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Bud Antonelis Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2014 Posts: 19 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 3:45 pm Post subject: Repair of of screen in pop-up tent on 87 Westy |
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Iʻm looking for advice on how to repair a 6-8" tear in the screen in the front of the pop-up tent on my 87 Westy.
Please advise.
Bud |
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DanHoug Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2016 Posts: 4717 Location: Bemidji, MN
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PDXWesty Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2006 Posts: 6235 Location: Portland OR
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 4:30 pm Post subject: Re: Repair of of screen in pop-up tent on 87 Westy |
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Just get a piece of similar screen and sew it on with a needle and thread like a patch. If you try and pull it together and sew you'll do more damage. They also make a screen patch tape, but I don't know how good it is. Google screen patches. _________________ 89 Westy 2.1 Auto |
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Jeffrey Lee Samba Member
Joined: February 04, 2014 Posts: 1488 Location: Wisconsin
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Love My Westy Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2007 Posts: 1835
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Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 6:31 am Post subject: Re: Repair of of screen in pop-up tent on 87 Westy |
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I installed the Fanchers screen and it made it like new. I highly recommend it. |
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Bud Antonelis Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2014 Posts: 19 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:12 pm Post subject: Re: Repair of of screen in pop-up tent on 87 Westy |
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Great replies ... I will start work on the screen repair next month.
Many thx to all! |
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Timwhy Samba Member
Joined: January 01, 2009 Posts: 3997 Location: Maine
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 4:34 am Post subject: Re: Repair of of screen in pop-up tent on 87 Westy |
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This is my second screen replacement on my 87. The first didn't last all the folding and developed tears in it.
I tried to fix those tears with the peel and stick screen tape but that was a bad look. So, I made another to glue in as I had the first time.
I made a pattern out of cardboard and transferred it to screen.
The Fancher's instructions gives a great step by step if you make or buy a screen from them.
_________________ '15 Audi A3 Quattro
'09 VW Tiguan (dead)
'87 VW Westy
'91 Tin Top
'90 Cabby
What the Westy wants the Westy GETS
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_search.php?search_author=Timwhy&show_results=summary
http://www.youtube.com/user/TIMWHY2?feature=mhee |
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