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Re: Interior panels & upholstery

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Subject: Re: Interior panels & upholstery
From: "John T. Blair" <jblair@exis.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 16:49:11 -0500
At 08:05 AM 2/11/01 -0800, Terry Thompson wrote:

>....
>I know some people use masonite for some of the
>interior panels, but I'm hoping to find something a
>bit lighter. I think someone suggested using
>foam-board, but is that really durable enough to hold
>up to being put on and pulled off the door several
>times by those door clips? They tear up the cardboard
>pieces pretty well.

Terry,

   I redid my door panels in masonite and then put those clips in.  But
I was off a little with my holes so the panels buckle.  I'm thinking of
doing away with the clips and using velcro instead.  It's cheap and you'd
really have to look to tell I didn't use the clips.

John



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