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Westy pop top canvas
Historical mailing list - John Schaper
Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:20:39 -0700
On my canvas top of my 84 Westy, the screen is cracking and the zipper on the canvas flap is broken. So, I need...
Waterproofing Canvas A No-No
Historical mailing list
Wed, 30 Nov 1994 06:12:10 -0500
Someone here on the list explained last summer how spraying on water repellents on the canvass is a real no no and will make...
Re: Waterproofing Canvas A No-No
Historical mailing list
Wed, 30 Nov 94 10:08:32 PDT
>Someone here on the list explained last summer how spraying on water >repellents on the canvass is a real no no and will make...
Tight Canvas??
Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:45:12 -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: changing pop-top canvas
Historical mailing list - John C...
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:59:45 +0000
I like the heavier canvas and, haven't tried the Sunbrella material, but it sounds good. I usually buy mine at BD. But, One...
changing pop-top canvas
Historical mailing list - dj
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:21:32 -0800
Hi, I am thinking of changing my pop top canvas, 84 Vanagon. I could use all the help and advice I could get. My...
Re: Waterproofing Canvas A No-No
Historical mailing list
Wed, 30 Nov 94 13:03:22 EST
Derek mentioned the problems with waterproofing canvas (makes the canvas unbreathable and makes the upstairs of the camper pretty clammy), and reiterated that canvas...
RE: Poptop Canvas
Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
Wed, 20 Mar 1996 08:46:43 +0000
...I don't recommend scotchguarding or other treatments to the canvas of your poptop. We've yet to have our canvas leak in some...
Re: Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 6 Dec 2001 16:31:12 -0500
> 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: Speaking of tops
Historical mailing list
Tue, 29 Nov 1994 21:05:34 -0500
Someone here on the list explained last summer how spraying on water repellents on the canvass is a real no no and will make...
Re: Need pop-top canvas install tips
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 16 May 2010 11:06:57 -0600
Robert, You're installing the canvas "in reverse order" from all the instructions that I've ever read. I installed 2, my own and...
Pop Top Canvas And Little Blocks of Wood
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:40:01 +0000
Doing my canvas today, resealed my gas tank yesterday (Instead of going to Everybus as had been the plan <sigh>. Anyway, this is my...
EDITED Re: pop top canvas install question
Historical mailing list - vanagon
Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:34:21 -0800
...pop top canvas install question Hi all, Anybody who has installed the Bus Depot canvas for the pop tops. I have the fiberglass roof...
pop top canvas install question
Historical mailing list - vanagon
Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:20:20 -0800
Hi all, Anybody who has installed the Bus Depot canvas for the pop tops. I have the fiberglass roof off, upside down,and on...
Re: Tight Canvas??
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:28:17 -0500
I installed a fancy 3-window canvas from Bus Depot ( thanks guys for the great service ). I did this without taking the top off...
Re: changing pop-top canvas
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:19:39 -0500
> My first question is which canvas to buy. I see one on eBay > for $314 and they say it is manufactured by Acme. Gowesty...
Re: Pop Top Canvas And Little Blocks of Wood
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:41:29 -0700
...The original canvas was pretty beat up at the rear and my wife sewed in some replacement canvas right over the old. We tried...
Re: Westy pop top canvas
Historical mailing list - Ri
Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:57:37 -0700
It's about a days job to replace the canvas. New canvas is really nice, feels good inside when sleeping up there, and the...
'85 Canvas Is Off - Now What?
Historical mailing list - MMunn
Mon, 19 May 2003 13:45:30 -0700
Just removed the canvas from my '85, but left the top on. So, now I've got to get the mold and mildew off...
Re: [vanagon] Fwd: Pop-Top Canvas Replacement Video
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 6 Jun 2010 14:45:29 -0700
On Jun 6, 2010, at 12:04 PM, Robert Keezer wrote: > Thanks, Jim. > I sent the canvas back I ordered and they told me...
Re: Westy Canvas waterproof?
Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
Wed, 24 Jun 1998 16:01:22 -0700
Roger wrote: > How waterproof is the canvas in my '79 westy? Also, what can I do to make > it optimally waterproof, i.e. any...
Re: Replacing Canvas on Westy
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:10:25 -0700
...Replacement Canvas Just reading the last two posts. The Bus Depot 'premium' canvas was being talked about. Can you confirm that you are talking...
Poptop aluminum strip location
Historical mailing list - Wes Felteau
Thu, 15 Feb 2001 15:01:50 -0700
I am trying to figure out which way the canvas is oriented to the aluminum strips in a '91 Westy. The guy I got...
new pop top canvas installed
Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
Mon, 1 Aug 2005 16:29:48 -0700
"White Man's Burden" got a new pop-top canvas and lived up to its name: http://gallery.openfbo.com/PopTopCanvas My recommendations if...
Re: Canvas install question - 3'' too tall?
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:45:42 -0700
new canvases are usually too tight, not too large. measure the spans with a tape measure. If new one is larger than yours, call...
RE: Poptop Canvas
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Wed, 20 Mar 1996 07:56:45 -0800
...Poptop Canvas Can anyone recommend a treatment for the canvas so I can keep the top popped in the rain? Thanx! --Drew 95 EV...
Canvas: Cotton or "Sunbrella" ??
Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
Fri, 29 Oct 1999 10:07:34 -0700
I'm considering new canvas for my '89 Westy Syncro. There's been a lot of posts in this group about the wonderful absorption...
Re: new pop top canvas installed
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 1 Aug 2005 23:05:53 -0400
From your pictures, it looks like you tried to put the new canvas on with the poptop entirely up. Had you checked the archives...
Re: Pop Top Canvas And Little Blocks of Wood
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:46:43 +0000
...My hands hurt for days after doing the canvas. I just finished transferring the little wood blocks over to my new canvas, and, well...
Re: [vanagon] Fwd: Pop-Top Canvas Replacement Video
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 6 Jun 2010 17:03:09 -0700
� � On Jun 6, 2010, at 12:04 PM, Robert Keezer wrote: > Thanks, Jim. > I sent the canvas back I ordered and they told me...
Re: Pop Top Canvas And Little Blocks of Wood
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:06:10 -0700
> Doing my canvas today, resealed my gas tank yesterday (Instead of going > to Everybus as had been the plan <sigh>. Anyway, this is my...
Mailing List Post
Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
Wed, 27 Oct 1999 22:32:57 -0700
...Westy Canvas Replacements I'm a new owner of an '89 Westy Syncro which has a large rip in the canvas above the screened...
Canvas won't fit
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Sat, 23 Jun 2018 11:53:09 -0700
Hi to all, I am trying to fit the canvas on this ‘82 Westy and the canvas in the rear is really short. It...
Canvas install question - 3'' too tall?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:35:49 -0400
I ordered a new pop-top canvas, the 3-window kind. As I put it up against the top I notice the canvas has...
Re: Need a piece of poptop canvas 48" x 12"
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 4 Jan 2009 09:39:53 -0800
...Here's some pics of what I did to repair my canvas. Sounds like your's is a similar repair. I bought/used canvas...
Re: Removing the poptop -- how many people?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:02:20 EDT
...You can remove the canvas with the poptop partially raised. I > used a folding chair to prop it up. > > this is true on the...
Re: pop top canvas swap and ceiling treatment
Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
Mon, 1 Jul 2013 23:46:22 -0400
I think the little strip of fabric wire ducting that North Westy puts in the front drivers side inside corner of the canvas is...
Re: Speaking of tops
Historical mailing list
Wed, 30 Nov 94 10:42:40 PST
...A few years ago I met a fellow who applied a waterproofing agent to his canvas pop-top with the best of intentions. He...
Screen Quality in New Pop top Canvas
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Fri, 29 Nov 2013 20:55:38 -0500
Hi all Here is the Poo! I have an 85 Westy and have to replace the OE Canvas ( surprise, Surprise ) Now many of you...
Need a piece of poptop canvas 48" x 12"
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Fri, 2 Jan 2009 06:12:45 -0800
The rear section of my canvas evidently got pinched under the weather seal and rotted, then tore. The rest of the canvas is in...
Re: Canvas Replacement
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 26 Mar 2006 11:27:28 -0500
> Can anyone steer me in the right direction to the best canvas > source. There is alot out there and would love your opinion. Actually...
Pop top canvas
Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
Sat, 21 Feb 2004 08:50:36 -0500
It�s time to replace my pop top canvas. I�m interested on hearing pros and cons of cotton vs. synthetic canvas. Thanks! Deb...
FS: Westy canvas
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 17 May 2000 19:24:08 -0300
I am selling a westy pop-top canvas. It was made by a local canvas shop and is sort of light pea soup green...
Re: Canvas install question - 3'' too tall?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:19:14 -0400
Based on further research it appears that they sent me the canvas for campers with tack strips while my '84, being a transition year...
Re: Pop Top Canvas And Little Blocks of Wood
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:44:40 -0700
I have seen early vanagon westies with the wood strip and staple method of canvas, the Bentley manual also shows them. But there must...
gray canvas
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Thu, 21 May 1998 08:53:17 -0700
Does anyone sell pop-top canvas in the gray color that came stock on my 87 Westfalia? All I ever seen in replacement canvas...
Mould (mold?) on canvas WATCH OUT!!
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:21:33 -0400
...If you have COTTON OEM canvas do not use a product for Tile! Use a product for Canvas. There are Tons of them out...
Adding side windows to pop-top canvas?
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:57:29 -0500
Ok, all this talk about pop-top screen replacement! My friend's wife made the pop-top canvas on my van (and did an...
westy canvas
Historical mailing list - M Kelly
Sun, 07 Jul 1996 22:13:26 -0700
I need a replacement canvas (one or three window) for an '85 Westfalia. I'm working on an '85 Westfalia that has been sitting...
Re: Pop Top Canvas And Little Blocks of Wood
Historical mailing list - Trevor
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:51:42 -0700
...My hands hurt for days after doing the canvas. I just finished transferring the little wood blocks over to my new canvas, and, well...
Re: Canvas Replacement-
Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:26:07 -0600
...Thus reducing friction rubs and tears in the canvas which may result in a need for future replacement. (Having done a canvas, you are...
How to sew screen in poptop canvas?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:47:57 -0600
The canvas in my westy's poptop is in near-perfect condition... except for the fact that on a recent trip, when I went...
Re: [WetWesties] waterproofing (was RE: RAISED ROOF hard tops
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:06:09 -0400
My poptop canvas has never leaked on me (and I've camped in some fierce rain and wind)... of course, I sleep downstairs, so...
Re: GO Westy / Westy Table
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 29 Jun 1999 19:28:55 -0400
> Also Canvas tops; I am strongly considering a 3 window > canvas top from GOWesty along with the rubber seal for > the pop top. > > > -- Does...
Waterproofing the pop-top canvas
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Sat, 21 Apr 2007 10:30:35 -0700
...I think interior humidity was getting into the interior of the canvas, too. This takes me back to a thought I had before: making...
Re: Pop Up window screen replacement
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Wed, 2 Feb 2005 17:21:35 +0000
...I know I could replace the whole canvas, but the > canvas is in very good shape. I simply want to purchase a replacement > screen...
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: Need a piece of poptop canvas 48" x 12"
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Fri, 2 Jan 2009 09:24:07 -0500
...Need a piece of poptop canvas 48" x 12" The rear section of my canvas evidently got pinched under the weather seal...
Re: Canvas for '79 Westy
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 18 Jun 1998 09:12:25 -0100
> Anyone know of any suppliers, other than Bus Boys, who make/sell > replacement canvas for a 1979 Westy? Yes. Me. $229 for a 3...
Re: new pop top canvas installed
Historical mailing list - millo fenzi
Mon, 1 Aug 2005 20:56:09 -0700
Recently replaced the pop-top canvas (Gowesty) on my 86 Westy Weekender and would echo Matt's comments with some variations: First remove the...