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Subject:Re: Fixing the trim
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:55:21 -0700

Thanks Stuart, I'll give your technique a try.

cheers

alistair

On 2013-03-26, at 8:45 AM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:

> I have.  All of them!  I started the whole trim stretching project with the
> ones on the back closet door because they were so far out of the corners
> they had been bent back and deformed by the door (eastern Oregon sun through
> the back window).  Same procedure works well.  Soften and pull out a bit
> more past the corner, add glue, and then I used a round 2" diameter railing
> scrap to roll the corners back in and kept rolling until they cooled.  Still
> fine after a year. Be sure to pull out 3 or 4 inches beyond the corner to
> stretch.
> 
> Stuart
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Alistair Bell
> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 10:40 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Fixing the trim
> 
> Nice work Jarrett.
> 
> Have you tackled the inside curve trim? I have some shrinking away from
> entrance to cubbies. I've done the outside edges, but not the inside ones
> yet...
> 
> alistair