Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:42:29 -0500
Reply-To: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
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From: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
Subject: Fwd: Re: How to sew screen in poptop canvas? The Fixx
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The Kit that Mike is talking about is what I make and has sold well without any one complaint but if sewing I recommend a curve needle (Diamond Point)
over a Round point needle and about a 2 -3 inch for ease of handling. Make sure the thread is Poly or Heavy Cotton and you should be fine. I probably
have the needle and thead you want at the shop and could mail it off if you dont have a Local Boat Canvas shop to go to.
Good Luck and Take your time and you will be Fine!! Also I have kits ready to go. You just cant let the Glue Freeze it will turn into a blob and be garbage. I
ship it in insulation and havnt had an issue yet. Thanks Jonce
>Hi Jim,
>If you're bent on sewing, there are curved (almost C shaped) canvas
>needles or "Sail" needles for this purpose.
>I took a different approach in that I need to access my luggage rack
>from inside. Not to mention that I sometimes put a 5,000 BTU air
>conditioner on a custom stool that sort of straddles the luggage rack
>and the inside lip of the Westy. I then close up the open hole around
>the air conditioner with fabric.
>Anyway, my different approach was to get the "Screen Kit" from Jonce
>Fancher and the new screen replaces the old one. It is put on with
>adhesive which really works! The adhesive is included (Tear Mender).
>http://fanchers.com/223/Screen%20Replacement.htm
>Mike
>Jim Felder wrote:
>> The canvas in my westy's poptop is in near-perfect condition...
>> except for the fact that on a recent trip, when I went to zip in the
>> mosquito screen on the front, the stitching tore away as I zipped.
>> There is no problem with the canvas, only with the outer insect screen.
>>
>> I'd like to sew the screen in permanently, as I know that replacing
>> the zipper and screen means replacing the canvas, and there's no
>> other reason to do that yet.
>>
>> I'd like to permanently sew the screen to the outer canvas. I realize
>> that I could no longer get to the "luggage rack" from inside the
>> camper, but that's no big deal. I just want to be able to open the
>> canvas and have the screen in place permanently.
>>
>> I figure I could accomplish this with a needle and one person outside
>> and one person inside, but isn't there a hand-held canvas stitcher
>> made for this kind of work?
>>
>> Any other ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jim
>>
Jonce Fancher
56 Single Cab
66 Sunroof Bug
66 Variant Squareback
66 Porsche 912
71 Sunroof Bus
84 Vanagon "Gottfried"
85 Vanagon Westi
2003 10 Passenger Sprinter
Fancher's Upholstery Inc. - www.fanchers.com
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Jonce Fancher
56 Single Cab
66 Sunroof Bug
66 Variant Squareback
66 Porsche 912
71 Sunroof Bus
84 Vanagon "Gottfried"
85 Vanagon Westi
2003 10 Passenger Sprinter
Fancher's Upholstery Inc. - www.fanchers.com
Not-A-VW Club- http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransont3/notavwclub/
