Date:         Fri, 8 Jul 2011 08:14:48 -0400
Reply-To:     T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: material for new rear hatch panel?
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <1310101843.12454.188.camel@TheJackUbuntuNetbook>
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Many moons ago my brother and I redid some door panels for his old dodge
truck. Like the rear hatch panel on the vanagon these were fairly flat
surfaces.

We used deviated between using very thin plywood or masonite/peg board. I
think we went with the peg board. I do remember we wrapped it in a gray
almost salt and pepper carpet from the FLAPS, which we also used to
re-carpet the truck.

The installation turned out very nice. When wrapping the carpet around the
board we left enough of the carpet in the other side to have contact for 3m
adhesive spray to work its thing and also bought some appropriate hardware
from the hardware store to make the placement of the panels more appealing.

I have been thinking of placing speakers in that spot and re-thinking the
installation. I was going to use the hatch panel for a template like you
mentioned.

I hope this helps!
Tony

On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 1:10 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com
> wrote:

> The interior panel on the hatch in Mellow Yellow has cracked. Doesn't
> seem like a major operation to pull it and use it as a template to make
> a new one. What's a good material which is commonly available? Finishing
> ideas?
> --
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel (Jack Elliott)
> '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>



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