trailer exterior

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trailer exterior

polished aluminium
6
11%
filon
3
5%
painted wood
16
29%
stained wood
7
13%
wooden stripper
1
2%
painted metal
3
5%
fiberglass
2
4%
aluminium of another kind
12
22%
vinyl siding
0
No votes
lexan
0
No votes
painted mural
1
2%
other
4
7%
 
Total votes : 55

trailer exterior

Postby droid_ca » Sun Feb 06, 2011 9:41 pm

so I'm wonering what the consensus is on exteriors
remebers pictures are always nice
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Postby Wolfgang92025 » Sun Feb 06, 2011 9:52 pm

Not the best pic, should take some just of the trailer next time.............

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Postby Sparksalot » Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:02 pm

Wood is good!

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Postby len19070 » Sun Feb 06, 2011 11:25 pm

For the last few years I have been making my own siding out of Aluminum Coil Stock.

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Postby PaulC » Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:58 am

Len, How do you keep your shop so clean? :shock:

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Postby len19070 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 5:36 am

PaulC wrote:Len, How do you keep your shop so clean? :shock:

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Seriously, any photos I post are either taken the first thing in the morning or at the end of the day,Believe me...its not clean all the time.

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Postby mechmagcn » Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:51 am

I used mill finish aluminum on my TD.
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Postby parnold » Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:15 pm

I clicked other since mine is 5 coats of polyester "fiberglass" resin and then automotive paint. Not really painted wood.
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Postby absolutsnwbrdr » Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:50 pm

Painted wood

(CPES, Killz Primer, Rustoleum High Performance Enamel)

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Postby bledsoe3 » Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:36 pm

Epoxy over luan.

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Postby Toytaco2 » Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:41 pm

Two coats of CPES, 3 coats of primer and 3 coats of hammered aluminum paint.

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polished aluminum

Postby mvperini » Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:43 pm

love the hand polished aluminum look

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Postby aggie79 » Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:02 pm

"Bright" anodized aluminum.

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(Almost as shiny as polished aluminum but not nearly the maintenance. If I ever get my teardrop finished, I'll pull of the rest of the protective plastic covering.)
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