per an earlier post, the repair of a convertible top slashed by a radio
thief -- using elmer's stix-all adhesive, commonly available (like at
walgreen's for about $6.00 a tube) -- passed its first serious storm test
by holding-up very well. if this stuff works, and it seems to, it saves
about $1,200, the cost of replacing the top. we know because we replaced the
top the last time it happened. the adhesive has been successfully "holding"
a patch of vinyl convertible-top material obtained from a auto
upholstery/top shop. most glues seem to wilt under heat from the sun or
give-way in other ways. this stuff, which goes on gloppy and dries that way,
has held up under both heat and rain. we're still looking for a
reasonably-priced hard top but these seem not to exist. and in fact, we now
may not need one. cheers, art mcginn, '91, san francisco