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RE: Canvas vs. vinyl tops

To: "Larry Hoy" <list@marketvalue.net>, <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Canvas vs. vinyl tops
From: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2002 01:00:57 -0600
At 09:57 PM 11/5/02 -0700, Larry Hoy wrote:
>So I've been dying to ask this question.
>
>I have one of the Stayfast tops.  I've always wondered why, what appears 
>to be cloth, does not get wet.  Sure it may feel damp on the outside, but 
>why doesn't the water soak through?

Remember Mackintosh, the original rain coat?  Two layers of cloth with a 
water barrier in between, similar to vulcanized rubber (or rubber 
cement).  The outside gets wet while the inside stays dry.

Barney Gaylord

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