Hi, Larry.
Done this before so here's a couple of hints, put in among existing text...
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> Just make sure the rivet is fully inserted in the hole, and make sure the
pop rivet tool is
> firmly pressing against the top of the rivet.
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> The strip is attached with rivets, when I did this I found my cheap
pop-rivet tool wouldn't
> fit between the curves on the strip. I had to go out and buy an expensive
tool. Hope your
> cheap one will work.
'The shear pin in a pop rivet is usually quite long so if your rivetter is
too snub-nosed to fit into a slot, you can slip a short spacer over the
rivet (e.g. small nut, with washer against rivet head) to 'extend' the
tool's nose. This also works with the buttons holding the side trims on a B'
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> Typically the fabric type tops stretch over time, so you can fit it fairly
tight.
Depending on whether it's Vinyl or Duck Canvas, you can carefully use a hair
dryer to warm the hood, or get the workshop warm. IMHO, a correctly fitted
hood at ambient temperature should be taut but not tight. If it's right, you
can tap it as you would a drum, i.e. no sagging with gravity.
All the best,
Dave Hill
72 BGT
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