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Title: Turned a 1997 to a 1998
Post by: gracerace on May 31, 2017, 09:44:21 pm
Just finished the new valances, wane's coating, walnut trim at the CCC, and below the windows. My neighbor owns a paint store, he got the stain spot on.Many coats of sanded clear coat.
Covered the dinette chairs to match.
Never cared for the curved style window covers. I always like the newer ones. They cover the blinds, and square the windows up.
This all brought back fond memories of my Van Shop days
Title: Re: Turned a 1997 to a 1998
Post by: gracerace on May 31, 2017, 10:09:44 pm
One picture before, and during updates
Title: Re: Turned a 1997 to a 1998
Post by: John Haygarth on May 31, 2017, 11:56:15 pm
Nice job and pattern is bright. I did ours too and made a nice change from original.
JohnH
Title: Re: Turned a 1997 to a 1998
Post by: Caflashbob on June 01, 2017, 12:05:10 am
Our 97 does not have round opening valences
Title: Re: Turned a 1997 to a 1998
Post by: craneman on June 01, 2017, 12:12:11 am
295 vs 320 difference?
Title: Re: Turned a 1997 to a 1998
Post by: John and Stacey on June 01, 2017, 12:30:27 am
Nice job.  We have done the bedroom walls and thats it so far.
John
Title: Re: Turned a 1997 to a 1998
Post by: gracerace on June 04, 2017, 11:40:43 pm
Thanks everyone. Bath tile, and finish the wanes coat in the bedroom. But going to take a break till winter. Race car engine is on the front burner
Title: Re: Turned a 1997 to a 1998
Post by: gracerace on June 04, 2017, 11:46:00 pm
Our 97 does not have round opening valences
Interesting. All the 97's I have seen have the opryland window coverings.
Always liked the wanes coating, and walnut (or oak) bottom rails. I feel like it had too much white on the walls. I even considered painting them off white, or beige like a newer coach. The walnut behind the CCC really helped too......Happy with the small amount of white
Title: Re: Turned a 1997 to a 1998
Post by: gracerace on June 04, 2017, 11:47:29 pm
Nice job and pattern is bright. I did ours too and made a nice change from original.
JohnH
Thanks, the wife and mother in law picked the two fabrics. They have good taste.I can't believe how much it woke it all up.
Title: Re: Turned a 1997 to a 1998
Post by: P. Wyatt Sabourin on June 05, 2017, 01:37:09 pm
My 96 U320 does not have rounded window valences either.
Perhaps the round window valences were introduced in 97 when white vinyl wall covering replaced the walnut panelling.
Title: Re: Turned a 1997 to a 1998
Post by: Caflashbob on June 05, 2017, 03:16:43 pm
U295 had the round valances in beam alarms literature
Title: Re: Turned a 1997 to a 1998
Post by: gracerace on June 06, 2017, 10:26:05 pm
My 96 U320 does not have rounded window valences either.
Perhaps the round window valences were introduced in 97 when white vinyl wall covering replaced the walnut panelling.

I looked at a 1996 U270 , it had round valances, no wanes coating.
Title: Re: Turned a 1997 to a 1998
Post by: John Haygarth on June 07, 2017, 12:08:58 am
Bob, I was considering correcting that spelling but thought I better not. I kept looking at those words and smiling.
JohnH