Securing top material to windshield "bow"?

My car came with a brand new top... However, the bow that looks like it goes over the windshield is coming unglued from the top. It damn near looks like childrens rubber cement... How do you guys secure your top material to this piece? Thanks!

It's just any good contact cement. Some of the folks here may have a preference for specific brands.

Ok.... thanks... Its going to be a mess cleaning off the old stuff... I bet if all else fails, some 30 minute epoxy would do the trick... you ain't gettin' that stuff back apart...

3-M in the green can. follow directions precisely for a strong bond.
Experiment with some scraps before starting to get a feel for drying time.

Buy 12 strong spring=loaded clamps to clip the fabric to the bow while it drys and sets.

Try to get the fabric onto all the underneath surface of the bow as you don't want it turning loose at 75 MPH.

After gluing the material to the bottom of the bow install your rubber
sealing strips--Alan Merkin has a good source for this. (I have actually seen the rubber put into the bow THEN the fabric glued on top of the glue!) I use two layers of rubber and don't get a drop of water in at the bow along the top of the windshield.

And last, measure twice before cutting the fabric for the underside of the bow. You want a good contact patch all along the underside---not just at the edge because you cut it too skimpy. Ask me how I know. I had to restrech the whole business to get enough underneath but I have a nice looking, tight top now.

Good luc. Take it slow, think about what you're doing and you'll have a good result.

Sand the old glue clean with 120 grit, Weldwood contact cement, McMaster Carr has the thin wall D rubber weatherstrip I use on the bow doors etc do a seach here all this info is there.

Alan, do you have any of the rubber Wx strip for sale?As for the amount of material, I'm set... The top is already cut and glued, a fair amount is deep in the bow... Just 1 foot of the drivers side is delaminated..

Sure, email me with your address

Alan

Emailed you, thanks

I put the top up for the first time since I bought it. It was a brand new top and fits perfect. Very nice. If your looking at the bow/windshield gap on the outside, it is 1/4" and 1/8" in the middle of the windscreen. Otherwise it fits really nice.