The "wrinkly failure" was probably an attempt to duplicate the original
covering, which usually becomes a wrinkly failure!
Whatever you use, it has to be suitable for "exterior" applications. Contact
papers are made for indoors, stable temperature and humidity, so they fail
rather quickly.

Adam Puzerewski wrote:
>
> I wonder if anyone has found a suitable wood grain covering to recover the
> paperboard panels in an old Vanagon Westy.  Someone attempted to do it with
> contact paper in mine, but was a wrinkly failure.  Any suggestions?
>
> Adam Puzerewski
> 81 Westy