Re: Canvas Top Question

[Scott Fisher <sfisher71@domain.elided>]

Paul,

Hot towels.  Put the top up as far as you can get it,
then soak a couple of big bath towels in very hot
water.  Plop them on the top.  The heat will relax the
top fibers and make it easier to stretch.

You may, of course, want to put some DRY towels down
on the seats first. :-)

--Scott Fisher
  Tualatin, Oregon

--- Paul F <paulfromsf@domain.elided> wrote:
> How would one go about streching out a canvas top?
> The top in question is on 
> a friends Spider that has been sitting in a garage
> for a couple of years 
> with the top down (I know, I know, it should have
> been stored with the top 
> up). It is now impossible to get the top to latch
> shut because the canvas 
> top has shrunk since the last time the top was up.
> Any suggestions would be 
> helpful.
> 
> Thanks,
> Paul
> '84 Spider Veloce
> 
> 
>
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