Hey Troy. I stripped the parts to bare wood. A clean surface was needed. FWIW to all, this type of scraper: http://www.thepaintstore.com/v/vspfiles/photos/10610-2T.jpg worked great to remove almost all the OEM glue. The belt sander didn't hurt either. Have stained a light colour, may stain it darker. Making use of what was on hand. But.... Hadn't thought of slippage. Humph. Oh well. Thanks for the suggestions. Neil. On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 4:21 PM, Troy <colorworks@gci.net> wrote: > Hi Neil: > > Have you checked into really thin (1/32") plastics? A lot of glass shops > sell these. Of course, there's always plastic laminate, glued down with > contact cement, but you'll need a flush trimming router for that job. Super > durable though. >..... although I've used some rubberized mesh > like material that doesn't require any glue and keeps things from sliding. I > got the mesh at the supermarket--it was mixed in with the contact paper.
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