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    Posted: 17 Jan 2013 at 1:34pm
Marine/boating Supply catalogs are great sources for the type of lights you're looking for.  Matter of fact......they have lots of stuff we can use as campers are designed much like sailboats on wheels.
Although, I rarely use the anchors I bought, but they were on sale.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Jun 2012 at 6:46pm
Tracy, mild steel sheet primed and painted using spray paint as Keith suggests is easiest. Then use spray on or brush on contact cement (like for plastic laminate) to fix it to the wall. That avoids the messy silicone sealer.

We found stick on Velcro works very well for curtains.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Jun 2012 at 4:58pm
Originally posted by Keith-N-Dar

If you are painting the metal why waste extra money on stainless?  Prep mild steel well, prime and coat with quality  paint ant you  should be good to go.

Was originally going to use galvannealed steel so the spray-on  car paint would adhere better but the website's salesperson recommended magnetic stainless bc of condensation and possibility of rusting where I couldn't see/reach.  Not sure if this is just upselling or if I should be actually concerned about this.

My plan was to put the metal sheet flush against the wall (backsplash area) and use clear silicone goo to seal the edges and keep it attached to the wall.  Same idea for the bunk area around the current lights, and above the door to hold a curtain that I will sew pockets for magnets.


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If you are painting the metal why waste extra money on stainless?  Prep mild steel well, prime and coat with quality  paint ant you  should be good to go.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Jun 2012 at 9:05am
Wink "those metal strips that teenagers use in their dorms that look like stainless" Tongue

I had also looked online at a few metal sheeting suppliers to cut magnetic "stainless" to fit on the wall behind the stove for a backsplash and for the wall area by the 2 bunks. The idea was to be able to use magnetic towel holders, baskets, hooks and spice containers to hold the kitchen stuff and also a few of those LED reading lights for extra task lighting/reading lighting.  I was going to spray the metal  sheeting in a cream car paint to blend in with the existing wallpaper.  The plus side to all this is that no holes have to be drilled into the wall of the pod...for those of us that are nervous....Embarrassed

Here's the link the the accessory stand with magnetic bottom for the reading light:

And here's the accessory wall plug if you don;t want to use batteries:

I'm usually not too thrilled to be spending any additional $ on accessories for stuff like this, but this is one really good light.  last year, during the Hurricane, we were able to light our kitchen with a few of the doubles stuck to the side of the fridge.  








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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Jun 2012 at 7:36am
The lights looks like a great solution to the issue.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Jun 2012 at 7:14am
right you are. I was letting my marine background sway my other comment. it is the nickel content that makes the iron-chrome alloy non magnetic. Frequently a hand magnet is used to indicate that a piece on stainless is not magnetic and therefore has the nickel content usually associated with good quality stainless.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Jun 2012 at 6:12am
Actually much stainless steel has enough iron in it to hold a magnet.  Some stainless will not.  The alloy that is the most "stainless" will not be attracted to a magnet.  For example the stainless steel used to make gun barrels is magnetic and most surgical tools are not.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Jun 2012 at 3:46am
Just a nit...stainless steel is not magnetic. It might look like stainless but ist isn't.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Jun 2012 at 5:42pm
We have a 152 and have that obnoxious light on the ceiling too.  We now use these LED booklights (2 brightness settings) for reading in bed or for some less "retina searing" light.     http://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Bright-Green-Xtraflex-Light/dp/1933622741/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339450569&sr=8-1

G sleeps by the organizer so he just clips it on there, while I have a few of those stainless strips glued to the wall by the window and right above the rear window so I can use the additional magnetic base to attach the light to.  It's out of the way and if either of us fall asleep first, the other can just easily reach over and switch the light off.

We'll be getting 2 more of these lights for each bunk and of course the stainless strips for the bases to be attached to.  We also bring these lights outside if we need extra grill or dinner lighting.

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