1st Coat of Paint what do ya think ?

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Postby H-Balm » Wed Mar 24, 2010 4:28 pm

Very cool.

Now you just need to get one of these!
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Postby mwallace61 » Wed Mar 24, 2010 7:03 pm

Love it!
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Postby Dan & Julie CO » Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:47 am

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Postby BigAl » Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:00 am

Hi Dan, That's a very groovy color, where did you get it? What kind of paint is it?
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Postby Dan & Julie CO » Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:21 am

The paint Wal-mart colorplace brand 15 year Acrylic latex semi-gloss Exterior House paint
The shade was matched from a plastic spoon (really)
the actual color is called "Jamaican Dream" arie arie Maaan :lol:
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Postby doug hodder » Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:14 am

Dan...I think the top one looks best. Doug
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Postby LDK » Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:48 pm

I really like the color and profile of your tear. It's unique because it hatchless. I'm curious, whats the interior going to look like?-----Larry
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Postby Dan & Julie CO » Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:24 pm

Thanks Our feeling was that a Galley would make it claustrophobic for us, and it was cause for more expense. also I have seen the hatch as a source of leaks for others, so our answer is the free standing kitchen box that I will make
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I do have other ideas for the interior like convertible bed to bench and table , maybe porta potty space incorporated into storage we are tring to keep it simple,so we will see,for now we want to get to camping and do addons later :)
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Postby Miriam C. » Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:29 pm

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Got my vote!
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Postby Dan & Julie CO » Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:44 pm

Thanks for the vote Julie has some ideas as well, I'll take a picture of the graphic she likes Image in white

Is anyone curious about the Name of our tiny trailer?
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Postby DasBaldGuy » Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:32 pm

Dan & Julie CO wrote:Thanks for the vote Julie has some ideas as well, I'll take a picture of the graphic she likes Image in white

Is anyone curious about the Name of our tiny trailer?


That would look awesome!

I am not a sports guy, but isn't that similar to the Pittsburgh sportsteam logo?
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Postby Dan & Julie CO » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:31 pm

Ya know your right, it does look like the Steelers logo that won't work.
I'm a Jets fan :)
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Love it!

Postby MrMatt » Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:51 pm

I am in the springs too and I gotta say that is a pretty cool trailer.
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Postby Grid Runner Adventures » Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:40 am

how did you finish the corners before you painted. did you lay fiberglass and polyurethane the whole shell before painting?
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Postby Dan & Julie CO » Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:02 am

Mrmatt I like what your working on as well one of these days we can go camping
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I sealed with spar varnish 3:1 mineral spirts the corners are sanded and filled with Durhams water putty sanded again then 4 coats of paint we will see if it holds up. My plan is to cover the top with frp and RV corner molding but that will come later;I wanted to make it campable if that's even a word, the basics like a bed, then work on compartments and shelves along the way ;)
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