Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:53:50 -0500
Reply-To:     W Monk <billmonk@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         W Monk <billmonk@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: West Interior "Shelf"
Comments: To: Jon Kanas <kanas@qadas.com>
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I feel for  you Jon. I need the other side,but just the alum curtain track
and no has ever replied to the post here or on the samba. Hopefully as your
seeking the entire part
someone will have it. Mine is also an 87.

On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 8:39 PM, Jon Kanas <kanas@qadas.com> wrote:

> Greetings fellow listers,
>
> Making progress on the repaint effort on the '87.  Until I gutted the
> interior, I had forgotten how many holes the previous owner had drilled
> through the formica facing on the small, long shelf on which the light
> over the sink / stove mounts (metal tray on the top, light, curtain rail
> on the bottom).  Color needed is gray.  I'm wondering if anyone on the
> list might have one of these units in good to excellent condition out of
> a parts van that they would be willing to sell and ship to Colorado.
>
> My alternative is to repair or reface the unit I have.  I'm thinking to
> find formica or similar material which is a good color match, remove and
> replace the current facing.    This looks like it could turn into a
> nasty project if not approached right.
>    Has anyone on the list done anything like this?
>    If yes, I'd appreciate some knowledge transfer from you.
>    If yes, and you have a "color code" for the formica, I'd appreciate
> that, too.
>    If no, but you've done something else to repair / reface the
> formica-like material that was successful, I'd love to know about it.
>
> --
>
> *Best Regards,
> Jon B Kanas
> Longmont, Colorado; Cultural Center of the Universe
> Website: http://www.qadas.com/~kanas <http://www.qadas.com/%7Ekanas<http://www.qadas.com/~kanas>
> >
> *
>