f84 fleetwood southwind wall question

[Peter_Crowl]

Originally Posted by jmurphy5

Im looking into refacing cabinets and getting new doors. Wife loving the changes so far. Not sure what to do with countertops. But ive got to save up some funds before i start that project. Wife has gottin the bug too so its easy to get her to sign off on the extras.

I started out thinking I'd maninate nre Formica over the old - which you can do. Once I got the top off I found the particle board has significant water damage around the faucet and sink rim. You couldn't tell from the top.

Making a new top is easy as is laminating new Formica, but you do need a router for the edges. As al alternative you could buy a prefab top at HD and cut it to size.

[jmurphy5]

My pics didn't show up that good but here is a few pics of mew seat cover and carpet. You can also see FRP board on the walls.

[jmurphy5]

If you look close you can see old wall at top and FRP wall below.

[jmurphy5]

Originally Posted by jmurphy5

If you look close you can see old wall at top and FRP wall below.

[GMRHost]

Jim, that is looking SHARP!

[Winnebeater]

Originally Posted by Peter_Crowl

I pulled my cabinets - it's really the only way to do it right. I used Formby's furnitire refinisher on the doors and faces to lose the dark stain and lighten them up. Worked pretty well. I'm wondering why the door inserts are held in place with vinyl strips instead of being glued it. Anybody know?

I'll be using Alure flooring but not installing it till Spring.
I'll post some photo links tomorrow. It really turned out well.

P.

They use vinyl strips to allow you to change the look of your cabinets. Our original panels were wood grain on one side and plaid on the other.

[jmurphy5]

Here are a few more pics of my walls.

[Peter_Crowl]

That does look good!
I hope you don't have the cold weather issue that I had though. We had another cold snap and it became apparent that I have to take it all out and start over.
I put a piece in the freezer and found that it shrunk almost a 16th :~(

I think we're going to go back to vinyl.

[Stampsfan]

Anyone else have problems with this stuff shrinking in the cold? I wanted to use it on my walls aswell.

It does look pretty sharp.

[Peter_Crowl]

The material I was using wasn't Home Depot FRP shower wall panels. It was a different sheet plastic I bought from a plastic supplier. I don't know what that means WRT the FRP panels but thought that should be made clear.
Peter
Hibernating
in Denver

[Stampsfan]

Great, thanks. I think I'm going to give it a try and see what happens. The walls and ceiling in my '85 Southwind look terrible.