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Sherstcp
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 Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:24 pm Post subject: Stainless fridge door?? |
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| Doing a resto on my 87 Syncro and have decided to replace the old fridge. For the life of me I can’t find a stainless door option (or have no idea which model fits). I have searched the millions of posts here but only have so much mental bandwidth to scour for an answer. Any suggestions? |
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| Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 1:01 pm Post subject: Re: Stainless fridge door?? |
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| If the face is flat, you could easily cover with stainless sheet |
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owokie
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| Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 1:15 pm Post subject: Re: Stainless fridge door?? |
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You're probably thinking the Dometic CRX50. I can also highly recommend the Vitrifrigo c50i. Shallow enough that it doesn't stick out like the truckfridge. And the stock grey is a very close match to westy grey.
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jimf909 
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| Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 2:00 pm Post subject: Re: Stainless fridge door?? |
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The colored faceplate can easily be replaced with a sheet of stainless in most (all?) fridges. My point being that other purchase criteria can be prioritized other if you know that they all can be changed to a stainless front.
Or visit marine oriented stores. It appears there are plenty of stainless options (priced with marine markup):
https://www.fisheriessupply.com/boat-galley/refrigerators-and-freezers
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Sodo
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| Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 10:10 am Post subject: Re: Stainless fridge door?? |
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Cut a panel to size and install it into the fridge door.
All the fridges (I think) are designed to slip a panel into the door.
Actual brushed stainless steel: 24ga stainless steel brush finish 24"x24" sheet $49.40
Or order a 4x8 sheet of Formica® "stainless look" from HomeDepot $79
You can reuest a sample of M2178 laminate from Formica.
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jimf909
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| Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 12:01 am Post subject: Re: Stainless fridge door?? |
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^^^ So this is a Formica product that looks a lot like stainless but isn’t stainless ? What are the key benefits for the Formica product? Cost? Cutting, shaping, workability?
Or is this Formica with a thin stainless laminate, i.e. it’s actually brushed stainless? Which I’m guessing still offers benefits of lighter weight, improved workability, etc. and might be a better product if, say, I wanted to make do R cards out of stainless (which isn’t on my to do list).
Thanks.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 5:49 am Post subject: Re: Stainless fridge door?? |
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| Formica, no metal. Cheaper, easier. |
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djkeev
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| Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 6:34 am Post subject: Re: Stainless fridge door?? |
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Not sure about the no metal part. I'd hazard a guess that it is a very thin metal embedded in the rosin sandwich that is formica.
I'm headed home to NJ to beat tomorrow's Winter weather arrival.
I've got snow plows to hookup and snow blowers to get out.
I'll peel a little of the sample with a razor knife and see what it is inside.
I have a LOT of tools, but am sadly lacking in sheetmetal step shear and a brake.
For me, gluing formica on and carefully filing it is the easy route to a decent repair.
When finished, this brand new $2,500 refrigerator will cost me about $300 out the door....... I can deal with a few repairs at this price.
I've seen a LOT of dented stainless appliances, I think the metal used is so very thin that it doesn't take much to inflict an irreparable dent or scratch.
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