...Just the tension on the canvas is shearing the adhesive joint in the raised position, and that is not what adhesives are good at resisting....
...Old thread Revival...gotta love it....So, back to the convertible top storage question..Top up ? or Top down? If the top tension is partially to blame for adhesive failures, and I don't want my 2 year old top to fail, then I should store it top down? I can do this, if need be, and use my awesome California car cover to keep out the dust in my garage. Central Florida will be hot this summer, the average daily temp in the garage is above 95 and closer to 100F.