Ditto on the 'high heat' 3M spray on adhesive.  It's touted for automotive
use in fact but it only holds *as long as it's not hot outside*!  As someone
here said recently, if it ain't commercial grade it likely isn't worth
trying.

I went with a reused Vanagon headliner and some batting from the craft store
so to absorb interior sounds.

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 11:34 AM, 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?
>

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Neil2
'82 Diesel Westfalia (Fwd Puke Qualified)
'86 Vanagon/Westfalia Wannabe (Savannah)
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