Green Lantern- now with awning!!!

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Postby starleen2 » Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:41 pm

Finally – The final coats of epoxy are applied – Still need to sand some runs out and level a few places – but the edges are sealed, rounded and all seams are reinforced with fiberglass tape. I found it easier to sand outside while the weather is cooperating! I’m going to let it sit to cure for a day
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One thing I learned from this: wear long sleeves when sanding fiberglass - it does tend to get a little itchy
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Postby Ratkity » Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:49 pm

Nice progress!!

For the fiberglass sanding itchies: get a cotton ball and put some baby oil on it (vegetable oil works too) and wipe your arms in the direction of the hair growth with oil-soaked cotton ball. That'll remove the fiberglasss pieces. Then take a bath (or lay out in the sun hehe).

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Postby Rlowell » Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:13 pm

:applause: :applause: Looking great!!
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Postby aggie79 » Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:43 am

Scott,

The Green Lantern continues to impress! Beavers Bend certainly looks achievable.

After you've given it some time, I think it would be good to hear your thoughts about epoxy. I known you've used other methods.

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Postby starleen2 » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:05 pm

Sanding is done – now for the first color coat – you guess it – ALL green. Did away with the two toned scheme and went with all Coleman green. The front and rear graphics will break up the color
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Now to play the waiting game for the paint to dry - then install the windows door and next comes wiring the trailer harnesses and lights
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Postby Rlowell » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:40 pm

starleen2 wrote:Sanding is done – now for the first color coat – you guess it – ALL green. Did away with the two toned scheme and went with all Coleman green. The front and rear graphics will break up the color
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Now to play the waiting game for the paint to dry - then install the windows door and next comes wiring the trailer harnesses and lights


I love it!!!!! That is a color you can live with!! Way to go!
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Postby Cliffmeister2000 » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:46 pm

starleen2 wrote:Sanding is done – now for the first color coat – you guess it – ALL green. Did away with the two toned scheme and went with all Coleman green. The front and rear graphics will break up the color
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Now to play the waiting game for the paint to dry - then install the windows door and next comes wiring the trailer harnesses and lights


Yup. It's green, alright! :shock:
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Postby droid_ca » Fri Feb 25, 2011 6:29 pm

that color is perfect way to go
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Postby Loader » Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:03 pm

Looks great Scott!
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Postby Miriam C. » Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:23 pm

:woohoo: :beautiful: Shinny! I really like it a lot! :thumbsup:
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Postby KenC » Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:11 pm

Great color, can you tell me where you got the paint :applause:
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Postby james worley » Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:32 pm

Looking good Scott! its so shinny looks like automotive paint.
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Postby aggie79 » Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:46 pm

:thumbsup: Love the color, Scott.

The Green Lantern is going to be a big hit at Beavers Bend and other future outings.

Please put me on the list for a personal tour at BB.
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Postby starleen2 » Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:20 pm

Well folks here’s the secrete – The paint is from Tractor Supply Company and its Valspar Tractor & Implement High Gloss Enamel, Oliver Green. It a close match to coleman green. I used it on the interior bedding platforms and its super tough – I’ve sprayed it with water, armor all, and even sanded it – tough stuff once it’s cured. I guess it has to be to used on farm equipment. It’s an oil based paint so it’s kinda a mess to deal with as far as clean up – but it’s defiantly a bulletproof finish (Please don’t test it by firing bullets into my camper!) It takes a while to cure – but it seems to level itself out – and I applied it with a foam roller!
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Postby doug hodder » Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:30 pm

That is one green trailer Scott...look at it this way...it's camo for hiding on the golf courses! Doug
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