Date:         Tue, 20 Jul 1999 19:54:41 -0230
Reply-To:     Philip Menchions <pbj2003@INFONET.ST-JOHNS.NF.CA>
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From:         Philip Menchions <pbj2003@INFONET.ST-JOHNS.NF.CA>
Subject:      Re: poptop crack in my westy - need advice
Comments: To: Sean O'Neil <soneil@ns.sympatico.ca>
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If you're not intent on doing the job yourself try to find a body shop
that does a lot of fibreglass work(such as the ones who repair snowmobiles).
This doesn't sound like a very expensive job. My Thule rack(bolted thru
the cap) had a nasty run-in with some low slung phone lines so I'm
speaking from experience.
Phil
'89 Westy

> I have a 2.5-3" crack in my poptop (formost corner of the top , just
> behind the drivers seat, on the flat portion of the top) I suspect tree
> limb damage during one of our frequent high wind storms. I dont know how
> long it's been there because from the inside it is hidden by the canvas
> when the top is down. I only opened the top yesterday for the first time
> in six months.
>
> I can see daylight through the crack but no pieces were knocked out and
> the canvas shows no signs of being wet (no mildew, staining, etc).
>
> So, how would fellow poptoppers go about repairing such a crack and once
> repaired is there anyway to cosmetically repair the beige flocking on
> the inside of the top?
>
> TIA
>