Removing and re-gluing sails, Anyone have luck with this? |
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Removing and re-gluing sails, Anyone have luck with this? |
Mark Henry |
Mar 24 2019, 01:36 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
The wife's 914 has repop sails that have bubbles, 4 year old resto so it isn't rust, the glue Mike (PO) used is letting go. Don't know if the sails are 914rubber, look good but definitely not OE sail material.
Think they will come off without self destructing? I'd rather leave it till the end of summer if they're going to be a biotch. |
Tom_T |
Mar 24 2019, 01:43 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
The wife's 914 has repop sails that have bubbles, 4 year old resto so it isn't rust, the glue Mike (PO) used is letting go. Don't know if the sails are 914rubber, look good but definitely not OE sail material. Think they will come off without self destructing? I'd rather leave it till the end of summer if they're going to be a biotch. Mark, A heat gun or hair dryer might loosen it up, but probably not enough to not self destruct. You could try poking the bubbles with a pin or sharp tipped Xacto knife, then use a plastic burnisher or squeegee to push the air out of the bubble in a circle from the edge to the hole all the way around each bubble, & burnishing the vinyl back down as you go, then seal the pin-hole with a tiny dab of black silicone on a toothpick to close off the holes. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
Tdskip |
Mar 24 2019, 02:13 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,674 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Is it that hard to replace?
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raynekat |
Mar 24 2019, 02:15 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,146 Joined: 30-December 14 From: BORING, Oregon Member No.: 18,263 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Might be worried about pulling some of the paint off....
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Larmo63 |
Mar 24 2019, 03:16 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,264 Joined: 3-March 14 From: San Clemente, Ca Member No.: 17,068 Region Association: Southern California |
New vinyl is cheap and re-installing it is somewhat easy (as you probably know.)
The hardest part about it is getting the targa bar pad off IMO. |
Mark Henry |
Mar 24 2019, 04:32 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Maybe not a big job, but I still have to get an engine in the car and have 10 customers engines in queue.
I think it's best not to tempt fate and I'll tackle it in the fall or when I have the time. |
Tdskip |
Mar 24 2019, 07:30 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,674 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Maybe not a big job, but I still have to get an engine in the car and have 10 customers engines in queue. I think it's best not to tempt fate and I'll tackle it in the fall or when I have the time. Slacker (IMG:style_emoticons/default/evilgrin.gif) That is a really nice complement to have that many engines to build. Well done! |
mepstein |
Mar 24 2019, 07:43 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,142 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
New vinyl is cheap and re-installing it is somewhat easy (as you probably know.) The hardest part about it is getting the targa bar pad off IMO. Next time I do a targa pad, I'm using a different kind of screw. The tiny phillips head are a huge pain. Especially when they are corroded in the hole and the head gets stripped. |
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