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Date:         Mon, 30 Jul 2018 19:38:09 -0500
Reply-To:     "Jim. Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Jim. Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: sink/stove lid bumpers are desolving
Comments: To: Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <1FA01B02-3E0E-4188-A8AB-60460BBCDBB0@gmail.com>
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Brown and black replacements can probably be gotten at a Home store. Stick-on appliance/furniture feet.

Jim

On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 7:28 PM Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote:

> Those little bumpers will melt if the top is put down w/ the stove grates > still hot, or heaven forbid, the stainless shield is used as a griddle! I > have not done this but have seen pics from those who have! YMMV > > > > On Jul 30, 2018, at 8:15 PM, Eric Caron <eric.caron@ICLOUD.COM> wrote: > > > > Hi Spencer, > > > > I actually have three of these there is another on the top side > toward the sink but still over the stove. > > > > Mine are a little soft but not sticky. I think they are still > doing about as good a job as ever keeping the dish drain firmly latched and > reducing rattle. I actually keep a dish cloth in between as well and that > helps silence things. > > > > they feel like really big rubber bumps like those used for cabinet doors > only much bigger. > > > > Recently we were putting up pictures and we had a kit with some large > round soft bumps for behind the bottom of pictures. they had adhesive and > could be doubled or trippled in thickness. > > > > Not as nice as the original but they would do the job. > > > > I’ve never noticed anything quite like them in other applications. > > > > I suspect you have already lost one and the others will not be around > long! > > > > Storing a dish cloth there when traveling might actually be a good > solution. > > > > I’ll be interested to see what folks come up with! > > > > Eric Caron 85 GL Auto > > > > > > > > On Jul 30, 2018, at 19:24, Spencer Allen <soxndubs1951@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > The two brown rubber bumpers mounted on the underside of the sink & stove > > lid on my 85 Westy are turning to the consistency of warm taffy. They are > > soft and sticky and a rag will stick to them. With the lid up one is > > located up to the right of the latch the other is middle bottom above > stove > > top. Anyone else have this happen? Are these bumpers even available > > anymore? Thanks for any input. > > Spencer >


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