Glue or Not?
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 11:55 pmI bought a teardrop that while sturdily built, needs some refurbishing. The builder did a spartan job just to pull it up the Alcan. I chickened out on building one from scratch. I just finished the galley by replacing the ugly flooring linoleum lining the whole inside with oak ply and molding. I used brads and Gorilla Glue to fasten it. Gorrilla Glue is not my friend! Took forever to get off my hands. I am using several coats of spar varnish on the galley and the sides. I also want to insulate the inside and line it with 1/8 birch ply.
This is my question.The outside sides are covered with a rather lumpy fiberglass job. The top is smooth. There are horizontal cracks in the finish on the sides so it has to be fixed. At this time. I don't know if perhaps the bulider used plywood that had one good side (the inside) and one rough side (the outside), or just did a bad fiberglass job. I can only find fiberglass mesh on the corners. I plan on sanding and filling the sides untill they are smooth. I want to make it a woody by attaching 1/8 ply to the sides and then trimming the outlines with 1/2inch lumber. I know I will be using brads to fasten it down. Should I use any type of glue. Liquid nails? How do I prevent water from getting between the sides and the skin. Silicone Seal? I don't really want to use aluminum Trim. The top will be painted to match my PT with oil base enamel.
Mary in Central California
This is my question.The outside sides are covered with a rather lumpy fiberglass job. The top is smooth. There are horizontal cracks in the finish on the sides so it has to be fixed. At this time. I don't know if perhaps the bulider used plywood that had one good side (the inside) and one rough side (the outside), or just did a bad fiberglass job. I can only find fiberglass mesh on the corners. I plan on sanding and filling the sides untill they are smooth. I want to make it a woody by attaching 1/8 ply to the sides and then trimming the outlines with 1/2inch lumber. I know I will be using brads to fasten it down. Should I use any type of glue. Liquid nails? How do I prevent water from getting between the sides and the skin. Silicone Seal? I don't really want to use aluminum Trim. The top will be painted to match my PT with oil base enamel.
Mary in Central California