Which seal profile did you use? Adhesive?I glued on an extra strip of weather seal to close the A-pillar gap on the front doors. Much less wind noise, even when the window frame gets sucked outward at highway speed.
It’s a square base profile with two seal “ears”, about 1/2” wide and 5/8” tall?Which seal profile did you use? Adhesive? ...
Hey Randy, thanks my Dad and I are really proud of the finished work. I have photos of most of the process and have considered doing a thread or a blog. While building I was more worried about making than posting, learned a lot while doing it (i'd still be building it if I had been also posting).Wow! That kinda puts the Sportsmobiles of the world to shame. Too bad you didn't do a build thread. I love the view holes to the water tank, so much more accurate than using a gauge. Not sure if you bump your head when sleeping, the vans not that wide. Also not obvious where you shower and poop, but the bike tray and the pass thru storage for large things. GREAT. The little ladder to get into bed, so cute.
-Randy
What did you use to clean it?Cleaned the EGR valve at 33k miles. PITA to get out... Took a lot of wiggling and niggling, but it came out and service was done in situ w/o removing coolant lines. I think this is a must ~ every 30k miles.
Brake cleaner, tooth brush, and Q-tips.What did you use to clean it?
I used Herculiner on the black parts. It’s said that they make gray and white colors too but good luck finding them!! I rolled/brushed it on and it’s said that you can strain out the rubber grains for a smoother finish. It does mitigate a fair amount of road noise but it’s the rust protection I’m after more than anything else. Form follows function, and I go on the roof enough that a non skid surface is helpful, plus this way I don’t feel like I need to put decking on the roof rack. The paint is an ongoing process, it’s Rustoleum Aluminum oil based paint that I rolled 6 coats on after extensive rust treatment. I’m slowly wet sanding the whole thing to prep for a final base and clear coat. And I’m putting stripes down the sides once the base coat is finished. The paint has held up extremely well, prep work is everything and a final wipe down with xylene really helped the silver bond with the factory paint and primers.BrennWagon, thanks for the photos. Looking good.
We both have silver/gray vans and I am considering finding a gray bedliner product.
Some of the bedliners bubbly texture bothers me, as I would prefer a smoother finish, especially the kevlar based headliners that I have seen. I like the idea of Kevlar, but the lumps look more than any of the products I have seen. The smoother the better for me.
Did you roll it on or buy the spray cans, or use a spray gun?
As with a lot of detailed work, it is all in the prep time spent and your efforts show the extra effort.
The on the road noise mitigation is an additional plus of covering our vans with Bedliner
Which product did you use? Thanks.
I'd be interested in more details on this. I'd like to power my stereo and amp (both aftermarket) from my house batteries for camping. Maybe not quite the same setup - maybe some type of switch where the stereo/amp draws power from main electrical when the van is running and then a switch to draw from house when not.Tonight I added a switch that allows me to power my stereo and amp without a key in the ignition (jumper from cigarette lighter positive to radio acc wire). Also put together a tray to add an aux battery under the passenger seat