GPW wrote:Dan, is that BEFORE it’s dry ? Acrylic paint does lose weight as the solvent ( water) evaporates .
KC, Thanks , I was anxious to have a look .
Yes, i mentioned all the weights of different parts of this trailer in post #29. The sherwin williams paint is only half solids but the porch and floor paint had a much higher solids content.
GPW wrote:Saw the pics ( Thanks KC) … not so bad ! Read this : “ I strapped the box to the frame and towed it to where i work to bolt it down “ Makes me wonder if the straps did this ?
We don’t strap foam !!!
I’d just rub a little primer on those , give it a paint touch up and be on my way …
Yes, i thought i had made it more clear in that post you quoted, but i know the cracking is from strapping it down. I figured this was more common, the straps never touched the foam, just went over top of the 2x2 uprights of the frame. Paint cracked at the joints of the 2x2's. Isnt it more common that people need to move their foam builds in the year or 2 they spend working on them?
The canvass delaminated so i think ill do what tigris said below and inject glue underneath. It may not dry because of the paint though... :/
Tigris99 wrote:It let loose due to too much movement. You have 2 unsupported boxes right now that can flex entirely too much. Then you forced it all to flex even more for transport. All the cracks are at joints because thats where it can move the most.
I would wait until the rest of the trailer is about done so those walls are correctly supported then paint over those. Possibly inject some glue under the canvas first and press it to help it re-adhere.
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So here are some photos. Made water tank brackets, welded on those jacks, brought the lower half back to where i work on the trailer, then bolted it down last night.
However i have a new problem. The trailer frame bows down at the back. I put the 4 corners of the trailer on jackstands to drill the holes through the box and bolt it down. When the bolts were tight the top of my door opening was 1/8inch narrower than the bottom. But when i took the jackstands out the frame pulled back down a bit and because its not supported all the way across the back the top of the door opening is now 1inch narrower than the bottom :/
Last photo is of it bolted down.
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