I think you are right. Ideally I would like the fasteners behind the
wood and not visible on the facing side. So I would need to somehow
adhere the fastener. I would have to use a thin sheet so it has some
flex to as well. I would love to find a thin piece of bamboo veneer
for the panels, to give the Van a earthy feel.

Rob
NY

On Feb 5, 2009, at 5:40 PM, Jim Felder wrote:

> If you use your old door panels as a template (or made one carefully
> out of paper and spotted the holes) you should be able to reuse the
> same fasteners if new wood is the same thickness as the old. They just
> push through, right, if I'm not missing something here.
>
> Jim
>
> On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Robert Stewart
> <robertmstewart@mac.com> wrote:
>> Spraying anything from a can you need to wear a respirator mask
>> with a
>> filter if you don't want cancer.
>>
>> I am considering painting the headlining and all interior panels
>> white this
>> spring. I think it will completely open up the rear space visually
>> as the
>> dark grey interior closes it up.
>>
>> I am thinking to place plastic drop clothes over the all cloth
>> seats, mask
>> of the rear speakers, door handles etc.. it would take an entire
>> weekend to
>> do it right but I think it would make it look really nice.  Was
>> thinking of
>> taking the front door panels off and putting some wood there, same
>> with the
>> sliding door. Just not sure how I would fasten the plastic
>> fasteners from
>> the door piece to the wood.
>>
>> Glad your project turned out so well.
>>
>> R
>>
>> On Feb 5, 2009, at 2:43 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
>>
>>> I'm sure it would work just fine, as long as you were able to wash
>>> it
>>> well with detergent and and water and were able to mask everything
>>> else off... and do it outside! This stuff smells like it would kill
>>> you.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@mac.com
>>> >
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Jim,
>>>>
>>>> Have you tried to ever color the velour interior or the vinyl
>>>> headlining?
>>>>
>>>> My headlining grey and is sort of depressing to me. I was
>>>> thinking of
>>>> possibly painting the all the plastic and ceiling components
>>>> white with
>>>> the
>>>> SEM products.  If you have any advice on the process you used let
>>>> me
>>>> know.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Robert
>>>> NY
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 4, 2009, at 6:44 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> A while back I posted that I wanted to change some grey
>>>>> headrests to
>>>>> match my brown 83 westy interior. I finally settled on SEM
>>>>> Bluebird
>>>>> Brown 15483 that I found on Ebay.
>>>>>
>>>>> While a slightly darker brown would have gone even better (this
>>>>> looks
>>>>> GREAT though) I cannot say enough about how well the stuff went
>>>>> on and
>>>>> how it became part of the plastic surface.
>>>>>
>>>>> The can says it will work on carpet, too. I'll see about that
>>>>> when the
>>>>> weather warms up.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks to those who suggested it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>