Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **Classic Finn** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:13 am

Absolutely Stunning John.. :applause:

Simply Beautiful... Excellent Craftsmanship...

What more can I say... Ohhhh if you dont like it I,ll come and get it.... :lol:

Classic Finn

by **Ken J** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:45 am

Wondering - how did you keep the epoxy from running? I call mine the "water fall" texture. :lol:

Ken J.

by **tonyj** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:17 am

It looks beautiful. :applause:

by **toypusher** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 1:02 pm

Very nice, John!! :thumbsup:

by **Mary K** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:36 pm

Oh, John, that looks fantastic!!!
:envious:

Now I am envious.

For us epoxy nitwits....okay, I will speak for myself, exactly how did you apply the epoxy? Spray? Brush? Was it easy or a PITA??

Thanks

Mk

by **sandman** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:55 pm

What a great looking teardrop. That is some awesome craftsmanship on display right there. Excellent work!!!!!! :thumbsup:

by **mikeschn** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:00 pm

John,

That is so pretty. That just goes to show you, some things are worth waiting for..

Do you have a close up of your galley hinge in action?

Mike...

by **Micro469** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:12 pm

Mary K wrote:Oh, John, that looks fantastic!!!
Now I am envious.

For us epoxy nitwits....okay, I will speak for myself, exactly how did you apply the epoxy? Spray? Brush? Was it easy or a PITA??

Thanks

Mk

Mary.. I brushed on the sides...on the first side I found I put it on too thick, I had to keep going back and rebrush the drips and sags. The second side I put less on, and didnt get any drips. The top and the hatch I used a roller... went on real sweet,and thin... no runs drips or sags. Wish I could have used a roller for the whole thing, but the gingerbread kinda sticks out too far.

Speaking of the gingerbread molding, I was going to round off my edges....Then thought NAAAA, it looks good, why screw around with it? I'd probably ruin it by gouging it all over the place. Are you still going to round off your edges? and how's it going????

by **Micro469** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:23 pm

Finished my rain diverters and got them installed...

by **bgordon** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:46 am

Hi,

Beautiful tear!! :applause:

It seems that the epoxy really brings out the beauty in the wood... :thinking:

And great woodworking skills also help! :thumbsup:

by **Creamcracker** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:22 am

Hi John --- looking good on that build -- love the depth of that shine....
Personally, I'm a bit lost with this "Epoxy thing." Appreciate some help from you all. I went to the local hardware store and the only epoxy there was for application on the garage floor --- is this the same epoxy that you put on the teardrop? What is the process? Sand/ stain?/polyeurethane?/epoxy? exactly what brand type etc? more epoxy? more polyeurethane? I was simply going to use a good quality polyeurethane and apply several coats to the exterior but now I'm not so sure! Appreciate someone guiding me through this part of the build process.
Regards to all,
Philip

by **asianflava** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:01 am

Creamcracker wrote:Personally, I'm a bit lost with this "Epoxy thing." Appreciate some help from you all. I went to the local hardware store and the only epoxy there was for application on the garage floor --- is this the same epoxy that you put on the teardrop?

Try a boating place like West Marine or Boater's World, they have epoxy. It is the same stuff that boats, airplanes, and race cars are built out of. In this application, the epoxy acts like a varnish of sorts.

West Systems has a nice resource that you can look thru. They also offer this as a hard copy for free.

by **Mary K** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:50 pm

Micro469 wrote:Mary.. I brushed on the sides...on the first side I found I put it on too thick, I had to keep going back and rebrush the drips and sags. The second side I put less on, and didnt get any drips. The top and the hatch I used a roller... went on real sweet,and thin... no runs drips or sags. Wish I could have used a roller for the whole thing, but the gingerbread kinda sticks out too far.

Speaking of the gingerbread molding, I was going to round off my edges....Then thought NAAAA, it looks good, why screw around with it? I'd probably ruin it by gouging it all over the place. Are you still going to round off your edges? and how's it going????

I am still planning on rounding the edges...although I had to give back the router I borrowed..... I had it for 4 months and THIS MORINING the guy needed it back! I only need a few days the to get the plugs sanded down so I can use the router... :fb

Then it would have only taken an hour to router everything... Figures huh??? But it WAS his router.

Thanks for the info on the epoxy, I was just curious, it looked so good I figured you had sprayed it on. :thumbsup:

Mk

by **Mary K** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:57 pm

Oh!!! BTW!! Thanks for the great idea on the drip rail!! :applause:

I was wondering how to doit??

Yours looks great!!!

Mk

by **demtears** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:46 pm

I like it! sure is pretty! :thumbsup:

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