Renewing plastic screwcover piping on old caravan
hello has anybody on here ever renewed the plastic piping on their caravan , its decorative but covers the screwcover metal trim around the caravan , mine is dropping off at front of caravan , so thought id get some off internet and freshen the van up a
bit , has anybody ever done it and is there a certain knack ....... Think on im only a wuman and have no handyman skills whatso ever ! but will try ought 
) cheers mrs bc
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Here's a link https://www.leisureshopdirect.com/caravan-accessories/rubber-and-plastic-parts/rubber-and-plastic-trim
Immerse the trim in a bowl of hot water to make it pliable before and during fitting. On completion leave a considerable surplus at either end because it will stretch during fitting then shrink back. Leave the surplus for as many days as you can before finally
cutting it. I hope that Leisureshop have what you need. If not just Google again.0 -
Yep, just do as JC describes, warming it makes it easier. A task for us later in year, doing up our old van!
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Even easier if you use warm soapy water helps it slide in easier plus i always used to use a windscreen trim fittin toolsee here:-
https://www.vwheritage.com/shop/011898109A/tool-for-plastic-window-trim-non-returnable-fo/?src=slide0 -
Brillo thanks that is the site i was looking on and warm soapy water sounds good ,will leave plenty of overhang , next time im out in caravan i will make sure ive ordered it and do it then (ill let you know how i get on cheers:)) mrs bc
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One of the old-fashioned table knives with an ivory handle makes a great tool for this job - and many others as well.
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Yes navigateur i have an old fashioned "butter " knife which i think would do the trick: forgive me for asking but does anyone know of a knack to getting the old stuff out ,because some is falling out and the rest is extremely hard and stuck in cheers ,
ooh the decisions i dont know whether to go with grey, silver or navy blue , i think it might make the old bus look pretty smart lol
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Thankyou you lot i ordered it yesterday and it arrived today , i only got enough for front of caravan , and when ive tried that for size , ill replace all the lot : cant wait to get away and do it very prompt service from leisureshopdirect cheers mrs bc:))
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One of the old-fashioned table knives with an ivory handle makes a great tool for this job - and many others as well.
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Would a knife with a plastic handle work as well? Ivory is so hard to get these days.
Handles were often bone
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