

| Subject: | Re: Vanagon curtain 'snaps' plus sliding door seal |
| From: | George Laubach |
| Date: | Mon, 2 Jul 2012 21:04:35 -0500 |
Hobby Lobby has the exact size snaps and (for my brown snaps) the exact color...and tool if required. I had to replace a few snaps when I removed my curtains to wash them. It was a surprisingly easy replacement and fix. Skip '84 Westy Sent from my iPad On Jul 2, 2012, at 6:29 PM, Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> wrote: > On 7/2/2012 3:53 PM, David M wrote: >> Does anyone have any idea where to get a spare snap and how to mount >> it on the curtain? I'm sure they are some unusual non-standard size. >> Alternatively does anyone make new curtains? > > Surprisingly, they're a standard size, and you can get them at your > local fabric/craft store. They usually have kits which include the tool > and die needed to install them (basically just hitting the tool with a > hammer). There are a couple of different sizes, so take something for > comparison. > >> Also, while I'm here, there is a long thick plasticky/rubbery grey >> seal that goes above the sliding door. It started hanging from one >> end and now has completely fallen off. How do I reattach it, is it >> glued on or just a press fit? > > Mostly press fit, but the ends (especially in front, where it curves) > may need some help. I used contact cement (Pliobond).
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