jkidd6339 Build, Galley/Cargo Area, Finished 08/01/11

[jkidd6339]

Terry and Sue:

It is just a standard RV roof edge trim. Grant at Little Bear has it but, only to 8 foot lentghs. He suggested checking the RV repair places locally. So I just googled "rv repair salt lake city, ut" and found a local shop that had 16 footers in a mill finish. Grant said it was expensive to ship over 8 feet. The local trailer supply had it but only white. I did think about painting it, but decided to just hunt for the mill finish. I found mine at Bestway Trailer Repair in Salt Lake City.

Jody

[SIXTOTWO]

Terry and Sue:

It is just a standard RV roof edge trim. Grant at Little Bear has it but, only to 8 foot lentghs. He suggested checking the RV repair places locally. So I just googled "rv repair salt lake city, ut" and found a local shop that had 16 footers in a mill finish. Grant said it was expensive to ship over 8 feet. The local trailer supply had it but only white. I did think about painting it, but decided to just hunt for the mill finish. I found mine at Bestway Trailer Repair in Salt Lake City.

Jody

Thank You Jody, yeah, I think Grant told us the same thing. Just thought I'd ask because no one in our area has it or will order it in just the mill finish. I need an 11' run. I'll keep looking. We have 4 RV stores within a 20 mile radius of us and none will get it for me. arrgghh!!

Suz
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[2bits]

I got min in 12 foot sections from Redneck trailer but I dunno how terrible shipping that would be....

[SIXTOTWO]

Sorry for hijacking your thread.....
.....back to your regular scheduled program!!

[jkidd6339]

Life is too short to worry about the little things!
All questions are welcome.

[jkidd6339]

CPES applied to galley area, cabin floor and hatch.





Mounted the running lights.

[jkidd6339]

Here's a few more progress pictures.

[grizz]

Absolutely amazed at the finish you guys get over there.

Problem here is that there are few suppliers, and fewer builders of trailers etc, so one has to improvise.

My edge finishing.... still no idea.

WRT transporting thin lengths of anything, I would suggest plastic water pipe of appropriate diameter, shove the fragile strips inside, seal up ends and transport.

I had that done with rare chrome sie strips for my 1956 Ford Anglia, and the postahe was cheap, though they were not 12 foot.

[2bits]

Wow... Now that's how it's done! ! !

[jkidd6339]

Thanks for the comments Grizz and Thomas:

I think I will be spending some time on the hatch triming it out.
Saturday with each step I came up with more questions as too how I wanted
to finish the trim. Looks like I have to have some bent special. I tried to make it by hand and didn't like how it turned out.

[jkidd6339]

Worked on the hatch trim this weekend. Here are a few shots

[jdarkoregon]

jkidd

You are a craftsman!!! Your trailer will be a must see when it is done!!!

John

[2bits]

OH man, dangit, that was a great idea running a strip of aluminum on the inside edge of the hatch! smart thinking and smooth look! I might go back and add that to mine! Nice!

[jkidd6339]

Thanks for the kind words John

Thomas seems that Utah has a never ending supply of salt in the winter. The plan is to try to keep the plywood away from the water and salt. Maybe it is overkill, but I am hoping to extend the life of the trailer as long as I can. I only hope that my interior turns out as nice as yours.

[jkidd6339]

Here is a few progress pics.

Adjusting the gap for the hatch.


Adjusting the gap for the hatch.


Caulking applied to the underside of the hatch.


Galley walls sealed so water can't run under them.


Trim piece at galley hinge still need to make the cover for the top of the hatch.


Counter bores for the Tee handle sorry for the washed out picture.


Holes for the Tee handle 2 coats of CPES.


Sealing the Tee handle.


Hatch trim sealed and screwed down.


Galley pan sealed and srewed down.


Hatch finished with the exception of the inside striker plates for the locks.