Volkswagen factory supplied tool kits

[my3bugs]

OK i shared this roll up kit just a little while back , i have completed all the proper tools BUT it was completely missing the tie strap , the threads had come un done there ..........i looked around for relacment strap . looks to be called Cotton twill ribbon . comes in different widths .........so i look around and found some in China ..........i didnt want 150 feet for 20 some dollars , i made an offer and i got 50 feet for 13.27 delivered , it arrived yesterday Khaki color .......i measures some other straps for length , looks to be around 10 1/2 inch lengths . first i folded over the end twice and put a few stitches thru it there so it doesn't fray at the end ..... it looks a whole lot better with the strap , pretty happy with my repair . i am no seamstress !!! i hand stitched this up poking my finger a few times

i have one more kit that needs a new strap i will try n get to today but its a later vinyl cover type .

if anyone else needs straps i have some now 1 inch wide Khaki color .

looks so much nicer now that i can tie it shut .

ok here is the vinyl one with a new strap as well

[my3bugs]

i think it looks a lot better now . some of the rust in the fabric was so bad it was like metal - rock hard so i let the rust remover work on it before i started to massage the fabric , after over an hour i added some dawn dish soap swished it around n let it soak for a hour more . rinse rinse rinse and its already dry its like 90 degrees outside so i set it out under the sun for a bit and its dry . i need some cotton webbing for a new tie cord from hobby lobby , a few stitches and it will be looking pretty good ...... none of the tools pictured came with it i bought it stricktly for the fabric cover ......i think its looking pretty good , i just painted the jack bar today so its not shown , its still wet .

it turned out good enough for me . the fabric is thin in places and has a hole already , i dont try n press my luck to much with old fabric like this trying to get every stain out , thats near impossible . i have cleaned up quite a few of these similarly , the dump soap n rust solution was like MUD !!!

the fabric doesnt rust its the tools inside under damp conditions , so i try my best to remove any rust , maybe clean oil the tools , paint jack bars to help minimize any rust coming back . and keep it DRY !!!

some how the fabric looks way better under flourescent lighting , those others were under the sun .

[my3bugs]

i bought another partial roll up took kit today . it has 3 undamaged original tools , a hub cap puller and some miscellaneous stuff . i mostly got it for the fabric roll . these older upholstery fabric ones i dont find much these days so i jumped on this one right when i saw it ..... i already bought the Rust Stain remover off amazon today in anticipation ..... here is what i got to work with . im sure i have enough original tools here to complete it properly .

so these are my before pics here .... ill update when its in hand .

[Al Capulco]

That is out of a Mexican Beetle. My '92 Mexican beetle has one just like it.

[raymondball]

[raymondball]

[RockStock]

Here are 3 of my original tool rolls
I’m thinking they are:

L>R
59> 4/1 pocket tool roll, Mango bus seat vinyl
56/7 5/1 pocket tool roll, Oval green dotted cloth (Polar Silver)
58/9 4/2 pocket tool roll, Beetle/Ghia green waffle vinyl

The waffle roll has a tie L&R…not both on the left

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[RockStock]

Yes, I’m thinking in error
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[EverettB]

[RockStock]

^Nice!

[my3bugs]

i have sold a few over the years , here are my fabric tool kits today ......

[s.e.charles]

Dawn is an actual miracle product.

[my3bugs]

nothing too special . i used this same rust stain remover on the green canvas cover i did a week or two back . i used the whole bottle on it , when done soaking after about 1/2 hour i poured it back in the bottle . then i just use DAWN LIQUID dish soap for the final wash in a tub with warm soapy water ......on this most recent one , i did the same treatment TWICE and i used a small nylon brush rubbing on the stains ......the used soapy water was like MUD afterwards .....it could prolly use a 3rd cleaning but i didnt want to harm the fabric and called it good enough ......... i have done something similar to all my fabric tool kit rolls .......

here is the green one before i got started on it .

[EverettB]

Nice work, it looks a lot better.

I'm sure people would like to know what you did to clean it without damaging it.
I think it's easy to mess up the fabric or cause holes while trying to clean it up.

I've heard that steam cleaning can work for seats and headliners, not sure about tool kits but it's similar material so ?
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[Marcdeb]

Wow, nice cleanup. I'm impressed.
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[my3bugs]

i have had my eye on this canvas here in thesamba classifieds at least a few years . i talked to Corey the seller about it and he cleaned it up some but it still sat in the classifieds .... well i broke down and bought it .........it was UGLY !!! so i gave it my best de rust n detergent hand wash i could TWICE !!! you can actually see some blue n green in it now

its a 4 and 2 pocket so oval time period . the tool rod is repo for the time being . hub cap puller is new but the rest are all period original tools ....

here is how i got it

and after my de rust treatment , its quite a vw treasure in my eyes now .

[EverettB]

Good question and I don't know when it officially ended.

Buses list it through the July, 1957 Bus Owner's manual on the site.
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[my3bugs]

help me out here if im wrong . looking over BUG owners manuals the 36mm generator wrench was only included in the kits thru 1954 ? thats what i see ? dont know if the BUS kits were the same ?

[my3bugs]

here is my most recent kit . a 5 and 1 pocket green canvas . i was hoping it would go nicely with a green canvas jack bag i have . i de rusted and cleaned this fabric all up ....... bet here is more of what im showing , someone here said to keep fan belt in the pocket , i put one in and it fits .........then some one said they thought the jack bag pocket was to keep the took kit in ???

Hmmmm oh it wont fit in that pocket i thought , but it does , it fits pretty nicely in n out ......... the complete tool kit fits in that pocket ...i can thro the fan belt in the big pocket .........i has hoping these two pieces would go well together ..

sorry the one pic is so washed out but it shows the took kit over the pocket to see size ....

[my3bugs]

thanks for the translation ya i think the 2nd bag is the jack bag too . pretty sure the SOCKET WRENCH is the 14mm socket ..... ill add a lug nut to my kits , i had seen some with it ....