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Subject:Fw: WESTY CABINET T MOULDING
From:Barb and Scott Stothers
Date:Sun, 21 Oct 2001 09:05:17 -0500

----- Original Message -----
From: "Barb and Scott Stothers" <kintail@mb.sympatico.ca>
To: "Lawrence Johnson" <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA>
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: WESTY CABINET T MOULDING

> Dan
>
> Or you can also use a paint stripper gun. This requires using your hand as
> the heat sensor so that you don't burn the vinyl or your hand. Slight
> changes in appearance of the t-moulding also indicate heat put into the
> moulding. Once warm, gently stretch to proper length and put back in
place.
>
> Have done the boiling water method to but prefer this better.
>
> Scott
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lawrence Johnson" <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 9:12 PM
> Subject: Re: WESTY CABINET T MOULDING
>
>
> > Dan
> > If you immerse the "T" molding strip in boiling water it can be
stretched
> to its
> > original length. The water must be at, or very near, boiling
temperature.
> It
> > must be stretched while hot (so you must wear gloves). To fix it at the
> > stretched length you can use cold water (like a wet towel).
> > BTDT
> > Larry
> >
> > <The T moulding in my 87 westy is shrinking.  around the fridge and the
> indide
> > of the cabinet openings.
>

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