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mark (216.239.160.71)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 7:01 am: | |
If you have done it yourself, can you please pass along your experience? (good or bad!)
I'm considering purchasing and installing headliner material (ozite?). Can it be installed in one piece?
What width does it come in?
Who or where is a good source for the stuff?
Level of difficulty?
I just realized that maybe now would be a good time to install the headliner - Before the bulkheads, walls, etc!
Thanks for your tips, advice, remarks, concerns, feedback, thoughts, warnings, quips, ...etc!
Mark
75 gillig 636D |
Rodger in WA (64.70.24.58)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 9:33 am: | |
Ozite is common. I think that's because the material is relatively cheap and easy to install. But. The Ozite headliners I've seen all seem to have problems. Many become unglued and develope blisters and sags. They become dirty and stained and are difficult to impossible to clean. The rough texture and dingy appearance visually lowers the ceiling. Not a good choice IMO.
Our coach, bought already converted, has an off white naugahyde headliner, stretched across 1/4" plywood bows. 36" strips of material were stapled to the bows, then the bows popped into place. There's a 1/2" air space between the headliner and the spray foamed roof. The conversion was done in 1993. The headliner is still in perfect condition. The smooth texture and light color visually raises the 6'4" ceiling. It's a snap to clean, just wipe it down once or twice a year with a damp towel and a little household cleaner.
Our coach, "Red Ryder" a '76 Prevost, is in the BNO, above $39K, Bus For Sale listings. The ad includes some interior photos. |
Henry R. Bergman, Jr. (Henryofcj) (63.224.197.10)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 4:18 pm: | |
We plan on leaving the stock, factory aluminum ceiling panels in place after insulating and simply painting them alternately off white and light blue colors.
Hopefully this will be less expensive and will allow that needed scrubbing to take place to remove that pesty mold and milldue stuff. Headroom is also a concern. Thanks. |
Jack Conrad (Jackconrad) (204.193.117.66)
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2 different buses, 2 different approaches. One owner painted entire original ceiling light blue and then added a few clouds with thinned white paint. A quick glance makes you think you are looking at the sky. Another owner painted entire ceiling with a paint roller using white paint with enough drywall mud added to give it a texture. When ceiling got stained, he would repaint with a few cans of white spray paint. These are not what I would do, but this is a couple "your way" options |
John (152.163.252.199)
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Ozite, I believe is the type of material that was installed in my older conversion nineteen years ago. It separated from the foam backing and started to drop and come loose completely in places. I ended up using carpet edge strips to hold it up, but that has lasted for the last five years. you can see photos of it at;
http://www.pbase.com/image/26052733
Just click on "NEXT" at the right of each photo to see more.
John Finn
Finn's Inn #6
'82 35FCRB
BLUEBIRD WANDERLODGE
WELCOME TO THE "FINN'S INN #6" REMODELING ADVENTURE
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'66 SUPERIOR / IH 392 GAS V8 32' PUSHER "FOR SALE"
SEE AT: http://www.pbase.com/image/26052733
HOPKINS, SOUTH CAROLINA |
BrianS (66.82.9.48)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 12:52 pm: | |
Ozite shouldn't have a foam backing. Sounds like some cheap carpet. We installed ozite in our bus 5 years ago and it has stood up well considering we had a number of teens travelling in it for extended times.
We installed it by taking a strip the full length of the bus marking the centerline of the roof and the centerline of back side of the ozite. Hung the ozite by tacking it up with scrap strips of wood, matching the 2 lines as we went. A little cumbersome to start with but hang in there, it does work. Then I sprayed HIGH HEAT CONTACT CEMENT in about 12 inch strips on both surfaces the full length, let the glue surface dry and using a roller, pressed it into place. Once one side was finished, I pulled off the temporary strips and did the other side. The ozite I had was a perfect width to cover the entire ceiling in one pass with the edges concealed behind cabinetry and my raceways for electrical supply. We found it very easy to work with and haven't had ANY droop at all despite living in it full time in Mexico and points north.
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