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Postby Steve_Cox » Fri May 06, 2011 6:33 am

Larry,

Nice work :thumbsup:

If you are sensitive to the solvent fumes, try to put a fan behind you while using CPES and stay up wind from them even with a respirator.
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Postby LDK » Fri May 06, 2011 7:08 am

Thanks Steve I may do that. That CPES is some extremely potent stuff. :lol:
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Postby down under tech » Sat May 07, 2011 10:12 am

Hi Larry: You are doing a very nice job on your TD. I like what I see. I used West Marine's Epoxy to seal up my wood. It took two coats with a lite sanding between each coat. It is not near as potent as the CPES either.

I know, what ever you chose it will work out just fine. :applause:
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Postby LDK » Sat May 07, 2011 6:33 pm

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Thanks for your kind words. I'm starting to see light at the end of the tunnel now. :lol:
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Postby LDK » Sun May 08, 2011 1:07 pm

The other day I put the first coat of cpes on and today I used the fill-it epoxy filler on all the counter sunk screw heads and on all the voids on the plywood end grain. Next weekend I'll put another coat of cpes on and hopefully that should be enough since I'm skinning with aluminum. Vacation is over now! :cry:
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Postby CliffinGA » Sun May 08, 2011 8:02 pm

Nice job Larry and looks like you may have to take the doors off the upper cab for a baby bed to take the future grandchild camping in a few months :lol:. Keep up the good work bud you'll get there.

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Postby LDK » Sun May 08, 2011 8:24 pm

CliffinGA wrote:Nice job Larry and looks like you may have to take the doors off the upper cab for a baby bed to take the future grandchild camping in a few months :lol:. Keep up the good work bud you'll get there.

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From what I understand she is gonna have a big kid. I don't know if I'll have enough room in the cabinets. :o :lol:
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Postby S. Heisley » Sun May 08, 2011 8:29 pm

Hey, Larry! You don't look old enough to be a grandpa and that's a good thing! You'll still have enough energy to play with the grandkids as they grow up.

Congratulations both on your future grandchild and your trailer progress.
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Postby LDK » Sun May 08, 2011 8:45 pm

S. Heisley wrote:Hey, Larry! You don't look old enough to be a grandpa and that's a good thing! You'll still have enough energy to play with the grandkids as they grow up.

Congratulations both on your future grandchild and your trailer progress.


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I am so fired up about becoming a grand dad! I told my daughter Andrea that her and her husband Jamie can go camping with us but they would have to use my tent while me and (Noah) sleep in the camper. :lol:
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Postby Loader » Mon May 09, 2011 7:51 am

Looking good Larry, that is a lot of work to fill and sand all the screw holes. Not looking forward to that part.

Congrats on your soon to be here grandchild.
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Postby LDK » Mon May 09, 2011 6:43 pm

Loader wrote:Looking good Larry, that is a lot of work to fill and sand all the screw holes. Not looking forward to that part.

Congrats on your soon to be here grandchild.


Hey Earl

Thanks,

I'm going to sand it and get it ready for this weekend to put another coat of cpes on. When I put the epoxy filler on I scraped off as much excess as I could before it dried. That way I won't have as much to sand off. When that stuff dries it's as hard as a brick. :lol:
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Postby LDK » Sun May 22, 2011 8:50 am

Well it looks like my daughter finished her build before I could finish mine. Noah James Mcgehee was born 5/20/11 at 10:12 pm. :)
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Postby S. Heisley » Sun May 22, 2011 10:13 am

She's a true beauty. Congratulations to the proud parents, and to you, Grandpa! :thumbsup:
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Postby CliffinGA » Sun May 22, 2011 10:35 am

Congrats to the new parents and the proud new grandparents bud!!! He's a fine looking camping buddy!

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Postby LDK » Sun May 22, 2011 8:51 pm

Sharon your not too far off, my daughter had a boy. When their newborns, you just can't tell right away by looking at pictures.
Cliff, he'll be my little fishing and camping buddy for sure. :)

As far as my build I haven't done much lately. I did finish cpesing it and I did some hatch lid work. I've been working 6 days a week 8 to 10 hour days lately but another vacation is on the horizon. :worship:
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