Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Hey All,
First by the cheapest pylwood you can,Then put the wrong side out,dont spen the extra money on smoth plywood then put on epoxie but wait a second i forgot to sand it first,oh well ill slap on a little bondo and sand er down,itll be all right.Dang sanded off most of the epoxie.I used us composits thin epoxie cause its cheaper but it dont look like it penetrates,oh well itll be all right ,more epoxie then primer... looks ok second coat of primer...... ou oh whered all them pits and bumps and goughes and dent and dings come from.Now it looks like fidos south end oh well itll be all right... ill slap a little paint on it and see what it looks like. ....not good .....hmmm...wait a second i got this textured roller over here ..... oh well itll be all right.......didnt help much... might wait till this winter and redo the whole thing oh well i guess itll be all right .Wheres my sander?Did somebody say its cheaper to do it right the first time

Critter I had that battle with myself before I even got going only because my biggest project was a book shelf/desk that turned out really well. Except for all the wood fill.

A suggestion---get door skins and glue them on. Stand them at an angle so the grain makes a pattern. OH and sand all that other stuff off first so the glue will stick

...lessons learned...or...you can winch a horse to the water trough but ya can't break enough 2x4s over his head to make him drink
madjack

madjack wrote:...lessons learned...or...you can winch a horse to the water trough but ya can't break enough 2x4s over his head to make him drink
madjack

WOW!!! that saying sure has changed over the years, poor horsie Danny

Yup Live N Learn From Mistakes... Boy Howdy.... That is the truth...

But ... Try to think of the positive side of it all... if there is any....Lessons learned...practice makes perfect or darn near...

Frustrating..... Yup..... Few Cuss Words to go with .... Yup... More laguages than a few ....Yup....

Ornary Moods .... Yup... Try again ....Yup...
Cant quit .... Nope... Git er Done...Yup... Even if it kills me ...Darn Tootn..YUP.


Classic Finn

Miriam C. wrote::lol: Critter I had that battle with myself before I even got going only because my biggest project was a book shelf/desk that turned out really well. Except for all the wood fill.

A suggestion---get door skins and glue them on. Stand them at an angle so the grain makes a pattern. OH and sand all that other stuff off first so the glue will stick

Id say bring it to Auntie M,s House she,ll fix it....

Classic Finn

Critter,

No problem is big enough that can't be fixed by a little C4

You could always say that you meant it come out that way-you know going for the rough and tough look

Just tell ever one you planed it that way .It's your own sparkle look

It does usually seem to be cheaper to do it right the first time. I guess we all pretty much have some 'Lessons learned'!

I have two words to say about this:

Wood skins.

Hey Guys,
Just went out to see if it gets any better as the paint dries and guess whut,its got a rash...yup a rash now its got little bumps all over all i need now is some pink paint and call it the pimple inn.This thing is getting worse all the time Thinking BOOM!

critter wrote:Hey Guys,
Just went out to see if it gets any better as the paint dries and guess whut,its got a rash...yup a rash now its got little bumps all over all i need now is some pink paint and call it the pimple inn.This thing is getting worse all the time Thinking BOOM!

Critter

If you feel frustrated... dont do any building for awhile...even for a day..
When your relaxed then go at it again... rest the nerves...

Im speaking from experience here way up in the North... Ive had many frustrating times believe me... After a good rest it sure helps...

Then Bingo -All of a sudden you have a new plan and then set forth...

Just my opinion...but dont give up...

Classic Finn

This is really not what I need to hear as I'm getting ready for the "finish" section... I too have one side out the wrong way... but my plan is to epoxy, epoxy, epoxy and try to get 'er pretty smooth filling all holes, edges, coating and some glass work if I have to on the "bad" stuff...I know you don't want to hear this...BUT...your paint is pretty soft yet,what kind of paint did you use, could you sand it lightly and topcoat it again... - if you're that upset about it strip it down and fix it, then reapply epoxy, primer, paint... I know, that sounds like a crazy amount of work, but maybe it's an option???? I know spring is here and you'd rathing be "in" it than "on" it...so I totally understand. I'm sorry your upset with your project, but remember... YOU built it and I'd venture to say, outside of this forum, not many could do that and you should feel MIGHTY proud of your skill, ability, desire, determination.... when I use to have something I did that I didn't think was up to snuff my dad would always say..."hey, it's worse than some, but BETTER THAN MOST"... load it up, grab some steaks, a bottle of wine and head to the nearest camping spot and "enjoy"... I think you'll really enjoy YOUR work... anyone can write a check and buy one..... yours is YOURS

Classic Finn wrote:

Miriam C. wrote::lol: Critter I had that battle with myself before I even got going only because my biggest project was a book shelf/desk that turned out really well. Except for all the wood fill.

A suggestion---get door skins and glue them on. Stand them at an angle so the grain makes a pattern. OH and sand all that other stuff off first so the glue will stick

Id say bring it to Auntie M,s House she,ll fix it....

Classic Finn

Ha Ha Ha. Give me money and tempt me. I might leave home this week.

Critter is your camera broke. If the camera can't pick up the boo boo's they aint there. Other wise some door skins will cost you about $24 maybe $36 if you use 3 to a side. Then paint or varnish.

hey critter just get the biggest bottle of wild turkey pass it around a few times and nobody will know the differance

neal