Biscuit's PakiTop install
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TTT/// leaky seam post deleted 
we had some torrential rain in the last week here in ny......no leak from the top seam.....not a drop. 
Hy Fuzzy Logic water leaking through Seams in canvas is mostly a non issue at first it may leak a little bit, once it gets wet the fabric swells making it tighter it won't .....
But never take wet canvas down, first let it dry completely, other wise it will shrink and possibility of mildew setting in can destroy canvas in a few days.
Take this from somebody that has lived in a canvas houses over the past two decades ......Dusty 66
But never take wet canvas down, first let it dry completely, other wise it will shrink and possibility of mildew setting in can destroy canvas in a few days.
Take this from somebody that has lived in a canvas houses over the past two decades ......Dusty 66
It was some sort of vinyl and something to do with needle holes
What jackbrad said. Nice lookin' truck Bisquit.
I'm in on the current order. Biscuit, how much did it cost to get your bows painted? I was going to just rattle can black to match my rollcage but it looks like I will need to at least get those "door frame" sections painted.
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Is there anywhere else to get these tops from? I think it looks like bad craftsmanship, no offense ,but for the price and wait I would expect more. It does look good from a distance though!
So after a year of having my top I finally got around to painting the "bows". I really wanted to color match them with the tub but since my vehicle is a custom color I was having a hard time finding a rattle can that would be similar enough. My truck is really close to Freeborn Red but not exact. Quote from a local shop to paint was over $400. Color matched paint from Finish Masters was over $120 just in materials. I also don't own a good compressor or gun. I recently unscrewed the bolting points on the bows and installed some little squares of generic rubber padding to stop some squeak/rattling, btw this works great. While I was doing it I noticed that there was some very slight surface rust starting to form so I decided it was finally time to take action. I pulled the whole thing apart and sanded down the individual pieces.....forgot how many pieces this thing came in....16! I finally found a rattle can color that is close enough to my trucks color to work, it's not perfect but it will do the trick. Anyway it was a lot of painting but the bows came out really great...the primer and sanding made all the difference. The bows took about 20 mins each pass to do since I had to basically hit each one 4 sided and I made 3 passes. I didn't use a clear coat. One nice thing about the rattle can job is that it is easy to touch up. Now the hard part, waiting for the paint to cure for a week before I can put them back on. I'll post some shots when I get them installed but here is one from the painting.
I have the tan canvas top from Esan and it's wax coated.
i know reviving an old thread but i'd like to see some pics of where you put the rubber.. i've got some squeaks from my soft top bows..
