Light coloured canvas of course.

Or put on the go westy rain fly

Alistair

Ps this was all discovered millennia ago

> On Jun 30, 2015, at 7:25 PM, Chris Szpejankowski <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> What to do when top is up and sun is not vertical? The tent heats up despite white paint on the roof. 
> 
> Wysłane z iPhone'a
> 
> Dnia 30 cze 2015 o godz. 16:52 PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):
> 
>> If I were to paint my poptop white, I would paint only the rectangle in the
>> center, and leave the sides as they are.  I think I would use fiberglass rv
>> roof coating
>> <http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/fiberglass-rv-roof-coating-gallon/58353#qanda>,
>> but need to do a little more research on it.
>> Patti
>> 90 Westy Automatic
>> Los Angeles
>> 
>> 
>>> On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 1:39 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Interesting thread.
>>> 
>>> I'm thinking that anything above 90ºF inside the bus would be unliveable
>>> for me.
>>> 
>>> One thing I've been meaning to do is install a vent at pop top of my
>>> '81 Westy. The '88 has that vent. For shopping stops.....
>>> 
>>> A rechargeable fan modified to be vent mountable and run off solar,
>>> would be super nice IMO. I guess it would require a timer relay but
>>> wire it to start when key removed from ignition?
>>> 
>>> I like the look of a white top but as I was advised by the fairer of our
>>> species, this may not "go" with a blue bus. But what do I know?
>>> 
>>> Neil.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 6/11/15, PB <pbrattan@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> .....  Where
>>>> I live.... If it's 108 degrees outside, I can't see how a white rooftop
>>>> could reduce the inside temp by more than 2 or 3 degrees, which would
>>> still
>>>> result in a sizzling 105 degrees.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Neil n
>>> 
>>> Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>
>>> 
>>> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>
>>> 
>>> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/>
>>> 
>>> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
>> 
>> 
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