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Old 10-05-2011, 05:03 PM   #1
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So when did Tambour Go Away

So when did Tambour go away? I think sometime in the mid 80's but I am guessing. Why did they get rid of it?

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So when did Tambour go away? I think sometime in the mid 80's but I am guessing. Why did they get rid of it?

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Well, we have an 84 and all the cabinets have tambour doors. And they all work. So they were in there in 1984. We love 'em..
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There's a 2011 on the lot with tambor...
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Tambour

My 85 Limited has them throughout. They work fine everywhere except the horizontal tambour on the console in the front. Gets stuck all the time.We open it and just leave it open. Kind of defeats the purpose
Any remedies to make it slide smoother or slide at all!
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Old 10-05-2011, 06:36 PM   #6
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We have all tambour and they all work. Had one of the horizontal ones that was a little sticky and fixed it by rubbing a little candle wax into the slot it rides in, both top and bottom. Seemed to work fine.....Phil
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We have all tambour and they all work. Had one of the horizontal ones that was a little sticky and fixed it by rubbing a little candle wax into the slot it rides in, both top and bottom. Seemed to work fine.....Phil
Thanks Phil I'll give that a try. I actually meant the vertical Tambour, all of the wall mounted cabinets have horizontal Tambour and they all work just fine.
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Our 1989 never had it, which is kind of sad! I love tambour!
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Old 10-06-2011, 05:49 AM   #9
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Most of mine are intact accept the one in the entertainment center and the PO decided to cut that one. So unless someone is remodeling and throws it out I guess I will be tambourless in that area. I think some tambour made of real wood would be cool. I expect it is expensive. The plastic stuff is like $500 for a 4x8 sheet (ouch!!!).

I am not real fond of the warping the plastic tambour has. It seems it goes away when the stuff is hot.

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Old 10-06-2011, 08:08 AM   #10
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They didn't, our '08 SS has them and we love em. They stay closed on bumpy roads.
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Old 10-06-2011, 09:10 AM   #11
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Well you see a lot of them forsale that have regular cabinet doors on them. Was this an option or have they just been remodeled?

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Use a high quality food grade silicone spray on the track & on the door also. Should make a HUGE difference on them sliding. Silicone works well on anything that needs to slide. Just don't get it on the hardwood floors, makes them slick & may cause a fall. Safe & happy travels. John
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Old 10-06-2011, 10:27 AM   #13
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Our 83 has tambour throughout. Really enjoy them as the "go away" when open.

I spray the runners with silicon spray every so often. Even the horizontal sliding one in the galley works nicely.
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Our 83 has tambour throughout. Really enjoy them as the "go away" when open.

I spray the runners with silicon spray every so often. Even the horizontal sliding one in the galley works nicely.
I thought I didn't like them when I bought it, but in use I love the tambour design! They take up precious little room when open and automatically close (the horizontally oriented ones) if you forget to shut them before rolling out. I'm going to try and free up one sticky one in the rear bath, but otherwise mine (c. 1974) all function as if new. Pretty good for a 40 year old vehicle!
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My 85 Limited has them throughout. They work fine everywhere except the horizontal tambour on the console in the front. Gets stuck all the time.We open it and just leave it open. Kind of defeats the purpose
Any remedies to make it slide smoother or slide at all!
I was given a tip to use Armour All on the tambour and it worked miracles. All the tambour on my '74 slide with ease now. You might also want to check all the screws holding everything up. If it is not level that will also cause it to not slide correctly. I had to add some more support under my counter to help with that horizontal tambour. Also had an overhead screw coming loose which made the tambour hard to open and close.
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Here's a brand new tabour in out '64 Bambi II.
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Here's a brand new tabour in out '64 Bambi II.
Is that a horizontal because the slats are side to side or is it a vertical because it slides up and down?
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This may not be the best place to post this idea, but for those of you who have white tambour doors in your AS or Argosy may have found them turning that ugly old banana yellow. Just remove them and use Krylon Fusion white satin spray paint on them and they will look like brand new. Get enough on them to do the front surfaces and that will generally do the V spaces between the slats. It does not look at all like they were painted as the fusion paint does just that, fuses with the original surface. It holds up very well. That same Fusion paint will do the plastic refrigerator vent, and the old yellowed end caps of the units made up to about 1974 or 5. If your AC interior cap has yellowed, take it off and do it too. It makes a world of difference in how old the interior looks.
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