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• Wanted: Source for canvas for repairs
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 09:50:54 -0700
  I've got several holes in my poptop fabric on my '85 and '81 courtesy of a couple of mice and some rot. The...
• Re: Waterproofing Canvas A No-No
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Nov 94 10:08:32 PDT
  ...on the canvas is called Techtron, and it's designed to replenish the Durable Water Repellents (DWRs) applied to breathable waterproof fabrics that wears...
• Re: who has the best prices on westy Poptop canvas??
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:01:59 -0500
  ...The fit, finish, color, and fabric of the top-of-the-line German-made canvas are simply outstanding. You will be satisfied long after...
• Re: canvas or acrylic poptop tent
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 22:27:57 -0500
  Go with the canvas. As close as possible to original fabric. People that buy that polymer type say its hard to fold and we...
• Re: Tight Canvas??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:29:43 -0700
  ...NOT try & stretch their cotton canvas when wet as it is harder to stretch than when dry- Acrylic fabrics like Sunbrella might vary, as...
• Re: Canvas Replacement ?? OEM Quality ?? Three Window??
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 13:01:37 -0400
  > I need a source for high (OEM) quality replacement canvas. Must be > grey color with white screens. > > (I returned one from Busboys ..not up...
• Re: Assorted Westy (1991) questions
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Tue, 26 May 1998 20:48:32 +0000
  ...Regarding your canvas tent.. *don't* waterproof this tent fabric!!!!!! This fabric breathes, and requires NO additional waterproofing. The canvas (100% cotton) fibres swell...
• Re: water repellant for canvas
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Jun 1995 15:22:01 +0100
  ...replace the canvas - is to use one of those high-tech breathable tent nylons now available (there's even a fabric store here in...
• Re: Mold on canvas, what to use to clean
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:14:54 -0700
  ...I think, the > fabric of the canvas would be compromised, weakened with the Chlorox method. > There must be a better way. > Thanks for any...
• new pop top canvas installed
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 16:29:48 -0700
  ...Screw in the rest of the top of the canvas, taking up slack in the fabric. My canvas has several inches of slack at...
• Re: Stuck Zipper
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Fri, 5 May 2000 09:34:20 -0400
  ...Stuck zipper >Does anyone have any repair ideas for a zipper that will not close the >canvas on the poptop?? Mine will move, but...
• Re: Westy Canvas waterproof?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 07:52:23 -0100
  ...tent waterproofing on the canvas, but such treatments tend to affect the breathability of fabrics, and since the untreated canvas was suiting me fine...
• Re: pop top canvas question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:33:54 -0500
  ...We've patched the screen and used iron-on patches for the canvas. My bride bought fabric to sew a three-window canvas but...
• Re: Scotch Guard Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Tue, 23 May 2000 16:28:10 -0500
  ...Scotch Guard Canvas? > > > > I have done mine and am very happy with it. I used the ScotchGuard in the > > green can that allows fabrics...
• Re: Custom Westy Poptop Canvases?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:37:44 -0700
  ...crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Tom, is that 46" fabric wide enough for the top canvas? Because if it > is, > > > what about the stripey material...
• Re: WTB: green tweed seat
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:43:46 -0600
  ...Eastern Standard Time, > mcneely4@COX.NET writes: > > I thought tweed was a type of nubby wool fabric. > > > > > your right mcneely. thanks. the '90-'91...
• Re: New pop top canvas care?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 23 May 2011 11:33:28 -0600
  It should be good to go for at least 5 years, possibly much longer as it is an acrylic fabric like Sunbrella? For cleaning...
• new canvas question
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 13:26:21 -0600
  I purchased a new canvas a few weeks ago and the weather was finally nice enough to install it. When I went to attach...
• Re: rainfly
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 09:01:40 -0800
  ...Canvas is not waterproof and soaks through, but the water stays in the fabric, doesn't drip. In November when I was camping in...
• Custom Westy Poptop Canvases?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:25:18 -0600
  Well Hell, if anyone is interested, I will make up a custom color westy poptop in any of the 60 +- Sunbrella Marine grade fabrics...
• Re: Pop top canvas repair
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 31 May 2002 12:36:07 -0500
  Go to your local fabric store, buy iron patches for Khaki Colored pants. About $2.00. You might to get closer to the color...
• Re: Custom Westy Poptop Canvases?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:34:11 -0700
  ...crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Tom, is that 46" fabric wide enough for the top canvas? Because > >> if it is, > >> what about the stripey material...
• Re: Tight Canvas??
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:14:49 -0500
  ...sunbrella" versions of Pop top canvas are using NON Boat Cover/Awning grade. They are using Furniture Fabric grade since it has a better...
• Re: Replacing Canvas on Westy-Ron?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:34:32 +0000
  ...grade 3 window canvas from Bus Depot for a '77 Westy. Not only was it a nice heavy weight fabric, the fit and finish...
• Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 15:41:28 +0000
  ...Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas Hi Listees: A friend has offered to convert my original one window Westy canvas to three (or...
• Re: Screen on pop top canvas.
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 24 May 2000 22:35:15 -0400
  ...Ron, perhaps you can give the list an update of who's making the canvases these days and what the current fabric is. I...
• RE: Canvas awnings?
  Historical mailing list - Araujo, Alex
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 08:10:23 -0400
  ...I thought about having the cover made out of tent fabric (more lightweight), but thought the canvas would stand up better over the long...
• Re: Pop top canvas repair
  Historical mailing list - Katherine Lee
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 15:19:03 -0700
  ...This week I repaired a tiny hole in the canvas of my Westy's pop top. I thought about ironing a patch over the...
• Re: need tighter mosquito net in canvas
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 10:41:50 -0800
  ...need tighter mosquito net in canvas > http://www.justmakeit.com/fabrics/utility/noseeum.html > > $6.50/m @ JustMakeIt. And those are $CDN, so nearly...
• Re: Late model poptop skylights and canvas
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:29:47 -0400
  I suppose you could fabricate or obtain a fiberglass patch and graft it to the roof where the skylight "was". It just shows how...
• Pop-top inside 'velvet' - anyone replace?
  Historical mailing list - dahn van
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:37:38 -0800
  ...layer of fabric over the old stuff? I want to tackle this before or with the spring project of replacing the canvas. Dahn 'Betty...
• Re: Hemp lovers joy!-hemp pop top canvas
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 12:46:17 EDT
  I would be very interested in finding a vendor that sells a hemp canvas pop top. That's a great idea! The hemp jeans...
• Re: FYI: Diesel camper for sale in Quebec
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Sat, 8 Apr 2006 08:44:18 -0400
  ...toile neuf means new canvas. VOLKSWAGEN WESTFALIA DIESEL 1982, 93,000 miles, manual, loaded, new canvas, fridge, stove, sink, toilet, 2 double beds, new...
• Re: pop-top (closing)
  Historical mailing list - Greg Morrison
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 18:47:31 EST
  ...Grasp the fabric sides and roll them up snug. Bend your knees to lower the poptop the rest of the way making sure that...
• Re: Custom Westy Poptop Canvases?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:40:18 -0700
  ...crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Tom, is that 46" fabric wide enough for the top canvas? Because > >> if it is, > >> what about the stripey material...
• re Poptop Canvas
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 23:29:00 -0700
  ...Air out canvas top frequently Warning: The use of insect and other aerosol sprays near canvas may impair the water repellency of the fabric...
• Re: Canvas Replacement ?? OEM Quality ?? Three Window??
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 09:55:55 -0700
  ...Is the stock VW replacement still available? The Bus Depot wrote: > > > I need a source for high (OEM) quality replacement canvas. Must be > > grey...
• Re: Pop top canvas repair
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 09:45:24 -0700
  ...Or perhaps sewing a canvas patch on both inside and out to patch and strengthen it. The PO of my camper used duct tape...
• Pop top canvas repair
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 08:43:01 -0700
  ...Having already spent a lot on our relatively, newly acquired Vanagon, are there any recommendations for repairing the canvas to get me through this...
• Re: new pop top canvas installed
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 23:05:53 -0400
  ...Screw in the rest of the top of the canvas, taking up slack in the > fabric. My canvas has several inches of slack at...
• Bus Depot side tent material?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 13:33:08 -0500
  ...of fabric Bus Depot uses for their tents? I’m looking for the brown waterproof nylon - not the beige or brown canvas. Often tents...
• Re: Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 15:59:05 -0800
  ...Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas > > Cary, > > I once picked up a '76 that had been torched. > Only the fabric burned from a...
• Re: Pop Up window screen replacement
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 11:20:32 -0700
  ...the resources of probably the best canvas tent manufacturer in the US. They used to be my fabricator for DC & SC tilts, but I...
• Re: tent color picture request
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:02:16 -0500
  ...I have seen some of the westy sunbrella tents being made with their furniture fabrics NOT there awning Boat cover fabrics. You can tell...
• Re: WTB: green tweed seat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:35:41 -0500
  ...I thought tweed was a type of nubby wool fabric. your right mcneely. the '90-'91 non-GL vanagons had that grey tweed. the...
• Re: What's your after market canvas recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 17:25:03 -0700
  ...Why aabestco? When I was looking for blue canvas, they were the ONLY vendor that sent me swatches of the fabric when I asked...
• Re: Pop-top Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:35:36 -0800
  ...Doing this gave me the correct amount of fabric to make the canvas nice and taught. Then I propped up the top to take...
• Re: tent color picture request
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:02:54 -0800
  I have a Springbar camping tent made from cotton canvas duck. It's a great fabric: looks good, takes abuse, folds easily, cleans easily...
• Re: pop top canvas swap and ceiling treatment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 20:57:30 -0700
  ...of fabric wire ducting that North Westy puts in the front drivers side inside corner of the canvas is brilliant. Every canvas made from...
• Re: Mold on canvas, what to use to clean
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:42:35 -0700
  ...is not a caustic as the Chlorox.� I think, the fabric of the canvas would be compromised, weakened with the Chlorox method.� There must...
• canvas waterproofing
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 12:43:20 CST6CDT
  ...i have to say that my favorite for canvas is simply (and cheapest) Thompsons Water Seal. this is an old Girl Scout trick. the...
• Re: Hemp lovers joy!-hemp pop top canvas
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 10:02:03 -0700
  ...That's a great idea! The hemp jeans, belts and shirts that I have > owned > are far superior to any other fabric that I...
• Re: pop-top (closing)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 19:03:36 -0500
  ...Grasp the fabric sides and roll them up snug. > Bend your knees to lower the poptop the rest of the way making sure that...
• Re: new pop top canvas installed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 17:56:57 -0700
  ...Screw in the rest of the top of the canvas, taking up slack in the > fabric. My canvas has several inches of slack at...
• Re: Dyeing or Painting Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Sean Solowiej
  Wed, 21 May 2003 13:34:35 -0400
  I had a cruddy old tan canvas with torn sides, so I cut out the sides and sewed in screens, then dyed the whole...
• canvas samples for anyone looking for a new pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Mon, 5 May 2003 23:47:42 -0700
  ...expectation of what the fabric is like. So, if anyone is in the process of looking for a new canvas for their westy, i...
• NEW IMPROVED Poptop Canvas is Here!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:49:36 -0400
  ...darker, and the fabric maybe just a tad lighter-weight. But they're surprisingly close - much closer than any aftermarket canvas that has been...
• Re: Replacing Canvas on Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:53:13 -0700
  ...On both sides, I managed to pinch the fabric under the screw head, so when I opened the canvas after I was done, Rippppp...
• Re: Mold on canvas, what to use to clean
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:38:50 -0600
  ...I >> think, the >> fabric of the canvas would be compromised, weakened with the >> Chlorox method. >> There must be a better way. >> Thanks for any...
• Re: Pop top canvas quality
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 10:49:44 -0700
  http://tinyurl.com/i6xo Go Westy gives a good description of why to use either the synthetic or cotton fabrics. I think you live...