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Subject:Re: Westy Shelf Tip & question
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Wed, 3 Apr 2013 18:16:51 -0700

Some years ago I used some of that kitchen shelf liner stuff, adheres like Post-it notes. It was ok, not great. A month ago I cut some short pile, charcoal grey, indoor outdoor carpet and lined the shelves with that. It came from Canadian Tire, I bought a section for the cabin floor and I had enough left over for the cupboards. In the top loading cubbies I just cut the carpet to fit, but on the other cupboards I cut and glued the stuff down, even wrapping over the exposed edge of the shelf to the right of the fridge. I also lined the open shelf at back hatch. 

It looks pretty good and I do think it cuts down rattling noise from pots and pans. 

alistair

On 2013-04-03, at 11:29 AM, neil n wrote:

> Wanna resurface your Westy cabinet shelves? Heat gun on low will make
> stripping the stock paper super easy. This paper may be limited to
> earlier model year Westies.
> 
> Aside from sanding the surface to bare wood, is there any "best"
> drawer liner or similar that will stick really well?
> 
> The "Con-Tact" Brand I tried (washable, durable) doesn't stick well.
> 
> Neil.
> 
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> Neil n
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