Blooper Buildout Interior Panels
A dark blue Sprinter with black side out thinsulate lining is like a light absorbing sponge. Even with windows all around it's dark as a cave. The windows are "option H21", a super dark tint. Great for privacy but not so good for light cheery interiors.
Since I had set up to cut plywood sheets for my upper cabinets I went ahead and made three interior panels. Most of my walls below the glass will be covered with cabinets but not the rear doors or the slider. I made paper templates of the factory passenger panels when I removed them so a few quick slices with the shooting board to split up the 4x8 panel of 1/4" birch veneer ply.
I traced the paper templates and cut the corners and notches. Two coats of clear satin Aqua Zar (recommended by sprint2freedom) and they were looking good.
I took whistlepig's advice and covered the backside with flooring underlayment. I had some left over from my home kitchen remodel,
https://www.homedepot.com/p/FloorMu...ardwood-and-Laminate-Floors-0264049/204077418 , a 2mm thick high density foam sheet. Should add a bit of noise dampening and act as a vapor barrier.
I stuck it to the ply with some old Nitto double sided tape and used a heavy roller to secure it.
Marked out the holes. First I held the panels up and marked no go zones then used a centering rule to lay out a pattern. Ran some blue painters tape first to help reduce veneer damage from drilling.