Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Hi folks,

Well, leaving out the ugly details (will send them later, when I can use language children and women can read) I hope to skin the hatch tomorrow. Has anyone skinned their hatch and the rest of the T relying on ONLY Titebond 3 or Gorilla or similar adhesive to hold the skin on?

Is this an unnecessarily risky approach?

Thanks,

Jim

I did (I assume you mean the luan/plywood skin).

I used gorilla glue to hold the luan skin on. After that I skinned the tear with aluminum held in place with Henry's.

Over a year later and no problems.

kayakrguy wrote:Hi folks,

Well, leaving out the ugly details (will send them later, when I can use language children and women can read) I hope to skin the hatch tomorrow. Has anyone skinned their hatch and the rest of the T relying on ONLY Titebond 3 or Gorilla or similar adhesive to hold the skin on?

Is this an unnecessarily risky approach?

Thanks,

Jim

Jim,

I used epoxy on my 1/4" oak ply skin. No nails, staples or screws. just epoxy, I didn't want to put any holes in the top. I've tortured plywood in the past and held it in place with epoxy when I've done a little boat building, seemed like a common practice in that field of endeavour.

women can read)

Thanks I think. Are you gonna force me to write another book.

I put screws in mine cause I used tightbond III and chickened on the idea of taking the screws out.

(i was gonna add to the book and lost it)

Steve and Endo,

How did you hold the skin down to get the adhesive to bond well to the spars/walls....any suggestions about that would be appreciated!

Miriam....well, be assured the problem with the ugly details narrative is not a......ahhh...conceptual one....<g>

Thanks folks,

Jim

kayakrguy wrote:Steve and Endo,

How did you hold the skin down to get the adhesive to bond well to the spars/walls....any suggestions about that would be appreciated!

Miriam....well, be assured the problem with the ugly details narrative is not a......ahhh...conceptual one....<g>

Thanks folks,

Jim

Something like this Jim.



and this

kayakrguy wrote:Steve and Endo,

How did you hold the skin down to get the adhesive to bond well to the spars/walls....any suggestions about that would be appreciated!

Jim

Lots of heavy things on top.
On the front curve I screwed some boards over each spar to hold the skin in place.
Then removed the boards when the glue was dry.
This of course would not work if you are doing a woody because it does leave screw holes.
I cover the tear with aluminum so it was not a problem.


More photos here:click here

Thanks again, guys...will post some pics when I get the straps on the hatch...

Jim