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• Re: Replacing Canvas on Westy-Ron?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:34:32 +0000
  I too, have this canvas, just delivered today. Years ago-maybe 2003/4, I ordered the top grade 3 window canvas from Bus Depot...
• Re: Poptop Canvas Install
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:24:17 -0700
  ...The PO put in a canvas from GoWesty (the $499 one) within the last year or so. Two questions. First, it seems really tight...
• Re: Replacement Pop-top Canvas: Whose is best?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Dec 94 18:28:38 -0500
  John Sutter writes: > Well, it's time to replace my pop-top canvas and probably the >gasket too. Who has the best replacements? Who...
• 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: 1990 VW Westfalia located in rocky mountain west needs interior/exterior work, including canvas.
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 12:55:23 -0700
  ...leads in finding a shop that will do some restoration work. Canvas OK but want to get ahead of any troubles and could use...
• Re: destroyed!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 23:01:46 EDT
  ...Its just that its crunched up a bit on top! >> i have the whole westfalia poptop roof, great canvas, fiberglass, bunks and all,everything...
• Re: Ideas for Replacing POP UP Screen
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 22:50:19 -0700
  ...An excerpt from the '90 westfalia owner's manual: "Mosquito-net in canvas (pop-up top) The mosquito-net can be separated from the...
• New Poptop rubber seal and canvas installer needed - Vancouver Canada
  Historical mailing list - Bob Elliott
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 12:23:20 -0700
  I really need an experienced installer for new poptop rubber seal and canvas on my '80 Westy. I have all the necessary new bits...
• Re: new syncro movie on vanagon.com
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 22:18:23 EST
  ...They are already canvassing for next year's event. Thanks for the lyrics though. BenT
• Re: Westy Waterproofing Question - Anyone Try Nikwax?
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Tue, 16 May 2000 16:16:17 -0400
  ...Have any Westy owners on the list tried treating their canvas tops with Nikwax Cotton Proof? I've used Nixwax products on leather boots...
• Re: Poptop Screen repair/replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:32:57 -0500
  ...After completing steps 1 and 2 the screen will come free of the canvas. 4. Remove the zipper from the old screen using a...
• Re: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:29:49 -0700
  ...There was somebody who sold a canvas fitting that channeled the cold air from a window A/C unit that rode in the Westy...
• For Sale: 1990 Westfalia, 111000Km / 69000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Jasi Brar
  Sat, 28 Jun 2003 07:50:05 -0400
  ...excellent condition. Canvas is like new. All appliances in excellent condition. Professionally maintained by local VW mechanic who actually knows Vanagons. Canvas, Fridge, stove...
• Westy insulated blanket for pop top canvas for winter camping
  Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
  Fri, 5 Aug 2005 12:21:59 -0400
  Hello Fellow Volks Folks, On the internet I have seen pictures of an insulated blanket that goes around the pop top canvas for winter...
• Re: Canvas Replacement: Remove Upper Bed Help?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 5 Mar 2013 17:19:22 -0800
  ...com> wrote: > And on the topic of tips for staple type canvas replacement, there's > some great looking ideas here: > > http://www.thesamba.com...
• Re: New Canvas Adventure
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 22:14:41 EST
  ...that hold the canvas to the fiberglass pop-top. >> Warren, I beg to differ. I have personally disassembled three Vanagon pop-tops. They do...
• Re: Interesting Vanagon Paint Schemes
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:33:57 -0700
  Jon, true what you say about the blank canvas, but that Wolfsram Gray Metallic is sooo delicious! I have a Westy that color and...
• Re: '80 Westfalia For Sale, IN
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 18:38:42 EST
  Whats new on the van....how many miles? Body damage? Heat? Poptop canvas? Stove, refridge, sink? Exaust system? How much is the van? Tim...
• Re: poptop canvas installation
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 13:31:37 EST
  Dear Mr. R. Cow, How could I not address the issue? The man is supposed to be IN Florida! Besides, the list could use...
• Re: Removing the poptop -- how many people?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 8 Jun 2006 14:51:25 -0700
  ...How many people does it take to change a Westy canvas? That's one to hold the screw driver and 20 to turn the...
• The Land of 1001 Screws
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:32:06 -0400
  I'm replacing my pop-top canvas. I haven't screwed this much in a while. Yeah, it's Friday and the beer is...
• Re: Newbie: I've Joined the Tribe! Questions...
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 09:43:35 -0600
  ...It did a great job for me. >I need a replacement mosquito net for the poptop canvas - the existing >netting has tears in it...
• Re: Pop Top Heart Stopper
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Sun, 5 May 2002 10:56:03 -0400
  ...It was interesting that the wind in the canvas made the top not fully erected, even at highway speed. I don't think you...
• Re: Mildew and Mold!!!! HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 15 Jan 1995 13:35:30 -0800 (PST)
  ...My summertime solution was to remove the foam pad, tape polyethylene sheeting to the canvas just below the pop top to cover the top...
• Importance of Seals
  Historical mailing list - Dino KubiK
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 23:00:35 -0300
  ...IMPORTANCE OF SEAL I was getting a lot of droop (no Viagra jokes svp) then the canvas started filling with air during highway travel...
• Re: Black Bears vs Westy Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 12:16:38 -0700
  ...A hungry bear will follow his nose wherever it leads and if the canvas is where it smells like food he's gonna get...
• Re: Replacing Canvas on Westy
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:04:17 -0400
  My apologies, Ron - I had never paid attention to the late OE canvas - but a friend who has two later vans validated that the...
• Re: Cleaning the Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 2 Mar 2009 22:40:30 +0000
  ...bob '87 Syncro Westy I need to clean the canvas - some dirt and maybe some mildew. It's the original material on an '86...
• Re: poptop screen repair
  Historical mailing list - Holm
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 19:15:01 -0500
  ...What is the best way to repair it? I know that sooner or later I will need to replace the whole canvas - so I...
• Pop Top Replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Schwartz
  Fri, 30 May 2014 18:13:42 -0700
  I am looking at replacing my canvas and looking to go with a sumbrella in red. Anyone know where I can get such a...
• Re: Replacing Canvas on Westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:11:22 -0600
  On Jun 14, 2011, at 8:37 AM, Jamie Fitterer wrote: > If any of you have teh link for that I would appreciate it...
• Sad...
  Historical mailing list - Lon Bordin
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:25:35 -0400
  ...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-BUS-VANAGON-VOLKSWAGEN-WESTFALIA-CAMPER-WI TH-CANVAS_W0QQitemZ8071795675QQcategoryZ6763QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
• Re: Westies in the Woods pictures
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Mon, 22 May 2000 00:34:39 EDT
  ...I also like the three window canvas on the same bus. Do those who have the 3 window canvas find them better than the...
• Re: Pop-Top Canvas Replacement Video
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 10:17:17 -0700
  Chinese cotton canvas - This is a brand new entry to the market. It was offered to me about six months ago. But after comparing...
• 3 Window Westfalia canvas
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 09:35:24 -0800
  ...Anyone replaced perfectly good canvas just to add windows? Any other vendors recommended? Am I creating more potential problems than I'm solving? Is...
• Re: Sources needed - Vanagon Cover
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 13:43:44 -0700
  ...I have had several customers in humid areas trap moisture between their non breathable covers & their canvas tilts I sold them, & create an area...
• Re: which poptop canvas to purchase?
  Historical mailing list - wognacious
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:09:59 -0800
  ...folks, it is time for a new poptop canvas for the Vanagon Westy. There are about 6 different varieties out there. What have folks...
• Re: Looking for supplier for long grommets used on German canopies
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:07:44 -0600
  ...The D-rings and > strap for > holding the canvas when you roll it up is not problem. > The rectangular grommets are another story. > > I...
• Re: pop-top (closing)
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:28:58 -0500
  ...This will allow one to tuck the canvas and not have to hold up the top at the same time! And remember to watch...
• Re: Adventurewagen top molds for free!?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 02:50:26 -0500
  ...wrote: > It's time for me to replace the pop-top canvas. Maybe I could > get a price on one of these marvelous items...
• Re: Tie Die pop-up tent?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 3 May 2009 19:09:39 -0600
  I saw a full Westy FS, once upon a time, at GoWesty that had a beautiful tie dye canvas with lots of blue. I...
• Another Option To Pop-Top Canvas Replacement Video
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 18:58:28 -0400
  Hi all Not to mention another option to Full Canvas Replacement BUT, for the Past 4 years I have offered a Kit to replace...
• Re: how NOT to instal your poptop tent
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:26:22 -0400
  ...At BusFusion myself and a crew of 3 or 4 people did Joy :::Hecht's canvas in a couple hours without breaking a sweat...
• VW-Sunroof Cover - Vinyl or Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Nick Pace
  Mon, 18 Sep 95 10:43:04 PDT
  ...tfab@netcom.com (thom fitzpatrick) I'd like to get the 'net opinion on the advantages of vinyl vs canvass sunroof covers. I need...
• Canvas Tent on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Tom Naylor II
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 20:46:10 -0800
  Dear Volks, If interested, please see it here: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1802965147 If not, sorry about the...
• vanagon poptop section for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 14:40:41 EST
  ...sleeps 2, canvas, mattresses, luggage rack, etc,, everything from raingutters up.. mounts onto hardtop vanagon, p-mail for info.. must pick up in se...
• Hatch tent
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 11:27:10 -0500
  ...www.roadhaus.com/images/Calendar/Submissions/vw%20trucks/pages/367.htm or do I need to talk to my local boat canvas sewer? Dan.
• Pop Top install
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 16:39:55 -0400
  ...I have a new canvas to install. Can anyone recommend the size staples that I will need? Thanks. Jamie
• Re: '79 westy OR 83.5 westy fs
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 15:37:15 EST
  ...Hydr lifters, poptop canvas > excellent, green/grn plaid, interior excellent, swivel pass seat, table, > sink/icebox, bed, sleeps 4 w/ bed in poptop, childs...
• Re: screen repair
  Historical mailing list - Henning, Eric
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 07:23:53 -0400
  ...My pop top canvas was in excellent shape except the zippers ripped out on both the screen and flap. With my wife sitting in...
• 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...
• Poptop assist
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 08:17:50 -0500
  ...poptop</SPAN> drop involves pulling&nbsp;in and carefully storing the canvas of one's top.&nbsp; I usually do this while holding the...
• Re: EV/Vanagon Poptop Raincover(?)
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 17:36:25 -0400
  ...Anyways, my >experience is the canvas does soak through in what I would call a moderate >amount of rain. Its just a "water repellant...
• Re: pop top velcro?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 18:31:12 -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: convertible westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 20:03:25 -0800
  ...It is very heavy and the canvas can be easily damaged while you and 2 strong tall friends struggle with it. Expect to scratch...
• Re: how NOT to instal your poptop tent
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:37:22 -0400
  ...At BusFusion myself and a crew of 3 or 4 people did Joy Hecht's canvas in a couple hours without breaking a sweat...
• Re: Bus Depot Canvas Questions
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 22 Jul 2014 20:38:24 -0700
  ...On 22 Jul 2014 19:01, "Loren Busch" <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > Getting ready to order new canvas for the Starwagen (25 year old...
• Re: Westy/Screen in pop top
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:54:43 -0700
  ...The canvas is in great shape > otherwise. > Any list members dealt with this problem? Is there a way to replace > the screen? (Its sewn...
• Re: Black Bears vs Westy Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 21:17:09 -0700
  ...Black Bears vs Westy Canvas? > > Seems to me like carrying a couple of those emergency CO2 powered boat horns > might be a good idea...
• Re: cleaning the canvas
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 13:37:46 -0500
  ...writes: > Anyone have any good ideas on how to clean the canvas on the poptop? > We > have two light streaks, one down each side...