Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers

[Wolffarmer]

I hope you all had a good Festivus yesterday

Randy

[Mary C]

Gentlemen and Ladies, Merry Christmas,and Happy all the rest of the Hollidays, Eagle, I will be looking forward to your Teardrop improvements. I will be working on my too!,

Mary C.

[mezmo]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all on TnTTT and
in Foamie-land !

Cheers,
Norm/mezmo

[bonnie]

Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year to everyone. Make those memories and love the ones you're with ...

[rowerwet]

Merry Christmas! Happy new year!

[atactic]

Ageless, Hmmm ???? wonder what all those old T-shirts and blue jeans would look like on the outside ...? Were you using resin or just glue... ?
The old timers used canvas ... That's cotton huh? Certainly more Thrifty ... Raw canvas from the awning co. in town is pretty inexpensive and thick too ... I use it to oil paint on ... got some 40+ years old , still around ...

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That was using resin. 2 layers of cloth per side

[atactic]

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MP ... 75% Mineral Spirits (common paint thinner ) and 25% Polyurethane varnish ... It's even OK to use the really cheap stuff ($5.00/gal) , because you want it to PENETRATE deep into the wood !!! Four or 5 really wet coats really seals the wood very well ...pay special attention (more coats ) to all end grain and any voids in the plywood ...
If I had my druthers (what's a druther? ) I'd set up a big tank and soak all the cut out parts in it for a week ... Wood is like little tubes weakly glued together (like a handful of straws , probably same basic material ) Once you can fill the tubes or at least waterproof (plastic coat) them , water has no place to sink in (soak and rot)... as much ...
You know you've put enough on when it won't soak in any more ...

PS, we've used this stuff for many other things too , like for re-painting a water stained sheetrock ceiling ... couple coats , and it's ready to paint without the stain showing through ... Picnic tables , lawn chairs , door trims ... many uses ... CHEAP !!! .. and I don't believe it's that TOXIC either ...

[GPW]

It’s True !!!! Really !!!

[Mary C]

Happy New Year!!

Mary C.

[GPW]

Thanks Mary , same to you ... !!! We hope everyone has a Happy and productive new year...

[tsmyth]

May all your projects (campers ) be finished this year and HAPPY NEW YEAR to all.posting.php?mode=reply&f=55&t=39373#

[GPW]

Now , I don’t know about Youse’ guys , but it’s just Too darn COLD outside to be working on trailers ... I assume it’s the same for most everybody else ... Hope everyone is having a good start to the new year!!!

[lrrowe]

YEP!

[ghcoe]

Yes, too cold here. Can not glue or paint anything. Just building a wish list for the trailer and picking up some things that I can. Hope to hit it hard this spring so I can get some good summer fun in.

[Mary C]

just started to work on my teadrop "grits" I am in Texas at my brothers house, he has a very large 36x36 work shop, the only draw back is the diesel heaters. I am having to practally rebuild, will post pictures soon..........

Mary C.