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• Re: Late model poptop skylights and canvas
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:27:17 -0400
  ...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: Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sat, 8 Dec 2001 01:51:38 -0500
  ...Also the original canvas is a very fine weave and soft canvas that noone seems to have a match too. This is one thing...
• Re: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:39:36 +0000
  ...http://www.limbobus.org/poptop.htm That's the way I did my canvas change. Help from John Carpenter, my Salt Lake neighbor, kind...
• Pop Top Canvas Install
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:04:23 -0700
  Installing new canvas in a van with the upper edge of the canvas secured with the aluminum strips (it's an '84 which some...
• Canvas Cot Conundrum...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Rosen
  Tue, 2 May 1995 22:30:30 -0700 (PDT)
  An interesting question (to me alone?)- My 78 Westfalia has mounts for a canvas "baby cot" to rest above the cab area... Is this...
• Re: new pop top canvas installed
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 02:28:25 -0400
  ...I installed a 3 vent canvas a couple of years ago. I did not remove the top. I used a folding chair to half...
• 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...
• poptop canvas for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 03:23:47 EDT
  i have a good used vanagon poptop canvas for sale.. no rips. beige. original one window variety w/ screen. Busdepot gets $240 new, im...
• Re: canvas weather resistance?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 12:22:45 -0400
  A few years ago I replace the OEM canvas on my Westy, with the 3 vent acrylic canvas offered by our various vendors. Last...
• Re: Screen on pop top canvas. (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Kroll
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 10:28:07 -0700
  ...The PO had a canvas shop sew up a "new canvas" but he saw no >reason to put any windows in it. I am...
• Re: poptop canvas
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 23:44:13 EDT
  ...have any of you bought this type of canvas replacement from any of the vendors? >> most of the '84 and newer potpies i've...
• Re: Pop-top Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:35:36 -0800
  I too have been thru the process of installing a new canvas. After reading the instructions I decided not to remove the top because...
• Re: Pop-top canvas replacement.
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:26:49 -0400
  ...manufacturer's cotton canvas (which costs a bit more than our aftermarket canvas) is a somewhat course textured material, which, while good quality, does...
• Re: Pop top canvas hinge dirt
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 10:39:34 -0500
  ...the hinge dust from soiling your pop top > canvas? I have a few year old canvas and it looks terrible with that hinge > dirt...
• Re: westi canvas tents
  Historical mailing list - Ed Stevens
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 23:57:10 -0500
  on 3/18/02 10:48 PM, ssmilby at ssmilby@EMAIL.MSN.COM wrote: > Does Anyone have a good source for new canvas tops...
• Pop top canvas replecement
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 00:52:53 -0500
  How difficult is it to replace the pop top canvas on an 89 Vanagon? Which should I use staple of screw? Some helpful hints...
• Re: Canvas Replacement: Remove Upper Bed Help?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 5 Mar 2013 17:18:13 -0800
  And on the topic of tips for staple type canvas replacement, there's some great looking ideas here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum...
• Re: Tight Canvas??
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:02:24 -0700
  ...Part of the tightness is due to us, part to the new canvas. I don't think it has stretched much since installation. I...
• Re: pop top canvas swap and ceiling treatment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 20:57:30 -0700
  ...Every canvas made from > > On Jul 1, 2013, at 11:28 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > >> Didn't use the van for...
• Re: Pop top canvas hinge dirt
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 08:49:35 -0700
  ...the hinge dust from soiling your pop top > canvas? I have a few year old canvas and it looks terrible with that hinge > dirt...
• Re: Scotch Guard Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 May 2000 12:04:44 -0400
  At 11:18 5/23/2000, Bill Davidson wrote: >My only hesitation to use Scotch Guard on the canvas is a concern (perhaps >unfounded...
• Re: cleaning canvas
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 00:43:23 -0600
  I just go to the car wash, feed it $1.00 and wash the canvas and the van (twice a year maybe three times...
• Re: canvas weather resistance?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 12:00:38 -0500
  I've had canvas that beaded up with water droplets on the inside but never dripped onto the interior. With heavy winds the result...
• Re: Pop-top, canvas care?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexander Palmer
  Fri, 8 Aug 1997 12:39:22 -0400
  ...Pop-top, canvas care? > Should the canvas be sprayed with anything, like water proofer? Or is it > just important to pack it away dry...
• Re: Pop top canvas hinge dirt
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 12:09:50 -0400
  ...Wish I fixed the nasty hinge before I changed the canvas. I thought about it and then proceed to just charge forward throwing caution...
• Fw: Re: pop-top (closing)
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 12:48:09 -0600
  ...I don't recommend doing this to the front canvas (with the screen window). Rolling the canvas too snugly can damage the screen. This...
• Re: which poptop canvas to purchase?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:18:08 -0500
  I went with the Acrylic 3 vent canvas (from GoWesty, I think) for my 91 Syncro Westy. I got it burgundy, which matches the...
• Re: The Skylighguy's replacement pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 5 Jul 2003 00:27:41 -0400
  ...I got a color coordinated (burgundy) 3 vent canvas for my 91 Burgundy Syncro Westy. Removed the old canvas in about a casual 1...
• Re: New Owner ... Pop Top Question
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:28:42 -0400
  Sam I will be getting mew canvas as well so I am interested where this thread leads. I don't really have an answer...
• Three window canvas size?
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:13:55 -0700
  I am about to put side windows on my canvas with mosquito netting. And I would like to make them the same exact size...
• Re: who has the best prices on westy Poptop canvas??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:56:28 -0700
  ...BZ On Feb 10, 2010, at 10:41 AM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > my '89 westy needs a new grey poptop canvas... im still...
• Cleaning the Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Deke Rivers
  Mon, 2 Mar 2009 16:21:44 -0600
  I need to clean the canvas - some dirt and maybe some mildew. It's the original material on an '86 Westy. How's the...
• Re: Canvas Replacement: Remove Upper Bed Help?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 5 Mar 2013 09:28:28 -0800
  With staples I'd remove the top and attach the canvas from a standing position while it's on sawhorses! You can clean the...
• Re: Old canvas anyone??
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Mon, 2 May 2005 21:45:02 -0400
  I bought a canvas tent repair kit from LeBaron in Ottawa. It was a Coughlan's brand I think. The colour (tan) matched almost...
• Re: Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 14:06:17 -0400
  I have a 3 window canvas (from busdepot) and I rarely have the side windows open more than just a crack. Only time I...
• ScotchGuard on the poptop canvas question
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:08:06 -0400
  At Everybus, I talked to someone (sorry, I can't remember who you are) who recommended spraying the poptop canvas with 3M ScotchGuard to...
• need hoops canvas 4 double cab
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Sep 1995 15:08:36 -0700
  With in the last month someone posted a source for double cab canvas. A friend has a current need for these items. Please email...
• Water Proofing
  Historical mailing list - Ed Goodrow
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 15:16:49 EDT
  Does anyone have any suggestions/recomendations on waterproofing my Westy's canvas. The canvas appears to be original and doesn't shed water very...
• What's your after market canvas recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 19:39:51 -0400
  ...What's your after market pop-top canvas recommendation? How easy was it to install? Where did you get it? On Mon, Jul 7...
• Re: WTB - Pop top canvas for 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 08:25:21 -0600
  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: Waterproofing Canvas
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 23:41:32 -0500
  ...Is there a silicone spray available for this application? > >Years ago I recall canvas for trucks and railway goods wagons being >treated with stuff...
• Re: Canvas won't fit
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Sat, 23 Jun 2018 15:04:42 -0400
  ...I don’t suspect the size > of the canvas is wrong. > But it maybe. > Question; can it be stretched? > Zoltan >
• Quick Help!!!! 85 Westy camper top canvas holder
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 23:49:31 -0400
  Can someone with an 85 Westy quickly tell me if the bottom canvas holders are on the outside of the canvas or on the...
• Re: Poptop Canvas
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 16:59:42 -0500
  Check your local camping equipment store, there are many quality re-waterproofing fomulas available designed specifically for tent canvas that would be a bit...
• awnings
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Wed, 21 May 1997 12:08:20 -0400
  Does anyone know anything about VW Canvas in Texas? Their web page is at: http://www.flash.net/~vwcanvas/index.html VW Canvas 104...
• Re: bursh-on canvas waterproofer?
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:36:07 -0400
  I don't know about the replacement canvas but I treated both of my original ones with the?brush on type canvas treatment. It...
• 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...
• Re: One-man poptop canvas replacement
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 3 Oct 2010 18:47:37 +0000
  ...I've been working on putting in new canvas all weekend. The directions and conventional wisdom say that you take the poptop off (with...
• Re: Clean Duct Tape Residue? (pop to canvas repair)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:25:20 -0700
  ...My canvas was already pretty "mottled" and this is all kind of an experiment so I wasn't too concerned how it would end...
• westi canvas tents
  Historical mailing list - ssmilby
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 22:48:23 -0500
  Does Anyone have a good source for new canvas tops? There is a guy in texas who drives a westi and makes these tops...
• Re: New owners requesting advise on replacing canvas poptop
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 21:52:52 -0500
  http://www.aabestco.com/convertibleltopsi.htm Westy Canvas $259.00 with three windows. Westy Canvas $241.00 with single window. On Tue, 23 Oct...
• Re: Bus Depot Canvas Questions
  Historical mailing list - lakersalex
  Tue, 22 Jul 2014 19:10:27 -0700
  I ordered the Bus Depot $279 model Poptop Tent Canvas - 80-85 Westfalia � � � � � � � Poptop Tent Canvas - 80-85 Westfalia Tan, with 3 windows. Exclusive...
• Re: bursh-on canvas waterproofer?
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:27:02 -0700
  ...bursh-on canvas waterproofer? I'm not really worried about leaking; I just would rather the water bead up and roll off so I...
• Re: Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 19:33:56 -0800
  ...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: Poptop Canvas Install...help!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 12:22:50 -0700
  Hi Geo, I just installed a BD canvas on Mellow Yellow, our '84 Westy. The canvas came from BD, and I think it is...
• westy tents
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Tue, 14 May 1996 14:49:49 -0500
  I now have the honor of having more canvas than sheet metal with my 78 = westy. I obtained over the weekend, the tent that...
• Late model poptop skylights and canvas
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:40:47 -0400
  ...2) I know earlier vans did not all have skylights, but as I understand it the canvas attaches differently. So assuming I have a...
• West canvas free to good home
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 20:47:16 -0800
  I have a single-window canvas from an '87 Vanagon Westy, gray, free to a good home. It needs a screen in front or...
• RE: Canvas awnings?
  Historical mailing list - Araujo, Alex
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 16:33:20 -0400
  I responded to a posted request for canvas awnings with: >>I had a fire in my '75 Westy two summers ago, and the pop...
• Re: Tight Canvas??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:29:43 -0700
  ...Hmmmm, I recommend that volks using my Busware tilts NOT try & stretch their cotton canvas when wet as it is harder to stretch than...