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• Re: Pop top canvas repair
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:37:28 -0700
  RE: Pop top repair I had good luck with a tear at the corner of the screen on my '90 using 'iron on' patches...
• Re: poptop canvas
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 23:45:53 -0400
  > So.....do the 84 and newer potpies have this nice aluminum clamping > system on the pop top to hold the canvas in place? And...
• Re: pop top canvas swap and ceiling treatment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 20:59:40 -0700
  repairing the zippers and netting with canvas installed is possible, just ask my wife :) It is a pain. The sewing that is, not the...
• Genuine Westfalia pop top canvas and front curtain
  Historical mailing list - John Herbert
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 11:37:02 +0100
  I have for sale two unused original Westfalia pop top Vanagon grey canvases plus a grey patterned front curtain that I bought last year...
• Re: Ideas for Replacing POP UP Screen
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 22:50:19 -0700
  ...front of the pop top is square. An excerpt from the '90 westfalia owner's manual: "Mosquito-net in canvas (pop-up top) The...
• An idea for Replacing Pop Top Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 2 May 2014 10:54:02 -0400
  Hi, I've been thinking about how to replace my poptop canvas without having to actually remove the roof. Here's how I see...
• Re: pop top canvas install question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 19:52:05 -0700
  ...Notice that the aluminum trim is applied "upside down", with the groove up for the bottom of the canvas. Bob Stevens http://groups.msn...
• 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: 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...
• 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: pop top
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Wed, 3 Mar 1999 13:52:31 -0800
  ...that went > over the pop > top in the popped position. it was made of a pretty heavy duty canvas (a > marine grade that i...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re=3A_Pop-top_tent_install_on_a_=E2=80=9987_Vanagon_We?= =?utf-8?Q?stfalia_report=2E?=
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 31 May 2015 16:33:11 -0400
  ...Pop-top up or partially down made absolutely no difference with the angle of the canvass in the corners. Once I got the canvass...
• Re: Replacing Canvas on Westy
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:53:22 -0400
  ...http://vimeo.com/12165017 It shows the installation of our OEM German poptop canvas. You can find more info on your various poptop canvas...
• 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...
• Re: Cleaning pop tops (its time for that thread again...)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:32:40 -0800
  ...If you are changing / repairing the canvas, then by all means take the pop-top off. but it is still a big headache to...
• 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: Q Pop-Top Insulation
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 00:48:39 -0700
  ...Q Pop-Top Insulation Why bother insulating the pop top... when it's up the canvas lets out more heat than insulation will ever...
• email to Frank (was RE: Pop-top canvas replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:02:06 +0900
  ...Pop-top canvas replacement. ::: :::OK, folks here is a can of worms to be opened. I need to change the :::canvass :::on my '87...
• Re: pop-top (closing)
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:28:58 -0500
  ...the pop-top on an 86 Westy is supposed to have some resistance when closing so you can pull in all the canvas before...
• Mold on Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 9 May 2005 14:18:04 -0400
  Hello Volks, It seems a small bit of mold built up in the passenger side back corner of my pop top. I've checked...
• Re: [WetWesties] waterproofing (was RE: RAISED ROOF hard tops
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:47:07 -0400
  ...the canvas or the >> canvas seams in >> strong rain and wind? How have others dealt with that? > > With the 3 different pop-top Westies...
• Re: how NOT to instal your poptop tent
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:17:46 -0400
  ...My Dad replaced the canvas on his westy in about 4 hours working singlehandedly, leaving the pop-top in place. Hint: Use a quarter...
• Re: Cleaning pop top flocking?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 17:40:14 -0700
  be very careful using chemical cleaners on the canvas. (don't ask). Especially if canvas is newer. (again, don't ask) This cleaning the...
• 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: Bus Depot Canvas Questions
  Historical mailing list - J B
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 23:15:14 -0400
  ...My wife and did the whole pop-top refurbish in one day, getting= those little screws in properly at the back was the hardest...
• DC Area-Pop-Top, Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS CARRINGTON
  19 Jul 1995 13:23:13 GMT
  In yesterdays Want AD (July 18 issue): '71 VW Bus Pop Top. W/O canvas, perfect condition. $75.00 (703) 476-0486 (Herndon, Virginia...
• 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: 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: Pop Top ...Stupid is as .....
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 20:43:10 -0700
  Bob, I've seen at least two Westies at the insurance auctions where the top flipped all the up and over, ripping the canvas...
• Re: Pop-top canvas replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:20:23 -0400
  ...Pop-top canvas replacement. OK, folks here is a can of worms to be opened. I need to change the canvass on my '87...
• Re: Pop Top Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 30 May 2014 18:21:14 -0700
  ...Pop Top Replacement I am looking at replacing my canvas and looking to go with a sumbrella in red. Anyone know where I can...
• Re: Scotch Guard Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 22 May 2000 19:21:20 -0400
  ...Rowland" wrote: > Any opinions on the effectiveness of scotch guarding the pop-top canvas? > > ===== > C. R. Rowland > cr_rowland@yahoo.com > > "No matter where...
• Re: pop top canvas install, please help
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:00:13 -0800
  ...Malcolm --- vanagon <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET> wrote: > Anyway, the welting around the ends of the canvas > does it just go around the inside of the...
• the drawn out pop top conversion update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:43:52 -0700
  ...the tin top for the pop top hinges (and backing plate), marked out the cut lines and the canvas securing track on the roof...
• Pop-Top canvas job....
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 29 Jan 2005 11:22:29 -0500
  ...http://www.benplace.com/pop_top.htm I was ready to built a section on the PopTop, but it's impossible to take any...
• Could someone explain?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Barfield
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 20:25:42 -0500
  ...It' listed as a "1985 Westy Wolfsberg Weekender" and the comment "Pop top in good shape..canvas in good shape..sleeps 4 comfortably". I...
• Re: Pop Tops - open and shut/Don't do this:
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Mon, 1 May 2000 01:40:59 EDT
  Here's a DON'T in the world of pop top raising and lowering. I guess my cable assist mechanism is shot. I use...
• Re: [vanagon] Fwd: Pop-Top Canvas Replacement Video
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 6 Jun 2010 12:04:40 -0700
  ...Spent a whole day trying to install it with the pop-top on. I saw the old canvas had the "pie-cuts", I did...
• Sunbrella Pop Top Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 07:05:01 -0700
  Does anyone know of a woman who makes replacement sunbrella canvas in custom colors? I have lost her name and contact info, but she...
• canvas weather resistance?
  Historical mailing list - jeff
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 09:02:08 -0700
  ...I was wondering about how water resistant the pop top canvas is--mine is in good shape, but I've never tested it out...
• Re: Fixing rip in pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 1 May 2000 13:06:29 -0700
  ...If the canvas is very weak from years of UV exposure, it may be time to replace it. When I took the canvas off...
• westy canvas
  Historical mailing list - M Kelly
  Sun, 07 Jul 1996 22:13:26 -0700
  ...air ducts and under the pop-top, to the rear and into the AC compartment and the canvas. The AC blower was packed with...
• Re: Sunbrella Pop Top Canvas
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 17:22:04 +0000
  ...Sunbrella Pop Top Canvas > Does anyone know of a woman who makes replacement sunbrella canvas in > custom colors? I have lost her name and...
• Re: Your Vanagon questions/POP TOP
  Historical mailing list - Johnny
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:44:28 GMT
  I have to agree that removing the pop-top is not necessary. I removed mine though to kill the mold in the roof "fuzz...
• Re: Pop top canvas hinge dirt
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Wed, 7 Jul 2021 11:17:20 -0400
  ...Pop top canvas hinge dirt > >> Hey volks, > >> What do you guys do to prevent the hinge dust from soiling your pop top > >> canvas? I...
• pop top
  Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
  Thu, 4 Mar 1999 09:05:16 -0500
  One way to help keep you canvas dry is to try and keep the back of the van towards the direction of the ran...
• Re: Painting the poptop fuzz
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 11:31:16 -0400
  The pop top and canvas are OFF the van right now... On 7/22/05, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com> wrote: > My van has...
• Re: [vanagon] Fwd: Pop-Top Canvas Replacement Video
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 6 Jun 2010 17:03:09 -0700
  ...Spent a whole day trying to install it with the pop-top on. > I saw the old canvas had the "pie-cuts", I did...
• Re: Westy Canvas Replacement San Diego
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:43:55 -0500
  ...someone in the San Diego area who would replace my Pop-top > canvas for a reasonable price? I plan to buy the one from...
• Re: [WetWesties] waterproofing (was RE: RAISED ROOF hard tops
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:06:09 -0400
  ...the canvas or the canvas > seams in > > strong rain and wind? How have others dealt with that? > >With the 3 different pop-top Westies...
• Used pop top price.
  Historical mailing list - Sylvain s
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 17:33:21 EDT
  I have a used pop top including the tent (canvas) for sale. It was on a 1982 vanagon. Everything is in good condition. Could...
• Re: pop top canvas install question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 23:37:49 -0600
  And this is why Westfalias are in so much demand compared to non-Westfalias. >i found it quite relaxing, as 75% of the job...
• Painting/new flocking INTERIOR of pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 05:44:10 -0400
  ...Has anyone either repainted or found some white flocking to spray on the interior of the roof? I am replacing the pop top canvas...
• Any installation shops for pop-top canvas in northeast?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:57:16 +0000
  Hi! It's getting time to start thinking of replacing the canvas on my 87 Westy. I've looked at a number of videos...
• Re: pop top
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Thu, 4 Mar 1999 08:54:42 -0500
  If you have camped in a canvas tent you know that canvas should not ever "leak" but it will "sweat" to stay dry, don...
• fs: 1967 pop top
  Historical mailing list - morrison
  Wed, 7 Jun 1995 17:54:08 -0700 (PDT)
  ...a '67 pop top in very good condition, one fender is dented. The engine does not work, but is there. The canvas is good...
• Re: Westy insulated blanket for pop top canvas for winter camping
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 5 Aug 2005 14:39:26 -0400
  ...Westy insulated blanket for pop top canvas for winter camping > > > Hello Fellow Volks Folks, > On the internet I have seen pictures of an insulated...
• Re: New Poptop Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:04:55 -0100
  <During this springs "restoration" I want to replace the pop-top canvas. Bus Depot has those aftermarket ones for $250 and the genuine Westfalia...
• Re: The Skylighguy's replacement pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Ri
  Fri, 4 Jul 2003 17:18:20 -0700
  ...Ron sells? Is Ron's >better? I am contemplating replacing my canvas with a three-window >version? Your opinions are appreciated. >Cheers, bruce > >'85...
• Re: [WetWesties] Westy canvas attachment
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:16:23 -0800
  ...Little screws for the pop top hold down strips That's good to know, others have had a problem finding screws just the right...