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Post by bigbill on Dec 26, 2013 13:14:55 GMT -8
Swirlygirls You are beautiful to us even if we have never seen you. We just enjoy your comments and company here on the board, anyway beauty is in the eyes of the beholder is what I have always been told. What you did was what my wife calls using her grandmother approach, because everyone likes their grandmother.  |
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Post by mobiltec on Dec 26, 2013 13:42:40 GMT -8
taking notes again...
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Post by swirlygirls on Dec 27, 2013 5:06:03 GMT -8
Ha, bigbill, the grandmother approach. That's a good one. OMG, that's me. Mobiltec, I knew you were joking and of course it's OK to joke. If we can't lighten up, where would we be? Especially as I contemplate going out to that very cold shop today to work on Dottie and try the lacquer thinner test. Perhaps I should take a hot toddy to ease the pain. I'll get back to you all with the results of the lacquer thinner test.
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Post by bigbill on Dec 27, 2013 6:16:34 GMT -8
Taking a moment out to be serious every time I am getting ready to do a base coat / clear coat job I always take time to talk to the guys at the supply house because technology is changing so fast there is almost always a better way of doing it with better results and less labor. It isn't like it was 50 or 60 years ago when your biggest decision was how fast a thinner did you need.
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Post by swirlygirls on Dec 28, 2013 4:37:30 GMT -8
Results of the lacquer thinner test are in. Drats and darn, all the paint has to come off. So the strange thing is that what's on there doesn't come off that easily but the auto paint experts said if the lacquer thinner rag gets any color on it, the paint has to come off or the new and pricey paint may fail prematurely. Well after all this work I don't want to hear anything about any paint failing. I don't know what I was hoping for when we called them again. I think I was hoping they'd say, "no, we were just kidding you, just scruff it with Scotch Brite pads." I know some people (not on this board I don't think) that have just rolled on house paint and I gotta tell you, that's tempting. But no, I'm off to get stripper today to help with the project.
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Post by cowcharge on Jan 3, 2014 2:00:54 GMT -8
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2. Send in your grandmother.... I used to work in the paint dept. for the BORG (Big ORanGe). I LOVE waiting on "old ladies" and giving them the simple "secrets" of how to get a good paint job. They always pay attention, value your help, and are gratefully polite and enthusiastic. Old ladies are the best! Of course that was house painting, so my expertise is for the most part useless here. When it comes to auto-style painting (my camper's bathtub, a rebuilt guitar, anything small with base/clear aiming for a mirror finish), I've learned how to get what I consider a great finish on a low budget with Krylon spray cans, wetsanding and rubbing compound. But of course that doesn't apply to something as large as a camper (or to you fortunate folks with enough money to buy "real" paint). |
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Post by slider on Feb 23, 2014 17:24:21 GMT -8
Citristrip is amazing stuff! I saw some today at Home Depot so I bought it ($20 for 64 oz). Anyway just for kicks I "painted" some on a 3x3 area, came back 30 mins later and scrubbed it off with a non-abrasive scotch brite pad. In less than 5 mins I had the whole area free of paint and went back with some water and paper towels to wipe off the residue. Easiest thing I've done on the camper so far. I think next time, I'll try an area and see what the pressure washer does (after applying Citristrip).
I like how it looks so much I may not repaint after all......
These are about 15 years more vintage than mine but are two early on I was coveting, maybe with a stripped aluminum camper I could get close to the feel of these:   |
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Post by mobiltec on Feb 24, 2014 20:25:43 GMT -8
I've seen the CitriStrip work well on one camper and not at all on another. If someone used house paint on the trailer and some of them have 3 coats of paint on them, nothing is going to take the paint off but a sander. Happens to me all the time. That's another reason I hire the paint out. I hate to strip. But if the original paint is all that's on there it comes off with any of the strippers sold. Citris is the only green one that I've heard of that works. Be carefull with a power washer. You can dent the soft aluminum in really easy on these and it won't come out. Elbow grease is the easiest thing on the old aluminum.
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Post by slider on Feb 24, 2014 21:42:59 GMT -8
Probably right, as easy as it was to get off with minimal elbow grease (and it really was easy) I don't want to screw up my nice skins with my impatience.
That's going to be my problem with this rebuild, instead of taking my time and enjoying the process, I am going to struggle not rushing things. I thought as you get older, you were supposed to connect with the whole patience/virtue thing.
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Post by mobiltec on Feb 25, 2014 8:32:48 GMT -8
Probably right, as easy as it was to get off with minimal elbow grease (and it really was easy) I don't want to screw up my nice skins with my impatience. That's going to be my problem with this rebuild, instead of taking my time and enjoying the process, I am going to struggle not rushing things. I thought as you get older, you were supposed to connect with the whole patience/virtue thing. Patience is one of the most important virtues you need to do this right. Just remember this. There is never enough time to do it right the first time, but there is always enough time to do it right the second time. And what ever you do, don't substitute 1/4 inch paneling for 1/8 inch paneling on a radius in the front or rear. Just ask SusieQ how that is all going. It will lead to other problems down the road as she is now finding out. Although I must give her credit for actually dealing with it because she was not able to find 1/8 inch anywhere near her location. After watching her struggle I would now use 1/8 inch luan with paper thin birch or ash over it before I would use 1/4 inch. I've never had a problem getting 1/8 inch birch so until I saw her problems I just never thought about it before. |
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Post by ronnie on Feb 25, 2014 12:12:49 GMT -8
Mobiltec: question on stripping. Would sand blast with baking soda or similar product be OK with the aluminum siding?
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Post by mobiltec on Feb 25, 2014 12:50:23 GMT -8
Mobiltec: question on stripping. Would sand blast with baking soda or similar product be OK with the aluminum siding? I don't think so. The aluminum is too soft. Again..... Elbow grease is the least damaging thing you can do to strip paint off your trailer. Paint stripper, a plastic putty knife and scotchbrite pads. Any form of pressurized blasting will put dents in your trailer. If chemicals don't work because someone put 3 coats of house paint on it you will have to resort to a lot of sanding with light weight sand paper. |
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Post by Drake on Feb 26, 2014 16:14:18 GMT -8
I tried a test of the Citristrip yesterday and today. I put on the stipper last night about 5pm., checked on it a half an hour later and nothing. Left for the night and forgot about it until today at 4pm., enjoy the pics. I guess I'll continue using it until I run out then I might try something else. I'm not sure how many layers of paint are on the trailer?    I used a plastic putty knife and scotch brite pad to remove the bubbling paint. Looks like I have to hit this area again. |
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Post by mobiltec on Feb 26, 2014 17:10:57 GMT -8
Plastic putty knife and scotchbrite pads are the best tools to use Drake so you don't damage or scratch the metal too much. You are doing it right as far as I can see. Might want to remove the brows because you are going to have to do that anyhow. Can't get to the paint under there without removing them. Unless you are waiting for better weather. |
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