Ben,

I was away from the computer for a couple of days, so am slow to answer. First, Cathy and I took the Crossfire to see our daughter in Searcy, about 200 miles away. Since the repair I made, it's been basically 100 degrees and 100 percent humidity here. Part of the drive is on two lane where the big trucks really cause the back window to move, and where I noticed the failure of both sides of the window back in March and April.

This time, short but rough conditions, and it is still completely intact.

I'll try to answer specifically what you asked. Not sure about quoting so I've pasted your questions and then my answer after.

You mentioned that you used PVC Cleaner...did you use that after you razor bladed the glass? Also, did you use the PVC Cleaner to clean the fabric also?

I used the PVC cleaner on the clean glass (only) to remove any wax/oil that might cause the glue to fail. I was careful not to get it on the cloth, though I don't know if it would affect the cloth top.

Also, did you spread the 3M Window Weld adhesive on the glass only, or did you also put it on the fabric as well?

Sort of answering the next question as well - I put the Window Weld only on the glass, and used a wood paddle to spread it. However, in the lower left corner, the folded cloth had separated from itself, so I worked some of the glue between the fold as well as I could.

I believe the success of the fix working and holding is in the details of the preparation done to the glass and fabric. Absolutely! Since the delamination and seperation seems to be between the adhesive and the fabric, I was wondering whether you worked the adhesive into the fabric before pressing the two surfaces together.?

No, only onto the glass.

I am really happy with the result! I used a wood dowel, about six inches long and about one inch diameter as a rolling pin. You'll notice that where the factory glue is still good, there is a clear demarcation of the glued area, so there is a neat band apparent in the cloth, but that is absent where it's separated. The dowel helped reform that band, so it is much like the factory appearance. The dowel helped me get a more uniform thickness, and helped squeeze most of the excess glue out onto the glass. It was hard to resist, but I left it there about 24 hours. Cleanup really was easy. I used a blade to cut perpendicular to the glass, adjacent to the cloth. Then most of the excess glue just pulled away from the glass.

You'd have to know the repair was made to find it. Cleanup was easy. I feel silly to have waited so long to make the fix.

Hope this helps. Will answer anything I can.

Michael