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Hi scrapdaddy;
I have noticed that some days I can get all the pictures to download and on others, it loads slowly and I only get some. Today was a good day as I can get all images on my tablet and at work. Perhaps you tried on a bad day. If it continues, let me know and I will reload them.
An update is overdue, so here it is.
I installed the rear door inserts, continuing to use the 5200 marine polyurethane as the bonding agent. All pieces of plywood received the usual 2 on the outside and 1 on the inside fiberglass coatings before being bonded in place.
Here is an image part way through the bonding process, before I got polyurethane all over my hands. The space around each piece ranges from 1/16 -1/8. Just enough to carefully get some poly in the gaps. Many more clamps were used to keep things aligned and to ensure a tight bond.
The clamping idea was to have as small as possible gap between the wood and the metal. In most cases, I managed to achieve that.
After the doors were done, it was time for the floor. I had been previously cut and test fitted it, leaving enough gaps for the fiberglass sealed edges. Before fixing it in place, I went underneath to ensure I knew where the plywood was in contact with the metal, and also note where it was not. Due to the construction of the frame, some crosspieces sit below others. I did not think about creating a flush floor in the initial design 20 odd years ago. But I am sure that I will not be filling the trailer again with 2 cubic yards of sand (somewhere between 5-6000lbs), so any minor gaps will be insignificant.
After the floor was inserted, I went around and created a cove from the polyurethane sealant. I was going to fiberglass the coves but that is a very permanent solution. Somewhere down the road, someone might have to replace a side board or the flooring and would have appreciated not having to cut through 16' of fiberglass corner.
For now, the whole thing sits and dries for around 3-4 days. If all goes well, I hope to be sealing the inside this coming weekend with Monstaliner in Desert Sand color.
I figured it was light enough to allow one to see the trailer contents but dark enough to hide scuff and dirt marks.
I have noticed that some days I can get all the pictures to download and on others, it loads slowly and I only get some. Today was a good day as I can get all images on my tablet and at work. Perhaps you tried on a bad day. If it continues, let me know and I will reload them.
An update is overdue, so here it is.
I installed the rear door inserts, continuing to use the 5200 marine polyurethane as the bonding agent. All pieces of plywood received the usual 2 on the outside and 1 on the inside fiberglass coatings before being bonded in place.
Here is an image part way through the bonding process, before I got polyurethane all over my hands. The space around each piece ranges from 1/16 -1/8. Just enough to carefully get some poly in the gaps. Many more clamps were used to keep things aligned and to ensure a tight bond.
The clamping idea was to have as small as possible gap between the wood and the metal. In most cases, I managed to achieve that.
After the doors were done, it was time for the floor. I had been previously cut and test fitted it, leaving enough gaps for the fiberglass sealed edges. Before fixing it in place, I went underneath to ensure I knew where the plywood was in contact with the metal, and also note where it was not. Due to the construction of the frame, some crosspieces sit below others. I did not think about creating a flush floor in the initial design 20 odd years ago. But I am sure that I will not be filling the trailer again with 2 cubic yards of sand (somewhere between 5-6000lbs), so any minor gaps will be insignificant.
After the floor was inserted, I went around and created a cove from the polyurethane sealant. I was going to fiberglass the coves but that is a very permanent solution. Somewhere down the road, someone might have to replace a side board or the flooring and would have appreciated not having to cut through 16' of fiberglass corner.
For now, the whole thing sits and dries for around 3-4 days. If all goes well, I hope to be sealing the inside this coming weekend with Monstaliner in Desert Sand color.
I figured it was light enough to allow one to see the trailer contents but dark enough to hide scuff and dirt marks.
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