

| Subject: | Eureka, reprise! Upholstery sourcing |
| From: | Neil2 |
| Date: | Mon, 13 Jun 2016 18:38:46 -0700 |
I went by Portland's east side Fabric Depot today for interior upgrade materials and noticed a product by Perfect*fit* a year too late (#22-4). FD has it at $16/each and labeled Waterproof Pane Board. 32x48" and about 1/8" or less thick. Not very stiff but with the 1/8" Van Specialties foatm I just touted and their interweave fabric, would save an owner over $200 to do the accessible panels, rather than ABS material. The ABS is a bit thick to begin the skins with too. I then went to Perfect*fit*'s Portland location and was amazed at the things I saw. Stainless and plastic marine hardware, auto and marine upholstery and backing materials, as in dozens and dozens of makes and colors. Snaps of any color a Vanagon could use. Piping! Seam hiding piping (cannot recall the actual term), foam (nothing great like latex but still), carpet edge moulding aluminum . . . stuff, you name it. Don't think I can post a link but they have an outlet in Tukwila, WA as well. Thought ya'll may want to spruce up your rides too. I suppose to make this post M~Th legal I'll append this: Is it just me or do others have this itch to refresh the interior cosmetics (pillar trim, ceiling panels, door panels, wall panels, et al) so the things I add necessarily (hardware, LEDs, Vitrifrigo) don't make the interior look weird (admixture of style/ages)? I find the juxtaposition of the old styles of colors, textures and hues a little obvious when I add necessities and think the only solution is to upgrade it all, over time. -- Neil2 '82 Diesel Westfalia (Ducky) '86 Vanagon (SaVannah) '08 170" 2500 Mega Roof Sprinter (Moby) '90 Westfalia Subagon Fulltiming since August 2008 Nunquam Pendite Divendium
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