Kinda seemed quet for a while.........

[slowpoke]

Everyone must be workin on they're projects? I know I have.

[mikeschn]

Especially on weekends.

Yesterday I didn't do anything, to cold, gray, and threatened rain all day... but today the sun came out... and I decided to paint...

I didn't have my webcam set up (reformatted the laptop), so I got a roving photographer to take a few shots... almost as good as a webcam!!!

The archived shots are here...

http://www.mikenchell.com/live/05_16_2004/index.html

Mike...

[BufordT]

Mike,

How many gallons of that paint did it take to cover the tear.

In the pic's that stuff looks like the pvc that Bev used on her tear.

I like it.

Bufordt

[mikeschn]

It took 1 gallon of paint to cover the teardrop minus the hatch.

It's has a texture, like the walls in your house, that have been painted with a roller. That's probably because I used a medium nap roller. I also used a polyester roller, and got a lot of fur balls in the paint.

I talked to the manufacturer today, and it appears the roller disintegrated. He recommended that I sand smooth, and use a solvent resistant roller with lambs wool.

I tested the sanding part this evening. It sands nicely. The paint is soooo hard that the fur balls sand right off! I tested it with a drywall sanding sponge, and also a random orbital sander and 60 grit sandpaper. Both worked well.

Hoping to get out soon and finish sanding so I can get a second coat on it. The second coat should be a lot smoother (flatter) due to the shorter nap on the roller. At this rate I should be able to get my stickers on it pretty soon, eh?

I really need to work on the hatch though. I got all the ribs in now. Just have to sand it and glue some skin on.

I can tell I'm getting closer to the end. All I want to do is camp!!!

Mike...

P.S. 2 gallons to cover a teardrop with 2 coats is a pretty inexpensive way to finish it!!!

[campadk]

Everyone must be workin on they're projects? I know I have.

Well I hope some people (other than us) have been out and about using their tears! We just came back from a 7 day trip which included 4 nights camping at 3 different locations. Great to be back on the road again!