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Title: What's on your wall.
Post by: chuckd on November 15, 2010, 12:53:38 PM
Yes, shorty has some very nice "plush" carpet on his wall. Doesn't it just make you want to go disco dancing?

chuck
Title: Re: What's on your wall.
Post by: eddiepotts on November 15, 2010, 01:41:11 PM
Mine is laminate.
(https://busconversionmagazine.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi182.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fx154%2Feddiepotts1%2Fbusinside.jpg&hash=74d84b7a789078dcfdd7f384c1cee3149a10bf7e)
Title: Re: What's on your wall.
Post by: Ace on November 15, 2010, 02:52:08 PM
We have paintable wallpaper (but hasn't been painted) and cherry laminate with round corners thru-out.
Title: Re: What's on your wall.
Post by: happycamperbrat on November 15, 2010, 05:11:52 PM
I have bright silvery OEM stainless steel with a few places of glue that needs scraping and misc stuck pieces of early 1980s style yellow foam insulation  ;D

One day I will have walls that will be cool. I have some 4x8 African Mahogony in 1/8" thickness and I have paintable wallpaper....... One day, all this will go up. It is a step at a time, and for me there seems to be lots of time in between the steps.

I love the blue rope lighting, and the carpet is really good for sound deadening and insulation purposes, and Ace's looks so elegant!!
Title: Re: What's on your wall.
Post by: eddiepotts on November 15, 2010, 05:44:18 PM
The blue lighting really helps at night while driving. I don't have to close the curtain to block the glare from the windshield.
Title: Re: What's on your wall.
Post by: robertglines1 on November 15, 2010, 05:45:21 PM
We use quilt batting on wall covered by upholstery material.lots of choices in design and color also easy to update..3rd coach this way . nice soft touch and sound deadening..Bob
Title: Re: What's on your wall.
Post by: happycamperbrat on November 15, 2010, 06:10:11 PM
That's another thing I have TONZ of is quilt batting and upholstery grade deep blue velvet. I need to get some time to finish stripping, Im getting help to put the bus in the air and do the work needed underneath, then I gotta finish stripping. I also gotta put up insulation which I think I am going to use the bubble tin foil stuff because the spray foam is expensive and the styrofoam would melt in a fire and I think that with 2 layers and an air gap inbetween that the bubble tin foil would be just as insulative if not more so then the other 2 choices. The wiring and plumbing will be in channels outside the walls for easy maintence and I guess I will have ductless air cond and heating. Im still confused about painting the inside of the coach with ceramic paint stuff before I put up the insulation..... I may or may not do this.
Title: Re: What's on your wall.
Post by: robertglines1 on November 15, 2010, 06:17:58 PM
in a fire the fumes (poison Gas) from furniture would get you first long before the plywood over the insulation burned thru.the R-factor on the bubble is next to nothing. compare r-value and cost.Another discussion but it is very important considering the extreme temps you will be using your coach in..Good luck Bob
Title: Re: What's on your wall.
Post by: happycamperbrat on November 15, 2010, 09:28:10 PM
Thank you Bob for the info both in PM and here. Im back to the drawing board. I would rather not gas my family which is why I was staying awaying from the foam board. Yes, this insulation is for another discussion. When Im ready to actually do the work I will post a thread about it.
Title: Re: What's on your wall.
Post by: Jeremy on November 16, 2010, 03:26:54 AM
I'm a long way from needing it yet, but I bought a roll of commercial-grade fabric wallpaper from Ebay for my bus. It's the sort of stuff you see in the lobby of hotels and so on - very plush, but also very durable. Being fabric-based it's quite thick and is impossible to tear (I've tried), so I think it will be ideal for the bus. The roll I bought was huge, so I think 95% of it will be going back on Ebay when I've done.

Jeremy