Category: Campervan
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Plywood
The stock floor in our Sprinter was covered in silicon glue, spilt oil and other nasty mess, so we had to remove it. We’re replacing it with this 12mm (1/2″) WBP (water boil proof) far eastern plywood. Finding good consistent information about plywood is impossible in my experience. Everyone you speak to has a different…
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POR-15 Top Coat
Gloss white topcoat for finishing the rust treatment on the visible parts of the van £26.50 from Frost.
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POR Patch
This is a rust treatment putty that we’re using on the top of the van to fix a damaged seam where the previous owner had dented the roof, possibly by reversing into some low-hanging branches. £22 from Frost
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POR-15 Rust treatment kit
This is a kit of agents and brushes for treating rust in metalwork. We’re using it to treat the small dents and scratches that are forming rust on the floor, wheel arches and roof of the van. The kit contains: POR15 Cleaner Degreaser (236ml) POR15 Metal Prep (236ml) POR15 Rust Preventive Paint (113ml) 2 wooden…
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Testing the sound deadening mats
We installed some Silent Coat sound deadening mats on the van over the weekend. We weren’t really sure how effective they’d be at reducing road noise, body noise, or at stopping outside sounds from coming in and vice versa. So we tried a semi-scientific test, to at least get a sense of how they behave while…
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Silent Coat sound deadening mats
There are many brands, but this is the one that seems to be most readily available in the UK. Made of a self adhesive-backed, foil-faced butyl rubber, these mats, when stuck to the bare panels of the van, are designed to absorb the vibrations caused by sound or movement, and so make the van quieter.…
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2017-05-14: Sound deadening and cleaning
More cleaning today as we prepped the walls for the Silent Coat Sound Deadening mats. I bought the 40 sheet, 4m² bulk pack of Silent Coat, working on the basis of heavy coverage of the wheel arches, but only about 25% coverage for the main body panels. Over the course of a few hours on Sunday,…
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2017-05-13: Fixing back door latches
The back doors on our van don’t shut properly, so we need to do some adjustment of the hinges and/or latches. I posted a query on the Sprinter Source forum, which turned up a useful YouTube video, albeit in German. After an hour or so of fiddling about, I think we have a partial solution,…
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Soudal Fix All High Tack Adhesive & Sealant
I was looking for an adhesive to attach foil-backed insulation panels to the walls and roof of the van. This seems to meet the requirements: Stays flexible when set to accomodate vibration and warping of the van body Can fill the gap caused by the curved walls of the van (unlike thin contact adhesives like 3M 90 spray)…
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2017-05-07: Cleaning the floor and removing ply lining
I spent the day on my hands and knees, cleaning up the oil, silicone and glue that the previous owners had split. A lot of it was on the floor lining, which I’ve removed, so no big deal, but plenty had seeped down under the floor panel onto the metal bed of the van, so I…
Andrew Sleigh 