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Subject:Re: Re-covering vinyl headliner/doorliner
From:Stan Wilder
Date:Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:40:08 -0600

Commercial wall fabrics look very good and have nice textures that hide the
old texture under them.

Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn Wright" <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 10:15 PM
Subject: Re-covering vinyl headliner/doorliner

> Hi all,
>
> My '82 Westy Diesel has seriously peeling vinyl on the roof and rear upper
> cabinet headliner. It is the very light beige with a slight texture, and
> appears much thinner than the stuff used on my '88 Westy.
> I'm wondering what kind of stuff I can get to recover it, and whether new
> adhesive will stick to the existing adhesive - it has become very hard,
and
> has taken on the texture of the vinyl. It appears the old adhesive would
be
> very difficult to remove.
>
> Any ideas on materials, methods, etc?
>
> ps: I have dark brown, padded door panels on the front doors, but plain
> beige vinyl on the sliding/rear doors (matches the headliner). Is this
normal
> for an '82 Westy? I'd love to get rear & sliding door panels to match the
> front ones, I assume the passenger vans had these?
>
> Thanks.--
> Shawn Wright
> I.T. Manager
> Shawnigan Lake School
>
>
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