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Old 29-04-12, 11:52
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The insulation was easy enough to cut with a box knife. Also making sure to cut part way through where the cover metal has the bends. Negative folds required removal of a small 'v' of the foam from back side, so that insulation would bend correctly without bunching up.
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It sit quite well, but make sure it's in the right place before touching it to the surface or there will be a huge effort getting it unstuck. I tried that on purpose on the workshop door before I started the 'real' installation. There would still be some there now if I hadn't used turpentine to remove it!
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A metre of insulation can do the entire inside, if you cut it right. I marked mine right, then cut the last piece in the wrong place. Don't know why! The result is that the rectangular piece closest to cab rear is now 3 pieces side by side.

Instead of buying more, I have left it that way, to remind me to be more careful in future. It'll drive me mad every time I see it, believe me.

More to come....
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