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Ceiling

Can the ceiling in our 1990 foretravel be replaced with shiplap , the peel and stick kind , this old nasty vinyl can come down and be replaced right

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Reply #2 –
You will see that there is a renovation section here in the forum. Also the search feature may have many past results of ceiling make overs.
Utube has some great modifications to Foretravel and other makes ceilings. Look at bus modifications too for great ideas.
With any peel and stick. Surface preparation is key! Remember this will be subject to hot/cold, vibrations. Unlike a stable home.
Back to utube. Look for videos done by " sky management " he is a Foretravel owner. Has done some beautiful modifications to his coach.
No fear, its your palette to make as you desire.
Mark
1999 U270 40 #5518
USN. USPS.

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Reply #3 –
The vinyl in our 1989 GV was in good shape but just sagging down because the foam and adhesive behind the vinyl let go due to heat and age.
I removed the center strip. It is just held in place by snaps and decorative caps. I then proceeded to pull ALL the staples up there, and there are a lot of them.
After that the vinyl really hung down! I vacuumed out all the sticky orange colored foam and glue. Careful here, as it is still sticky enough to be a real pain.
I then went into FOT and got about 30 of the matching snaps and covers.
I pulled the slack out of each ceiling half (towards the center of the coach) and then restapled it in place. One MUST keep the staples close enough to the center that when the original center strip is reinstalled that it hides the new staples.
I then used a chalk line and snapped a line halfway from the center to the cabinet faces. I installed the new screw in snap covers on 12" centers along the chalk line.
Inside the cabinets a previous owner had fastened the sagging vinyl back up using wood strips and screws.
My repair job has lasted about 10 years now and still looks good.
One thing I have noticed about the adhesive backed anything is that when mounted vertically or on the ceiling, most of them succumb to the intense heat encountered when the coach is closed up we  were down south. Not all, but enough that I was extremely wary about using these high tech adhesives. Prep is so very crucial, along with environment.
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

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Reply #4 –
I have seen walnut stringers applied and looked factory. Very nice, cheap, easy, eliminates sag. As far as a glued on replacement, I have never  seen one.
1994 U280, Build 4490
Deming, NM.

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Reply #5 –
One more thing she will have to consider is that the old foam and adhesive will have to come off--TOTALLY!! And what a pain that will be having to work overhead.
I have noticed that almost no one ever looks at our ceiling in the coach--unless I tell them what I did.
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

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Reply #7 –
I believe the change came in 1993 models. I know that our 1993 has the Ozite and 1992 models I've seen have the vinyl.

Fun fact: Airstreamers call Ozite "Mouse Fur."
 

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Quote from: kb0zke –
I believe the change came in 1993 models. I know that our 1993 has the Ozite and 1992 models I've seen have the vinyl.

Fun fact: Airstreamers call Ozite "Mouse Fur."
We figured it out and this 1990 foretravel is going to be so cute when we are finished I cannot wait to post before and after pics