More head lining 3

The next phase of the head lining project is to finish off in the aft cabin I had already covered the sides of the coach roof and the under deck panels just leaving the roof to do. The first job was to cut out and stick the laminate panels on the inside of the forward bulkhead these were roughly shaped using a cardboard pattern and then finally trimmed and fitted in place with Evostick contact adhesive it can be a bit messy spreading the stuff on vertical surfaces the panel itself was easy just a matter of laying it flat pouring the stuff on and spreading it out.

Fitting the ply panel

The ply panel was roughed out using the cardboard pattern before being trimmed and fitted again using timber to hold it up. Once the panel fitted in a satisfactory manner it was taken home to have the lining carpet glued on.

Reverse side of panel with carpet glued on

The above photograph shows the reverse side before the edge had been folded back and glued down. Over the weekend I had sanded and varnished the timber trim ready to be installed.

Roof panel in place

I have put some of the timber trim in place but unfortunately I am short of the correct length screws as the carpet is thicker than the original vinyl lining I need longer screws these are raised head countersunk self tappers which I have ordered but I expect that they are strike bound in a post office somewhere these will also be needed to complete the saloon timber trim. That is just about it for the head lining only the quarter berth left to do. The original locker front panels for the aft cabin are in pretty poor shape the glued on veneer is peeling off in places but the previous owner had cut out some new ply panels for this purpose which I have more or less decided to use instead of refurbishing the old ones the thought at the moment is to cover them with some more of the van lining carpet probably in a darker shade than the head lining watch this space.