Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **peggyearlchris** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:50 pm

Wow. It sure is looking great.You will be done in no time. :thumbsup:

Peg

by **looped** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 1:25 am

was doodling tonight at the rc raceway on an idea for the paint job and this i believe is going to be a close approximation of what i end up with..

blue and white blue darts white center double pinstripes and a truck liner guard

by **looped** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:28 am

Lots of progress recently.. got the hatch skinned and on there today. the hinge works great! the main body of it is primered and mostly sanded, next is to do some pita work to the hatch area and get it primered as well.

I took pics, lots of them.. but. i left my camera at my friends house so they will have to wait

by **looped** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:05 am

heres some pics of the recent work, the top coat of paint is getting applied and soon i will be getting molding and more paint for the 2 tone paint job.

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progress pics:

this is after one coat of paint, the top will be vinyl and the front lower will be truck bed liner (although the vinyl might change depending on cost and availability)

by **looped** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:09 am

one problem has arisen, the skin on the hatch has a bubble in it dead center despite my rather grandiose clamping effort, it isnt really that visible and could be hidden well with some creative work of the 2 tone paint job.

I would however like to be able to fix it proper, has any one had something like this pop up? if so how did you fix it?

by **looped** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:15 am

oh here is a walkthrough the garage as it pretty much sits now, these shots were taken a couple days ago for the most part..

the next project will be to make a 12x20 shed in the back yard to store the trailer and assorted yard tools,mowers and excess stuff. figured since my friend wants it built and i have had possession of his garage for the entire summer with this it is the least i could do to help him build this

by **Steve Frederick** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:24 am

Miriam C. wrote:Wow! That is a great hatch lid.

Yeah! those ribs are very cool!

by **Steve Frederick** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:33 am

looped wrote:one problem has arisen, the skin on the hatch has a bubble in it dead center despite my rather grandiose clamping effort, it isnt really that visible and could be hidden well with some creative work of the 2 tone paint job.

I would however like to be able to fix it proper, has any one had something like this pop up? if so how did you fix it?

Drill a tiny hole in the middle of the bump..Get a syringe for pet meds, from a vet. (You may find one in a hardware store) Squirt a bit of epoxy into the hole, then clamp/weigh down.
I had this happen in the middle of the 'Lil DinerII roof. :oops:

BTW, your build looks great! :thumbsup:

by **looped** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:41 am

Steve Frederick wrote:
looped wrote:one problem has arisen, the skin on the hatch has a bubble in it dead center despite my rather grandiose clamping effort, it isnt really that visible and could be hidden well with some creative work of the 2 tone paint job.

I would however like to be able to fix it proper, has any one had something like this pop up? if so how did you fix it?

Drill a tiny hole in the middle of the bump..Get a syringe for pet meds, from a vet. (You may find one in a hardware store) Squirt a bit of epoxy into the hole, then clamp/weigh down.
I had this happen in the middle of the 'Lil DinerII roof.

BTW, your build looks great!

Thank you very much for the props , Steve. i really appreciate the recognition.

I did that and since it was in the middle i used my hardiboard 2"x4" squares as washers and screwed into scrap wood on the backside.. well it is mostly fixed now,, with the exception of one spot where the bubble moved and became a smaller more pronounced one. out came the belt sander and now it is drying,, going to use some bondo on it, should come out invisible when done..

Is there any issues with bondo sticking to wood?

by **planovet** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:00 am

looped wrote:Is there any issues with bondo sticking to wood?

I've used it on wood with good results. Nice job! :applause:

by **looped** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:21 am

Thanks for that info,, i did the bondo thing and it worked out very well!

one tip though if the red creme hardener is old enough to be the consistancy of milk, use less than you think you should. when applying it i noticed it hardened very quickly, it was ready to sand in 10 minutes. still it worked out great though.

by **looped** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:53 am

added pics to the album thing here. have really been making alot of progress on this one. second week of oct seems like the ready for the world time here.

by **looped** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:55 am

tested the lights tonight.. bundled the 3 together and attached it to a lawnmower battery, then turned the lights out in the garage,, it lit the place up like a disco!

granted it was a red and amber disco but very bright all the same..

held a 4 foot ruler behind it and to my suprise the rear lights are pointing at the same level!!! woohoo!

by **Miriam C.** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:12 pm

Wow! How cute is that??? Love the paint job.

by **looped** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:01 pm

Miriam C. wrote::applause: Wow! How cute is that??? Love the paint job.

thank you.

I Have more progress going than the pics show at this point,, just need to get the vinyl down so i can put the hinge on there which will allow me to seal the hatch then ................ and on and on

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