Date:         Tue, 15 Jun 1999 23:04:46 -0400
Reply-To:     "Anthony L. Mourkas" <frankenstein@TELPLUS.NET>
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From:         "Anthony L. Mourkas" <frankenstein@TELPLUS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Replacing pop top bug screen
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My wife Anne did a very nice job patching a few large slits in our pop
top screen.  We found some screen material that was a very close match at
the local canvas repair emporium, where we had to demonstrate the pop top
operation and give an interior tour of the bus to the ladies who operate
the sewing machines there.  We paid $1.50 for more screening than we will
ever use.  Anne cut patches sized to cover the torn areas and sewed them
into the original screening using a thread that matches the color.

Now I will be the first to admit that it is noticeable as a repair
despite the color matching but it doesn't look cheesy, and at $1.50 cost
of materials and an hour of Anne's time it was a bargain repair and has
proved to be bug free so far.

Anne also sewed up some nice padded mats that line the shelf above the
sink so that things don't rattle so much.  :-)

Tony

Anthony L. Mourkas
Hampden, Maine, USA
1984 Vanagon Westfalia
1987 Vanagon GL Syncro
1991 Jetta Eco Diesel