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Post by Brenticon on Apr 25, 2015 6:06:24 GMT -8
Big step!!
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Post by Volktales on Apr 25, 2015 7:41:07 GMT -8
It is always nice once the glass is in. Build up those doors (fun), then finish off that interior and it is done!!!
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Post by busaddict on Apr 25, 2015 9:00:45 GMT -8
We all thought that bus looked great when you got it, now it's amazing, and you are finishing the resto with such speed. Congratulations!
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Post by CrazyBrit on Apr 26, 2015 20:11:33 GMT -8
Very impressive Don. You make my efforts on my bus look somewhat pitiful! She's looking really good!
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Post by PICTUP on Apr 26, 2015 22:53:49 GMT -8
you are finishing the resto with such speed. Thanks for the vote of confidence Tom, but I feel like it is taking forever. I don't know how wcp does it Very impressive Don. You make my efforts on my bus look somewhat pitiful! She's looking really good! Not really Mark. You have a full time demanding job and a family. I just have a wife and pets…oh and a mum who at 80 just went thru back surgery!
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Post by wcp on Apr 27, 2015 7:41:49 GMT -8
you are finishing the resto with such speed. Thanks for the vote of confidence Tom, but I feel like it is taking forever. I don't know how wcp does it I do it in 1-2 hour increments. It's surprising how much that effort adds up. your build is looking awesome!! My interior is up next, so i am glad i found your thread.
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Post by PICTUP on Apr 28, 2015 21:22:13 GMT -8
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Post by tony on Apr 28, 2015 21:44:13 GMT -8
Good stuff Don!
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Post by busaddict on Apr 29, 2015 2:24:05 GMT -8
I don't think Volkswagen or Westfalia ever imagined these interiors would be being restored more than three and a half decades on. Great work Don.
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Post by PICTUP on Apr 30, 2015 18:53:58 GMT -8
Laminate repairs...First I had to get some laminate for the repairs I will be making Fixing laminate in an odd shape is probably not the absolute best idea, but time is limited and I only have so much laminate to play with. Clamp Trim after glue dries Not perfect. but blends in
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Post by Volktales on Apr 30, 2015 19:34:20 GMT -8
Magic! Now make your boat disappear!
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Post by PICTUP on Apr 30, 2015 20:02:45 GMT -8
Thanks for those words of encouragement Russ … Believe me, I wood(intended) if I could
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Post by Brenticon on Apr 30, 2015 20:09:19 GMT -8
Dam, that's sweet
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Post by PICTUP on May 1, 2015 17:36:53 GMT -8
Next up was the "headbanger" cabinet. Someone had cut 2 speaker holes and 2 big light fixture hole in the original that came with the bus, so I was left to work with the alternate. It had a big speaker cut into the front, thru the laminate, but that meant I could hide the repair behind a laminate patch. Here is the cabinet with the laminate removed from the entire face Cut a square hole with what boat builders know as a "standing" bevel(i.e. you can see the bevel face from the outside (reference) face). Make a patch Test fit. Yes I know the grain is running the "wrong" way, but wait until it gets planed… Glue it in(friction fit). After planing the grain is running correct…Tada! Gotta love plywood at times. This stuff was made back when dimensionally stable plywood was the norm. Those were the days! Sand it and it is ready to go Line it all up and spray it all with contact cement And after a time, glue it down Trimming from below not only serves as a guide, but also there is less chance of chipping the surface of the laminate Finish the round and make it all flush with a coarse file I have found using Bombay Mahogany stain tends to allow the join to fade away a bit. Looks not bad
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Post by PICTUP on May 1, 2015 18:10:15 GMT -8
I had been struggling with how to neatly deal with the extra holes in the dash. Then I thought, why not use those plastic plugs from the auto parts store. Only one problem, the holes were too big for the grippers on the stalk. But the key was the use of fender washers behind the metal or plastic of the thin parts of the dash. The thicker padded parts needed a slightly different plug that I had to special order. Crazy. Two here: Three… One in the thick part under the radio hole and a cleaned dash with 303 Protectant
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