Date:         Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:29:04 -0600
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From:         ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Canvas Replacement-I Regret Ever Buying This Van!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comments: To: J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net>
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Oh yes!! I remember the battle I had with doing mine with my uncles
assistance last august,it took us about all day to do with the staples and
the tack strip! It was a scramble getting that done with reassembling all
interior panels/hardware,doing a laminate floor in the galley area and all
the external hardware too in only 3 days due to my body man taking too long
on the paint job!!! We left to go camping just short of a day late of
scheduled departure. I've felt your pain!!

Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy

On Apr 15, 2012 12:17 PM, "J Stewart" <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote:

This was my third canvas replacement, two previous ones were Bays with the
staples and plastic strips, those are a lot worse, but then, LOL, I was
younger back then too! I've never taken taken the roof off, and even though
my wife is around she rarely offers to help (exception-we have done lots of
glass replacements together) She, like my neighbor does not care for the
colorful language that goes with these projects. I've tried to tell her it
is hard to jab an ice pick through your finger or smash your knuckles, and
yell " Gosh golly gee that hurt". I had high hopes for this job, the old
canvas removal went real fast, about an hour, sooooo much easier than the
staples. I reused the little wood blocks from the old canvas and that made
positioning it a lot easier. But reattaching the metal strips, especially
the bottom ones, was a real PITA! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----

> >> Wow, at it already for two hours this morning and dripping wet with
> >> sweat, I just love it ...