How To: C15a Wire-3 restoration

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Jordan

As someone said, it will be a miracle if the canvas fits. It can be stretched!

I recently put a new canopy on a jeep - brand new but 25 years old. It was 6 inches too short at the back.

I got a half dozen concrete blocks (breeze blocks, besser blocks or whatever you call them used for wall building and about 15/20lbs each) and attached them to the straps at the rear with the canvas on the jeep attached to the windscreen as per normal. Sprayed with water each day and after 3 days I had regained the full length! You would think it impossible but it worked and 6 months later has retained its proper length.

If you run into this problem I would suggest you try the long term stretching method - it does require decent weights over a few days and you will probably have to do both N/S and E/W..

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