Date:         Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:21:55 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Table repair (report)
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Hi all.

The rear table on my Westy broke on the last trip. From too much
leaning on it to get stuff (read: super heavy parts box) from clothes
closet. The screws stripped out.

It appeared this had happened before. There were 8 holes chewed out by
stripped screws. Since there were dents/scratches on the table top,
and last fix didn't hold, I figured through bolting was a strong
solution and wouldn't mar it's looks.

I drilled through stripped holes, drilled a bigger hole roughly half
way through from top for washers (small + bigger) and used #8 machine
screws/nuts with the washers. I filled the holes up top with LePage
Plastic Wood. It took a few applications. That stuff actually set up
harder than I thought it wood (pun intended) Originally I was going to
fill holes with bungs so drilled a little too deep from top. In
hindsight I wouldn't have bothered, drilled less deep and gone
straight to the wood filler.

Kinda hard to cover up the fix. I tried some leftover off white
bathroom enamel paint, but it didn't match.

It ain't pretty, but it never was. I think it's stronger than before. We'll see.

Cheers,

Neil.


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Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
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