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Winter Build

Postby TerryB89 » Sat Sep 28, 2019 4:21 pm

I read someplace in here about the foam expands when warm, If I build a foamie this winter, I will have to keep it in the driveway and roll it inside to work then back out under a tarp, if I do PMF when its cold, won't I have problems when it gets warm/hot next summer?
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Re: Winter Build

Postby Tyrtill » Sat Sep 28, 2019 5:57 pm

It *probably* won't be a problem. Your PMF should be applied when it's fairly warm to allow for the paint to cure properly. Some paints are 32F + but most are much happier in the 60-80 F range and can take quite a while to cure when doing the actual skinning. (titebond II is 55+ and tb III is 45+)
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Re: Winter Build

Postby TerryB89 » Sat Sep 28, 2019 6:48 pm

Good to know, maybe I should just let the trailer sit here and start on it mid March, unless we have another weird winter with a string of 60 days.
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Re: Winter Build

Postby lthomas987 » Thu Oct 17, 2019 9:11 pm

I built over a winter (and it's quite cold here). The only problem I had in the end was door fit. Everything else is ok. Also I camp in both 90f and -10f in the same camper and it just works and nothing moves. It's not like the fabric gets loose or antyhing. I mean you can't reliably glue or paint outside the acceptable curing temps for both.. (read your packaging) but I don't see why you couldn't do a bunch of fit up and construction over the winter.

Also it will leave you time for the inevitable now I have to think about how to solve that next problem phases.

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Re: Winter Build

Postby jimbo69ny » Fri Nov 29, 2019 8:29 pm

I did it, here are my videos about how I built mine.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... e98uv4rsCT
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