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Postby GPW » Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:57 pm

Mike , I That looks pretty much the same as mine, but yours is nicer (prettier) cleared like that ... :thumbsup: 8)

Have to run to the HDWE to look for weatherstripping ... I’ll see what they have in 1/2â€
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Postby mikeschn » Mon Sep 05, 2011 7:03 pm

[quote="GPW"]Mike , I That looks pretty much the same as mine, but yours is nicer (prettier) cleared like that ... :thumbsup: 8)

Have to run to the HDWE to look for weatherstripping ... I’ll see what they have in 1/2â€
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Postby GPW » Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:12 pm

BTW , how are those windows coming along ???
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Postby mikeschn » Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:15 pm

GPW wrote:BTW , how are those windows coming along ???


They are designed in my mind. Just need the time to build them. Weekend is just 3 days away!

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Postby droid_ca » Wed Sep 07, 2011 12:14 am

what kind of glass would you use for the windows?
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Postby GPW » Wed Sep 07, 2011 6:05 am

Droid, I used Plexiglass... Lexan would be good too .... Thinking glass might not hold up as well to road use ... :thinking:
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Postby mikeschn » Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:05 pm

Here's what I have. It's some kind of plexiglass...

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Postby Papi » Fri Sep 09, 2011 3:07 pm

Looking good! Only thing I might be concerned with is the plastic fogging over time. I used Lexan as a rear window on my truck topper when the glass shattered, and after about 5 years it looked like frosted glass.
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Postby mikeschn » Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:56 pm

Ratkity wrote:That pine really does look good all poly'd up. Can you access the space underneath the bed or are you going to put outside accesses in?

Keep up the great work!

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The entire bed platform lifts up...

I'll try to get a picture of that this weekend...

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Postby campmaster-k » Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:35 am

Wow great work Mike . Thank you for taking the time to share all the great info.
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Postby atahoekid » Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:57 am

Hey Mike,

Got a question for you. Back about mid June or so, you had purchased a medieval torture device called a wallcover perforating tool. (Insert horror movie woman screaming here) :lol: :lol: You had mentioned that you were going to use it to increase the "grip" of the canvas to your walls. You also mentioned fiberglass.

Did the tool work as you planned? Did you try it with the fiberglass. I think I'm going the way of fiberglass with TB2 and Kilz over the top instead of the epoxy. The TB2 and the Kilz are definitely cheaper than epoxy resin. Some testing will be needed to make sure it all sticks. With the fiberglass I won't need to worry about shrinkage or sizing. But I may still go the canvas route.

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Postby mikeschn » Sat Sep 10, 2011 8:48 pm

Mel,

After testing said torture device, I found that it made the paint bubble. Somewhere I have a thread that shows all the testing I did, and there's even a youtube movie. I'll come back and post a link to said thread shortly.

I found that the best adhesion came from exterior latex enamel. And I also found that where the edges didn't stick, due to shrinkage, or lack of pressure, that I could glue it down with titebond II or III, and it held wonderfully.

Definitely test your adhesion thoughts before running with it. It may surprise you.

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Postby mikeschn » Sat Sep 10, 2011 9:10 pm

Did a bit more on the roof today. It looks like we'll be able to close it in tomorrow if we have good weather.

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Postby starleen2 » Sat Sep 10, 2011 9:29 pm

Looking Good :thumbsup:
I got a project truck and two new windows - I say it's enough to start a new build???
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Postby mikeschn » Sat Sep 10, 2011 9:34 pm

starleen2 wrote:Looking Good :thumbsup:
I got a project truck and two new windows - I say it's enough to start a new build???


You don't even need the project truck. Just the two new windows is enough to start a new build.

But tell me about the project truck.

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