Smooth out soft top wrinkles??
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Smooth out soft top wrinkles??
My soft top is in pretty good cond, but kinda wrinkly in spots... its probably been folded closed for 99.999% of the time for the last 24 years. are there any ways to work these out or do I have to just get used to them??
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Re: Smooth out soft top wrinkles?? (qblue92)
Also, I try to store mine with the top up. Its kind of a "PITA" to do that before putting it up for the night, admittedly I don't do it all the time....
For what its worth, mine has a few wrinkles and I consider it in pretty good shape
For what its worth, mine has a few wrinkles and I consider it in pretty good shape
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Re: Smooth out soft top wrinkles?? (6tee6)
Agreed !
Put the top up when storing. Vinyl (plastic) will take a set and crease when kept folded for long periods.
One of the reasons I went with a "Cloth" top last time. Even these will wrinkle, but nowhere near as bad as vinyl.
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Put the top up when storing. Vinyl (plastic) will take a set and crease when kept folded for long periods.
One of the reasons I went with a "Cloth" top last time. Even these will wrinkle, but nowhere near as bad as vinyl.
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Re: Smooth out soft top wrinkles?? (qblue92)
When I did my top I talked to Al Knoch and he said to stretch the top you heat the outside and to shrink it to remove wrinkles you steam the underside.
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Re: Smooth out soft top wrinkles?? (qblue92)
I install tops and always tell people to store the top up. Nothing worse then having it doen and forgotten. Will save you alot in the end.