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Post by strange1 on Jan 10, 2018 22:00:17 GMT -8
Okay...one more for tonight. Once the walls were in and mostly shellacked I started to build the face frames for the cabinets, closets, etc. Here is the lay-out originally... Except the range and sink are flipped. I'm keeping with this layout mostly. I decided to not build the gaucho...rather make the rear bed a permanent feature. We also didn't keep the bunks. More about that later. Notice how good that ceiling looks...no water stains anywhere.
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Post by strange1 on Jan 10, 2018 15:42:58 GMT -8
I had started a thread when I got the trailer...but the whole photobucket thing pretty much rendered the posts useless...who likes to look at non-pics? Anyway I had the thread deleted and thought I would do a pictorial journey from start to where we currently stand today. This has been a 20 month journey. Well probably more like 12 for me cause here in AZ you can't work inside an aluminum oven for very long...so the workable months are reverse of everywhere else...mostly Oct. to May kind of a thing. I got the trailer as a trade for some work I did for my uncle. He knew a little about it's history...but it's condition was a mystery to both of us. It has spent it's entire life in AZ...but parked for many years in the north country with cold & snow. I knew it had a few issues as there were several places that were "squishy". The title says it's a 1972...we ALL know that's wrong. The older style siding puts it closer to 1965-66. Apparently somewhere along the way the title was lost and a new VIN assigned. Maybe someday I'll try to go back and see about that...but for now it's a '72. I think I'll divide this up into several posts showing the different phases I went through to get it where it is currently. The VIN stamped on the frame...
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Post by strange1 on Jan 10, 2018 10:27:53 GMT -8
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Post by strange1 on Jan 10, 2018 9:04:07 GMT -8
I painted the frame, bumper & tongue with Rustoleum "Aluminum" oil based paint. Good product and looks just like the silver / gray on the original frame. I just brushed it on...came out nice.
Thanks for the comments. This has been a fun project.
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Post by strange1 on Jan 9, 2018 17:01:46 GMT -8
Thought I'd post a finished paint scheme...starting to add back on all the trim, lights & details. Loads of fun at this point. The colors came out nice and this is all done with single stage automotive urethane. 20180109_095652_HDR by
Now that IS orange over-spray on the drive...hopefully a good powerwash will help!
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Post by strange1 on Dec 31, 2017 9:49:01 GMT -8
I am the recipient of a trailer that the PO painted with latex! If I could punch him, I would! (sorry). I spent many, many hours striping that paint off...latex won't sand. You've got to use chemical strippers and plenty of elbow grease. not to mention the mess...to top it off he used a brush (had to be horse hair) you could see every brush stroke...What a nightmare - pun. I was able to find a good quality automotive paint. Single stage, polyurethane that was very reasonable. Cheapest whites are the fleet colors - Ford, Chevy. I spent $117 for a gallon of "Chevy White" and another $34 for a quart of my orange accent color...with reducer & hardener I was still under $200. 20171230_130602_HDR by Aaron McLaws, on Flickr Here are some pics of my progress...still need to shoot the trim color. Trailer as it looked when I got it home...completely painted in gray flat latex. 20160415_073023_zpser76s0y2 by Aaron McLaws, on Flickr Here is is stripped as best I could...many hours! 20171124_162613_HDR by Aaron McLaws, on Flickr Here is is in good high build primer all sanded and ready to paint. That's not overspray on the drive...it's primer dust from all the sanding and prepping. Hosed right off. 20171228_161400_HDR by Aaron McLaws, on Flickr Here it is with the white on...accent color pictures to come. 20171231_092535_HDR by Aaron McLaws, on Flickr Automotive paint is the way to go if you've got the means (and a compressor). Honestly...primer, lacquer thinner, paint, hardeners, reducer, tape & other masking supplies I all in for under $300. And this paint will last more than a couple seasons... Me 2¢
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Post by strange1 on Jul 6, 2017 17:53:16 GMT -8
What's the answer for those of us that have been using PB for years and ALL our posts have pics that link back?
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Post by strange1 on Apr 21, 2017 20:43:21 GMT -8
This looks awesome...So can't wait to get mine to this point. A camping we will go!
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