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Painting the cockpit ceiling [message #261459]

Tue, 09 September 2014 22:15

kerry pinkerton

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Registered: July 2012
Location: Harvest, Al

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Just couldn't let that old yellowed plastic stay with the pretty new white vinyl headliner so out it came.

Pretty easy really. Remove the sunvisors and all the screws around the glass and the front drops down and slides off an extrusion at the back and all of a sudden it's in your hands.

When I got it on a workbench I was surprised to find the names of the four ladies who worked on it and the date. Thanks Ida, Mella, Vern, and ???. I had to sign and date it also. Some PO will wonder who all these people are. It's interesting to know that the coach was assembled in late February, 1977.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6502/IMG_20140902_115603_497.jpg

I fixed a bunch of cracks and holes with 3M panel bonding adhesive. Over the big cracks, I bedded some fiberglas.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/new-cabinets-interior-mods/p55849-painting-interior-front-cap.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6502/IMG_20140903_065506_305.jpg

Some plastic rattle can paint and:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/new-cabinets-interior-mods/p55850-painting-interior-front-cap.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6502/IMG_20140903_092714_444.jpg

It took longer to put it back than take it out.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/new-cabinets-interior-mods/p55852-painting-interior-front-cap.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6502/IMG_20140903_170910_172.jpg

Getting the sunvisors threads started was the challenge and the spring makes tightening it a bit of a paint but nothing that hard.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/new-cabinets-interior-mods/p55853-painting-interior-front-cap.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6502/IMG_20140904_105621_733.jpg

The difference in the look is amazing. This whole project took about 6 hours if you don't count paint drying time. I took it out one afternoon and put it back the next.

Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L

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		Painting the cockpit ceiling By: kerry pinkerton on Tue, 09 September 2014 22:15
		Re: [GMCnet] Painting the cockpit ceiling By: Jim at the Co-op on Wed, 10 September 2014 06:09
		Re: [GMCnet] Painting the cockpit ceiling By: tphipps on Wed, 10 September 2014 08:57
		Re: [GMCnet] Painting the cockpit ceiling By: Daniel DeLuca on Wed, 10 September 2014 09:09
		Re: [GMCnet] Painting the cockpit ceiling By: kerry pinkerton on Wed, 10 September 2014 12:10
		Re: Painting the cockpit ceiling By: Chris Tyler on Wed, 10 September 2014 15:24
		Re: [GMCnet] Painting the cockpit ceiling By: RicksGMC on Wed, 10 September 2014 15:51
		Re: Painting the cockpit ceiling By: kerry pinkerton on Wed, 10 September 2014 15:49

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