| Tambour tantrums
Hello fellow Airstreamers,
I need some suggestions regarding my 74 Excella 500 Airstream. I have just finished repairing all the tambour roll-up cabinets in the front of the trailer, the overhead cabinets in the bedroom, as well as the cabinets underneath the beds. I took all of them out, cleaned them, sanded them, then applied contact cement to a duck canvas backing cloth.
I need to repair the tambour in the galley under the sink as well as the gas stove. But for the life of me I cannot find a way to get them out. Does anyone know how to take these cabinets apart so that there might be some wiggle room to get the tambour pieces out, and then back in? I am afraid to go further for fear I will damage the galley altogether.
Has anyone ever tried joining the pieces back together with cloth backing and spray adhesive while the pieces were still in place? Is that a viable option? I can't seem to find a reasonable way to loosen up the cabinets and wonder now if maybe I should try to join the pieces together while they are in place.
Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
Sincerely yours,
Sanders
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