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Date:         Wed, 1 Dec 2010 15:54:56 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Heater box foam material?
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <B95BB587-DF3C-4D12-B3C5-1F7A491C5867@shaw.ca>
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Neoprene is available in various thicknesses as yard goods at my fave building supply store in Bellingham - probably in your region too.

On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> I really think the low durometer open cell stuff is the ticket. not > closed cell. It makes a diff. in how the levers work, how much force > needed etc. > > alistair > > > > > On 1-Dec-10, at 12:03 PM, David Beierl wrote: > > At 01:32 PM 12/1/2010, Alistair Bell wrote: > >> with the low forces applied to close the various flaps. Open cell >> foam was better, I think it was a weather stripping white foam I >> used. On another flap I tried polyester woven batting type material, >> > > We put on Frost King 1 1/2 x 1/4 low-durometer open-cell > weatherstrip, with aluminum foil where there's exposed adhesive; but > the more I look at it the more I doubt. I have an inquiry in to the > company. > > Whatever I used on Dutiful Passage worked a treat, but I can't > remember what it was... > > Yrs, > d >

-- Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van' 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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