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Date:         Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:55:21 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Fixing the trim
Comments: To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <048701ce2a38$f6179980$e246cc80$@gmail.com>
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Thanks Stuart, I'll give your technique a try.

cheers

alistair

On 2013-03-26, at 8:45 AM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:

> 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


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