what is the outside skin of you trailer now or in future

[len19070]

I used an Aluminum on the roof & gally lid and wood sides. The Aluminum is outdoor sign material, available at Any local shop that makes outdoor metal signs.



Happy Trails

Len

[Lazybones]

My trailer is skined with aluminum. The next trailer will be either aluminum or stainless roof with wood sides.

[sid]

Although I'm not there yet, it will be painted aluminum. With a white truck and a white jeep, it just seems like the right thing. I've seen several and like the looks.



Cheers, sid

[Dan]

I used .032 aluminum with white baked-on enamel. Made a great looking Tear.

Dan

[mikeschn]

Len,

I like your canopy!!! ;-)

Mike...

I used an Aluminum on the roof & gally lid and wood sides. The Aluminum is outdoor sign material, available at Any local shop that makes outdoor metal signs.



Happy Trails

Len

[len19070]

Thanks Mike.
Its a crank out canopy for over the door of a big class "A" Motorhome. Seems the manual ones didn't sell. Heaven forbid a Class "A" Motorhome owner should have to go outside and turn a crank manualy.

BTW..on my new tears I used .032 & .040 aluminum "sign material" as well. Looks like a good Humor Tear.

http://www.teardrops.us/userfiles/len19070/new%20scad-a-bout

Happy Trails

Len

[dacrazyrn]

I recently found out that the (very thin) sheeting I got from my friend for free, was not at all aluminum. I sata piece on the ground and a magnet (who knows where that came from) was sticking to it when I picked it up.
I think it must be some kind of metal sign material. It wasn't that heavy and very thin, so I figured it was aluminum. Guess my tear would be much lighter with aluminum. Oh well...it was free!!

[doug hodder]

The sign industry uses a material called Paint-Lok sheet metal....it has a surface that is supposed to allow the paint to bond really well to it with little prep work...I'd be willing to bet that is what it is....Paint-Lok has a surface that isn't really shiny...but a dull gray finish...it still needs a top coat however...good score on the free material... doug

[dacrazyrn]

Cool! Sounds like the stuff. One side is brown and the other is a dull white (putting the white up at the moment). Plan on painting it with Armorpoxy, I think. Black to match the truck. They also have clear. too. Might be a good choice for final finish, or even Clearcoat.

[cracker39]

Mine will just be white paint over the plywood skin. I'm in Florida and white is the only option I ever considered. Just try sitting your bare bottom on a seat made of shiny aluminum after it's been sitting in the sun for a few hours. Then try it on a white seat in the sun for the same amount of time. I'll bet you can stay on the white seat, but not the aluminum one. I proved that 40 years ago with my kid's swing seats. After I painted them white, they could sit on them in the summer to swing.

[bdosborn]

I used FRP on ours. Couldn't be happier with its performance in the sun and its real easy to keep clean. But, I sure like the look of the woodies....
Bruce

[angib]

At the risk of hijacking the thread, there are some grand pictures in that Google image search you did, Ron. I particularly like the teardrop RV, courtesy of Vespa:



Though I don't think even Roly would fit in there.

Andrew

[asianflava]

Hmmm a Tuk-Tuk made into an RV.

[bdosborn]

What's even weirder is there's a picture of my teardrop on that site. Its not even that good of a picture either.
Bruce

[jayray]

The Roof is .032 sheet alluminum and the sides have 8 coats of helmans spar sealer.