Date:         Mon, 2 May 2005 12:23:45 -0400
Reply-To:     Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Old canvas anyone??
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Here's my secret:  I've had duct tape over some tears for over a year.  Okay, it doesn't look stunning, but it hasn't fallen off, either, no signs of it.  Really easy, too!  Doesn't leak in the rain.  Easy to redo if it did fall off.

But if you want to sew on canvas, I wouldn't worry about finding original Westy poptop canvas.  Any fabric store will have a nice array of canvas, it's cheap, you can pick the weight and color you like, and it will work just fine.  Old westy canvas might even be worse - it could be wearing out.



Joy (who does know how to work with fabric, even though she doesn't know how to fix vanagons)



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Joy Hecht
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon

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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Jeff Ensing
:::Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 12:49 AM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: Old canvas anyone??
:::
:::
:::
:::Heres my secret
:::Wallmart has Iron on patches in the fabric section that match perfectly!
:::(at
:::least tan)
:::I used multiple patches and applied them on both sides overlapping the
:::next
:::by about a quarter inch.
:::I did a eighteen inch tear this way and it works perfect( it rained like
:::mad
:::fri night)  and looks great too.
:::Its been on there over a year with no sign of lifting.
:::I used a folded towel to Iron against for support.
:::
:::
:::jeffe
:::Atl. Ga.
:::1987' westy  weekender