Resurrected Junk
While MAACO was doing its thing, I set about doing interior work. The easiest thing for me to tackle was the instrument panel. I bought a dash cap, fastened it securely to the frame and filled it with spray insulation foam. After it dried, I removed the clamps and reinforcing strip I had used to assist the adhesive that comes with the pad and carved the excess out so it would fit securely on the dash. Trust me on this one. Spraying in the foam and then carving it to allow the frame to fit in is not a good use of time. (Got to do it twice.)
For the plastic trim on the dash, I masked and painted. I used chrome paint for the silver and for the simulated vinyl on the Custom interior, I used black bumper paint. It gave a more realistic finish than semi-flat or satin finish did.
I also had never done upholstery before. Rather than shell out serious shekels for OEM upholstery, I looked for seat covers from an outside source. It was not a difficult decision, I do not like being par broiled on black vinyl in the summer. I found an inexpensive alternative at SeatCovers Unlimited on the web.
The foam in the seats was disintegrating at a rapid rate. My best source for foam turned out to be a fabric store not far from the crib. The stuff is not cheap.
However, being a straight guy in a fabric store has perks. Finding the register to check out was easy. Follow the noise. As I got closer, the noise trailed off.
An older woman said. "You look like your arms are full, go ahead of me, honey."
My arms were full of foam rubber blocks, so I took advantage of the opportunity. The women around the register parted like the Red Sea did for Moses. I paid for my purchase and was off. As I made my way to the door, the cacaphony resumed as the intruder departed from their midst.
You have to be patient and willing to make departures from the instructions when they don't fit the situation quite right. It's not a living room suite by Koehler, but it's very workable and comfortable.
While MAACO was doing its thing, I set about doing interior work. The easiest thing for me to tackle was the instrument panel. I bought a dash cap, fastened it securely to the frame and filled it with spray insulation foam. After it dried, I removed the clamps and reinforcing strip I had used to assist the adhesive that comes with the pad and carved the excess out so it would fit securely on the dash. Trust me on this one. Spraying in the foam and then carving it to allow the frame to fit in is not a good use of time. (Got to do it twice.)
For the plastic trim on the dash, I masked and painted. I used chrome paint for the silver and for the simulated vinyl on the Custom interior, I used black bumper paint. It gave a more realistic finish than semi-flat or satin finish did.
I also had never done upholstery before. Rather than shell out serious shekels for OEM upholstery, I looked for seat covers from an outside source. It was not a difficult decision, I do not like being par broiled on black vinyl in the summer. I found an inexpensive alternative at SeatCovers Unlimited on the web.
The foam in the seats was disintegrating at a rapid rate. My best source for foam turned out to be a fabric store not far from the crib. The stuff is not cheap.
However, being a straight guy in a fabric store has perks. Finding the register to check out was easy. Follow the noise. As I got closer, the noise trailed off.
An older woman said. "You look like your arms are full, go ahead of me, honey."
My arms were full of foam rubber blocks, so I took advantage of the opportunity. The women around the register parted like the Red Sea did for Moses. I paid for my purchase and was off. As I made my way to the door, the cacaphony resumed as the intruder departed from their midst.
You have to be patient and willing to make departures from the instructions when they don't fit the situation quite right. It's not a living room suite by Koehler, but it's very workable and comfortable.