Got tired (pun intended ) of looking at my disintegrating spare tire cover, and new ones are NLA or ridiculously expensive (and made of particle board). I made a new one from 1/4" oak plywood. You'll need a jigsaw, 2" and 3-5/8" hole saws, 1/4" adhesive backed closed cell foam, some sandpaper and some paint. Turned out really nice and I really like how the grain shows through; I almost just clear polyurethaned it....maybe another time.
if possible, reinforce the particle board before it self destructs. Flood it with low viscosity super glue. It works putting cracked masonite, particle board which is falling apart. Have the parts available and clamped in place with waxed paper or some other release agent. They have videos.
Just did this with a masonite midrange baffle in a Dahlquist DQ-10 speaker so now I don't have to make one of these. Previously used to to reattach a cracking but still attached, back panel ledge on a cabinet.
) of looking at my disintegrating spare tire cover, and new ones are NLA or ridiculously expensive (and made of particle board). I made a new one from 1/4" oak plywood. You'll need a jigsaw, 2" and 3-5/8" hole saws, 1/4" adhesive backed closed cell foam, some sandpaper and some paint. Turned out really nice and I really like how the grain shows through; I almost just clear polyurethaned it....maybe another time.
