The important thing, IMO, is to use the commercial vinyl paste.
Everything else I've tried--all the so-called high-temp spray on
stuff--let go.

Jim

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 1:34 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestion/tips Jim.
>
> "heat gun"
>
> Reminds me of stripping lino off the bathroom floor.... yeesh. This
> will be much easier!
>
> I'll look into the vinyl material. The slider door panel is looking shabby too.
>
> Neil.
>
> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 11:27 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> .....
>
>
>> I went down to an auto upholstery store and bought a nice matching
>> high-quality vinyl with a cloth backing and used commercial vinyl
>> wallpaper paste to apply it. I did the whole van, back hatch and front
>> headliner, everything but the very back panel across from the cabinet.
>> That was five years ago and it still looks great. You can do it in a
>> very busy weekend, that one piece you're talking about could be out
>> and back in in no time--allowing for an overnight dry. Be sure to have
>> a heat gun to get any of the old stuff off.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 1:05 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi all.
>>>
>>> The "paper" on the bottom of the upper bunk, is bubbling and looking
>>> bad. I use it as a table of sorts (dishes after dinner etc.) so
>>> thought replacing it with a more durable surface would be useful.
>>>
>>> Anyone laminated Arborite or ? material onto this surface?
>