Puffin 2

[steve wolverton]

hub caps and wheel covers are kinda my thing ( along with sprayed on bedliners) ... If I can help let me know. you need to bump up to a 14" wheel then we can put on a cool pair on smooth disks.. very retro.

Can't do anything for these 12" wheels?

I can't upgrade wheels on this build, but if I did I'd run some 22's on spinnaz!

[steve wolverton]

[Can you say where you bought your roof edge trim and insert?

Sure - PPL Motorhomes at Beltway 8 & 59. South side - huge place.

[HubCapKevin]

I do carry a set of 12" covers they have VERY good clips and paint well.

[surveytech]

I have the same wheels and trailer and put these on .........



fit the 5 lug wheel and just push on.
picked them up at Camping world.


just another idea.

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[aggie79]

[Can you say where you bought your roof edge trim and insert?

Sure - PPL Motorhomes at Beltway 8 & 59. South side - huge place.

Thanks for the info.

[shopfabricator]

Stole this from Georgeandpat. For Baby Moons he drilled and tapped four 1/4-20 holes and installed round head bolts with locktight. He reported three trips with no problem.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/georgeandpat/hubcapmountingbolts.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/georgeandpat/babymooninstalled.jpg
Looks like a doable fix.
Gary

[steve wolverton]

I just put the first coat of undercoater on the sides. I've found the key to keeping the paint job is multiple thin layers. It takes a lot more time, but it's well worth it.



I have just a few (5 or 6) tiny areas that need to be filled in before the next coat of undercoater. I plan to finish the undercoating tonight, and then I'll put the first coat of white on about 2:00 AM. I'll recoat 4 hours after that, so I'll be setting the alarm at 6:00 to put the second, and probably final topcoat on.

It seems all the practice with painting boats is paying off.

[steve wolverton]

HubCapKevin, surveytech, & shopfabricator - Three good suggestions - thank you guys. I'm intrigued with surveytech's setup - might go that route.

[planovet]

I just put the first coat of undercoater on the sides. I've found the key to keeping the paint job is multiple thin layers. It takes a lot more time, but it's well worth it.

That's what I did. 3 coats of primer and 5 coats of topcoat. The thinner the better (to a point of course).

Nice job!

[steve wolverton]

That's what I did. 3 coats of primer and 5 coats of topcoat. The thinner the better (to a point of course).

Nice job!

Thanks. I've got two coats of undercoater and I've put the first topcoat on tonight. It looks fantastic with just one coat. I can see myself in it. It looks like gelcoat.

I think one final coat tomorrow will do it.

[steve wolverton]

I finished cutting the graphics for the camper tonight. I'm hoping to get them installed Friday.

[surveytech]

HubCapKevin, surveytech, & shopfabricator - Three good suggestions - thank you guys. I'm intrigued with surveytech's setup - might go that route. :thumbsup:

Steve,
I wanted baby moons real bad but I didnt have any confidence that I could drill and tap some clips into the wheel and have them stay on while traveling.
( i know its been done but I dont trust my skills here)
so i painted the center of the wheel black and purchased these

http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/it ... rcle/21685

these are available other places as well.......search "quicktrim". I have a camping world here locally so I went that route.

another option might be VW hubcaps with the mounting clips. There are lots of places to buy new bug caps (without logo) that mount with the VW clips.
Google it and you will see another option that might work.

I was lazy and wanted something that just pushed on and stays on.

good luck. The trailer looks great!

Walter

[steve wolverton]

( i know its been done but I dont trust my skills here)
so i painted the center of the wheel black and purchased these

http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/it ... rcle/21685

these are available other places as well.......search "quicktrim". I have a camping world here locally so I went that route.

One way that I could get those hubcaps to work is to mount the wheels backwards and drill for a new valve stem. That's more work than I want to do, so I'll probably go your route. I like the look of the white/black/chrome and that would fit my setup nicely. I hope you don't mind if I "borrow" that idea.

[steve wolverton]

The camper now has its first topcoat. It's really bright! It doesn't look it in the photo because it's gray and overcast today.

I'll put the second coat on tonight. I may wait until Sat to apply the graphics. After I get the graphics, I'll mask for the black bedliner material on the bottom.

[steve wolverton]

Here's something I thought was really cool. I'd been bouncing ideas in my head how trim the insulation inside the camper. I didn't want to add another skin inside to cover the spars, but I didn't want an unfinished look either. As I was about to fall asleep a few nights ago, and idea popped into my brain.

I picked up some 1.5" PVC pipe and ripped it lengthwise. The first thing I did was to mark a centerline.


After the line was marked, I clamped it to some sawhorses and cut it. I had no problems cutting the PVC with a fine wood blade in my jigsaw. It cut through the entire piece in one pass.


I then took a piece of 1/2" pink foam and wrapped it in some spare material I had laying around. I then countersunk two screw holes in the pvc and slipped everything in place.


Obviously when it comes time to do the real thing the foam/fabric will cover the entire width. This was just an example to see if I wanted to do this.


This is the finished look. Cool eh! It really cleans up the look of the interior. It's much cheaper than trim, and it has a few added benefits. The foam will act as insulation. I don't need much here in Texas, but it's not a bad thing to have. The panels aren't glued in place, but held in place by the PVC. If you ever need to access the areas behind the panels all you'd need to do is unscrew one of the PVC sections and pull the panel. This would be helpful for adding wiring, vents, etc. later if you decide to modify your build.

Just a few notes. I'll use 2" PVC next time instead of 1.5". By using 2" PVC I can control how tightly the foam is pressed into place by how tightly I screw the PVC onto the spars. The 1.5" is too short to pull the foam to the ceiling tightly. The PVC will act as a full length clamp. Another thing I'll do is paint mine. I'm going to paint the PVC red to give some nice contrast in my camper. One cool thing is you could always leave it unpainted. I took some 220 grit sandpaper and sanded the lettering off the PVC.

The foam insulation will run about $30 for my camper, $15 or so for the 3 pieces of PVC I'll need, plus the cost of fabric to cover the panels. Not too bad, and I think it looks great.