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• Re: Pop-Top canvas job....
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 12:02:58 EST
  ...http://www.benplace.com/pop_top.htm I was ready to built a section on the PopTop, but it's impossible to take any...
• canvas replacement
  Historical mailing list - RHS Linux User
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 12:45:23 -0400
  ...I used a flat 1 inch stiff putty knife to hold the canvas "bead" while installing the screws. The new canvas had barely visible...
• Re: Clean Duct Tape Residue? (pop to canvas repair)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:08:12 -0700
  ...Looks decent, and holds well. >> >> Jon >> >> On Sat, 30 Aug 2008, neil N wrote: >> >> > Hi all. >> > >> > I want to nurse my pop top canvas...
• New Canvas Adventure
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 10:17:49 -0800
  Just finished installing a new three window canvas from GoWesty. Boy what a job! Some comments. I thought this would be pretty straitforward job...
• Re: New Canvas Adventure
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 20:53:33 -0500
  ...that hold the canvas to the fiberglass pop- top. I thought about just putting three screws in each side of the top then fastening...
• Re: Question about pop top removal--rear hinges
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 Sep 2020 18:12:29 -0700
  ...Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm close to replacing my Westy canvas, but I have one remaining > headscratcher. When I come to...
• Re: Pop-Top Screen Repair
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:40:46 +0000
  ...It was a life saver. (I ended up replacing my canvas for a three window when we got back so if anyone wants a...
• Adding A/C
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Flanagan
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 20:10:09 -0800
  ...system? Any tips? Also, same rig needs a new canvas(?) portion of the pop top. How much and where,and is it also a...
• Re: how NOT to instal your poptop tent
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:26:22 -0400
  ...I've replaced canvas twice, while :::> NOT fun, it took me a (long) day doing it by myself. I do NOT :::> remove the pop...
• Re: Side Windows On PopTop
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sun, 1 Jan 1995 16:33:29 -0800 (PST)
  DerekDrew@aol.com writes: > > My 72 bus had windows on the side of the canvas in the pop top so I could > look out...
• Re: Winter Camping Advise....
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 14:06:27 -0400
  ...seams and made a nice outer covering for the canvas area of the pop top. It is held inplace by cutting the insulation just...
• RARE: Vanagan Westberg FS on Craiglist
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:22:27 -0500
  ...The canvas on the pop top is ripped and would need to be replaced if you choose to do so. 159,000 mi. Little...
• Re: Maryland Westy in Recycling Yard
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 02:04:57 -0400
  ...was a mobile vet truck) in mint condition along with pop-top, >canvas, etc. Dang it - why are these always on the other side...
• Re: WTB - Pop top canvas for 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 23:33:19 -0500
  Small tears and holes?!? Did you guys see the picture of his canvas? Oh, wait, sorry, Stan already said he didn't. Practically the...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 4 Feb 2008 - Special issue (#2008-163)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 16:42:05 -0800
  Are you saying you had your pop top canvas custom made? What did you use for material and how much did it cost, if...
• Edging my way toward pop top tent replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:35:17 -0500
  ...The plastic edging that goes over the canvas and staples to the wood strips inside my 1983 Westy. So, when I pull this out...
• campers for sale (atlanta, ga area)
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 22 Sep 94 13:42:13 CDT
  ...atlanta, ga area 1981 vw westfalia camper, new upholstery & seat covers, pop-top, sleeps on 2 levels, propane stove, refrig. is propane, 110v or...
• Re: Fixing pop-top seal
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 09:00:56 -0400
  ...Though my experience has been that a bad seal won't usually result in a wet interior, just wet canvas (which you can air...
• Re: pop top velcro?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 07:21:48 -0400
  ...I >thought about rubber cement (to stick the velcro to the canvas) but >figured it would bleed thru the canvas. >i just wondered if...
• Re: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:04:30 -0800
  ...my pop top canvas, 84 Vanagon. I could use > all the help and advice I could get. > > > > My first question is which canvas to...
• Re: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:19:54 +0000
  ...changing pop-top canvas > > > >> That's the way I did my canvas change. Help from John Carpenter, my Salt > >> Lake > >> neighbor, kind enough to...
• Re: Pop-Top Screen Repair
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:23:26 -0800
  ...If I recall, there are a couple choices for >> > >> > good ways to repair/replace the (front) screen on the pop-top >> canvas. My pop...
• Re: Tight Canvas??
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:14:49 -0500
  ...Now, If it is Acrylic I have found that most Manufactures with the "sunbrella" versions of Pop top canvas are using NON Boat Cover...
• Re: Late model poptop skylights and canvas
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 06:34:13 EDT
  ...it the canvas attaches differently. So assuming I have a 1986 van am I restricted as to what year of pop top I can...
• Is this worth it?????????
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 12:22:42 -0400
  ...Oh yeah, there is also new canvas in the pop top. I know NOTHING about these busses and was wondering what they are roughly...
• Re: What is it
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 08:11:48 -0700
  ...It has a > pop top that goes straight up, like the sportcoach "penthouse" but the > support bracing is outside the side canvas, so it...
• two questions
  Historical mailing list - Araujo, Alex
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 08:20:27 -0400
  ...Canvas awnings? > >I had a fire in my '75 Westy two summers ago, and the pop-top canvas had >to be replaced. After pricing...
• pop top tent tightening kludge
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 08:15:18 -0700
  ...Yesterday afternoon my friend and I tightened the fabric of his pop top. It was a replacement canvas (Bus Depot I think), with 3...
• destroyed!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 15:28:08 -0500
  ...lucky to be alive!!) Anyway the pop top part is destroyed as well as the hinges, canvas, skylight and all of the top bunk...
• FS: 1981 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 9 Oct 2012 06:25:35 -0400
  ...It does need a pop-top canvass as the original has seen better days. I will personally install a canvass from The Skylight Guy...
• FS '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Mar 1997 18:18:39 -0500 (EST)
  ...All screens for side and rear windows, canvas good; misc. spare parts; traIler hitch (for 12" Avon inflatable (keel, wooden floorboards, rubbermats over floorboards...
• Re: Washing your Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 10:21:36 -0500
  ...Never sparay your canvas with Scotch Guard, it yellows when it is exposed to UV sun light ( i was warned before I did it...
• Pop top cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Houston Bolles
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:04:27 -0700
  Any suggestions for cleaning mold, mildew and discoloration from a poptop canvas and ceiling? What about the outside of the poptop? My friend just...
• Re: Screen on pop top canvas.
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 24 May 2000 20:33:51 -0700
  At 11:06 AM 5/24/2000 -0700, you wrote: >Thanks for the floppy mirror fixes. Mine would flatten against the side of the...
• Re: Jalopnik article featuring a 85 Westy....
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 1 Sep 2012 15:14:10 +0000
  ...and the canvas is done. And where does the author get the idea an automatic is slower? My '85 pop top Weekender with auto...
• FS: '87 Westy on VA CL
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:46:10 -0700
  ...jj3zn-2880394910@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?] � sleeps 4, stove, fridge, sink, seats 4, Very clean interior, pop top canvas in...
• Portable AC for camping
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Mon, 20 Jul 2015 21:22:34 -0400
  ...This creates low pressure inside the Westy creating some interesting pop-top canvas effects and air seepage. If you get a single hose unit...
• Re: WTB - Pop top canvas for 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 14:07:14 -0800
  on 17/3/03 11:03 am, Stan Wilder wrote: > I haven't gone to your pictures but I've used iron on Khaki...
• Fw: Pop Top Seal
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Westfalia
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 10:21:55 -0500
  ...Pop Top Seal > The 84 Westy seems to have survived the Winter extemely well with the > exception of the pop top side seal. Was...
• FS: 81 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 22:30:42 -0400
  ...New 3-window canvas & pop-top seals, stainless pop-top bolts, roof rack brackets. Engine rebuilt approximately 5,000 miles ago with Mahle Pistons...
• Re: An idea for Replacing Pop Top Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 2 May 2014 10:10:01 -0700
  ...On 5/2/14, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote: > Lol, if you need to drop a couple of pounds, do a canvas replacement...
• Pop Tops - open and shut
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 01:59:52 -0400
  A while ago there was a thread about how do you keep your poptop open while you're pulling in the canvas -- I was...
• FS: Used pop-top canvas $35
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 13:03:52 -0700
  Has one patched rip/rot hole on the passenger side. Other than that, nothings wrong with it. I'm replacing it because I got...
• Re: Canvas Replacement-I Regret Ever Buying This Van!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 15 Apr 2012 08:43:11 -0700
  I found the rear corner screws holding strip and canvas to roof the worst. Stubby screwdriver of course, and a helper standing outside the...
• Poptop Tent Material; Breathability Means ....
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:50:42 -0800
  ...a noticeable degree, unlike canvas. It is stiffer than cotton, so it may not tuck under the pop top as easily, but I really...
• F.S. 1986 Westy Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Ted & Kathy
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 18:34:18 EST
  ...air, new cat, converter, power mirrows, new clutch, camper heater, pop top canvas is perfect, its real tight, no leaks anywhere, we are in...
• Re: Pop-tops and nuking thieves
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 14:21:38 -0600 (CST)
  ...8) > Does anyone know where I can buy the canvas top? Lots of places, including JC Whipme (er, Whitney) sell fishing poles, er canvas...
• Re: Pop-top canvas replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 20:48:12 EDT
  ...removable/replacable front screen, as used by Westfalia on 1990-up canvas). It is available in gray or ten. Better quality and fit simply...
• Re: '89 Westy Price - Reasonable??
  Historical mailing list - Josh Poulson
  Mon, 03 Apr 1995 09:16:36 PDT
  ...Check the canvas of the pop-top and also check the rubber gasket around the pop top. Those suckers go first. :) ------------ Joshua R. Poulson...
• Re: Replacement Canvas for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 18 May 2005 09:29:33 -0600
  ...I just centered the top front of the canvas in the middle of the pop top, put that screw in first then stretched it...
• Re: 2002 Eurovan Camper Pop Top
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:11:58 -0500
  ...We offer quite a few Winnebago parts, but large items like the pop top must be made to order and can take many months...
• FS: '80 Vanagon Westfalia Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Aug 1996 09:37:43
  ...Pop-top canvas in good condition. Front seats and sofabed bottom were reupholstered & look good. Has the swivel-out table at the rear, but...
• Re: leaking in the rain
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:17:39 +0000
  ...top, that pinches the canvas onto the van top. I'd suggest releasing the pressure by raising the pop top just enough so you...
• Re: What's the strangest think you've found in a "new" Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:47:34 +0000
  Crayon "art" on the pop top above the upper bunk that was revealed after popping the top. Pink butterfly's, squiggly-creatures, zodiacal-circles...
• Re: Question about pop top removal--rear hinges
  Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
  Sun, 6 Sep 2020 21:27:51 -0700
  ...Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I'm close to replacing my Westy canvas, but I have one remaining >>> headscratcher. When I come to...
• Pedro's pop top conversion
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:35:59 -0800
  ...Plus 400$Can (250$US from > busdebot) for a brand new 3 window canvas. Another > 100$Can for the pop-top seals. And 2000...
• Picture: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:18:27 +0000
  ...changing pop-top canvas > > > >> That's the way I did my canvas change. Help from John Carpenter, my Salt > >> Lake > >> neighbor, kind enough to...
• Re: Original tent was:Re: vanagon Digest - 13 Feb 2018 to 14 Feb 2018 (#2018-55)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 18 Feb 2018 14:15:53 -0500
  ...Canvas > > The canvas on my '90 Westy over 20 years. The last five or so before it > > was replaced I had to deal with...
• Re: Cleaning pop tops (its time for that thread again...)
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 20:54:20 -0500
  Minor additional suggestion based on my experience putting on a poptop if you're going to clean or change the canvas: Take it off...
• Re: New Canvas Adventure
  Historical mailing list - Bess's Buddies
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 11:03:22 -0800
  ...About 6 hours in uncomfortable positions with an electric staple gun, but were very happy with the new canvas that we had gotten from...