From: Bjorn Brandstedt (super_deuce@hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Mar 21 2004 - 17:13:54 PST
If you want the cab canvas top to last longer, get a 6x8 tarp and cover it
when the vehicle is just sitting out there. It keeps the windshield wipers
from rotting away too. Vinyl is nice, but there is something special about
the old canvas.
Bjorn
>From: Bruce Kalin <convoy@mtaofnj.us>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] WTB: Grommets,canvas, 1/2" dia hole
>Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 19:47:06 -0500
>
>I got a NOS cover (30 years old) that looked great when I first put it on,
>then it fell apart while I was on the highway. I called Beachwood,
>explained what happened and they gave me credit toward a new one. The next
>time I got smart and bought rip stop vinyl, that's lasted for over two
>years without a problem.
>
>Sometimes NOS canvas can last for a couple of years, but if it wasn't
>stored properly it could fall apart in a day! Live and learn.
>--
>Bruce Kalin
>Convoy coordinator
>Coordinator@eastcoastconvoy.com
>http://www.EastCoastConvoy.com
>USMC MTA, MVPA, MTA NJ, NCMVPA
>
>
>
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