Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Sorry so long since I was here. Divorce has a way of getting in the way of my build. Anyway I'm back on course now and have been using the heck out of liquid nails on my build. I used 1/2 " treated plywood and glued and screwed all joints. I'll add some paint to finish off the exterior. Any suggestions on paint would also be appreciated. I'll try and add some pics. Thanks William

Good to have you back William. Life has a way at presenting things for us to overcome.

Liquid Nails make lots of different adhesives. Their general purpose (and most of the others) are rated for exterior use, so you should be fine. By the way, when you said "glued and screwed" do you mean that is how the exterior plywood skin is fastened to your tubular steel framing?

Hope to see you at LCG IV in October!

aggie79 wrote:Good to have you back William. Life has a way at presenting things for us to overcome.

Liquid Nails make lots of different adhesives. Their general purpose (and most of the others) are rated for exterior use, so you should be fine. By the way, when you said "glued and screwed" do you mean that is how the exterior plywood skin is fastened to your tubular steel framing?

Hope to see you at LCG IV in October!

Another note on Liquid nails - the indoor stuff does not harden and stays flexible - avoid this stuff and use the exterior grade. I've had the plywood fail before the liquid nail (exterior)

My preference in construction adhesive is Liquid Nails Heavy Duty.

* Waterproof, weatherproof bond will outlast project
* Exceptional holding power
* Extreme weather formulation
* Durable and flexible
* Bonds heaviest materials

my plan is to paint with interlux or another marine deck paint.... I suggest you do not use exterior house paint, as I did, it gets dirty and is difficult to clean... too porous.

I will be taking my own advice this spring and repainting it.

Thanks to all the replys. Yes Aggie 79, I put down a heavy bead of Liquid Nails heavy Duty Exterior , then screwed the plywood to the steel frame. I also flooded the seams with Liquid Nails between the sheets of plywood. I was thinking of using white elastermeric roof coating. Is this something that would work, or should I avoid it???

I have had real good luck with the rubberized roof coating. Eggbert has been in the elements almost 3 years 24 - 7 and no signs of any swelling or ply seperations. Coated him inside and out bottom and top. He was just a cargo trailer for my motorcycle so looks were secondary to function but if it don't have to look pretty slather on a few thick coats. It drys quick and is smudge free.

Oh hell noooooo..don't use the white roof paint..thats some nasty stuff and it attracts dirt like Pigpen.

Arne wrote:my plan is to paint with interlux or another marine deck paint....

I second Arne's suggestion. I don't have any experience to make comparisons with other paint materials, but just recently painted a fiberglass trailer shell with the Interlux marine paint. It laid down really nice using a dense foam roller. I am pleased with the outcome, and should perform really nice in various weather conditions. Looking forward to future projects using the same paint. The two part paint is a bit more expensive. The Brightside can be used right out of the can.



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I've spread a little Brightside paint before. Rolled it on with yellow foam rollers made for epoxy, then tipped it with a soft brush. Looked like it had been sprayed.....almost.

Roll & Tip Video

just a follow-up. I did use interlux on a kayak I built and was much happier with the outcome than I was with the house paint on the tear. I rolled in on the kayak with a 1/4" nap roller and tipped it with a brush. as mentioned, it looks 'almost' sprayed.... from 5 feet away you can't tell it wasn't sprayed...