> Thinking about new canvas for my 85. Maybe Sunbrella. Just wondering if there is > one manufacturer and many distributors or many manufacturers?
Sunbrella is a registered trade mark for one particular brand of solution-dyed acrylic fabric, but other companies make similar material under other names. People tend to generically call solution-dyed acrylic Sunbrella just as they refer to tissues as Kleenex, but technically if it's not made by Glen Raven it's not "Sunbrella." Personally, I'm not a fan of acrylic (of any brand) when it comes to poptop canvas. It's great for marine applications but it makes a lousy tent fabric, and Westy poptop canvas is more like a tent than a boat cover. We do offer it for those who feel differently, but personally I wouldn't use it on my own Westy. We have an article on this issue at http://www.busdepot.com/details/canvas/. If I can throw a plug in here, our new in-house poptop canvas is top notch. Frankly it's a near clone of the original for much less money. It will hold its own to the most expensive ones out there, bar none, despite the lower price. It is linked from the above page, as are our OE German and acrylic options. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW _____________________________________________ Toll-Free for Orders by PART # : 1-866-BUS-DEPOT |
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