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Date:         Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:34:03 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Re-surface bottom of upper bunk flip out piece?
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <4d1b79350808291127r269badeas189e66790c83036f@mail.gmail.com>
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Thanks for the suggestion/tips Jim.

"heat gun"

Reminds me of stripping lino off the bathroom floor.... yeesh. This will be much easier!

I'll look into the vinyl material. The slider door panel is looking shabby too.

Neil.

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 11:27 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: .....

> I went down to an auto upholstery store and bought a nice matching > high-quality vinyl with a cloth backing and used commercial vinyl > wallpaper paste to apply it. I did the whole van, back hatch and front > headliner, everything but the very back panel across from the cabinet. > That was five years ago and it still looks great. You can do it in a > very busy weekend, that one piece you're talking about could be out > and back in in no time--allowing for an overnight dry. Be sure to have > a heat gun to get any of the old stuff off. > > Jim > > On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 1:05 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi all. >> >> The "paper" on the bottom of the upper bunk, is bubbling and looking >> bad. I use it as a table of sorts (dishes after dinner etc.) so >> thought replacing it with a more durable surface would be useful. >> >> Anyone laminated Arborite or ? material onto this surface?


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