Hi Mike,

What type of magnets are you using?  The neodymium rare earth magnets from
www.wondermagnet.com are available in all sorts of sizes and strengths.
They should have something that will fit the bill for your screen very well.
If I had to guess, I would recommend trying 4 of the #030 - 3/4" x 1/8"
spaced across top of the screen and 2 or 3 of the #032 - 1/2" x 1/8" down
each side.

I made my sliding door screen out of an old screen house that had a big rip
in one side.  I sewed a 2" border of canvas around the perimeter and glued
magnets in with silicone based craft adhesive.  The zipper was already
there, I just had to cut it down to size.  For a weight at the bottom I used
some big (#13 I think) ball-chain that I had kicking around sewn into the
hem.  It works pretty well and stays in place just fine with the magnets as
long as I haven't had too many drinks to be able to work the zipper
properly...

                                                        Hope this helps,
                                                        Jay Brown
                                                        '72 Riviera
                                                        '85 Vanagon Westfalia

Date:    Mon, 7 Jul 2003 17:25:34 -0700
From:    Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject: Sliding door screen

Vanites,

I bought a screen for the sliding door on my 85 Westy.  It's meant to be
snapped in the same way the rear door screen is.  But I didn't want to drill
any more holes in the van so I tried magnets as a means for holding it up.

No go.  If they're strong enough to hold they can't be taken off or
manipulated very easily.

Anyone have any other ideas for putting the screen in?

TIA

Mike