If you're up for it (and think about this carefully), you can remove the pop-top canvas entirely (easy as pie) take it down to your local tent-repair shop (also easy) cough up $40 or so (still easy) have them replace it with a nylon mesh that will not become brittle in the sunlight over time, then re-attach the canvas yourself (almost impossible without a helper, and a royal pain with one..)

The fiberglass screen will keep ripping. If it is bad in one spot, then chances are the whole thing is coming apart, and you will keep patching holes til you replace it.

My .02

Mark

--- "Chris R. Rowland" <cr_rowland@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > I think from what I have heard that cutting a > fiberglass netting patch to cover > the torn area and using needle and thread to attach > it is the best solution. I > found a kit at a local RV store made by Colghan > (sp?) with everything I needed. > I am sure the parts could be found individually; > i.e. canvas patch, fiberglass > netting patch, glue, needle and thread. The Colghan > kit looked like it had been > on the shelf awhile so I don't know if it is still > available. > > Chris > > --- Joel Cort <joel_cort@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Chris, > > > > It does continue to get worse. Mine is in bad > shape and the PO > > decided to fix the rips with duct tape - looks > reals good ... not! > > The tape is also crinkled and ungluing. I need to > get a new screen > > and don't know how to sew the new one on. The > Zipper part can be > > sewn on before the install but the bottom seam is > the tough one. > > > > Please let me know what you find out. > > > > Thanks > > Joel > > 89 Syncro Westy > > Rochester NY > > > > --- "Chris R. Rowland" <cr_rowland@YAHOO.COM> > wrote: > > > Thanks for the floppy mirror fixes. Mine would > flatten against the > > > side of the > > > Westy as soon as it experienced a wind speed of > 70 MPH. That > > > becomes cumulative > > > in a head wind. > > > > > > My question is regarding the screen on my > poptop. It is beginning > > > to tear and I > > > want to know what techniques to use to prevent > it from becoming > > > worse and the > > > best method of repair. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > Chris Rowland > > > '85 Westy "Tinkerbell" > > > > > > ===== > > > C. R. Rowland > > > cr_rowland@yahoo.com > > > > > > "No matter where you go, there you are." > > ===== > C. R. Rowland > cr_rowland@yahoo.com > > "No matter where you go, there you are." > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! > http://photos.yahoo.com

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