Plas-tex wall covering

[mung]

I wish but the old panels are nothing more than vinyl with some batting and cardboard type backing.

[Larry B]

 What I did in mine was remove old , insulate and then plastic vapor. Then bought disscontinued 1/8 wall panelling with real wood back, no sawdust/ particle board. This I pop rivetted (1/8X1/4 long)to existing bus steel, about 3'" apart with real wood side facing interior. To give the panel strenghth and keep from bowing before installing I added strips of 3/4" ply. (about 1 1/2" wide) to insulation side between bus structural steel. These are wood glued and air stapled to panel. Adding 3/4" ply. wood to wall panels made them strong.and flat with bus frame. To the real wood interior side I glued my finish panel with PL Premium.(lepage).comes in caulking tube. You can even do this on ceiling. Caulking is thick and sticky enough to stay in place untill new finish product is installed. Disadvantage --this is permanent, canot be removed. Get wiring done first. Note the discontinued sheets I paid $4.00 each and likely bought 20 befor finishing interior . Just a different thought.
          LarryB 

[mung]

I will look at adding some additional wood strips for support, that might be a good idea.