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Post by aussieute on Sept 17, 2019 13:43:03 GMT 10
Hi all new to timber vans all mine are alloy clad.Pulling the old masonite of the 38 jennison I noticed there was no glue should I use liquid nails or stikaflex and nail the panels on or just nail them on again most of the timbers are in good condition but have to remake the 4 corners they have cracks in them making it weaker I want it to hold together for another 80 years cheers chris
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Post by Rattles on Sept 17, 2019 13:51:32 GMT 10
Not sure about the gluing of sheet but if memory serves (60 years ago) when helping my late Father installing Masonite to walls at our holiday cottage the backs of the sheets were whetted with hose and broom, this caused the sheets to expand slightly and when the sheets dried the sheets pulled nice and tight, however this may not apply to today's Masonite.
Rattles
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Post by Mustang on Sept 17, 2019 18:47:09 GMT 10
When I recently lined our Sunliner I screwed the ply on then covered the heads with a fabric circle (like a price ticket) That way any panel can be easily removed. Cheers Brent
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Post by Roehm3108 on Sept 18, 2019 7:21:06 GMT 10
Rattles' answer sounds familiar. The last thing you want are this bows between studs. Why not check with the technical people at the Masonite manufacturer?
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Post by cobber on Sept 18, 2019 17:56:54 GMT 10
G'day Chris, Mate to know more than you need to know about Masonite click on this link archive.org/stream/WhatYouOughtToKnowAboutMasonitePresdwoods/CCA87486_djvu.txtand go down to answer 110 to 118 that deals with bending Masonite, that is when the wetting process comes into play, with the radiuses you'll be dealing with I don't reckon you'll need wetting so for my money I'd probably glue it with 'no more nails' Cobber.
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Post by aussieute on Sept 18, 2019 18:34:25 GMT 10
Thanks for all the replays I don't know how you find this stuff cobbler I have tryed lots of sources with no luck at finding what I want cheers chris
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