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Post by Dad Rambles on Aug 18, 2017 20:13:14 GMT -8
Because I had to share with those that would appreciate it... This was posted on one of the Facebook groups earlier. I know this horse had been beaten, but I swear... Facebook is killing me. I can't watch. This is after the ceiling had been "ripped out".
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Post by Ten on Aug 19, 2017 2:06:29 GMT -8
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YouTube. Use the search " mobiltec " .
Then, immediately quit Facebook, for lots of reasons....
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Post by ladywendolyn on Aug 19, 2017 8:25:55 GMT -8
I saw that post too...
What I don't understand about every person who guts the interior of a trailer, is why none of them ever notice that the trailer does not end at the inside walls. Don't any of them ever stop and think about the parts under the floor, the sag at the front, the soft spots, the panels splitting at the back corners? Their mind set is "If you can't see it, it does not exist".
Last week a guy on Facebook posted a photo of the back corner of his trailer. He said "This piece has bulged out, how do I pull the two sides back together to seal it"... meanwhile you could see through the gapping hole that the inner framing had collapsed into a jumbled pile of rotted wood and was bulging out at that point. Seriously... "Just close the gap and it doesn't exist"...
I think it's reflective of the way people live now. They don't want to deal with realities, and they want easy answers. So many people have dropped by our shop to see the trailer and asked "Isn't it done yet?" ... Some have watched me work, one piece at a time, slow relax mode... they just shake their heads and say "I couldn't do that"... I guess we have lost something in the character department, that our grandparents understood.
I guess should change my name to Noah... and name the trailer "The Ark"..lol
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Post by danrhodes on Aug 19, 2017 8:37:48 GMT -8
I look for the names Wendy and Brian in every Facebook thread to know that I would only be repeating the gospel and I can move on.
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Post by Dad Rambles on Aug 20, 2017 17:28:53 GMT -8
I saw that post too... What I don't understand about every person who guts the interior of a trailer, is why none of them ever notice that the trailer does not end at the inside walls. Don't any of them ever stop and think about the parts under the floor, the sag at the front, the soft spots, the panels splitting at the back corners? Their mind set is "If you can't see it, it does not exist". Last week a guy on Facebook posted a photo of the back corner of his trailer. He said "This piece has bulged out, how do I pull the two sides back together to seal it"... meanwhile you could see through the gapping hole that the inner framing had collapsed into a jumbled pile of rotted wood and was bulging out at that point. Seriously... "Just close the gap and it doesn't exist"... I think it's reflective of the way people live now. They don't want to deal with realities, and they want easy answers. So many people have dropped by our shop to see the trailer and asked "Isn't it done yet?" ... Some have watched me work, one piece at a time, slow relax mode... they just shake their heads and say "I couldn't do that"... I guess we have lost something in the character department, that our grandparents understood. I guess should change my name to Noah... and name the trailer "The Ark"..lol Ha. ha.. Yeah, I saw that post last week too. I did like I do many times, typed up a LONG post about how the issue they are looking at is not the REAL issue. Then i deleted it and went on about my day. I figured WHY? At the end of they day they are just going to cover up the issue anyways by forcing things back together and painting the heck out of it. I think we take for granted that most people don't look at things from a "why is it built that way" point of view, and thus "why / how should I take it apart". They cut first, and then worry about putting it back together later. Such is the mentality of "well, it's demo day". Let's rip the entire inside out (because it looks like crap), not thinking at all about what repercussions that has on the future steps or what is the right way to do it. Having said all that I don't have any claim to know what I'm doing, BUT I do give it more thought than most, and I like to think I can figure out just about anything. Not only how to do it, but how is the logical way to do it. I do believe you are on to something. People just want a trailer, the don't want to repair it (which is half the fun for me), for which there are very few easy answers. @dadrhodes I do the same thing. Usually when I see a comment from someone on here, I keep trucking...I figure 1 prophet spewing the truth is enough. lol.
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Post by ladywendolyn on Aug 20, 2017 17:30:56 GMT -8
I saw that post too... What I don't understand about every person who guts the interior of a trailer, is why none of them ever notice that the trailer does not end at the inside walls. Don't any of them ever stop and think about the parts under the floor, the sag at the front, the soft spots, the panels splitting at the back corners? Their mind set is "If you can't see it, it does not exist". Last week a guy on Facebook posted a photo of the back corner of his trailer. He said "This piece has bulged out, how do I pull the two sides back together to seal it"... meanwhile you could see through the gapping hole that the inner framing had collapsed into a jumbled pile of rotted wood and was bulging out at that point. Seriously... "Just close the gap and it doesn't exist"... I think it's reflective of the way people live now. They don't want to deal with realities, and they want easy answers. So many people have dropped by our shop to see the trailer and asked "Isn't it done yet?" ... Some have watched me work, one piece at a time, slow relax mode... they just shake their heads and say "I couldn't do that"... I guess we have lost something in the character department, that our grandparents understood. I guess should change my name to Noah... and name the trailer "The Ark"..lol Ha. ha.. Yeah, I saw that post last week too. I did like I do many times, typed up a LONG post about how the issue they are looking at is not the REAL issue. Then i deleted it and went on about my day. I figured WHY? At the end of they day they are just going to cover up the issue anyways by forcing things back together and painting the heck out of it. I think we take for granted that most people don't look at things from a "why is it built that way" point of view, and thus "why / how should I take it apart". They cut first, and then worry about putting it back together later. Such is the mentality of "well, it's demo day". Let's rip the entire inside out (because it looks like crap), not thinking at all about what repercussions that has on the future steps or what is the right way to do it. Having said all that I don't have any claim to know what I'm doing, BUT I do give it more thought than most, and I like to think I can figure out just about anything. Not only how to do it, but how is the logical way to do it. I do believe you are on to something. People just want a trailer, the don't want to repair it (which is half the fun for me), for which there are very few easy answers. @dadrhodes I do the same thing. Usually when I see a comment from someone on here, I keep trucking...I figure 1 prophet spewing the truth is enough. lol. Maybe we should be like a posse and gang up on them! Lol
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Post by Dad Rambles on Jul 30, 2018 4:17:33 GMT -8
So, I felt like this post needed an update when I came across this on th Facebook this morning .. BTW, this is a 59 Airflyte.. Barf..
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Post by Teachndad on Jul 30, 2018 5:54:04 GMT -8
Hi Friends,
I never go on FB and I don't want to. So, I guess I know now what I am missing. Ignorance is bliss?
It chaps my hide to see the before and after pix. Sadly, IMHO, the before interior looks to be in pretty good shape. I see no water damage under the rear window and the corners look to be in decent shape.
I do respect a person's right to chose paint or not to paint. I love the natural wood of these trailers. It would be easier for me to stomach in this case if the wood was obviously water damaged and rotted with a rot monster obviously having set up a home.
I hope the rest of it was made safe.
Rod
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Post by oakback on Jul 30, 2018 10:23:52 GMT -8
So, I felt like this post needed an update when I came across this on th Facebook this morning .. BTW, this is a 59 Airflyte.. Barf.. What did they do wrong? It's not obvious to me, sorry.
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Post by aslmx on Jul 30, 2018 13:03:29 GMT -8
So, I felt like this post needed an update when I came across this on th Facebook this morning .. BTW, this is a 59 Airflyte.. Barf.. What did they don't wrong? It's not obvious to me, sorry. The before looks vintage and original and you could probably see any past water damage that may have been there. The new covered up any beautiful, original wood and now it looks like Chip and JoJo did a fixer up job on it.
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Post by theresa on Aug 1, 2018 6:14:19 GMT -8
So, I felt like this post needed an update when I came across this on th Facebook this morning .. BTW, this is a 59 Airflyte.. Barf.. What did they do wrong? It's not obvious to me, sorry. painted a perfectly good interior. The older trailers with the birch paneling in that great condition are hard to come by. I dare say most of us here are purists and want our vintage campers looking like vintage campers. My opinion is... paint the ugly ones, the 70s. Don't take a perfectly restoration candidate (1950s and 1960s) and goop paint over the beautiful glowing birch.
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Post by oakback on Aug 1, 2018 6:41:52 GMT -8
I see, thanks. My camper was completely trashed when I got it, so I had no idea what a nice interior was supposed to look like.
Our rebuild will have a painted interior, but it's all new materials from the frame up so it's not like I had anything to preserve.
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Post by theresa on Aug 1, 2018 7:08:25 GMT -8
I see, thanks. My camper was completely trashed when I got it, so I had no idea what a nice interior was supposed to look like. Our rebuild will have a painted interior, but it's all new materials from the frame up so it's not like I had anything to preserve. Mine had been painted top to bottom, front to back. But I wanted the birch interior... I wanted it to look like it was supposed to, right fresh from the factory. So I bought all new birch veneer panels, (1/4" for the walls, 1/8 for the front, top and back), shellacked, cut to fit, and made all new interior. I could have used cheaper wood and painted it since I did it all from scratch, but I wanted a vintage trailer to look vintage.
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Post by aslmx on Aug 1, 2018 16:07:36 GMT -8
I see, thanks. My camper was completely trashed when I got it, so I had no idea what a nice interior was supposed to look like. Our rebuild will have a painted interior, but it's all new materials from the frame up so it's not like I had anything to preserve. It’s your trailer so make it you’re own. Originally mine had a white wash paneling in it but I’m going back with plywood with amber shellac finish. It won’t be original but that’s what I want.
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Post by mobiltec on Aug 2, 2018 13:38:43 GMT -8
I say if you want to paint your horse lime green with purple polka dots then go ahead and do it. Just don't be surprised when people begin to laugh at you for turning a perfectly good horse into a circus attraction.
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