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Old 03-02-2015, 08:50 AM   #21
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Thanks
I appreciate the tip.
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Old 03-03-2015, 05:34 PM   #22
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I just saw this from Versacork,expensive but so cool.
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Old 03-12-2015, 04:37 PM   #23
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So steering away from my original idea of boomerang I found a very neutral countertop that pulls from the wall colouring perfectly. It is a Formica product called Paloma Bisque and looks like a natural stone. It is nice, warm and bright and works with the interior very well.

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It's a slow day here at work so I got to work making my counters. I took advantage of Lammy our Sign shop laminator and put my countertops through the good ol' squwisher machine for a nice smooth finish using some nice solid sign grade plywood to back it up with.

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I wanted to soup up the front of my fridge as it is just boring steel and all the fixtures in my Safari are brass so the fridge stands out like a sore thumb, so I went online and found a good digital image of the countertops and dropped it in behind a vintage licence plate of North America map I made. I printed it up on our wide format digital printer and I think I'll apply it to the steel panel so if someone want to put magnets on the fridge they can.

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I was happy I even found a 1969 British Columbia plate to drop into the map

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So next question. I think it looks awesome but would you want it on your fridge if you were buying the trailer. Should I make the panel double sided so they can turn it around if they don't like it? I could match the wood panelling or the new counters...
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Old 03-13-2015, 07:30 AM   #24
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I would double side it just in case the new owner didn't like your beautiful art work. The factory installed wood paneling on my refrigerator..... must be a reason for this. Be careful.... the nicer you make this trailer, the harder it will be to let it go
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