Stonger than cotton

[pilot_ian]

Is there a super strength, rotproof, exhorbitantly expensive TVR thread that I should use to repair a three inch section of stitching that has come apart around the rear window of my Griff ?
Can't believe it's just ordinary cotton.
Tried a local outdoor supplies store and they wanted to sell me, for about £10, what amounted to a glorified puncture repair kit - naturally I declined their offer.
Advice please ?

Just a thought, as there have been no posts since 14:28 yesterday perhaps the land of Griffith has been transported to another dimension where the sun always shines - if so I don't need to fix the hood

[zippy500]

you could try a decent camping shop, Big frame tents have canvas to plastic windows with tough thread, this will work I would have thought. Theres a good one near me called Atwools(near Gloucester) who sell repair items, they have a website also.

>> Edited by zippy500 on Friday 6th September 11:37

[david010167]

Cotton is surprisingly strong.

Also try a friendly shoe mender, they use very strong cotton for stiching shoes.

and alas, not out in the Griff, just in the office eating lunch and pondering the next meeting.


David

[pilot_ian]

Thanks for that zippy500. Seems like I was on the right track with the outdoor supplies store, just need to find a better one.

[shpub]

The other trick is to wax the cotton before using it and double stitch.

Steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk and ex boy scout

[Toffer]

...and don't forget to pitch your tent on high ground son!

Dib, Dib, Dib...Dob, Dob, Dob!

[heliox]

try your local boat chandler, they should have waxed cotton of varying sizes and colours.

heliox

[gjm]

or just go to a hood/roof trimmers and ask to buy some thread for re stiching the rear window. i found a local one in yellow pages and went in and asked to buy a couple of meters of it and they just unwound some off a spool and gave it to me.