Alan,
As noted in some past thread the problem is not that the top has shrunk -
rather, over time, the car gets bigger!!!
Anyway, try letting the top sit out on a hot sunny day and perhaps you can get
it to stretch a bit. As for the crude, if the top is white (all of mine are)
use bleach white tire cleaner. Works like a charm. If the top is some other
color forget the bleach white and use and good stiff brush, simply orange (or
is that green)detergent and prodigious amounts of elbow grease.
Good luck,
Dr. Doug
69 C Roadster (white top and white tonneau)
69 C GT (BRG)
69 B Roadster (white top black tonneau
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net On Behalf Of Alan Lott
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 1997 10:30 AM
To: mgs@autox.team.net; british-cars@autox.team.net
Subject: The incredible shrinking top
Hello All,
The '71 B I just acquired has a pretty decent quality vinyl top in good
condition. Two problems:
problem #1: It hasn't been latched (at the header or at the "lift-the-dot"
fasteners at the rear) in several years and seems to have shrunk. This
morning, I pulled several muscles I never knew I had latching it. Is there
a fix for this? I thought that latching it properly and then leaving it in
the sun for a couple of days might help, but at this point I'm skeptical.
Problem #2: the top is "textured" and even after several thourough (sp?)
washings, with the usual car washing soap, there is still dirt/gook/slime
holding fast in the "valleys" created by the texture. Anyone have good luck
with specific cleaners?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Alan Lott
GTA Dept of RSE
Auburn University
'71 MGB (rolling restoration)
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