Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:27:32 -0700
Reply-To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Trim for door underside?
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Link? Their search function is pretty lame.
--
RJS
On 07/28/2011 12:13 PM, TJ Hannink wrote:
> Camping World makes a corner protector for the slide-out on an RV that would work.
>
> On Wed Jul 27th, 2011 12:10 PM CDT Jake de Villiers wrote:
>
>> You could make a nice bumper oo the point with polyurethane caulk - hard to
>> match the colour but makes a nice springy, rubbery coating.
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Rocket J Squirrel<
>> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Yep, pretty much. I guess I'll wrap some Gorilla-brand duct tape over the
>>> pointy bit, though I'd prefer to use something designed for the job.
>>>
>>> On Wed, 2011-07-27 at 09:17 -0700, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>>>
>>> Ah. Too thick?
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Rocket J Squirrel<
>>> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Well, I finally did hie me to my FLAPS and found that they had nothing
>>> that would fit the lower, outer corner of the door underside -- the pointy
>>> bit that can scratch nearby cars -- because it's not a simple edge that
>>> u-profile edging can snap over (at least on my '84, other years may be
>>> different).
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 2011-06-28 at 10:37 -0700, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>>>
>>> Hie thee to your FLAPS for some door edge guard - comes in colours
>>> too! ;)
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.google.ca/search?q=door+edge+guard&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Rocket J Squirrel<
>>> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> When I was getting into the van in a parking lot yesterday, the door
>>> swung wider than it should have and briefly touched the side of the car
>>> parked next to me. As I climbed in, my weight drew the tip of the van
>>> door downward, leaving a comma-shaped scrape in the paint of his gas cap
>>> door.
>>>
>>> The guy who owned the car wasn't bothered, it had plenty of scrapes on
>>> it. But if it had been a shiny new expensive luxury sedan I might have
>>> been in doo-doo.
>>>
>>> The bottom edge of the door on my van is just painted metal. I wish it
>>> didn't want to swing wide so easily -- other cars I've owned had
>>> "detents" where the door could be parked in a partially-open position. I
>>> often am using both hands to pull myself up into the seat so I can't
>>> hold the door at the same time.
>>>
>>> Is there some kind of pre-fabbed rubber or vinyl trim strip that can be
>>> applied there to reduce the scratch potential?
>>>
>>> -- RJS
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> 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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