10' Standie Foamie ... on hold

[swampjeep]

well, I live about 10 miles from Lake Orion MI (Where Mike has as his location)

it's about 38 here right now, not expecting much higher if any.

[GPW]

BRRR!!!

[mikeschn]

Eagle,

Tell me how you did it. Chell tried to hang a piece of canvas this morning, and gave up in frustration, ripping the canvas down and throwing it away.

So I tried. I quickly realized that the latex enamel paint wasn't going to hold the canvas up without some help. So I dug up some stick pins. Relief! Using stick pins every 12 inches or so helped me keep the canvas in place until the paint dried sufficiently to hold the canvas in place!!! The stick pins became even more important, the more overhead we were.


Nearing the home stretch. This morning I thought I could crank this out in a few hours or so. The reality. It took all day, many beers, dinner out... But I gotta tell you, once the paint dried, the canvas was definitely stuck to the foam. There was no pulling it down!



It was a royal pain in the a$$. I really had to get in there and work the paint. Here's the proof!!!


Mike...

P.S. Again I ask you Eagle, how did you do it?

P.P.S. Chell has decided to paint the interior lavender. I'll have some pics for you in the next day or so...

[RAYVILLIAN]

After the first day of my hands looking alot like that I started wearing rubber gloves. I never tried hanging the cloth on the inside though only the out side of the new WW.

Gary

[eaglesdare]

your hands look like mine except mine was covered in tb2.

i'll tell you my secret. i used a staple gun. that and i had ratkity help. so 4 hands and a staple gun. the staples held it in place. i never did take them out either. still in there.

and that part is the hardest i found. canvasing the inside. a real pita!

[GPW]

I covered my inside panels before assembly (flat) ... Once put together , all I had to do was add the reinforcing strips ...

Lavender is a Nice color ... light enough it’s very Neutral (neither warm or cold color) , but looks gray in yellow sunlight ( complementary colors) ... I painted the inside of my Art Studio a very light purple (berry frost)... great for painting (neutral) and a restful color to the eyes ... Painted my bedroom the same color ... Great choice as it goes with almost anything ...

[millstone]

this has been a fantastic build.

[Ratkity]

your hands look like mine except mine was covered in tb2.

i'll tell you my secret. i used a staple gun. that and i had ratkity help. so 4 hands and a staple gun. the staples held it in place. i never did take them out either. still in there.

and that part is the hardest i found. canvasing the inside. a real pita!

Hands AND hair covered in TB2 (and clothes and shoes and um, ebrethin!).

Looks good!

Hugs,
Ratkity

[mikeschn]

Can anyone tell me what color gray is closest to aluminum? RGB values are fine.

I'm thinking about painting the outside of this foamie gray.

Mike...

[GPW]

Mike , why not just paint it Old timer style with the Aluminum paint ... a nice enamel wouldn’t (shouldn’t ? test first) cause any problems and would sure look “vintageâ€

[Cliffmeister2000]

Mike, I haven't seen where you posted what cracked?

[mikeschn]

Mike, I haven't seen where you posted what cracked?

Ah, you're right.

Here's the crack. I've since filled the crack in with gorilla glue, and it's just waiting to be sanded back down.

Mike...

[mikeschn]

[quote="GPW"]Mike , why not just paint it Old timer style with the Aluminum paint ... a nice enamel wouldn’t (shouldn’t ? test first) cause any problems and would sure look “vintageâ€

[GPW]

Ouch !!! Tension crack ...
My 2 cents ... Kerfs could have ben cut a little deeper , the thinner material left to bend , under less stress... Or use some common package sealing tape on the outside surface as "tension bands" , especially on the edges... cracks rarely start from the middle ... once the glue is dry , remove the tape and cover...
Or , try using a heat gun to slightly soften the foam (190F ) surface under tension, and once cooled it will retain that shape naturally, no stress ...

OK, 3 cents ...

[GPW]

Al paint is a PIA to work with to achieve consistent results .... you have to stir it thoroughly and constantly to keep the particles in suspension .. Best sprayed on , and we used to throw a few marbles in the paint gun , and keep shaking it ... came out very even ...

Just thinking if you use that color and a coat of clear Gloss over it it will look more Al ... Schmaybe’ a nice Red lightning bolt trim stripe ... Old School


The trick I use to determine the correct “valueâ€