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Just after some advise on restoring the kitchen/storage units on my T25 Devon...i am looking at replacing some of the wood, but want to keep it as original as possible in terms of colour.
Has anyone got any contacts for the materials?

Cheers

DD

plywood, if you get quality birch ply it will look the dogs gonads, ask Lloyd he is the guru on all things made with wood

rugchucker wrote:plywood, if you get quality birch ply it will look the dogs gonads, ask Lloyd he is the guru on all things made with wood

Thanks for that, i would then need to cover it in some kind of coloured laminate, someone said to me formica? and how does that work? but then what about the edges etc?

Lloyd any ideas?

Cheers

DD

Why cover it, a quality varnish will enhance the wood grain and give it protection. Some varnish is available with tints which can give really excellent modern finish

D'Squared wrote:Thanks for that, i would then need to cover it in some kind of coloured laminate, someone said to me formica? and how does that work? but then what about the edges etc?

Lloyd any ideas?

Cheers

DD

I suggest using similar material to what you have in there now... and I don't know what that is. There are some very good light weight plywoods too. Might be able to paint it the same color as existing interior.. and good paint job will give very nice finish. There are all kinds of ways to go with edging. Iron on, glue on and "T" edging are most common.

I like the look of wood myself and the all birch ply is my favorite because it is solid ply.. no voids.. and each ply is less then 2mm thick. 15mm has 11 plys. The quality is so good you can mill and finish the edges. It's not as light as some others, but doesn't need any edging etc. Formica is one laminate brand. If you want colored laminate, there are other options available, but most are either on MDF or chipboard. I call chipboard wheatabix cus that's about how strong it is. MDF is stronger, but not as strong as plywood and ply is only one that will hold up to any amount of moisture.

lloyd wrote:

D'Squared wrote:Thanks for that, i would then need to cover it in some kind of coloured laminate, someone said to me formica? and how does that work? but then what about the edges etc?

Lloyd any ideas?

Cheers

DD

I suggest using similar material to what you have in there now... and I don't know what that is. There are some very good light weight plywoods too. Might be able to paint it the same color as existing interior.. and good paint job will give very nice finish. There are all kinds of ways to go with edging. Iron on, glue on and "T" edging are most common.

I like the look of wood myself and the all birch ply is my favorite because it is solid ply.. no voids.. and each ply is less then 2mm thick. 15mm has 11 plys. The quality is so good you can mill and finish the edges. It's not as light as some others, but doesn't need any edging etc. Formica is one laminate brand. If you want colored laminate, there are other options available, but most are either on MDF or chipboard. I call chipboard wheatabix cus that's about how strong it is. MDF is stronger, but not as strong as plywood and ply is only one that will hold up to any amount of moisture.

thanks for that Lloyd...i want to try and keep it as original as possible...its a Devon, so cream with brown doors etc...very 80's. Am a bit wary of painting as if not done right can look crap..I think you right about the ply especially with the amount of moisture around. Any cream coloured ply out there that you know off? and if painting, what sort of paint? and how do we avoid brush marks?

Cheers

DD

Take a look at pepperami's interior. He painted it himself.

i would recomend ply as well. depending on were you get it from you can have a choice of laminate finishes. try eastern laminates 08708903805, also as lloyd said you need to think about edging materials, usualy iron on, i don,t think they are very robust. t strips are better. if i wanted a painted interior i would either spraypaint it or roller it. rollering has so many advantages no overspray on everything else in your garage and no cleaning guns etc, prep it all with a good quality two part filler like hafele one. sand it, prime it sand it undercoat it sand it top coat it sand it, so it goes on untill you get the finish you want with no brush marks. job done

Painting can be done to a finish as good as van body. Many here have painted their vans with rollers.
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