The issue is Cost. We sell the screen which is very simple for 45
shipped. The more we add to it the more the cost on a pop top that is
approaching 25 years plus. The rest of the canvas will start to fail.
If we charge to much for a repair pc it gets to be cheaper to toss
the coin at the full canvas. Labor is expensive. We have to make in
volume of sorts to make them cost effective. The Velcro itself will
not bond to the canvas ( different Substrates, We would have to sew
cotton tape to each pc to make it bondable to the canvas ( cotton ).
Same with the zipper that is nylon that will not bond to the canvas,
So we then would have to sew a cotton tape to the Zipper tape to make
it bondable to the canvas.
I can make anything, But, It must work and it must be done right to
sell to the general public or the reputation will be slammed. If cost
or quality is an issue then it can not be made by me.
Also many of the aftermarket canvas that I have seen are really not
well made. I am getting close to needing a new canvas for my own 85
westy and It is cheaper for me to buy one to build one. I am having
an issue with the quality of the goods I see vs the OEM canvas.
I may make my own BUT, will probably not make them for the masses. I
make so many VW related items it is getting harder to keep up is all.
Thanks Jonce
All in good fun!

>At 08:49 PM 11/17/2010  -0500, Jonce Fancher wrote:
>>As some one said " why not velcro?" Velcro will not follow the radius
>>of the screen.
>
>You can make it do that, you know, same way cabinetmakers do -- by
>cutting out kerfs, or in your case gores.  But if you don't have a
>clicker press and a die it would be pretty tedious.
>
>OTOH, if you're using Velcro then you don't need a round corner;
>that's for the zipper.
>
>Yours,
>David