Anyone tried re-veneering or wall-papering over the factory paneling September 26, 2011, 04:06:37 pm Yahoo Message Number: 125502Ok.. Perhaps off in left field but I'm going to ask anyway.. :-)I'm not a huge fan of the odd wood pattern in our '85 LD -- it's too dark and can't be matched for the spots that need some work due to dryrot or bugs (or both). I've got at least one spot on the rear wall that is in need of replacement and I was thinking about putting in a different material altogether (not trying to match LD's pattern of semi-distressed wood). After looking at their pattern up close yesterday it made me wonder if it's even a veneer at all or is it wall-paper on the surface.. Anyone know? Seems like it might be easier to put in whatever wood replacement floats my boat and apply wall-paper?Another, possibly more expensive option would be to re-veneer the existing wood panels with a type of sheeting found locally that we like.. I believe a local place here in the LA area carries 4x8 sheets of it based on a recent visit but would need to double-check first. That sounds doable as well since those sheets are easy to cut and apply with a form of glue but would need prep-work afterwards (staining/finishing with poly sealant).I suspect I'm not the first to try this on their LD but wasn't able to find much when having Google search the archives.Thx!-- Rick
Re: Anyone tried re-veneering or wall-papering over the factory pane Reply #1 – September 26, 2011, 04:15:57 pm Yahoo Message Number: 125504Nevermind.. I see my Google search of this list didn't do a good job -- a search directly from the list produced much better results.. Will peruse the results further..
Re: Anyone tried re-veneering or wall-papering over the factory pane Reply #2 – September 26, 2011, 05:01:11 pm Yahoo Message Number: 125505RickThe paneling has a printed coating and is not true veneer. Many have painted the paneling in their older LDs to brighten the interior. Use a primer made for plastics.Larry