Figgered I show a pic of my version of an m101 lid.
I like the steel and aluminum ones folks are building, but I don't really want to be spending that much time OR money on a lid right now, so I opted for this.
Total cost, around 50 bucks. Total time, 2.5 hrs.
Its just a sheet of ply with a 2x2 frame under it for support, the different part comes in the covering.
Not many people use the canvas trick anymore, used to be on a lot of wooden boat decks back in the day, until Epoxy and Fiberglass took over. Makes a durable waterproof coating.
I've seen boat decks where the canvas done like this has lasted 50 years, you're really walking on the paint, not the canvas and thats what helps it last.
Essentially what you do is round any corners on the wood, maybe a quick sand if it's bumpy.
Then grab a gallon of cheap outdoor paint, in this case I grabbed some "Contractor Grade Porch and Floor" ,(because it was 12 bucks a gallon
) ,some plain canvas from the fabric store, and some staples.
throw a sloppy coat of paint on the lid, then spread the canvas over it and press it into the wet paint. Just like fiberglassing. Make sure you use enough paint that it doesn't all soak into the wood.
If it does, you'll want to give it a second coat before putting the canvas on.
Spread canvas flat, stretch it tight, staple it underneath, and then a few more coats of paint until the canvas weave is mostly "full" of paint.
And that's it. Works great, cheap as hell, not as messy, smelly or $$$ as FBG.
Thought there might be a few cheap buggers like me out there who want a waterproof lid for their trailer, but don't want to spend 300+ on it.
Couple pics, no " during" pics, as getting paint on the wifes camera was not an option...
Not finished yet, Still need to trim the exess canvas, but pretty close. I'll finish it off today.
If the coating looks a little strange in that first pic, its from water beading on it.(rained last night...
)
cheers,
ryan
And Now, what it looks like finished. Still needs a hinge and handle, but works for me.
I like the steel and aluminum ones folks are building, but I don't really want to be spending that much time OR money on a lid right now, so I opted for this.
Total cost, around 50 bucks. Total time, 2.5 hrs.
Its just a sheet of ply with a 2x2 frame under it for support, the different part comes in the covering.
Not many people use the canvas trick anymore, used to be on a lot of wooden boat decks back in the day, until Epoxy and Fiberglass took over. Makes a durable waterproof coating.
I've seen boat decks where the canvas done like this has lasted 50 years, you're really walking on the paint, not the canvas and thats what helps it last.
Essentially what you do is round any corners on the wood, maybe a quick sand if it's bumpy.
Then grab a gallon of cheap outdoor paint, in this case I grabbed some "Contractor Grade Porch and Floor" ,(because it was 12 bucks a gallon
) ,some plain canvas from the fabric store, and some staples.throw a sloppy coat of paint on the lid, then spread the canvas over it and press it into the wet paint. Just like fiberglassing. Make sure you use enough paint that it doesn't all soak into the wood.
If it does, you'll want to give it a second coat before putting the canvas on.
Spread canvas flat, stretch it tight, staple it underneath, and then a few more coats of paint until the canvas weave is mostly "full" of paint.
And that's it. Works great, cheap as hell, not as messy, smelly or $$$ as FBG.
Thought there might be a few cheap buggers like me out there who want a waterproof lid for their trailer, but don't want to spend 300+ on it.
Couple pics, no " during" pics, as getting paint on the wifes camera was not an option...
Not finished yet, Still need to trim the exess canvas, but pretty close. I'll finish it off today.
If the coating looks a little strange in that first pic, its from water beading on it.(rained last night...
)cheers,
ryan
And Now, what it looks like finished. Still needs a hinge and handle, but works for me.
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) cuz it was kinda cheap...
(like cheap solutions), but I'd probably put a bit of slope on the lid to get the water to stream off.
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