The Mad Dash begins...

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Re: The Mad Dash begins...

Postby KCStudly » Fri Jul 31, 2015 6:46 pm

Looking good, Mike. You're moving right along! :thumbsup:
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Re: The Mad Dash begins...

Postby mikeschn » Fri Jul 31, 2015 6:55 pm

Thanks KC...

I have a question for all you foamies... So far I only have one coat of Gripper holding the canvas to the wall. Since it's an inside wall, I don't need the protection that an outside wall might. What's the best way to finish the inside canvas?

Thinned TBII, and then Latex paint?

Gripper and then Latex paint?

2 coats of latex paint?

My samples from a few weeks ago were for the exterior finish, so I have no idea what's best for the interior.

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Re: The Mad Dash begins...

Postby Fred Trout » Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:41 pm

Walls without TB II are 'soft' compared to those with TB II. You can push your finger into painted canvas while TB II walls are 'hard' like wood. I did TB II on all my interior because I plan on leaning on the walls, elbowing them, chucking stuff in there on the way out of town, etc. After that, it all boils down to how much you want to spend. The first coat on the canvas uses roughly two times more paint than following ones.
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Re: The Mad Dash begins...

Postby mikeschn » Sat Aug 01, 2015 12:57 am

Yep, you're right Fred. I'll use the TBII. :thumbsup:

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Re: The Mad Dash begins...

Postby GPW » Sat Aug 01, 2015 6:23 am

TB2 is still one of the best products for our purposes , and is relatively inexpensive ... If you wanted a harder area , you could try some thin chipboard ... which would add a little weight but a lot of strength ... :thinking:
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Re: The Mad Dash begins...

Postby mikeschn » Sat Aug 01, 2015 6:20 pm

Right you are Glenn,

I trimmed the second side today, and glued the canvas edges down.

Here are the sides, finished with a few layers of TBII.

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Also painted the insides with a color from Behr called aged eucalyptus...

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And put more poly on the floor; there's also the mix on the edges of the plywood floor, and certain important end pieces!!!

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Re: The Mad Dash begins...

Postby mikeschn » Sat Aug 01, 2015 6:36 pm

Then I glued up the walls...

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Glued in the spars

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Built up some wheel wells

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Covered the wheel wells

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And installed the BAL trailer stabilizers, and started trimming the canvas on the bottom...

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That's enough for one day. What do you think?

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Re: The Mad Dash begins...

Postby redwing1967 » Sat Aug 01, 2015 6:59 pm

Looks very professional. Hope my first build looks half as good as that. :applause:
Not sure if I missed it or if you didn't mention....where did you get the canvas from? I don't see any seams. Special ordered?
And how far are you from Howell....would love to see this in person. :o
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Re: The Mad Dash begins...

Postby mikeschn » Sat Aug 01, 2015 7:04 pm

Hey Redwing,

KC recommended Big Duck. That was a really good recommendation! :thumbsup:

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I'm in Lake Orion, not far from you. PM me when you are ready to swing by!

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Re: The Mad Dash begins...

Postby redwing1967 » Sat Aug 01, 2015 7:18 pm

Will do Mike, Thanks. :thumbsup:
Keep those pics coming. :pictures:
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Re: The Mad Dash begins...

Postby KCStudly » Sat Aug 01, 2015 7:27 pm

Looks awesome, Mike, and really coming together fast. I don't seem to have that gene. :R
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Re: The Mad Dash begins...

Postby jonw » Sat Aug 01, 2015 10:24 pm

Great progress Mike!
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Re: The Mad Dash begins...

Postby Fred Trout » Sun Aug 02, 2015 12:51 am

Did you get the smooth finish you were looking for ? More than one coat of TB2 should have filled in the weave pretty well.
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Re: The Mad Dash begins...

Postby GPW » Sun Aug 02, 2015 9:04 am

That’s really coming together so NICELY !!! 8) Really Like the floor and wheel wells .... that’s really going to be a great foundation for the camper shell ... :thumbsup: :applause: :beer:

Love that indoor color ... Very Restful !!! :goodnight:
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Re: The Mad Dash begins...

Postby mikeschn » Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:26 am

Thanks for all the comments. Unfortunately there won't be much to show today, as I am working on stuff that just takes time.

For example, I am cutting a roof panel, that is going to hold a window. Now THAT takes time!!!

What you see on the left is the outside half, on the right, the inside half...

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