

| Subject: | Re: Trim for door underside? |
| From: | Rocket J Squirrel |
| Date: | Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:27:32 -0700 |
Link? Their search function is pretty lame. -- RJS On 07/28/2011 12:13 PM, TJ Hannink wrote: > Camping World makes a corner protector for the slide-out on an RV that would work. > > On Wed Jul 27th, 2011 12:10 PM CDT Jake de Villiers wrote: > >> You could make a nice bumper oo the point with polyurethane caulk - hard to >> match the colour but makes a nice springy, rubbery coating. >> >> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Rocket J Squirrel< >> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Yep, pretty much. I guess I'll wrap some Gorilla-brand duct tape over the >>> pointy bit, though I'd prefer to use something designed for the job. >>> >>> On Wed, 2011-07-27 at 09:17 -0700, Jake de Villiers wrote: >>> >>> Ah. Too thick? >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Rocket J Squirrel< >>> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Well, I finally did hie me to my FLAPS and found that they had nothing >>> that would fit the lower, outer corner of the door underside -- the pointy >>> bit that can scratch nearby cars -- because it's not a simple edge that >>> u-profile edging can snap over (at least on my '84, other years may be >>> different). >>> >>> >>> On Tue, 2011-06-28 at 10:37 -0700, Jake de Villiers wrote: >>> >>> Hie thee to your FLAPS for some door edge guard - comes in colours >>> too! ;) >>> >>> >>> http://www.google.ca/search?q=door+edge+guard&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Rocket J Squirrel< >>> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> When I was getting into the van in a parking lot yesterday, the door >>> swung wider than it should have and briefly touched the side of the car >>> parked next to me. As I climbed in, my weight drew the tip of the van >>> door downward, leaving a comma-shaped scrape in the paint of his gas cap >>> door. >>> >>> The guy who owned the car wasn't bothered, it had plenty of scrapes on >>> it. But if it had been a shiny new expensive luxury sedan I might have >>> been in doo-doo. >>> >>> The bottom edge of the door on my van is just painted metal. I wish it >>> didn't want to swing wide so easily -- other cars I've owned had >>> "detents" where the door could be parked in a partially-open position. I >>> often am using both hands to pull myself up into the seat so I can't >>> hold the door at the same time. >>> >>> Is there some kind of pre-fabbed rubber or vinyl trim strip that can be >>> applied there to reduce the scratch potential? >>> >>> -- RJS >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jake >>> >>> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van' >>> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie' >>> >>> Crescent Beach, BC >>> >>> www.thebassspa.com >>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com >>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jake >>> >>> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van' >>> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie' >>> >>> Crescent Beach, BC >>> >>> www.thebassspa.com >>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com >>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Jake >> >> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van' >> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie' >> >> Crescent Beach, BC >> >> www.thebassspa.com >> www.crescentbeachguitar.com >> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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