Hi Roy,
One of the people repairing tambour doors was me! I was able to peal off
the slats and reuse the material again. I set it up by clamping a straight
edge to both sides of the slats face down, applying contact cement, waiting
the appropriate time and, as in installing laminate, placing the material on
a couple of narrow boards till the it was properly aligned and pressing in
place. I was careful to rub out all the bubbles and stuff. I then put weight
on top overnight. When I installed them I made sure the circular track was
clean before using silicone to lube it. They work much better than not at
all!
I did want to keep the old tambour if it could be repaired though.
Merry
-----Original Message-----
From: Roy Lashway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: VAC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: [VAC] Tambour Doors
>> I was making a list of all the things to do first
>>before trying to repair/reglue my tattered tambours!
>>
>>Judy
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>Justa comment: Some months back number of messages relative to repair
>of tambour were posted. I recall that some simply took their old doors
>and reglued a new light fabric backing over the existing fabric or paper
>back. Can't recall just what they used for glueing but maybe someone
>will speak up. Also look thru the Patterson sight you might find
>something. I recall that folks have succesfully repaired these doors.
>Also use of silicone spray in the cabinet door tracks seems to be a
>standard treatment.
>
>Roy Lashway
>'78 Argosy,'56 Bubble
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