Started redoing the interior paneling

[Bleyseng]

found some okume 3mm paneling and had some stained made to try to get it close in color.

first piece is done...not too bad. I'll spray it with a stain clear finish.

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70 Ghia Black convert-9/69 build date-stock w/133k 1600 SP-barn find now with a rebuilt tranny and engine
77 Westy 2.0L w/Ljet, Camper Special engine-95hp and with LSD!(sold)
76 Porsche 914 2.1L L20c, 120hp Djet (sold)
87 Syncro Westy Titan Red 2.1L 2 knob 100k miles

[ChiTwnVW]

How are you cutting it?

I had a dickens of a time with the thin plywood, splintering, chipping... I pretty much had to sculpt it into shape with sandpaper...

[Bleyseng]

I clamped the old piece onto the new paneling. Then using a router with a guide ring and straight bit the same as the outside diameter, followed the old piece cutting very smoothly the new piece. I worked slow so not to chip it and it cut it very nicely.
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70 Ghia Black convert-9/69 build date-stock w/133k 1600 SP-barn find now with a rebuilt tranny and engine
77 Westy 2.0L w/Ljet, Camper Special engine-95hp and with LSD!(sold)
76 Porsche 914 2.1L L20c, 120hp Djet (sold)
87 Syncro Westy Titan Red 2.1L 2 knob 100k miles

[Doc1982]

I'm going to be doing this myself pretty soon. How did you match the color on the stain? I like the look of that a lot!
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1977 Westy
1982 Rabbit Convertible
1999 1.8t Passat Wagon

[Bleyseng]

Went to Daly's in Seattle and had it color matched to the old panel colors providing them with a sample piece of the new ply to test on.
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70 Ghia Black convert-9/69 build date-stock w/133k 1600 SP-barn find now with a rebuilt tranny and engine
77 Westy 2.0L w/Ljet, Camper Special engine-95hp and with LSD!(sold)
76 Porsche 914 2.1L L20c, 120hp Djet (sold)
87 Syncro Westy Titan Red 2.1L 2 knob 100k miles

[poptop tom]

That looks pretty close. I eyeballed mine, and it came close as well.

I used a jigsaw with a very fine blade to minimize chipping. To also minimize chipping (splintering), after I traced the lines (on both sides of the wood), I used a box knife and cut in just inside the lines. This will confine the chipping. I then used masking tape on both sides.
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'76 Deluxe Campmobile

[rcnotes]

I used a utility knife with a new blade to cut the panelling. No splintering and easy to cut

1/8" birch plywood is available as a product called door skins from good lumber yards

[poptop tom]

Nice color rc.
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'76 Deluxe Campmobile

[simon66]