Fenders On :)

[Miriam C.]

Gee I don't see any dust or sand. Are you sure? Looks great!

[martha24]

Looks good to me! I'm sure you will get lots & lots of compliments. Going to have a real winner once you get the doors & windows in.
Martha

[elmo]

Wow...it looks great! Keep the great work.

Are any of your friends thinking about building one yet??

[Keith B]

Thank you very much everyone... I couldn't believe how light the tongue weight was, only 120#... after it's all done and loaded I hope I have enough up there, might have some "re-engineering" to do... The load went pretty easy and after the SMILE on my face "rolling it down the street"...I was far less concerned about the "dust" and all that jazz....all the friends liked it, but none said they wanna build one yet...they'd like to "have" one but not "build one"... what's wrong w/ them huh ...however, most of them have kids so sleeping for "2" really isn't enough for them. Ahhh...can't wait to get the doors done and start "dressing" it up... I think we need a "contest"...this thing needs a name.

[madjack]

...really great feeling when you can finally roll it down the street...huh, Keith...make you feel like Dr. Frankenstien when he hollers..."it's alive..."
madjack

[Keith B]

Excellent anology - and yes...SO TRUE

[tonyj]

I'm getting to this conversation late!

Your tear paint job looks great! Don't sweat all those imperfections yet because you can do some color sanding, compounding and polishing and get the surface smooth as a baby's butt and shiny as the top of my head! I painted the hull of a 26' fiberglass sailboat with Briteside using a short nap roller (not foam) and used cheap foam brushes to tip and smooth. Like you said gliding the foam lightly over the surface to lay down the bubbles and strokemarks. With a very light touch, you can feel and hear the difference as the brush goes over the surface as the paint tacks up. I got a better finish than if I had tried to learn to spray, and everyone was sure someone had sprayed it. Several thin coats using the brush thinner to get the paint to almost water consistancy--well, not quite, but very thin. And it polished out great. You could still feel some of the nibs and bits of dust, but from two feet, you only saw reflection. You can achieve that, too. By the way, I did all that paint work outside with no protection. Unfortunately, my boat never saw the water again while I owned it, and four years later that finish was still beautiful.

If you have to sand and repaint one more time to satisfy yourself, do it. The work will be worth it. If not, I guarantee no one will ever notice the "flaws" you see. They'll just keep saying "You painted that with a brush?"

[Keith B]

Thanks Tony... actually, I've already heard the "with a brush?" comment alot...and now that the camper is on the trailer, it's to tall to see the "crap" so I'm all cool w/ it. If it gets THAT bad I'll just mess something else up so people wont concentrate on it ... I'm pretty darn excited and so far, pretty happy with it... now I just have to seal 'er up and pray I'm water tight ... but who likes to camp in the rain anyway...

[toypusher]

..... I think we need a "contest"...this thing needs a name.

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The "INTERLUX SPECIAL"????????????

Or maybe "Sandy"??

[doug hodder]

Keith...it'll be fine it can be polished later...but since you are hung up on it and want a name...how about "True Grit" Doug

[Keith B]

Sandy, True Grit... , you know... I kinda like those
How 'bout John Wayne... "rough and tough"

[Keith B]

Well, got the fenders on today.. found a perfect rubber gasket to put between the fenders and TD at Advance Auto; and my "custom mounts" seemed to work great.. they allow full mobility in and out for different tire widths, etc... and they're completely removable w/ two nuts in case they get damaged with a blow out or something... just leaving myself room for "upgrades" in the future..... oh..the four bolts holding the fender to the mounts are stainless steel w/ "castle nuts" on the outside.. thought it might help to add alittle bling. They kinda look high, but according to Dexter they had to be 14.5" above the bottom rail of the frame... so I guess I have plenty of POTHOLE bounce clearance
She's coming together....

[Podunkfla]

Keith... Very neat way of mounting your fenders... I like it.

[Geron]

I think i'm gonna copy cat that. My fenders are almost identical and I like the mounting technique.

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[Keith B]

Thanks, and well, I have to give credit where credit is due.. I copied it from bledsoe3, but instead of just welding them directly to the frame I added the "all thread/slip pipe/nuts and washers" for adjustments/removal/repair, etc. If you need more pics or anything just ask.... the only "addition" I'm going to add is vinyl lettering on them... "No Sit / No Step"