[MV] Fwd: Lube for Vinyl Cab Top Installation

Forwarded for Neal Anderson
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>Status: U
>Subject: Lube for Vinyl Cab Top Installation
>Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:02:11 -0400
>Thread-Topic: Lube for Vinyl Cab Top Installation
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>From: "Anderson, Neal CIV (NAVSEA)" <neal.anderson@navy.mil>
>To: "Ryan Gill" <rmgill@mindspring.com>
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>Ryan,
>
>Would you please forward this to mil-veh for me? My posts are bouncing again.
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>Thanks, Neal
>
>
>
>For the current vinyl cab top, what do you think is the best
>lubricant to use on the rubber(?) edge that slides through the
>channel at the top of the windshield? I'd like to take the top off
>and drive "convertible style" for a while, but I remember how hard
>it was to pull that edge roll through the channel, and would like to
>find a lube that would make both installation and removal easier.
>
>Neal [email]Neal.Anderson@navy.mil[/email][/color]


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Soak the channel with silicone spray. After the
top is removed, inspect the channel for places that
were crimped to hold a canvas top. Open the tight
spots up a little. I use a side motion with the
claws of a rip hammer inserted where needed.
Joe Young

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Hi Neal and listers,
When installing the vinyl tops, I've used 3M WL-QT wire pulling lubricant.
It's a very slippery water based lubricant, and it evaporates in a few
minutes. I've seen it for sale at Home-Depot for around 6-7 bucks a quart.
When removing the top I use an ink cartridge syringe to "inject" the lube
into the channel. It's helped alot in installation and removal. I've seen
no staining or other problems associated with the lube's use.
Of course, "your results may vary".
Rick

Rick Thiers
M.V. Sales & Hardware
1035B Fallowfield Rd.
Atglen, Pa. 19310 USA
610-593-1218 8-6 EST
[url]http://www.mvsalesandhardware.com[/url]

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>For the current vinyl cab top, what do you think is the best
>lubricant to use on the rubber(?) edge that slides through the
>channel at the top of the windshield? I'd like to take the top off
>and drive "convertible style" for a while, but I remember how hard
>it was to pull that edge roll through the channel, and would like to
>find a lube that would make both installation and removal easier.
>
>Neal [email]Neal.Anderson@navy.mil[/email][/color]




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I have used common liquid dish soap for many years and it
works wonders. (Cheap too) Great for pushing hoses onto tight
fittings also.

Jon



On 21 Jul 2004, at 17:13, Richard J. Thiers, Jr. wrote:
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> Hi Neal and listers,
> When installing the vinyl tops, I've used 3M WL-QT wire pulling lubricant.
> It's a very slippery water based lubricant, and it evaporates in a few
> minutes. I've seen it for sale at Home-Depot for around 6-7 bucks a quart.
> When removing the top I use an ink cartridge syringe to "inject" the lube
> into the channel. It's helped alot in installation and removal. I've seen
> no staining or other problems associated with the lube's use.
> Of course, "your results may vary".
> Rick
>
> Rick Thiers
> M.V. Sales & Hardware
> 1035B Fallowfield Rd.
> Atglen, Pa. 19310 USA
> 610-593-1218 8-6 EST
> [url]http://www.mvsalesandhardware.com[/url]
>
> [color=green]
> >For the current vinyl cab top, what do you think is the best
> >lubricant to use on the rubber(?) edge that slides through the
> >channel at the top of the windshield? I'd like to take the top off
> >and drive "convertible style" for a while, but I remember how hard
> >it was to pull that edge roll through the channel, and would like to
> >find a lube that would make both installation and removal easier.
> >
> >Neal [email]Neal.Anderson@navy.mil[/email][/color]
>
>
>
>
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At 5:13 PM -0400 7/21/04, Richard J. Thiers, Jr. wrote:[color=blue]
>Hi Neal and listers,
> When installing the vinyl tops, I've used 3M WL-QT wire
>pulling lubricant.
>It's a very slippery water based lubricant, and it evaporates in a few
>minutes. I've seen it for sale at Home-Depot for around 6-7 bucks a quart.
>When removing the top I use an ink cartridge syringe to "inject" the lube
>into the channel. It's helped alot in installation and removal. I've seen
>no staining or other problems associated with the lube's use.[/color]

A note on this stuff. Its very good for this application because it's
designed to be smeared on electrical and data cable when pulling it
in conduit or in rough in holes through walls. The materials don't
break down plastics or rubber and after drying isn't prone to causing
corrosion (an otherwise serious problem with wiring.

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>> Howdy Neal,

I would spray the welting with good old Armorall - helps keep the
rubberized material soft and pliable.

Good Luck,
Mel Miller
Corpus Christi, TX
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>> For the current vinyl cab top, what do you think is the best lubricant
>> to use on the rubber(?) edge that slides through the channel at the
>> top of the windshield? I'd like to take the top off and drive
>> "convertible style" for a while, but I remember how hard it was to
>> pull that edge roll through the channel, and would like to find a lube
>> that would make both installation and removal easier.
>>
>> Neal [email]Neal.Anderson@navy.mil[/email][/color][/color]


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