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Subject:Re: Who has that yellow interior covering for an early 80s Westy?
From:Stuart MacMillan
Date:Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:13:06 -0700

Go Westy does have this though:
http://www.gowesty.com/product/headliner/24053/headliner-material-textured-v
inyl-?v=  It's pretty close, and they will send you a sample.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:08 PM
To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Who has that yellow interior covering for an early 80s Westy?

Yea that the stuff. Guess I will continue my vinyl hunt or may consider
Formica.

Jim

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> On Jul 12, 2018, at 1:24 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Do you mean the weave-textured thin vinyl sheet glued to the underside of
the bunk plywood?  It's NLA. I removed the bunk panel and covered it with
Formica that matches the cabinets. Much more durable, and won't shrink or
ripple.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of Jim.
Felder
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 10:17 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Who has that yellow interior covering for an early 80s Westy?
>
> When I have done this job in the past, I have relied on finding
high-quality upholstery fabric that came very close to matching the original
color. One by one my usual sources for vinyl have closed or burned down, so
I was thinking I'd just go online and order a yard of the original for the
underside of the rear top bunk. Now I can even find that.
>
> Anyone have a lead?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>

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