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Greetings,
Thanks for the kind words folks.
On the carpet attachment method, I borrowed a few tricks from the "Custom Van" conversions. The stairs were all sheetmetal and had some air/possible water leaks, so first I took it apart, sealed and reattached the metal. I covered the metal with 3/4" marine plywood for some insulation and sound deadening. Then, I simply stapled the carpet with 3/8" staples, then took the trusty hammer and made sure they were in all the way. I have restored quite a few VWs and the method of choice there is contact cement and thought about doing that, but figured the stairwell would be the most used area and may have to be replaced, so staples would be easier to deal with.
I have tried to use screws, but you have to be careful if you use closed loop carpet as the thread will wrap around the screw and pull a whole string out of your carpet and leave a bare streak! If you have open loop, screws will do well, but I would suggest you try with a piece of scrap first.
On the weather, I am in Central Texas about 30 miles south of Austin. It was 81 degrees here on Friday! Since the insulation, carpet and cool seal on the roof, all it takes is to open the doors and vents for a couple of minutes and it cools off pretty quick, but it was ALMOST AS humid as Alaska - J/K - so the AC was on! All in all, the weather has cooperated pretty well, but I still have to balance my work load a little from time to time: If it's rainy/cold, I work inside, if it's nice, I work outside. Luckily, most of the outside stuff got done in August thru October during good weather.
I just need a good week to prep, prime and paint. I'm really likeing the paint job on "Bessie" and will probably do something similar.
This location helps with the conversion, too. There are lots of different retail outlets around with everything from RV parts, building materials, metal, not counting the internet info and specialty places.
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