James Maynard Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Thanks guys for helping me with the resin cab question. Now I have a new question. I have a Wilson Livestock Trailer I'm about to start building. I built one a few years ago and had this same problem. It was never resolved. Ok so what is the best way to get the middle door on the back to fuction/raise up and down? It's just a bunch of flat pieces that go in two tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 When I built mine, I slid all the slats into the channel on the roof, sanded them as required to make them move freely, then used masking tape to hold them all together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 I even think they suggest to use tape for this, but it's really not a good solution as tape deteriorates and the glue on it doesn't work as well over time regardless of brand and product, at least I have not found any that will hold up. So I don't know, maybe some kind of fabric glued to the backside of the slats will work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Maybe drill and pin doll house hinges to the insides of the slats? There are several styles. One might be close to the prototype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 4 hours ago, Force said: I even think they suggest to use tape for this, but it's really not a good solution as tape deteriorates and the glue on it doesn't work as well over time regardless of brand and product, at least I have not found any that will hold up. So I don't know, maybe some kind of fabric glued to the backside of the slats will work. maybe some inner tube would work. might have to use the rubber cement from the puncture kit but it would stay flexible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 6 hours ago, stitchdup said: maybe some inner tube would work. might have to use the rubber cement from the puncture kit but it would stay flexible Well rubber also deterorates over time and dry rot and cracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 How about gluing string or attach a fabric mesh to the back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Even if the tape degrades over time, you could pull the slats out again and re tape them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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