Rear Window
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- Bucolic
- Sergeant First Class
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- Location: North Hills, CA
Rear Window
How can I get the wrinkles out of my rear window? I have a fairly new vinyl top that has a wrinkled window. I bought the top new and figured (wrongly) that the wrinkles would eventually go away since my jeep gets lots of sun. The top has been on for over two years and the rear straps are snug.
1964 M151 A1
Re: Rear Window
How "new" was the new top when you bought it? If it was a NOS top it could have been 30 years old and those wrinkles were set in there for that long, They are not coming out. The plasticizers in the window material dry out over the years and they become less and less flexible. That is why you see them crack after many years.
1964 M151A1
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
Re: Rear Window
Mine is the same way. I toyed with the idea of trying to use a heat gun to allow those ripples to relax but I'm in Texas and even with some very hot days, mine remains wrinkled. So, I decided having at it with a heat gun might just not be such a good idea.
Cheers,
TJ
Cheers,
TJ
- Bucolic
- Sergeant First Class
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- Joined: August 28th, 2014, 12:22 am
- Location: North Hills, CA
Re: Rear Window
I really have no idea how long it sat on some shelf somewhere but with what you're saying in mind, I guess I'm stuck with my wrinkles.rickf wrote:How "new" was the new top when you bought it? If it was a NOS top it could have been 30 years old and those wrinkles were set in there for that long,
Thanks Rick.
1964 M151 A1
Re: Rear Window
Yea, I am stuck with my wrinkles too.
1964 M151A1
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone