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I'm assuming that you're talking about a vinyl couch? You need to condition the material. It's too dry. Use a leather conditioner or an auto upholstery conditioner. To fix the places that have already peeled, you'll need a vinyl repair kit. You can find them in automotive stores, some Walmarts in the crafts department, Amazon, etc. Make sure you get the full kit, not the refill. The full kit comes with tubs of different colors, various pieces of fabric with patterns that you can use to match the pattern of your vinyl, and some come with little irons to melt and set the repair material. It's really easy to do. There are enough colors provided where you can mix the color you need for your repair. Hope this helps.
Are you restoring a cars vinyl top? It is VERY costly to have one replaced, upwards of $1500. Here's how to do it for a song! Remove the old vinyl top by scraping and cutting. Remove the window trim if necessary. Prepare the surface of the cars top by sanding as if you were going to paint it. You don't need to primer paint it. Go to your local parts store and by a spray on truck bed liner kit. Some can be bought for as little as $99. Mask and protect all areas of the car you don't want to be covered with liner. Apply the liner to the top just as per directions on the kit, as if you were applying it to a truck bed. Allow to dry thoroughly. The result is a beautiful 'Vinyl' looking top that is almost bullet proof and will last ten times longer than vinyl. Cost; about $150 and an afternoon. I used this method on a 1978 Ford LTD II I restored. It took 2nd place in a car show! I listed this under Ford cars, but it works on all cars! Good luck! You're gonna' LOVE the results!-- 8-)
This Tip offered by Bruce Beaven 5-30-2010
Talk with a panel shop or a vehicle upholsterer but as the vinyl is normally glued on with contact cement the I suspect that there will be paint damage. It may help to use a heat gun to soften the vinyl as you go but do not get too enthusiastic with the heat as it may damage the paint underneath . Which ever way it will be a slow job
An upholster will be able to help you here I have used vinyl tops on cars and from experience they are the best rust producers ever invented . Over time the UV rays from the sun produce small pin size holes in the vinyl and the moisture gets in and the rust starts . Just a suggestion to check vinyl roofs in the wreckers and see how many are rust rotten -- if you want to keep the car.
As a general rule vinyl tops shrink over time due to hot temperatures, the only thing you may be able to do is park it inside a warm garage, put the top up and place a block with some weight on it at the top, and let it sit like that for a couple of hours, the heat will help it to stretch a little, i do however see a new top in your near future. Hope this helps, let me know
Your window is not attached to the top material.
Both the top and the window are attached directly to the frame.
You can get instructions for this procedure on DVD at this link. http://www.topgunwon.com/DVD/
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