updateing a Foward Control Bird

[jking6457]

My wife and I agree (imagine that!) on a blue bird. but she doesn't
like the dark interiors in most foward control units. can anyboy offer
examples (with pictures?) of updated interiors to lighter broghter
colors?

Jim & Barb King
Wanderlodge Wannabees
Heyburn, Idaho

[Jeff Miller]

Around '87 they became available with lighter laminate and walls, an
example is our '88:
http://www.millercoachworks.com/OffCoach4.html

Others have been updated with lighter fabrics etc., I've had a couple
and seen a few more. Changing the colors of the dash and vinyl is
fairly easy:

http://www.millercoachworks.com/UpgradePhotos.html

The countertops and laminate walls will be a bit more expense. One
option is to cover the laminate walls with wallpaper, I much prefer
this method to painting it, it is difficult to apply paint to laminate
and have it stick (until you get into very toxic processes).

- Jeff Miller
in Holland, MI


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "jking6457" wrote:
>
> My wife and I agree (imagine that!) on a blue bird. but she doesn't
> like the dark interiors in most foward control units. can anyboy
offer
> examples (with pictures?) of updated interiors to lighter broghter
> colors?
>
> Jim & Barb King
> Wanderlodge Wannabees
> Heyburn, Idaho
>

[Tom Warner]

Jim I have a 1982 FC35 ( I will have it up for sale after I get the
PT 40 here)and my wife wanted a lighter interior in it also. The new
dinette is an egg shell white almost a very light grey pleather. The
two front couches were going to be reupholstered in a light leather
but at the last minute my wife decided on a very expensive upholstery
fabric that has a pattern on it. They turned out very nice and were
professionally done here. The curtins are a light tan, and the two
front driver and passenger seats are Villa light grey leather seats.
Its really difficult to lighten the interior up since the bath
module, kitchen and closets are a brown formica. If I were going to
keep the coach I was going to cover the formica with wood veneer in a
very light wood.I just finished doing our kitchen cabinets with Red
oak veneer and a cabinet maker did the rest with solid wood doors,
drawers etc. I have worked with this veneeri before and its
surprisingly easy and very durable. The veneers with 3M contact
cement on the paper back is really tough and if applied properly is
almost
indestructable.http://www.tapeease.com/PSA_veneer_sheets.htm It is
so tough that once I apply it to wood and it sits for a few minutes
you have to destroy the wood to remove the veneer. There is a
special technique to putting it on although you can just peel the
paper off the back and put it on. But there are a couple of trade
secrets to really making it stick and be able to bend the veneer
around 90 degree corners without it splitting. I am thinking
seriously about doing veneering all of the laminate in the PT40 I just bought.

Tom Warner
1982 FC35
Vernon Center,NY




At 12:31 PM 3/2/2006, you wrote:
>My wife and I agree (imagine that!) on a blue bird. but she doesn't
>like the dark interiors in most foward control units. can anyboy offer
>examples (with pictures?) of updated interiors to lighter broghter
>colors?
>
>Jim & Barb King
>Wanderlodge Wannabees
>Heyburn, Idaho
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