So my well tack strips are "iffy" the rear is not too bad but the sides look a little chewed up. Not sure why. could have been from moisture, or just a bootload of staples. So, I might change out the sides.
Also curious about the seam I see on your tops at the front of the header bow. My original top did not have a seam there, it just wrapped around the leading edge. Does that seam predetermine where you can staple it? Seems like that would work against the process a little if I am looking the pictures correctly.
Got all of my mechanical top parts blasted, epoxy primed & painted. that was a bit of work. Should be one of the last things to paint though. Well, at least the last bigger thing