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Keeping mold out of a westy
Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
Mon, 27 Jan 2003 12:08:53 -0800
...8) The most sensitive part to mold is the flocking under the pop top and the pop top canvas fabric. If they do get...
Re: NEW Side Tent - $199.99 with Floor . Get Yer Red Hots Here!
Historical mailing list - Jack
Sat, 1 May 2004 19:48:25 -0800
...A > fabric floor in a tent is a dirt-collecting, moisture-harboring nuisance at > best. Admittedly, I have only lived out of a tent...
Re: Hijacked thread..Your 2.3 GoWesty
Historical mailing list - dahn van
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:17:51 -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: What's your after market canvas recommendation?
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:53:57 -0400
...I installed the westy 3 window canvas from Bus Depot about a year ago. I installed the top by myself in a full afternoon...
Re: New owner of 6 days, 1,000 questions and 1
Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
Fri, 24 Apr 1998 11:16:12 -0700
...and > what type of fabric. I want it to last. > > The pop top needs to be replaced, the canvas, where do I go to...
Re: Go Westy ArcHaus Side Tent
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:38:49 -0500
...I did have a fabric for Years called triton. It was a 6.5 oz boat cover fabric with a 3 year warranty on...
Re: Hijacked thread..Your 2.3 GoWesty
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:09:56 -0700
...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: Ever added up your receipts?
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Tue, 15 Mar 2016 08:37:19 -0700
...set of 5 GW 15" alloys with bfgs, > canvas, top seal, new rear foam and fabric, new bumpers, H4 vision kit, > regeared/built trans...
Re: 1987 passenger Syncro For sale with factory ? Westy top. IN PERSON REPORT
Historical mailing list - Renouard, Robert
Wed, 6 Oct 1999 11:07:18 -0700
...OK condition, exterior faded, one very small tear in canvas, canvas probably weakened from age and/or ultraviolet. If it could be had for...
Re: Replacing Canvas on Westy
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:38:24 -0600
...I had recently purchased the three window german canvas from bus depot awaiting for body and paint to be finished before the install. On...
Re: Black Bears vs Westy Canvas?
Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
Tue, 2 Aug 2005 07:40:16 -0700
...as far as the bear is concerned the smell of the pasta sauce you reheated last week is still oozing out of the fabrics...
Re: Poptop rainfly
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sun, 3 Feb 2008 19:57:35 -0500
...It will stink >> and rot just like the others. >> I Do make canvas boat tops and such but dont make the pop top canvas...
Re: Pop top insulation
Historical mailing list - PB
Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:43:28 -0800
...I'd like to cover the reflectix with an attractive fabric so that it would look nice up there... Patti 90 Westy Automatic On...
Trade Westy tent for gas heater???
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Mon, 24 Jun 1996 11:38:58 CST6CDT
...Alternate fabrications seem to be the best route for these. There are some holes in the canvas from mouse chewings that I will fully...
Re: PopTop Alarm ..... Conslusion ????
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 07:46:28 -0800
...H20 disconnected 110 disconnected Propane closed Poptop closed and latched, canvas in Leveling jacks removed Fridge switched to 12V Tables secure Check oil and...
Re: Hijacked thread..Your 2.3 GoWesty
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:23:12 -0500
...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: Screw mount snaps?
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:55:08 -0400
...The best place to get the ones you want would be Automotive Trim shops that do Convertible tops or Marine Boat Upholstery or Canvas...
Fw: luggage bags
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Fri, 31 Mar 2000 12:34:15 -0800
...The idea is to >> construct it from heavy truck tarp type fabric that is durable and element >> proof. > >> 4) Does such an animal currently...
Re: poptop screen available?
Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
Fri, 14 Jul 2000 06:29:34 -0700
...One of two participants sits on the baggage rack and, when necessary, holds the fabric taught and/or passes the needle to the interior...
Re: treating mold on inside of pop top
Historical mailing list - Steve Young
Thu, 3 Jul 2003 22:36:07 -0700
...I had the canvas off my van so it was easy to take of the roof and let a concentrated bleach soln soak into...
Re: Child Cot Fabrication
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:28:55 -0500
...Teleskopstangen mit hochwerrigem Segeltuch; bis 40 kg belastbar "Telescoping poles with ??? canvas; load up to 40 kg." About 85 pounds. "hochwerrigem" doesn't immediately...
Re: Anyone have a Eurovan Country Homes? Looking to use poptop on T3 Doka canopy
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:24:27 -0700
...There will be > some fabrication needed to make a floor to overhang the Doka cab (too bad > it's not going on a Sinka...
Re: pop top painting finished
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 9 Jun 2011 11:33:04 -0500
...But when the day comes that I remove it to replace the canvas, I would like to insulate the top from sun, road noise...
Re: Mold stains inside poptop
Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
Tue, 2 May 2000 09:32:08 -0700
...at the source, prevents deterioration caused by bacteria, prolongs life of fabrics and carpets, fast, easy and effective." THEY MAY PREVENT BALDNESS, OR RESTORE...
Re: PopTop Alarm ..... Conslusion ????
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 10:25:24 -0800
...reads: > > H20 disconnected > 110 disconnected > Propane closed > Poptop closed and latched, canvas in > Leveling jacks removed > Fridge switched to 12V > Tables secure > Check oil...
Improving stock curtains/matress toppers
Historical mailing list - Troy
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:06:28 -0800
...I thought about some kind of iron on fabric, but not sure if it would hold up in the washing machine. Second, I picked...
Re: Hijacked thread..Your 2.3 GoWesty
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:09:24 -0700
...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: anybody used Kelly Carport? (awning)
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Thu, 2 Aug 2007 11:23:43 -0500
...I wonder how one would attach it to the rain gutters? I have > an > old cotton canvas orange awning and poles that used to...
FS: 1981 VW Vanagon Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Larry Frank
Sun, 25 Sep 2005 17:55:14 +0000
...It also has some new fabric on the rear bed. The stove works, but I've never tried the refrigerator. The canvas is in...
Re: Keeping mold out of a westy
Historical mailing list - zolo
Mon, 27 Jan 2003 13:40:30 -0800
...is the flocking >under the pop top and the pop top canvas fabric. >If they do get very moldy, the only way to really...
Re: Three unrelated things
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Thu, 9 Sep 2010 13:34:39 -0700
...Should I sew it onto heavy canvas to stabilize it? > > (Maybe one in 20 listees will know the answer to this question.) > > 3. Peregrine...
Re: Ever added up your receipts?
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Tue, 15 Mar 2016 14:54:30 -0700
...set of 5 GW 15" alloys with > bfgs, > > canvas, top seal, new rear foam and fabric, new bumpers, H4 vision kit, > > regeared/built trans...
Re: Yet another awning idea
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 18 Aug 1999 18:39:07 -0300
...You might want to think about sewing 3 inches of tough canvas onto the rip-stop to go under the PVC part. Malcolm S...
Re: '73 Westy Questions ('72 comparisons)
Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
Wed, 24 Apr 1996 16:08:32 -0400 (EDT)
...The other > seats were covered with gold canvas-like material. Curtains were a tan, > yellow and gold plaid fabric. > I have seen other Westys...
Re: Camping in the Rain
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Apr 1995 23:48:10 -0700
...This created a type of white foam, which sort of worked its way in thru the fibres (the "fabric" of the inside of my...
Re: Kid's hammock (Was Are your kids grown?)
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Wed, 14 Jul 1999 09:14:47 -0700
...that mount to either the seats or the doors), and some canvas stretched in between. I think this is similar to the early Westy...
Re: Bentley Manuals on CD-ROM :)
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Wed, 1 Mar 2000 14:05:14 -0800
...The tight, lint-free weave of the disks' battleship grey canvas fabric protective cover is indescribably tough, and since it's lint free, they...
Re: Restoring/Insulating the Pop-Top
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 1 May 2001 09:30:50 -0700
...I have this untested idea of somehow attaching insulated panels (washable fabric covered) to the top, maybe even having one side foil faced to...
Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 10 Dec 2003 15:32:15 -0800
...The elevating roof, canvas, and luggage rack can be mounted with little more than some holes drilled and a proper sized opening cut to...
80 Westy FS?
Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
Wed, 17 Dec 1997 10:58:20 EST
...Pop-top in great shape, canvas very good although zipper on screen has come loose in two spots. Upper bunk rarely used. Front seat...
Re: Totally NEW Add-A-Room for Vanagons - Answering your Questions
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 20 May 2010 10:17:06 -0400
...Of course the canvas entry door also zips closed. > Gonna pre order a brown one. what's the > dimensions of it packed up and...
Re: Need advice on a van cover...
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Fri, 2 May 2008 13:27:06 -0600
...The last one I got was made from a > fabric called "sunbrella". It's similar to heavy canvas, and it has > been > great - very...
Re: Westy Skylight Velcro issue
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:02:27 -0700
Gorilla Glue is likely better, but FWIW, I attached (broken zipper) Velcro to the front screen cover on the poptop canvas using "Goop". No...
Re: vanagon seatbottom foam
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sat, 12 Nov 2005 08:32:33 -0500
...Please dont buy the cheap junk foam at fabric stores for your work you wont be happy for a long time if your going...
Re: Pop top insulation
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:29:54 -0500
...I'd like to cover the reflectix with an attractive fabric so that it would look nice up there... Patti 90 Westy Automatic On...
Re: Improving stock curtains/matress toppers
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:42:23 -0700
...I thought about some kind of iron on fabric, but not sure if it would hold up in the washing machine. > > Second, I picked...
'86 Westy Price?
Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
Sun, 1 Apr 2007 15:36:23 -0700
...t working - Canvas could stand to be replaced (tears in mesh screen and small rips beginning in other areas where fabric pinches) - Interior light...
Re: Clean up mould from interior roof lining?
Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
Wed, 26 Apr 2017 22:22:48 -0700
...I was careful (I think at least) of not getting any on the pop top canvas. A friend recommended some stuff called "Concrobium" that...
Re: Hijacked thread..Your 2.3 GoWesty
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:37:29 -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: HUGE STASH of Rare Vanagon Goodies - MUST SEE!
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Mon, 27 Jan 2003 10:41:44 -0800
Is the bus depot already flooded with e-mail? It looks like both my e-mail to them (fabric and sink cover please :-) bounced...
Re: anybody used Kelly Carport? (awning)
Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:41:06 -0600
...I wonder how one would attach it to the rain gutters? I have > an > old cotton canvas orange awning and poles that used to...
Re: [WetWesties] VW Campers and Kayaks
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sun, 6 Jan 2008 20:45:58 -0500
Hi Volks, I've been carrying a pair of homebuilt canvas-and-plywood kayaks on the roof of my westfakia for years. I fabricated...
Re: Windsurfing & Westies
Historical mailing list
Fri, 26 Jul 1996 20:17:58 -0400
...I drilled with the top up, you can move the canvas outa the way to see what your doing. I used silicone to seal...
Re: Utility rear bumpers ?.....Have your welder make one
Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
Mon, 22 Apr 2002 17:35:02 -0700
...If an engineer from the list were to design some blueprints/plans I could have some bumpers fabricated much cheaper and much stronger than...
Re: the next wave:westy to syncro
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 13 May 1998 09:23:35 -0700
...When you have the top and canvas installed and working correctly, you can think about wether you simply must have the top double bed...
Re: PopTop Alarm ..... Conslusion ????
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 18:08:57 -0600
...reads: > > H20 disconnected > 110 disconnected > Propane closed > Poptop closed and latched, canvas in > Leveling jacks removed > Fridge switched to 12V > Tables secure > Check oil...
FS: 1986 Vanagon Westfalia - Calgary, Alberta
Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:34:29 -0600
...mechanism and hinges http://www.theskylightguy.com - Shady Boy awning (blue fabric) http://www.shadyboy.com/vans/index.html which is a nice, compact...
Re: '86 Westy Price?
Historical mailing list
Sun, 1 Apr 2007 21:44:37 EDT
...t working > - Canvas could stand to be replaced (tears in mesh screen and small > rips beginning in other areas where fabric pinches) > - Interior light...
'77 Riviera II FS (NE Oregon)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 15:31:46 -0800
...Has (stock unless otherwise noted); 3/4 length poptop that goes straight up (6'-6" headroom) Excellent canvas Two burner Coleman stove 12/110v...
Re: Weekender for Sale
Historical mailing list - zolo
Thu, 6 Mar 2003 05:13:51 -0800
...The inside fabric is that corduroy material that was a poor choice by Volkswagen, but seems to be in still acceptable condition. With respect...