MAC99V Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 Heh, Not long got my recent purchase back from a private sale, 987 Gen2 'S'. After being assured all was good...by the private seller (and god only knows why i didn't get an inspection), took it in to a local 'ish' Indie 'Project 9' for a health check to make sure all was good, before possibly continuing it's Main Dealer stamp to keep it's history 'Porsche'. The bad news came in at £3.5k's worth of work, new brake lines, coffin boxes, etc etc.....I was shown the photo's of under the car and it clearly hadn't been maintained well enough, so, after my initial purchase whcih was just outside of budget, i got hit with the painful bill. Cars back and all is ace apart from one very small niggle...there's a scuff in the roof fabric, not necessarily a tear and It hasn't gone all the way through and it's about the size of a 50p piece, but to me it's an obvious blemish i'd rather do without. Any suggestions / recommendations on a type of adhesive to keep it flat and not so 'fluffy'? Any advice greatly appreciated. All the best, Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 Welcome. Can you identify exactly where it is? As I think a few 987s, mine included, seem to develop such a scuff at a wear point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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red rocket Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 As Meno says location would be helpful. Personally haven't seen one like that but they do tend to scuff around the rear 'quarters'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC99V Posted April 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 Hi and thanks, scuffs just behind the passenger door. Did see in the paperwork on the car, had some alteration done by Porsche a year or so back. So could have been rubbing or a catch?.....It's at the bottom left of the image, barely noticeable...other then to me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red rocket Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 Looks to me like it may have been caught. Having just replaced the pushrod end caps on mine it's possible yours have broken at some point and roof has been caught in mechanism. None of which helps with a remedy. Unless someone comes up with a suggestion for an adhesive to flatten it (without making it even more obvious) i would leave well alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC99V Posted April 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 Yeh, get what your saying, as it’s small, could just leave it as it’s not gone through the fabric, looked at a few yacht canvas adhesives, but write ups say it goes shined, so that’s a no go as it’ll make it more obvious....cheers, m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon61 Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, MAC99V said: Yeh, get what your saying, as it’s small, could just leave it as it’s not gone through the fabric I'd leave alone as well I think - apart from possibly using a nail scissors to cut off any particularly fluffy ends sticking up. There's a separate waterproof layer beneath the fabric anyway - the roof doesn't rely on the outer skin for waterproofing, so apart from appearances, unless a wayward pushrod has gone right through the hood at some point, you should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonewolfgjp Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 I think as a Diy I would leave it alone but if you can’t maybe try one of those fluff shavers to flatten it down a bit but it may make it worse. Maybe contact a local car trimmer, they may have some sort of invisible repair technique for canvas. My local one is Aldridge trim, so If you have someone like them local I would try them 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 People used to talk about sailmakers, not sure if they could help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayGee Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 You could always try the DIY method ... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Restor-Quick-Fabric-Upholstery-Repair/dp/B004D8NDGI/ref=pd_sbs_263_2/261-7514238-3222757?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B004D8NDGI&pd_rd_r=ef57ec6a-7579-11e9-bfc9-9385a8fc0641&pd_rd_w=AOoEG&pd_rd_wg=81T97&pf_rd_p=18edf98b-139a-41ee-bb40-d725dd59d1d3&pf_rd_r=GKCYCS94038JYH3NJ9QG&psc=1&refRID=GKCYCS94038JYH3NJ9QG or speak to an upholsterer that does patch repairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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