Gaff Tape Soft Top Repair

I've started to learn that there is a knack to folding back the Wrangler's soft top. If you don't fold it right, there are plastic pieces that pull on the top, or you have straps hanging out and flapping around. The first of those issues caused me a problem this past week, and I have come up with a very "Stuart" repair.
I was leaving work and had left the top down parked under a covered driveway. As I walked around the back of the Jeep, I noticed a tear. The two plastic pieces that tuck in above the passenger door must have pulled the wrong way, because I now had a 4 inch tear just above them. I meant to fix it right away, but it has been rainy this week. Fortunately it appears that any water that leaked through this hole must have dripped down onto the plastic door surround, and not into the Jeep and on the seat.
Today, I finally fixed it. I used gaffer's tape on the outside and inside of the tear. It is black and cloth, so it sort of blends with the top. I applied the outside tape while the top was up and stretched out, then loosened the top to be able to apply tape to the inside. It isn't completely flat where the tear is, but all the edges are flat and seemed to stick well. In fact, I have since washed the Jeep, and the tape is still on!