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exerstuff
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Location: Atlanta, GA
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 Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 12:29 pm Post subject: Replacing and covering interior panels |
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| I just got a set of interior panels for my 91 van. I am thinking of covering them with some material. Does anyone know how much material it takes and what material works well? |
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btownkid
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Location: Simcoe County, Ontario CANADA
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 7:17 am Post subject: Re: Replacing and covering interior panels |
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I used marine vinyl for the door panels fixed with contact cement, and wood grain mac tac on the interior panels..fixed again with contact cement..I have an 81 so my interior is wood grain. Sorry I don't know how much fabric I used. If you measure what you are covering the store can usually figure it out for you.
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joetiger 
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Location: denver
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:45 am Post subject: Re: Replacing and covering interior panels |
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| I used marine vinyl for the door panels fixed with contact cement, and wood grain mac tac on the interior panels..fixed again with contact cement..I have an 81 so my interior is wood grain. Sorry I don't know how much fabric I used. If you measure what you are covering the store can usually figure it out for you. |
Do you have any photos? I'm considering some homemade interior panels and like to see different folks' work.
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E1
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Location: Westfalia, Earth
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:58 am Post subject: Re: Replacing and covering interior panels |
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One could do anything...
-- Painted
-- Giant photo prints (easy for me as being my work)
-- Burlap covered, tinted, stained, or painted (could be food bags like chiles)
-- Faux signs or antique sign repro
-- Logos, graphics, album cover art
-- I gotta stop now 
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btownkid
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:02 am Post subject: Re: Replacing and covering interior panels |
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I'll try Joe..never can get the photos to work? 🤔
I luckily didn't have to remake the actual panels..just recovered them!
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E1
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:05 am Post subject: Re: Replacing and covering interior panels |
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Any real photo lab can mount prints on Masonite.
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btownkid
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:30 am Post subject: Re: Replacing and covering interior panels |
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Finally figured out how to post some pics, sliding door , interior hatch.and rear interior quarter panel..hard to photograph the inside of these vans!
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