R&R drive axle, also non-Audi question

[Kneale Brownson]

--
At 11:01 AM 02/10/2002 +0000, Mike Arman wrote:



>Got a 15 foot fiberglass boat. Evidently, whoever painted the deck before I
>got it did their prep with a chainsaw and their paint with a wire brush,
>followed up by a final coat applied with a broom.
>
>I took a small orbital sander and cleaned it up somewhat, but is still
>isn't nice, and if I paint over it, it will look like hell.
>
>Local body shop quoted me $800 to redo it - youse guys gotta be kidding!!!!
>That kind of heroic measure is absurd, as is the labor of re-gel-coating
>the whole thing - I just want it to look acceptable, it isn't a show boat.
>
>Question - is there any kind of an overlay I might use to just place on the
>deck? I thought about marine vinyl (like a vinyl top), cut to pattern and
>glued down, and I also looked at closed cell PVC foam (like an exercise
>mat), same idea. I'm not looking for shiny, but what I've got is no good.
>Whatever I use has to be able to conform to the curves of the deck, and
>obviously be waterproof. I kind of like the idea of the PVC layer, because
>that would give me a semi-soft, non-skid surface, as would the vinyl.


I had a cab extension made from oak on my Jeep pickup for years.  Could
never keep the top sealed as the wood moved from changes in humidity, so I
covered it with a piece of automotive vinyl top material.  Glued in place
with some 3M product made for vinyl tops.  Like all my vehicles, the Jeep
lived outside (the barn's full of too many wood and metal working machines)
and that top lasted through more than half the 20 years I owned the
truck.  Very easy one-time project.
--