Date:         Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:45:35 -0700
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fixing the trim
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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I have.  All of them!  I started the whole trim stretching project with the
ones on the back closet door because they were so far out of the corners
they had been bent back and deformed by the door (eastern Oregon sun through
the back window).  Same procedure works well.  Soften and pull out a bit
more past the corner, add glue, and then I used a round 2" diameter railing
scrap to roll the corners back in and kept rolling until they cooled.  Still
fine after a year. Be sure to pull out 3 or 4 inches beyond the corner to
stretch.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Alistair Bell
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 10:40 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Fixing the trim

Nice work Jarrett.

Have you tackled the inside curve trim? I have some shrinking away from
entrance to cubbies. I've done the outside edges, but not the inside ones
yet...

alistair





On 2013-03-25, at 3:59 PM, Jarrett Kupcinski wrote:

> This past weekend I was cleaning up the garage, and with the tables
removed from the last trip I decided to fix the shrunken trim. The method of
using a heat gun and glue was mentioned a few months ago here on the list,
and it works well. Write-up and pics here: http://www.kpcnsk.com/?p=501 Very
easy, very satisfying repair. You could probably do it with a good hairdryer
set on high.
>
> -Jarrett Kupcinski
> 89 Westy