VANAGON archives -- January 2001, week 4 (#577)

Date:         Fri, 26 Jan 2001 13:41:10 -0500
Reply-To:     Doug Alcock <dgalcock@HEWITT.COM>
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From:         Doug Alcock <dgalcock@HEWITT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Westy warped cabinet trim question
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>> I've got a 1985 Westy that has lived much of its life in Kansas - the extreme
>> heat has caused the brown plastic trim that goes on all the cabinets to
>> shrink
>> and shrivel up - looks very ugly. Any ideas on where I can get replacement
>> plastic
>>
>
>
>any kitchen cabinet formica shop will have it, tho you could just remove the
>trim (heat w/ hairdryer as to keep from snapping in cold )  and get your
>wife's biggest stew pot, fill it with water, boil, drop the trim in like
>spaghetti, then when limp as a noodle, reapply...  no joke, results are
>amazing!!!..
>chris

Some listee's apparently prefer to bake their cabinet trim rather than stew it.
300 degree oven, bake until soft.
I'm not kidding either............

Doug

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