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• Replacement Canvas for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert
  Wed, 18 May 2005 10:48:23 -0400
  ...I've just ordered a replacement canvas for my Vanagon. (Thanks, Bus Depot!) My current canvas is in excellent condition but has a series...
• Replacement Pop-top Canvas: Whose is best?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Dec 1994 16:08:24 -0500
  > Well, it's time to replace my pop-top canvas and probably the >gasket too. Who has the best replacements? Who should I avoid...
• Screen Replacement Poptop
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 07:19:20 -0500
  ...Also many of the aftermarket canvas that I have seen are really not well made. I am getting close to needing a new canvas...
• Re: who has the best prices on westy Poptop canvas??
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:01:59 -0500
  Do yourself a favor and get the best 3-window canvas Bus Depot has to offer. I have seen some cheap alternatives and even...
• 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: who has the best prices on westy Poptop canvas??
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:26:51 -0500
  ...On Feb 10, 2010, at 12:41 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > my '89 westy needs a new grey poptop canvas... im still on...
• Re: Late model poptop skylights and canvas
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:56:47 EDT
  ...you will just have to staple the canvas on at the top rather than having the aluminum strips that hold it on.. 80-84...
• Re: Quick Help!!!! 85 Westy camper top canvas holder
  Historical mailing list - River Clan
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:27:59 -0700
  ...I haven't had this van since new, but judging from the > condition of the canvas, I believe it to be the original installation...
• Re: Pop too install 81 with staples
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 4 Oct 2014 11:45:39 -0700
  I installed my staple type canvas with pop top still attached to Vanagon. These pics may not be of use but may have some...
• Installed: new 3 window canvas (Looong)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 19 May 2000 11:00:27 -0300
  I checked the archives for "new canvas installation" and I found only a cryptic message from Ron (BusDepot) so I thought I'd share...
• Re: What's your after market canvas recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 17:25:03 -0700
  ...Instead of an argument, she told me that the right canvas would be installed on schedule. They overnighted the correct canvas and a return...
• Re: supplier of brown canvas???
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hosea
  Fri, 30 Jul 2004 07:49:44 -0600
  ...supplier of brown canvas??? Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 21:41:47 -0400 I am looking to get some brown canvas material that is...
• pop top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 19:26:25 -0500
  ...for attaching the canvas to the fiberglass top? And...does anyone know of a vendor that carries the pop top canvas for such a...
• Re: An idea for Replacing Pop Top Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 2 May 2014 11:43:25 -0400
  ...Unscrew canvas from the top. > 5. But new canvas in place, screw it down. > 6. Drop rear of top back down on its hinges...
• Re: Need a piece of poptop canvas 48" x 12"
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 09:50:47 -0500
  Any reasonable fabric store will sell a wide range of lightweight canvas and heavy cotton that would do. It's not expensive, and the...
• >There is a place in Texas, called VW Canvas (see their ad in HVW), that
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Dec 1994 10:54:02 -0500
  >There is a place in Texas, called VW Canvas (see their ad in HVW), that >claims to use superior quality canvas (I have not...
• Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 02:17:32 -0800
  ...A friend has offered to convert my original one window Westy canvas to three (or even four!), using his considerable sewing skills. Although I...
• Re: Tight Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:29:50 -0700
  ...For those of you who have replaced >> the canvas in your Westfalia, was the new canvas significantly tighter >> than the old canvas? Any suggestions...
• Re: WTB - Pop top canvas for 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 14:31:24 -0500
  Throw in a screen and build your own three window canvas. Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 12:06:15 -0600...
• Re: New owners requesting advise on replacing canvas poptop
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 12:22:17 -0400
  > /www.aabestco.com/convertibleltopsi.htm > Westy Canvas $259.00 with three windows. > Go Westy for your canvas. $255.00 There is only one major...
• re Poptop Canvas
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 23:29:00 -0700
  > >Can anyone recommend a treatment for the canvas so I can keep the top >popped in the rain? > >Thanx! > >--Drew >95 EV-C Allow...
• canvas or acrylic poptop tent
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 22:54:45 -0400
  ...Now do I go with canvas or acrylic. My regular tent (the one I set up on the ground) is acrylic, and hardly anybody...
• Re: Pop-top canvas change
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:05:17 -0500
  That is what I did when I replaced my canvas. It looks pretty good, too! I got the expensive-but-worth-it German-made...
• Re: who has the best prices on westy Poptop canvas??
  Historical mailing list - tina canny
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:17:22 -0800
  ...who has the best prices on westy Poptop canvas?? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 12:26 PM Another consideration...
• Re: patching canvas and screen
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 21:44:03 -0400
  ...If you can get some cloth or canvas of the same color, it might actually look pretty good. Put a bead around the hole...
• pop top staples vs screws, was Re: [vanagon] Fwd: Pop-Top Canvas Replacement Video
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 Jun 2010 15:08:34 -0700
  ...I recently took the canvas off my '82 westy, had screw in top and bottom. know when the switch was form staples to screws...
• Re: Tight Canvas??
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:12:52 -0500
  ...Any suggestions on how the get the canvas to > stretch a little bit? �Just leave it locked open for awhile? > Dampening the canvas will...
• poptop seal / canvas question
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 10:50:48 -0500
  ...Should I wait and replace the canvas and poptop seals at the same time or would it alright to replace the seals now and...
• Re: Scotch Guard Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Tue, 23 May 2000 16:28:10 -0500
  ...Gregor On Tue, 23 May 2000, Bill Davidson wrote: > My only hesitation to use Scotch Guard on the canvas is a concern (perhaps > unfounded...
• Re: which poptop canvas to purchase?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 03:29:12 -0800
  ...here is my post on how I replaced my canvas: http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0005C&L=vanagon&P=R18734...
• Re: Pop top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 08:52:27 -0700
  Debbie Walters wrote: "It�s time to replace my pop top canvas. I�m interested on hearing pros and cons of cotton vs. synthetic...
• Re: Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 13:25:02 -0800
  Wouldn't opening the windows with screens give adequate ventilation? But I suppose if one needed to replace the canvas three windows does give...
• Re: pop-top (closing)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 19:03:36 -0500
  ...Using this > procedure we've never had any canvas left sticking out the sides or binding > inside. > Greg & Val > 86.5 Camper Syncro WLE
• Re: New Canvas Adventure
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 10:50:46 -0500
  ...About 6 hours in > uncomfortable positions with an electric staple gun, but were very happy > with the new canvas that we had gotten from...
• Re: Canvas replacement comments & video
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:55:33 -0600
  I replaced my canvas with the help of my uncle,yes do have a third party helping!!! Ended up putting a few ugly blemishes...
• Re: What's your after market canvas recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:13:19 -0400
  > Got mine through http://www.aabestco.com Other than our canvas (we use multiple sources, as I'll explain), virtually all poptop canvas sold...
• Re: Oh fudge -- canvas zipper damaged
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 20 May 2005 13:42:27 -0600
  ...Or get new > canvas, which totally frosts my pumpkin because this canvas is just fine. > > Maybe there is some kludge that will let me...
• Re: Another Option To Pop-Top Canvas Replacement Video
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 20:56:51 -0600
  Jonce wrote: > Not to mention another option to Full Canvas Replacement BUT, for the > Past 4 years I have offered a Kit to replace...
• Re: Canvas replacement comments & video
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:28:05 -0400
  Having replaced or assisted in about a dozen canvas replacements over the years I find yanking the top off a time saver. With three...
• Re: [WetWesties] waterproofing (was RE: RAISED ROOF hard tops
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:47:07 -0400
  On my Westy I have the acrylic 3 vent canvas. The only time I had water leakage was water that went through the front...
• Re: EDITED Re: pop top canvas install question
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 10:10:39 -0800
  ...pop top canvas install question > Here are 2 digi-pics of how I did the canvas. I hope > they help. Malcolm > > --- vanagon <vanagon@ASTOUND...
• One-man poptop canvas replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Sun, 3 Oct 2010 11:12:40 -0700
  I've been working on putting in new canvas all weekend. The directions and conventional wisdom say that you take the poptop off (with...
• changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:22:44 -0500
  ...changing pop-top canvas Hi, I am thinking of changing my pop top canvas, 84 Vanagon. I could use all the help and advice...
• Re: Oh fudge -- canvas zipper damaged
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Sat, 21 May 2005 16:02:56 -0400
  ...Or get new > >canvas, which totally frosts my pumpkin because this canvas is just fine. > > > >Maybe there is some kludge that will let me...
• Re: Vangon curtains/canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 15:28:01 -0400
  ...Tuesday, June 13, 2000 9:23 AM Subject: [VANAGON] Vangon curtains/canvas? > Has anyone seen a vendor with a curtain or window canvas kit...
• Poptop Seal and Canvas Replacemnt
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 09:28:12 -0500
  http://www.poptops.com/index.htm This site has pics and step-by-step instructions on poptop canvas and seal replacement (on a 71...
• Re: canvas weather resistance?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:20:26 -0500
  The canvas I had on my 85 Westy was very prone to leaking. On the 91 "Haus" I replaced her original canvas with a...
• Re: Need a piece of poptop canvas 48" x 12"
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Jan 2009 21:42:12 -0800
  ...Need a piece of poptop canvas 48" x 12" > Any reasonable fabric store will sell a wide range of lightweight canvas > and > heavy cotton...
• Canvas Installed
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:37:05 -0700
  Thanks to everyone who gave advice and sent me their pictures of their canvas install. Mellow Yellow now has new canvas. I think we...
• Riviera canvas replacement
  Historical mailing list - Skylar Tennent
  Sun, 6 Aug 2017 02:23:41 +0000
  Have the new canvas no instructions. Anyone have advice how to install it? Sent from my iPad
• Re: What's your after market canvas recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:49:14 -0400
  ...That is > because, unlike other poptop canvas suppliers, we also import several > superior alternatives directly from Europe. > > We offer genuine OEM Westfalia canvas, which...
• who has the best prices on westy Poptop canvas??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:41:45 EST
  my '89 westy needs a new grey poptop canvas... im still on crutches w/ a broken foot so im in no hurry.. who out...
• '85 Westy - Canvas Top Removal
  Historical mailing list - MMunn
  Mon, 19 May 2003 00:02:54 -0700
  ...Next weekend, I'll try removing the canvas from my '85. But, I'd prefer to leave the top "on". If necessary, I'd...
• Re: Pop top canvas replecement
  Historical mailing list - Julia Schrenkler
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:39:32 -0400
  ...NET> wrote: >How difficult is it to replace the pop top canvas on an 89 Vanagon? Which should I use staple of screw? Some...
• Re: Oh fudge -- canvas zipper damaged
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 21 May 2005 14:27:18 -0700
  If you want Velcro to stick to canvas through heat of day, cold of night, and opening and closing of poptop - needle and thread...
• Re: Single-cab hoops
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 May 1996 09:24:15 -0700
  ...Even "NOS" canvas will be over thirty years old! I highly warn against driving with the canvas on the hoops. A few old OEM...
• Re: Cheap Westy Canvas
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 13:57:04 -0400
  ...3 window canvas: Their price $259, my price $228 1 window canvas: Their price $241, my price $228. (Not much demand for the 1...
• Re: canvas or acrylic poptop tent
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 07:25:53 -0400
  ...The third form of failure for the canvas is simply not putting it down properly and cutting the canvas in the hinges. Please affix...
• Re: Canvas Replacement: Remove Upper Bed Help?
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 5 Mar 2013 00:02:31 -0800
  Well, you probably know that you don't need to remove anything to remove those items to change the canvas, because the canvas is...
• RE: Canvas awnings?
  Historical mailing list - Araujo, Alex
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 08:10:23 -0400
  I had a fire in my '75 Westy two summers ago, and the pop-top canvas had to be replaced. After pricing new (and...