Roof /hood wear repair
Discussion
Life is too short to wait for the PH search facilty to come back in order to add to an existing post, so a new thread on an old subject - roadster hood wear from the centre bar.
I read the aforementioned thread, checked mine - lo and behold, some wear on the inside of the hood.
The bar originally had some crappy sticky felt around the end that seems guaranteed to come adrift, leaving a crudely finished metal bar to wear away the inner lining.
I actually think the felt is in part responsible - as it unwinds over time, it will stick a bit to the lining and quite likely pull it against the bar - I say this as the worn part isn't directly in line with the bar, rather either side & if you check the manner in which it folds away, the lining should actually move away from the bar as it goes down.
AM have a fix (of sorts) which is simply a patch of material that is glued to the lining to give more strength - that has a workshop time of 1.5 hours, but needs an overnight to let the glue set.
I came up with a simpler alternative. I ordered some seriously industrial strength velcro about 5cm wide. The adhesive when you peel away the backing sets a whole new standard for "sticky" (takes 24 hours to attain full strength).
I cut a length of the "fuzzy" (as opposed to hook) side about 5cm long and wrapped it around the end of the bar each side. I then cut another length about 10 cm long and stuck it to the inner covering where the wear had taken place. Fuzzy to fuzzy will not even think of sticking to itself and I do believe the job is now done.
The roll of velcro was all of about £12 , so cheap, simple and (I hope - time will tell!) effective
I read the aforementioned thread, checked mine - lo and behold, some wear on the inside of the hood.
The bar originally had some crappy sticky felt around the end that seems guaranteed to come adrift, leaving a crudely finished metal bar to wear away the inner lining.
I actually think the felt is in part responsible - as it unwinds over time, it will stick a bit to the lining and quite likely pull it against the bar - I say this as the worn part isn't directly in line with the bar, rather either side & if you check the manner in which it folds away, the lining should actually move away from the bar as it goes down.
AM have a fix (of sorts) which is simply a patch of material that is glued to the lining to give more strength - that has a workshop time of 1.5 hours, but needs an overnight to let the glue set.
I came up with a simpler alternative. I ordered some seriously industrial strength velcro about 5cm wide. The adhesive when you peel away the backing sets a whole new standard for "sticky" (takes 24 hours to attain full strength).
I cut a length of the "fuzzy" (as opposed to hook) side about 5cm long and wrapped it around the end of the bar each side. I then cut another length about 10 cm long and stuck it to the inner covering where the wear had taken place. Fuzzy to fuzzy will not even think of sticking to itself and I do believe the job is now done.
The roll of velcro was all of about £12 , so cheap, simple and (I hope - time will tell!) effective
Interesting, I'm, "thinking", of a convertable in the summer, but still not sure, but obvioulsy very interested in gaining knowledge in case I do go in that direction. Do you have any photos to illustrate what you've done and illustrate what went wrong?
My ignorance meant that I never even knew there was a problem, let alone a way to solve it .........
My ignorance meant that I never even knew there was a problem, let alone a way to solve it .........
MaverickV12 said:
Interesting, I'm, "thinking", of a convertable in the summer, but still not sure, but obvioulsy very interested in gaining knowledge in case I do go in that direction. Do you have any photos to illustrate what you've done and illustrate what went wrong?
My ignorance meant that I never even knew there was a problem, let alone a way to solve it .........
It's too dark even this far north now, but will post a couple of pics when I can.My ignorance meant that I never even knew there was a problem, let alone a way to solve it .........
The existing thread on this forum has excellent shots of the problem - if only I could find it!!!!
I also knew nothing about this until I fell over the thread here - you need to look for the problem because once it becomes apparent to you, the wear has turned into a hole possibly right through the canvas material.
Thanks guys. I re-read this thread and of course the, "c'est moi", thread, very helpful, thanks. i did not know there was a problem. I have a BMW with a soft top and when I was driving it all the time the thing went up and down like a Blackpool Donkey, and it looks as good now as when I bought the car.
Question. If I was to look at a second hand DB9V, would I be able to tell quite easily if there was a problem, or that a problem was developing?
Question. If I was to look at a second hand DB9V, would I be able to tell quite easily if there was a problem, or that a problem was developing?
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