fixing slashed miata convertible top

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

In article . net>,
"Art McGinn" > wrote:

> 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.

Were the doors locked? If so, why?

--
Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
'94C
the alignment page:
http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html

yup, and shouldn't have been. but our local slasher slashes regardless,
according to other victims among the at least half-dozen neighborhood miatas
that gotta park in the street (garages at a premium here among late-19th
century residences). art

"Lanny Chambers" > wrote in message
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> In article . net>,
> "Art McGinn" > wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> Were the doors locked? If so, why?
>
> --
> Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
> '94C
> the alignment page:
> http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html

>
>
>
> yup, and shouldn't have been. but our local slasher slashes regardless,
>according to other victims among the at least half-dozen neighborhood miatas
>that gotta park in the street (garages at a premium here among late-19th
>century residences). art
>
>"Lanny Chambers" > wrote in message
...
>> In article . net>,
>> "Art McGinn" > wrote:
>>
>> > 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.
>>
>> Were the doors locked? If so, why?
>>
>> --
>> Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
>> '94C
>> the alignment page:
>> http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html
>
>
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