I wanna be laminated - Best Cabinet Laminate FAQ

[Ives676]

Is there a router bit to cut the channel for the black molding that wraps around the cabinets? I am rehabbing a old cabinet and I want to make the spare tire holder of the sink cabinet into a slide out drawer system that looks original (looks like the spare tire would be in there but it slides out with multiple shelves). I want to make any additional pieces match so I would need to add the black trim.

I would think the channel could be cut on a table saw but holding some of the pieces vertically could be interesting. Is there a router bit that would just cut a center section out?
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[alaskadan]

Yes, its called a slot cutter bit. 1/4" shank and you need to get the right one for that T moulding you plan on using. An 1/8" slot may be too big, 3/32" might be the one.

[cv66seabear]

Those search tips are awesome! Thanks for those and for the two links - exactly what I was looking for!

Best,
Kent
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[cv66seabear]

[quote/notchboy]Good to hear. Now maybe more people will do their buses back to a stock look.[/quote]

I have been thinking about replacing the darker Berlin laminate in my 79 with the earlier Birch, I like the brighter color and it would seem to open up the space that way.

I'm new so forgive me, but I notice that the Brits and many other countries seem to do a lot of bespoke interiors, some better than the original and some ugly as sin!

i know BusDaddy's quote: "stock never goes out of style." But I wonder if it is aesthetics, purists, or resale value that drives the US to build to stock?
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1979 Campmobile - "Pancho Verde"

Old Friends - gone now:
1964 Beetle "Liebchen"
Mark 3 Jetta "Liebchen Zwei"
Passat Wagon "Wolf"
2015 Passat Sedan "Rudy"

[busdaddy]

Well you can never go wrong with stock, trends come and go, but those stylists nailed it for the era it was originally designed for, it's not timeless, but there's nothing bad about it either. On the other hand there are some very nice looking custom interiors as well (I myself do prefer the lighter European influenced color scheme over the later dark cave one that caters to the North American market of the time), you may be limiting your market to a particular niche who desire the clean/bright look over the dark 70's deal and don't care if it's correct, but many of them seem to have the bucks to back up thier tastes, if it makes them happy and thier check clears it's all good.
Just do it tastefully and professionally, nothing looks worse than an obvious backyard job with rough edges and cheap hardware, even worse if it's got too much going on, simple, clean and functional always beats gadget and trim overload.
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[notchboy]

I did mine in the Nevar Cherry and I like the look a lot. But Id of done stock if I had the option.

Cherry

Stock

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[alaskadan]

I like the brighter look too. Did my old 74 tintop camper interior in light grey like the late vanagons.

[cv66seabear]

Thanks all!
Notchboy, I love the color, and you did a remarkable job! However,I think it'll be birch veneer, although I may leave my new Berlin table as is, since the laminate is new.

I do like the way they did the vanagon interiors - nice use of the space on the drivers' side.

I'm adding a solar house battery in the space where the spare tire would go, and adding a shelf, and dual cabinet doors for access, but I ordered new replacement handles so it will look more like a stock cabinet.

Saving the original stuff I replace so it could be reversed if desired in the future.

Kent
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"Not all who wander are lost." JRR Tolkien

1979 Campmobile - "Pancho Verde"

Old Friends - gone now:
1964 Beetle "Liebchen"
Mark 3 Jetta "Liebchen Zwei"
Passat Wagon "Wolf"
2015 Passat Sedan "Rudy"

[otiswesty]

[otiswesty]

The NLAVW people said they haven't had this problem with their product. I'm not sure if it was a JK or BusDepot supplied panel, but I definitely remember hearing about interior panels going bad.
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[notchboy]

[Convoy]

FYI: I used Formica 6208 glamour cherry, recommended years back on the samba, and it was pretty damn close.

https://www.formica.com/en-us/products/cmpct/06208
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[otiswesty]

[BUSBOSS]

I have a 48" x 70" panel of the Nevamar Blossom Cherry.

I will post in the classifieds if anyone is interested.

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