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Date:         Sat, 20 Nov 2004 12:27:38 -0800
Reply-To:     Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Painting cabinet Seals
Comments: To: Christian Pelletier <christianpelletier@YAHOO.COM>
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--- Christian Pelletier <christianpelletier@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> Has anyone on the list ever successfully repainted the cabinet door seals? > If so, what kind of paint do you use? Also, what kind of paint to you use for the cabinets? > Christian

My current '91 Westy came without the rear vertical and horizontal cabinets. I was fortunate to find 'my' (I say 'my' as I was the original! owner back in 19981) 81 westy sitting in someone's yard and it had not been registered in 2 years and was not in running condition. I called my mechanic and offered the 81 westy to him, minus a few parts that I wanted. He said 'sure' and we paid CDN $900 for the westy and I took the rear cabinets and a few other parts and he took the rest.

The '81 cabinets were the fake wood-grain, and my 91 is the (nicer) two tone gray/grey. I went to Canadian Tire with the small cabinet door from my 91, and they computer matched the colour in their toughest paint (what I think they call Melmine/Melmeen, or some such). I removed the cabinets to paint them so that I could do each flat, horizontal surface without drips/runs as I put the paint on a bit thick. I used a roller for this paint. I used spray shoe paint (from your shoe repair shop) for the trim.

Worked very well if I do say so myself. I can send digi pics.

Be sure to clean the years of grime from the cabinets as paint does not adhere well to grime. M

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