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My experience is the same as Peter=92s. No stretch, but no shrinkage =
either. I only put my top down when I go cruising in the summer.
Bob
> On Feb 16, 2016, at 2:40 PM, Dave Murphy <roadwarriordave@hotmail.com> =
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> Peter, Its interesting that you don't have the same width shrinkage =
problem that I have with my tops which spend about 2 days raised each =
year and remain folded all winter. The length on my tops has stretched, =
so they are easier to attach at the header rail than when new. I think =
stretching the length causes the width to shrink (Poisson's Ratio) as in =
an elastic band. Do you mostly keep your top raised?
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> <I have had two sunfast tops on my TR6, one for about 10 years, the =
current one for about five.I have never had a real <shrinkage problem =
either side to side or front to back. Over the years it will get =
slightly harder to stretch up, but not <enough to really speak of. =
These are Robbins' sunfast tops. would not go back to vinyl.
> <Peter Arakelian - '71 TR6, Daily Driver =20
> <<The main complaint I have with both the original top and the Sunfast =
is that the tops attach to the velcro on the folding <<side rails for =
only about 2 years before the width of the top "shrinks" and becomes too =
narrow to even reach those side <<rails.=20
> <<-Dave Murphy, Dearborn MI =20
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class=3D"">My experience is the same as Peter=92s. No stretch, but =
no shrinkage either. I only put my top down when I go cruising in =
the summer.<div class=3D""><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" =
style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>Bob<br class=3D""><div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Feb 16, 2016, at 2:40 PM, =
Dave Murphy <<a href=3D"mailto:roadwarriordave@hotmail.com"; =
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class=3D"">Peter, Its interesting that you don't have the same width =
shrinkage problem that I have with my tops which spend about 2 days =
raised each year and remain folded all winter. The length on my =
tops has stretched, so they are easier to attach at the header rail =
than when new. I think stretching the length causes the width to =
shrink (Poisson's Ratio) as in an elastic band. Do you mostly keep =
your top raised?<br class=3D""><br class=3D""><I have had two sunfast =
tops on my TR6, one for about 10 years, the current one for about five.I =
have never had a real <shrinkage problem either side to side or front =
to back. Over the years it will get slightly harder to stretch up, =
but not <enough to really speak of. These are Robbins' sunfast =
tops. would not go back to vinyl.<br class=3D""><Peter =
Arakelian - '71 TR6, Daily Driver </div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D""><<The main complaint I have with both the original top =
and the Sunfast is that the tops attach to the velcro on the folding =
<<side rails for only about 2 years before the width of the =
top "shrinks" and becomes too narrow to even reach those side =
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