Refurbishing side screens

[Trevor Jessie]

I'm going to try and make a couple of usable sidescreens out of the pile of crusty ones I've been collecting. They do not need to be perfect, but I do not want them to blow apart. Anyone have any tips they'd like to share?

 

[64rocksprite]

Trevor,
I have not done it yet..but I just downloaded this tech tip:
https://www.spriteparts.com.au/curtain.htm

Kinda brutal sounding, but I am guessing he's done it a few times before!

 

[Trevor Jessie]

Thanks,

Interesting, the sidescreen on the top of the pile has the front panel glued in place.

 

[2091351]

Hot Tip:

Felt will rot, always does sooner or later. (Usually sooner!)

Using the 'Furry' half of Velcro will not. Not impossible to do, just a bit more work.

Steve

 

[Glen_B]

Once the felt in place, you can move the panes forward or back and lift out the exposed bit of felt and put some silicone adhesive in the channel and replace the felt. Move windows to the other position and do the other end of the felt. This way it stays in the track and doesn't slide back and forth. the front window is often "pinged" into permanent position by denting a spot on the side channel to pinch the front pane. I found that the front pane still rattled enough to tick me off, so I used a fingertip to squeeze silicone sealer into the edge between the pane and the frame. Its REAL quiet now.

Glen Byrns