Hello all -
I've always heard that the interior fuzzy surfacing of the Wessi poptops is
designed to deal with moisture condensing on the ceiling from breath etc. as
it hits the colder fiberglass. This factory surfacing deliberately avoids
having a 2nd solid layer behind which moisture could collect and create
rot/mildew even faster. Is this a myth or accurate? If it's true,  I'm
curious whether putting on  a whole new insulating layer can cause this
increased moisture problem behind the new carpeting or whatever is used. In
other words, does the new layer have to be particularly porous to avoid this
problem, and does that influence the insulating quality?

Peter Lackner
Syncro 90
SB CA

> From: Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
> Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
> Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 21:10:58 -0800
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Pop top insulation from the inside
>
> Hi,
>
> my friend Stephen here in town did something similar to his '82 westy.
> He used a "carpet-like" material that he first saw on the interior hull
> of a sailboat. Its designed for that purpose, insulation and a decent
> look.
>
> It looks quite good, I have no measure or reports of how warmer it is
> however.
>
> Alistair
>
>
> '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
> http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/
>
> On 7-Feb-05, at 5:23 PM, Chris S. wrote:
>
>> Some of us have unsighlty mildew on the inside of our poptops.
>> Once you clean it you're left with pretty much bare fiberglass.
>> I was looking at this
>> (http://www.soyouz.ca/syncro/pictures12.htm), which would be a
>> cool way, literally, to insulate the pop top from heat/cold,
>> quiten it and, if not using heavy materials, keep it managable.
>>
>> Has anyone done this to their pop-top?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> =====
>> Chris S.
>>
>> '84 Westy -> http://www.knology.net/~vwghost/hershey/
>> '01 NB TDI -> http://www.knology.net/~vw/Beetle.jpg
>>