues finding it in OD.
OR
Go to a leather shop and buy of those awl threaders. They work great on canvas. I used on all the time when I was crewing on a tall ship. One of these:
http://toolmonger.com/wp-content/upl...dystitcher.jpg
Way easier to make consistant stitches then a curved needle. Just remember to use a stout waxed thread. I like hemp, if you can find it. Nylon "synue" also works well, but no idea how it fares in the sun.
Zach
The other day I repaired a small tear in our vinyl spare tire cover for the 'Zuki. I used Pliobond with a chunk of M715 inner tube as a backing. Looks as good as a repaired tear could look!