filon help

[J&Chrissy]

We painted our teardrop with a 2 part epoxy paint. It actually turned out nice. The paint actually looked like aluminum! The problem came in when Jason (my husband) pulled it to our friends house 50 miles away to build cabinets to put in it. He didn't brace the inside,(by the hatch) so the back and forth motion worked the screws lose. They started coming thru the paint, caused cracks in the paint, then we got water damage. It was barley noticeable at first. By this spring it was starting to get bad. So we bought filon. My question is, do we need to sand the paint off? Can we just put the filon over the top of it? And we had to replace a section of the outside, should we put luan over the plywood, or can we just put the filon over the ply? Should we float the filon or use an adhesive? Any help will be appreciated.

[J&Chrissy]

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Here is a pic of the spot we had to replace.

[bobhenry]

My chuck wagon and Rip VanWinkle my 4x7 tiny teardrop both have filon skins. I had previously built Chubby and installed a Lexan roof and took my lead from this my first build. I have had NO leaks and no problems what so ever with any of the 3 builds. I love the Filon.

I had no support for either filon roof other than the spars themselves. They were placed 1 1/2 by 1 1/2 (actual) 2x2's at 12" on center and the voids were filled with 1 1/2" of ridged foam with a filon ceiling underneath in the sleeping area of the 4x7 only.
A few hints.. Drill the holes slightly oversized to allow the material to breath without binding. I would use the decorative rosettes with a bed of 100% clear silicone to disperse the clamping force. They were screwed directly into the spars. Try and find a pleasing patern so many inches in from each side to keep the look consistant. Tighten the screws snug but not tight tight tight.
Most importand do NOT get any of the filon cuttings or dust in your eyes or nose, I got one hell of an eye infection do to my macho attitude about eye protection. I won't make that mistake twice

Here is a build link to the 4x7 build with lots of pics so you can see how thre roof was done.....

http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=38489

The chuck wagon roof is located about page 7 of the tiny barn build in the tiny house thread if you want even more pictures

Good luck in your build.... Bob