Read sliding blind. From beige to black.

[Big Ted]

As soon as I saw the rear of this blind glaring through the dark tint I knew I had to do something.
After 6 months of owning the Cali I’ve just got round to it with a can of rattle paint.
Pleased with the result.


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[westfalia]

I did the same Ted
Looks waaaaaay better.

 

[andrejab1]

A great and simple idea... never thought of that myself...

 

[Sandyvan]

As soon as I saw the rear of this blind glaring through the dark tint I knew I had to do something.
After 6 months of owning the Cali I’ve just got round to it with a can of rattle paint.
Pleased with the result.


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It would be helpful if they were made that way me thinks.

 

[Meoncoast]

that is one of the best little cheap mods I have seen. How did you remove the sliding blind.

 

[Sandyvan]

that is one of the best little cheep mods I have seen. How did you remove the sliding blind.

From inside the wardrobe, you can get the new spice rack one now from the club shop I think, that replaces the blank one.

 

[Big Ted]

Easy to remove.
Slide the blind fully open and into the wardrobe.
Lift the blind up and it comes out of the bottom runner.
Then drop it all out of the frame.
Re fitting is the reverse.
All dead easy, just empty the wardrobe 1st!

 

[Sandyvan]

Easy to remove.
Slide the blind fully open and into the wardrobe.
Lift the blind up and it comes out of the bottom runner.
Then drop it all out of the frame.
Re fitting is the reverse.
All dead easy, just empty the wardrobe 1st!

Nice one.

 

[Volkywagen]

Tornado red mk6 GTD in the reflection? Nice

 

[Sandyvan]

Tornado red mk6 GTD in the reflection? Nice

You should have been a detective or are you?

 

[Big Ted]

That side is a fairly effective mirror though!
Here’s a shot just after I’d machine polished it up.

 

[Volkywagen]

You should have been a detective or are you?

MI6

 

[Soton Campers]

That side is a fairly effective mirror though!
Here’s a shot just after I’d machine polished it up.
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Beautiful finish. Enquiring minds would like to know what DA polisher and what products you used!

 

[Big Ted]

Beautiful finish. Enquiring minds would like to know what DA polisher and what products you used!

Details are in here.

Paintwork TLC.

I managed to dodge some clouds the other weekend and set to work on sprucing up the paint work on my Cali. It’s not that is was in awful condition, but I knew I could get it to a better standard. My process. Rinse with water. Snow foam and let it dwell. Rinse Snow foam again but this time...

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Just posted it up to save crossing topics in a thread.

 

[Jay20cali]

That side is a fairly effective mirror though!
Here’s a shot just after I’d machine polished it up.
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That’s lovely.
Now how crap would that panel look if someone put a dirty big carpark dent in it
This is why I avoid carparks like the plague

 

[Kiwikamper]

When I removed the sliding blind it dislodged a round, black rubber bung/stopper about 8mm in diameter from the rear end of the blind.
Any idea what this does and how and where it should be reattached?
I suspect it's an anti rattle device?

 

[ArunAlec]

When I removed the sliding blind it dislodged a round, black rubber bung/stopper about 8mm in diameter from the rear end of the blind.
Any idea what this does and how and where it should be reattached?
I suspect it's an anti rattle device?

It’s a bump stop that stops the sliding blind going too far into the wardrobe. It’s glued to the rear of the wardrobe at the end of the track that the blind slides along.

 

[Kiwikamper]

It’s a bump stop that stops the sliding blind going too far into the wardrobe. It’s glued to the rear of the wardrobe at the end of the track that the blind slides along.

Many thanks for the prompt response. I now know where to stick it.