The only thing I might have done differently would be have a bead of sealant or glue between the frame and canvas as this would also give strength to the canvas - sort of like the bond/rivet idea Jaguar used when building their aluminium cars. Will be interesting to see how long it lasts.
Hy, i have considered using some sealant but in the end decided to go against it, for three reasons: 1. In case my experiment wasn't successful and I had to re-do it, i did not want to compromise the lip of the opening with hardened/sticky sealant. This way, if things go bad, i can just drill out the rivets and re-do it. 2. I was hoping that the canvas will become its own sealant, and luckily, it did. I sprayed the canvas top with a pressure washer many times, and I have no water ingress at the rear window ( i had to put a drop of gel Super Glue on each of the rivet's centers, because i had water seeping in through there, but not at the actual lip/rim of the window 3. I was afraid that applying sealant might result in ugly run-out dripping from under the metal frame, as I am not usually very good with glues/gooey stuff.
@@isographer "i had to put a drop of gel Super Glue on each of the rivet's centers, because i had water seeping in through there" - You have addressed my only concern. Basically I was worried that the hole in the canvas would move over time and become distorted, thus allowing water ingress. But you have it covered - nice job. If only all cars had the rear window pressed in, like my Saabs, instead of glued in, like my Volvo and your Audi, the world would be a better place...!
The only thing I might have done differently would be have a bead of sealant or glue between the frame and canvas as this would also give strength to the canvas - sort of like the bond/rivet idea Jaguar used when building their aluminium cars. Will be interesting to see how long it lasts.
Hy, i have considered using some sealant but in the end decided to go against it, for three reasons: 1. In case my experiment wasn't successful and I had to re-do it, i did not want to compromise the lip of the opening with hardened/sticky sealant. This way, if things go bad, i can just drill out the rivets and re-do it. 2. I was hoping that the canvas will become its own sealant, and luckily, it did. I sprayed the canvas top with a pressure washer many times, and I have no water ingress at the rear window ( i had to put a drop of gel Super Glue on each of the rivet's centers, because i had water seeping in through there, but not at the actual lip/rim of the window 3. I was afraid that applying sealant might result in ugly run-out dripping from under the metal frame, as I am not usually very good with glues/gooey stuff.
@@isographer "i had to put a drop of gel Super Glue on each of the rivet's centers, because i had water seeping in through there" - You have addressed my only concern. Basically I was worried that the hole in the canvas would move over time and become distorted, thus allowing water ingress. But you have it covered - nice job. If only all cars had the rear window pressed in, like my Saabs, instead of glued in, like my Volvo and your Audi, the world would be a better place...!
well done, thanks for posting this
very interesting.
Could you send me the sizes of the frames please
Please contact me on my e-mail. isographer@yahoo.com . Best wishes!
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