tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78348606371193304172024-03-18T00:56:44.005-05:00Red Dirt ShastaFollow me as I bring this 1959 Shasta Airflyte Trailer back to life.Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-11554450629076087042010-10-07T12:53:00.021-05:002010-10-07T21:39:14.527-05:00Building a Table and Replacing the Jack<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >Well, finally I got some work done on the Shasta. I got ready to work on the old girl last spring, but agian I was sidetracked by my kids, other projects, a garden that became a feeding ground for birds and squirrels over the </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">summer, a $500 Mercedes;you know, the usual stuff.</span><br /><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Anyway, after a weekend of labor and a handful of parts, the Mercedes was deemed roadworthy and Cheryl began driving it. Now, as the weather began to break and we could smell fall around the corner, I decided that I needed to get off my keister and get cracking on the Shasta.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I had a few projects on the list that were a priority. The first was replacing the original jack.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0a7LmOJbVthXb8IhabQksru7uOFls8-XPFWQslPPFL8b2BXUsDp92z3PtpaGX59Ptk7VBeabKaB1_h94XrkEu3uPFxGjfZNUvQnHwzEw_Q2G7cDmRTwM03MEPhL4bv8ed9tyUM7PJ1nVU/s1600/DSC_3719.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0a7LmOJbVthXb8IhabQksru7uOFls8-XPFWQslPPFL8b2BXUsDp92z3PtpaGX59Ptk7VBeabKaB1_h94XrkEu3uPFxGjfZNUvQnHwzEw_Q2G7cDmRTwM03MEPhL4bv8ed9tyUM7PJ1nVU/s400/DSC_3719.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525382701102284354" border="0" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_EaZl3FBaajcWLtOPJ83daP5bNOhC2nQl6nOXmnLhzRoZ1KJFE9oBypnLIM_zV5feI5toYgdvy1UDb4ebJjF496abpDIlOp7_ZSx2ePnvbb_3xtOKoeQZe1485B7WTP7fM0CnfpmJV_i/s1600/DSC_2730.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_EaZl3FBaajcWLtOPJ83daP5bNOhC2nQl6nOXmnLhzRoZ1KJFE9oBypnLIM_zV5feI5toYgdvy1UDb4ebJjF496abpDIlOp7_ZSx2ePnvbb_3xtOKoeQZe1485B7WTP7fM0CnfpmJV_i/s400/DSC_2730.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525382694667220418" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I had degreased it, oiled it, kicked it and cursed it. I think there was a mild bend in the tube. I could turn the handle for a while but the higher I needed the trailer tongue, the more Herculean force was needed to turn it. I was afraid that it wouldn’t go back down one of these days and I would have to resort to chopping it off, just to get out of the campground. So, I took a trip to my local farm and ranch store, Atwood’s, and picked up a 5,000 pound jack made by Bulldog for $30.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMR7kwBLWJzkoRymgflBOY-yYASwubtmcQpUA5ot0_81XcZ06CyAWVInORogTj7fbOLkOXE6jYew-1gTqC7yoJSpEMoF0pTOSNbMbzSidiRDLuyNiw0pQV2qxwD7US7ylxwlXRq7kmXf2Y/s1600/DSC_6651.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMR7kwBLWJzkoRymgflBOY-yYASwubtmcQpUA5ot0_81XcZ06CyAWVInORogTj7fbOLkOXE6jYew-1gTqC7yoJSpEMoF0pTOSNbMbzSidiRDLuyNiw0pQV2qxwD7US7ylxwlXRq7kmXf2Y/s400/DSC_6651.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525487440443082738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-3IQFmqZs18kKjIW1sMvJTsl-sYbrfOEN6TVkdwFv8kowVHYLNOrvzmSqTmxqoE7qO40gKDowJbZW6XaY54eaoFZ97hrBiH48646YIP8VkJzOcNymPL4z1fNHIvHoscmdcr8OjaZcEd5/s1600/DSC_6652.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-3IQFmqZs18kKjIW1sMvJTsl-sYbrfOEN6TVkdwFv8kowVHYLNOrvzmSqTmxqoE7qO40gKDowJbZW6XaY54eaoFZ97hrBiH48646YIP8VkJzOcNymPL4z1fNHIvHoscmdcr8OjaZcEd5/s400/DSC_6652.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525487455734298994" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> I had to enlarge the hole just a smidge with a hole saw, but then it went right into place. I also had to drill two new bolt holes, but once painted it will look pretty much stock. For now, I will stick with the gray paint. It jacks the camper up and down like butter, way easier than the old jack. Now I was in the mood for construction. I had forgotten how much fun it was to work on the old Shasta.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I started on the table. Here is what the existing table looked like.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9ig8plOm1sD5LCh2PwQj9wY_NJz6zXKN1sX24E78rTB2EeC2cOdll5jqTn3Nbhm4QQ9GpI0rqguqprFdbbmYrnnEEaQuyN10ANytD_dHweaR3pCSt0GEPQDPfZ0HE9O62uxvaizCHTgl/s1600/DSC_3327.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9ig8plOm1sD5LCh2PwQj9wY_NJz6zXKN1sX24E78rTB2EeC2cOdll5jqTn3Nbhm4QQ9GpI0rqguqprFdbbmYrnnEEaQuyN10ANytD_dHweaR3pCSt0GEPQDPfZ0HE9O62uxvaizCHTgl/s400/DSC_3327.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525400182445522210" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">It had identical rounded corners, cracked 80's formica, and was smaller than the original table by 3" in both directions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5fU_siT7jpSIxyp47igYHMsOg8LunMH34FdVfzq_nVPbksT0o21qcxASUxTf1twdR6tkKzc8ActIf0FD8NCkzeSvkV0cQ_qD-DjhD7B3AB87yebL00up0c9KrbKydO-qfF5DukksH8tI/s1600/DSC_6517.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5fU_siT7jpSIxyp47igYHMsOg8LunMH34FdVfzq_nVPbksT0o21qcxASUxTf1twdR6tkKzc8ActIf0FD8NCkzeSvkV0cQ_qD-DjhD7B3AB87yebL00up0c9KrbKydO-qfF5DukksH8tI/s400/DSC_6517.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525400191117857538" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">For the last year, we have been hiding the table under this table cloth. It worked, but did not do our new upholstery any justice.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5n_zD1Qu9aXO1HG8hFxPg_u0-yAY5T_QnvAY-USeswle-inMMRA6oiFYBZmzOjNEGibRBX-L2sPePKoV6QVTppDHUWqWfMfnehDGtcoiBml1eDt6jT4QCY70JWERwS6HxYZVmOelB6LcV/s1600/DSC_3326.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5n_zD1Qu9aXO1HG8hFxPg_u0-yAY5T_QnvAY-USeswle-inMMRA6oiFYBZmzOjNEGibRBX-L2sPePKoV6QVTppDHUWqWfMfnehDGtcoiBml1eDt6jT4QCY70JWERwS6HxYZVmOelB6LcV/s400/DSC_3326.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525400176075531938" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I had plans bookmarked from the <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/kc8jwa/ShastaCamperTableDimensions.pdf">Good Stuff</a> site. They have some great resources for wings and tables for Compacts and Airflytes. I had ordered new aluminum trim from my favorite camper store, Vintage Trailer Supply, for $18. I also had to pay for a shipping tube as well, so by the time it shipped to my door it cost me $33. I ordered this months ago with a bunch of other odds and ends and it has been sitting in the tube ever since. I was nervous about 96 inches being long enough, so I went against my usual measure once, order twice, pay twice, cut twice procedure and measured the table plans. It came out to about 96.5 inches so I shaved off an inch from the table length to insure that my molding fit. In hindsight, I could have trimmed 1/2", but it would be very close. For the Formica, I used the 50’s Boomerang pattern in Skylark.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLokcy9ppEqXOCiVEgpMIx4srgXRcfy5ID6V-7dHpevumTwHrBzASkK-DIuWp4nSD6UPyyHP5vjXvrrQT1Z5_mtED7FyGFxzbnUjrgD8bEuOj-QJ330il0LbOpWJbOUHC-vPDlLIAnYycg/s1600/F6940c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLokcy9ppEqXOCiVEgpMIx4srgXRcfy5ID6V-7dHpevumTwHrBzASkK-DIuWp4nSD6UPyyHP5vjXvrrQT1Z5_mtED7FyGFxzbnUjrgD8bEuOj-QJ330il0LbOpWJbOUHC-vPDlLIAnYycg/s400/F6940c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525435587684936066" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I special ordered an 8’ piece 30” wide from Lowe’s for $40.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I saved the leg and duplicated the ledge at the back that hooks into the wall. For the main table I used ¾ BC plywood. A 4x8 sheet was $30 at Lowe’s. It is exterior grade, but has smooth surfaces and is 5 ply. I cut it down-to-size and finished the corners with a jigsaw.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVL5DDZfF0y0Z-pkjLJ8SjgQr_pYdFD2sVbeiKKNxVXCNo8-FviqQEW9BukkCnRjw_mOzS4nCbYAzD-jY2iT0JNtPORzGh_JjZxdg4LChChplLz04T0mskVNcQIqQvGyDxX4GK9Ky49d7L/s1600/DSC_6479.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVL5DDZfF0y0Z-pkjLJ8SjgQr_pYdFD2sVbeiKKNxVXCNo8-FviqQEW9BukkCnRjw_mOzS4nCbYAzD-jY2iT0JNtPORzGh_JjZxdg4LChChplLz04T0mskVNcQIqQvGyDxX4GK9Ky49d7L/s400/DSC_6479.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525386163123451010" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITT10S1u7zjO5RAl9ww5ygyOgjO2Q8WQ6PFbKBmahwzyfD5Sl6dTrO9la5l8GProNcUntTIkHLih9VMuJgMdGG8WiHEx68N8PoziI3B5Uc5hhj4iBKrS9O_tKWK19If6sXH7lais_Kf6j/s1600/DSC_6478.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITT10S1u7zjO5RAl9ww5ygyOgjO2Q8WQ6PFbKBmahwzyfD5Sl6dTrO9la5l8GProNcUntTIkHLih9VMuJgMdGG8WiHEx68N8PoziI3B5Uc5hhj4iBKrS9O_tKWK19If6sXH7lais_Kf6j/s400/DSC_6478.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525386156844033602" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYMuzyfitJ6oGsiZVLA9aiuQgiVl6gEvVy1ouoGu_NYZt-AgJuKaSyLa50iuAjiJwEVZIrAp8Paa1N2CSRiIoChORY-oYgyYrJjXRgSm5ZbFNxPvOHxrMulH0NI0TTeeOfUPR6uNrzaxk/s1600/DSC_6477.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYMuzyfitJ6oGsiZVLA9aiuQgiVl6gEvVy1ouoGu_NYZt-AgJuKaSyLa50iuAjiJwEVZIrAp8Paa1N2CSRiIoChORY-oYgyYrJjXRgSm5ZbFNxPvOHxrMulH0NI0TTeeOfUPR6uNrzaxk/s400/DSC_6477.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525382717387357538" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I cut the Formica down-to-size with a straight edge and a box knife. I cut it oversized about an inch in all directions. I wiped down both the plywood and the Formica backing with a damp cloth and applied contact adhesive to both surfaces with a wooden paint paddle.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ENch8_eRS5kRo_cJtDbOYHYWGH5MW7Y9FGleYwMXC7K02eHcoponv1YRQVI-zINNijbKZsnWvbTiAOJFOYaFluT6NSTle7I6n4-HAqMghZGZwFWoGM0vPU1gkJhizpovx9mheN_sIljN/s1600/DSC_6480.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ENch8_eRS5kRo_cJtDbOYHYWGH5MW7Y9FGleYwMXC7K02eHcoponv1YRQVI-zINNijbKZsnWvbTiAOJFOYaFluT6NSTle7I6n4-HAqMghZGZwFWoGM0vPU1gkJhizpovx9mheN_sIljN/s400/DSC_6480.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525386170188308706" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVdwEcO3VmV51y5PIoodT1vL7UWenwEiQho5Pxw7bwv21WbnuyXlFJIBD4E5joj6EgZ2Msg2kdR-KqenLVSNKq4vujG5HOR-pIah6jbQX7W1xZ8eopxd9WYN-8xLWDVykOEKhS3syzpa9/s1600/DSC_6482.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVdwEcO3VmV51y5PIoodT1vL7UWenwEiQho5Pxw7bwv21WbnuyXlFJIBD4E5joj6EgZ2Msg2kdR-KqenLVSNKq4vujG5HOR-pIah6jbQX7W1xZ8eopxd9WYN-8xLWDVykOEKhS3syzpa9/s400/DSC_6482.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525413351150870066" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6gYG_dJS2KV4E0wAOWfbcnoxzwhRK6JvvrdsV_8EPYw44EVmWpGeyZnydu8YLgM0NqU9311VXJCyJSrPpw6iMuYuw5XUN693dH1raufW1a0UvJaS5ep45iefc_ozZkHbVCmIG4m_Zdep/s1600/DSC_6485.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6gYG_dJS2KV4E0wAOWfbcnoxzwhRK6JvvrdsV_8EPYw44EVmWpGeyZnydu8YLgM0NqU9311VXJCyJSrPpw6iMuYuw5XUN693dH1raufW1a0UvJaS5ep45iefc_ozZkHbVCmIG4m_Zdep/s400/DSC_6485.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525409660044157426" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I let both surfaces set up until tacky. I then, starting on one edge, laid the Formica down and rolled it flat with a J-Roller.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHqY1gtzWrNeU5SJ0eDtGetUa5gNjkLYd_UB877w82S8uL21H7wNClsxULm-Vl4s9sYnydsjtwkyBPepwWE64uEyM_k6xNZXcu3iknOCbWn0DmCi21P08IcTCHcfi9pcHQZHMTWs2BBmN/s1600/DSC_6481.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHqY1gtzWrNeU5SJ0eDtGetUa5gNjkLYd_UB877w82S8uL21H7wNClsxULm-Vl4s9sYnydsjtwkyBPepwWE64uEyM_k6xNZXcu3iknOCbWn0DmCi21P08IcTCHcfi9pcHQZHMTWs2BBmN/s400/DSC_6481.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525409653072277682" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I clamped the edges with spring clamps for about 30 minutes.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uToyTYAdptyoboSLYUtgKjC3ohXJ-MuHNN_HNHgcY3ejaUe00H9xmfyVe-X47ajMyhkfuLyuuy6vcNFSMVg7Wd9-NjBTOMUVTUfzwL_jychDDAgt_Bz6f6MROe2LcoTTRmleFTC-dDUE/s1600/DSC_6490.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uToyTYAdptyoboSLYUtgKjC3ohXJ-MuHNN_HNHgcY3ejaUe00H9xmfyVe-X47ajMyhkfuLyuuy6vcNFSMVg7Wd9-NjBTOMUVTUfzwL_jychDDAgt_Bz6f6MROe2LcoTTRmleFTC-dDUE/s400/DSC_6490.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525394020371971122" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I used a router and a flush bit to trim the Formica down-to-size.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpr0d9eIQ3JesbGHRe1650jKx54hPDRpvNKKkWHdFO6WHFaxdrWyDovhXQPtE5tdIlmcX7CCyTKKZRx54k37iE-J02HOBWZBE2_2tERvFZS9kg8mNhkpAn_lIRaoeYBbY3EkQ9R1BDNrK/s1600/DSC_6491.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpr0d9eIQ3JesbGHRe1650jKx54hPDRpvNKKkWHdFO6WHFaxdrWyDovhXQPtE5tdIlmcX7CCyTKKZRx54k37iE-J02HOBWZBE2_2tERvFZS9kg8mNhkpAn_lIRaoeYBbY3EkQ9R1BDNrK/s400/DSC_6491.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525394028176784114" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCujI6aesuXR9TsSZWvh0ieC25Iu96P4i6ydvptP_0niWoI61yoHTysG3MKbAauz5RB7g1HYvLYCbj2IXZXszShrbdJObpR8RHRpGBuBGizT3EEBKSSytkqWKvGqzARM3Cf6bdvMe00ah/s1600/DSC_6497.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCujI6aesuXR9TsSZWvh0ieC25Iu96P4i6ydvptP_0niWoI61yoHTysG3MKbAauz5RB7g1HYvLYCbj2IXZXszShrbdJObpR8RHRpGBuBGizT3EEBKSSytkqWKvGqzARM3Cf6bdvMe00ah/s400/DSC_6497.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525394040545063554" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMh5frqVQew4NNezgymg16ZawbBirTHcwxxI8ilFTJpnkFqYmQbFfURfnEG919cwkgElvqUsbqfTKNSpqGxloscnEFZdShEcaIrrzNtIwp8v7SfpFxy3kCwP5pi74WoaFfTUqxJ9AeeTrs/s1600/DSC_6498.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMh5frqVQew4NNezgymg16ZawbBirTHcwxxI8ilFTJpnkFqYmQbFfURfnEG919cwkgElvqUsbqfTKNSpqGxloscnEFZdShEcaIrrzNtIwp8v7SfpFxy3kCwP5pi74WoaFfTUqxJ9AeeTrs/s400/DSC_6498.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525395009440948866" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I deburred the edges by lightly sanding the edges with 220 grit sand paper.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPH_hdnnCm4FE8B24ohzNSdRamXsCHorivl90z5jwWHfVv3bsb-4-eh_GoIZEQiu3zF1fNEEAimuOF3RVmsA0grsCcOTZ4Hus6HB5NiJLLICkGPsPyn_8hZpEQZJlzMp9SZulxPlwipyL/s1600/DSC_6501.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPH_hdnnCm4FE8B24ohzNSdRamXsCHorivl90z5jwWHfVv3bsb-4-eh_GoIZEQiu3zF1fNEEAimuOF3RVmsA0grsCcOTZ4Hus6HB5NiJLLICkGPsPyn_8hZpEQZJlzMp9SZulxPlwipyL/s400/DSC_6501.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525395012040737826" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I attached the aluminum trim using the screws provided, #4 x ¾”.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgio5XXNSTEUiX7jTMqfIThCHsVAXGD5z_xmcFK4Q7iqzS1rn884so0gqADlbY-BDIo3ytPrplmLNEBNghtqHYaOEWrn3V0iGOFzpo2_fiZhbLJz38vSYxoHuMwyjEM98zH3ESf5YBFydPN/s1600/DSC_6502.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgio5XXNSTEUiX7jTMqfIThCHsVAXGD5z_xmcFK4Q7iqzS1rn884so0gqADlbY-BDIo3ytPrplmLNEBNghtqHYaOEWrn3V0iGOFzpo2_fiZhbLJz38vSYxoHuMwyjEM98zH3ESf5YBFydPN/s400/DSC_6502.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525395018588769090" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjV1R7Wc76o0KM_m-tKisVyZz_oo201NKNiWSYH2gTqh_ZtV2z0assOLELUsOUXZM9SW83vtXXLgG5nJGxrhCHa6YTYpiXAdfR1EYIP73BbpMqnVj140tfXM49Oqjl4A2H3_4E_7fT9-0/s1600/DSC_6503.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjV1R7Wc76o0KM_m-tKisVyZz_oo201NKNiWSYH2gTqh_ZtV2z0assOLELUsOUXZM9SW83vtXXLgG5nJGxrhCHa6YTYpiXAdfR1EYIP73BbpMqnVj140tfXM49Oqjl4A2H3_4E_7fT9-0/s400/DSC_6503.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525395020903598978" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhg_vKljMH5D3US8Cl1YF9LywyyUFM_W7X5dA1Jc44Uh89ZJ5y2yg64Y8Ne_b7QQg57YUOn5ZhKnuwwkXyW5Mu4UZ_tMgvAH-IJhi2FJon6d9S8rTwlFu7HhaxxKZUCZktb2fkja76ylk/s1600/DSC_6509.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhg_vKljMH5D3US8Cl1YF9LywyyUFM_W7X5dA1Jc44Uh89ZJ5y2yg64Y8Ne_b7QQg57YUOn5ZhKnuwwkXyW5Mu4UZ_tMgvAH-IJhi2FJon6d9S8rTwlFu7HhaxxKZUCZktb2fkja76ylk/s400/DSC_6509.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525396776784015986" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I drilled a pilot hole for each screw to insure that I didn’t force the screws between layers in the plywood.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHDn76HO7LRJbwQRoGHUpYxC2kxx3eBzXvuiVzcRvn0CBkZpYziOmGHML61VszpFPE6YejlxpagZcdP8EQlkjC3KWDlcbS777IcrmRBaeJklik__E7j-ToUt1hQwLqMe6zRDwLRo5seh7/s1600/DSC_6507.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHDn76HO7LRJbwQRoGHUpYxC2kxx3eBzXvuiVzcRvn0CBkZpYziOmGHML61VszpFPE6YejlxpagZcdP8EQlkjC3KWDlcbS777IcrmRBaeJklik__E7j-ToUt1hQwLqMe6zRDwLRo5seh7/s400/DSC_6507.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525395031563256130" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I thought I would have to anneal the aluminum, but it is pretty soft and I just curved it around the corners by hand.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8KLu7AEI1BAOr4QDP-gbNbHDE1mNBCNyPpRp2cmeFFmjcATG-QofbL7eWq9UWReBP_AvhbPnrQQgjjf6jpj-CJrvI-9iwKdT8D-ukThsIWCSUJ84Fgw2ZGpqHfeEiV7LQaO3eFb-_8pU/s1600/DSC_6512.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8KLu7AEI1BAOr4QDP-gbNbHDE1mNBCNyPpRp2cmeFFmjcATG-QofbL7eWq9UWReBP_AvhbPnrQQgjjf6jpj-CJrvI-9iwKdT8D-ukThsIWCSUJ84Fgw2ZGpqHfeEiV7LQaO3eFb-_8pU/s400/DSC_6512.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525396780294784914" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">There was a very mild 1/32” bulge at the corners, but I tapped it down gently with a hammer. I count myself lucky that the screw holes did not interfere with the corners.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXG5r34P1gY9YtWlNm8uKncdwosnOAcfA0y5fgZsmQ0NfWzZ0qn5xPqJ8zFOnzDCGfXGwRdQPsXN_LJCj69JsdT1bB32atTz1R1INDDkmLBDixCouZxVi9dVxMMFW1dCKhUQveGpHc5iQ/s1600/DSC_6513.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXG5r34P1gY9YtWlNm8uKncdwosnOAcfA0y5fgZsmQ0NfWzZ0qn5xPqJ8zFOnzDCGfXGwRdQPsXN_LJCj69JsdT1bB32atTz1R1INDDkmLBDixCouZxVi9dVxMMFW1dCKhUQveGpHc5iQ/s400/DSC_6513.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525396782893497426" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I had a little trim that overhung the end, which I trimmed off with a cutoff wheel on a Dremel tool.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBXqW-khRL4Cm8MrWz6M-xeMwii7oezH18TLk61eFVxTcgZbe_7tzakbj-rzJL-Z_xvAfGhhJzXTg5yxTpC171XzCKtJAJ9mWBZtkAj5x2BbYnns4a_rshAVgtbNjSDbEnqZrY3c9-Wqp/s1600/DSC_6515.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBXqW-khRL4Cm8MrWz6M-xeMwii7oezH18TLk61eFVxTcgZbe_7tzakbj-rzJL-Z_xvAfGhhJzXTg5yxTpC171XzCKtJAJ9mWBZtkAj5x2BbYnns4a_rshAVgtbNjSDbEnqZrY3c9-Wqp/s400/DSC_6515.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525396788311335650" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzTot914LdUUZiGX-rrMxecTRYuyUfX-xoh6T92nYUgs-zWJrKIAEDWGttHvCRRLmZ9-KJBuYYLfuvdXzobuS3jj8jcOC9wRrYY6XpPniOrAfpRxLJAIaMw6D98HeiGhBCXA8ilhw5EzO/s1600/DSC_6522.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzTot914LdUUZiGX-rrMxecTRYuyUfX-xoh6T92nYUgs-zWJrKIAEDWGttHvCRRLmZ9-KJBuYYLfuvdXzobuS3jj8jcOC9wRrYY6XpPniOrAfpRxLJAIaMw6D98HeiGhBCXA8ilhw5EzO/s400/DSC_6522.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525409664513793650" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I saved the leg and hinge off the existing table which I think are from the original table.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCz9rivzWOnJEpaNAVM0nEw6PGUkumzTAem1DBfkJhHM12JNe4AQtH0XI0PawE1Ika27iUclFsPcdRW7h4IZMUkZu71lnqCRzjKJwXJ0Vmc9hVzYIGti8dgmLjv8dYsNm6K1urbVb2MAv/s1600/DSC_6521.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCz9rivzWOnJEpaNAVM0nEw6PGUkumzTAem1DBfkJhHM12JNe4AQtH0XI0PawE1Ika27iUclFsPcdRW7h4IZMUkZu71lnqCRzjKJwXJ0Vmc9hVzYIGti8dgmLjv8dYsNm6K1urbVb2MAv/s400/DSC_6521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525409666570906754" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB51vzaNGyk9z_jCAY40jc6X8zjm00yyzXfrCRz9HdSM-EuqCpxfHRP0onzNfg6vrS2CsqwkXbdDFBE3EsogTPWneAajlgFVhAa_e68Chh4QTBPqb4UMPJuAiJ2oB_nmwJ3SYDdlewlsCy/s1600/DSC_6533.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB51vzaNGyk9z_jCAY40jc6X8zjm00yyzXfrCRz9HdSM-EuqCpxfHRP0onzNfg6vrS2CsqwkXbdDFBE3EsogTPWneAajlgFVhAa_e68Chh4QTBPqb4UMPJuAiJ2oB_nmwJ3SYDdlewlsCy/s400/DSC_6533.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525430692626339458" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpRAsNQkk-_ffHwVLFBFn4XDsTdoUvjaL3m76kYR_Raa0gKKCujiFLQ8kDoKEhrTNBlUxW0Sx3EyPlh2wHwLP-w3rngPcPpd9b16DIUelnakXfKVAVaL1-Bgm0svi7rWSiTfEqghjHEWp/s1600/DSC_6524.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpRAsNQkk-_ffHwVLFBFn4XDsTdoUvjaL3m76kYR_Raa0gKKCujiFLQ8kDoKEhrTNBlUxW0Sx3EyPlh2wHwLP-w3rngPcPpd9b16DIUelnakXfKVAVaL1-Bgm0svi7rWSiTfEqghjHEWp/s400/DSC_6524.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525409678651285330" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Since the original had been glued to the old table, and took some of the plywood with it during removal, I duplicated the back ledge with a new piece of fir.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho64Kcer65Xge1DxqPcjjF2x-UTGEzp_V7dFepTJjKPVm4PogiF0eB-pAJfIrkRFV3OenV7PMttvdqCs_SGGk8qZHPG6jfSExcXIwSCLg17zUkFLx0FWhG6eT_JQNcYiwl-s9gWLC1V3K4/s1600/DSC_6525.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho64Kcer65Xge1DxqPcjjF2x-UTGEzp_V7dFepTJjKPVm4PogiF0eB-pAJfIrkRFV3OenV7PMttvdqCs_SGGk8qZHPG6jfSExcXIwSCLg17zUkFLx0FWhG6eT_JQNcYiwl-s9gWLC1V3K4/s400/DSC_6525.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525413360526640082" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I then attached the leg and the new back ledge. I glued, clamped and screwed the back ledge to insure that the table stays secure even if the kiddos climb on it. (My suspicions have been confirmed, and it held them.) I used gorilla glue.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZf2eiptse695l1oSbQq_jCh_VRlPNc5bP5ZQtmFeEI3x8VtzTF8trxaLP8oDumC6antZsD6TmXauvX4bOOSii4JI59RX3w8Nadbh2mywpByjMgp9NCmwoxzZQ_1-cdse-a-sCeIDEDAvb/s1600/DSC_6527.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZf2eiptse695l1oSbQq_jCh_VRlPNc5bP5ZQtmFeEI3x8VtzTF8trxaLP8oDumC6antZsD6TmXauvX4bOOSii4JI59RX3w8Nadbh2mywpByjMgp9NCmwoxzZQ_1-cdse-a-sCeIDEDAvb/s400/DSC_6527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525413376435646866" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Clamped it with a quick grip.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-cs2YROX0ylF_rbvCUe-jSEwUhyGf6ZyCqb3rJXaUuxMVQWyg_fLogOCXTpLY8CPqzKN0qFK2k5z_feUcz0L0SYwxRsZPkdpKCJ6fzgKu3xUIe3jLyJ3aKfJscLHuH8UEWguuGWj0-hd/s1600/DSC_6528.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-cs2YROX0ylF_rbvCUe-jSEwUhyGf6ZyCqb3rJXaUuxMVQWyg_fLogOCXTpLY8CPqzKN0qFK2k5z_feUcz0L0SYwxRsZPkdpKCJ6fzgKu3xUIe3jLyJ3aKfJscLHuH8UEWguuGWj0-hd/s400/DSC_6528.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525413384695749698" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />And then screwed it in place.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGxhuyaJ2HPvah_fVcnK1yw47ecN1PtBs7xCWXfyYXdztNGarY1_Zv4oI-N9Xlth4tsvm1eMR5LGLDfYbvYRP3x_gzXgkmIHxSAM8_PXW_VxuVYcB4lekQeHoPf2EBDuS-3KeuRPDRohV/s1600/DSC_6531.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGxhuyaJ2HPvah_fVcnK1yw47ecN1PtBs7xCWXfyYXdztNGarY1_Zv4oI-N9Xlth4tsvm1eMR5LGLDfYbvYRP3x_gzXgkmIHxSAM8_PXW_VxuVYcB4lekQeHoPf2EBDuS-3KeuRPDRohV/s400/DSC_6531.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525430678840408482" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI64huq-Hau7fqzhE7h1JJbWNzhPo7PAwXGqGINrO_hJEZA3V1l0odVNredKdKTDNU6Y7PoHatvvpfTAo44XjF6_cQuYRjvg7r-cDi_ItXszZL3OSQc7ELPmjITQ126dfhKK_cg7QFKNNf/s1600/DSC_6530.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI64huq-Hau7fqzhE7h1JJbWNzhPo7PAwXGqGINrO_hJEZA3V1l0odVNredKdKTDNU6Y7PoHatvvpfTAo44XjF6_cQuYRjvg7r-cDi_ItXszZL3OSQc7ELPmjITQ126dfhKK_cg7QFKNNf/s400/DSC_6530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525430670076542642" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />The leg is a little beat up, but I like to reuse what I can.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqv08sq4cMtcdRLCkhckeg5KztctkMK7mgB1-Eju3mfAVrws418rxh2sqNqo5YNAzq2MJ4CnmAP9y8RVjq4jvO4Gc9Siw4waSYWjQrRy-hS0Cp09VcWFcxdVfhCpurWNOF5ndhgOtCXRf/s1600/DSC_6532.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqv08sq4cMtcdRLCkhckeg5KztctkMK7mgB1-Eju3mfAVrws418rxh2sqNqo5YNAzq2MJ4CnmAP9y8RVjq4jvO4Gc9Siw4waSYWjQrRy-hS0Cp09VcWFcxdVfhCpurWNOF5ndhgOtCXRf/s400/DSC_6532.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525430683582780578" border="0" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> I cleaned it up and hit it with a little Howard Wax. All in all, I am very happy with the finished product.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3mhpLZNAAS7Iylm2eYOV9gNp_gxCGxN8UwQYJVbiqExK0toamXa02FwpLQW3SfjI2RNaokN4EwVdCBcqbz9SkZvzeGCc_sVbD-qIbXhyphenhyphenUNwOZdVVgt35lFXk68aDoUT40syLqYVlQFRn/s1600/DSC_6534.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3mhpLZNAAS7Iylm2eYOV9gNp_gxCGxN8UwQYJVbiqExK0toamXa02FwpLQW3SfjI2RNaokN4EwVdCBcqbz9SkZvzeGCc_sVbD-qIbXhyphenhyphenUNwOZdVVgt35lFXk68aDoUT40syLqYVlQFRn/s400/DSC_6534.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525400194787072434" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I apologize again, dear reader, for taking so long to give you an update. I hope you still enjoy my progress and keep checking back for more as I work on the wings, the door and put some finishing touches on the Shasta.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">So, if you are following along, so far we have:<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Trailer $900 </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Bearing Repack $100 </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Steel $10</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sealant $10</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Fan-Tastic Fan $140</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Three Sheets 1/8 Birch $50</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">3M Polish $18</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Buffer Pad $12</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Mothers Aluminum Polish$8</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">TSP Cleaner/Paint Prep $8</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Rollers, brushes and trays $30</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Frog Tape $10</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Etching Primer $5</span></p> <p 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style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Vinyl Weatherstrip $5</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Silicone Discs $5</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Butyl Tape $15</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Screws $70</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Chains $10</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Harness $6</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Teardrop Lights $20</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sway Bar $45</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Metal Plates $2</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Wire and Outlets $54</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Power Supply $20</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Water Fill Lid SOLD -$20</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Watco Stain $20</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Bullseye Shellac $8</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Howard’s Wax $10</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Trim $18</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Upholstery Labor $460</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Curtain Hardware $40</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span 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face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;">Fittings $5</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;">Jack</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$30</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;">Table $103</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Bringing our tally to: $3,586</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Until next time dear readers, shasta la vista...</span></p>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-66240444938268555682010-04-11T16:48:00.002-05:002010-04-11T17:21:45.976-05:00Hello, I'm Back!<o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> 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Did you miss me? I am afraid that I have been hibernating for the winter, stopped progress on the camper, and neglected my faithful readers. I don’t want you to think that I have been lying on the couch all day though. My momentum slowed after I hit my fall camper rally deadline and then I ran into some necessary home repairs.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">We have a sixty-year-old house with the original cast iron pipes. Well, let’s call them what they really were, long, rusty tubes that became Swiss cheese at a really inopportune moment. Is there an opportune moment to have plumbing problems? Long story short, there were some not-so-fun times under the house where I gained a healthy respect for plumbers, what they do, and what they charge. On the bright side, I figure I saved us at least a grand, maybe two and that buys a lot of Shasta parts. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Once I finished that project, I think I actually did lie on the couch for a while. Since things have warmed up a bit, I have been working on a drainage system for our gutters, that I can tie into rain barrels for our vegetable garden, and </span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">a sprinkler system for the new sod I put in the front yard last fall. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I still have a couple house projects left; I am going to do my own home efficiency audit, add some more insulation to the attic, install an attic fan and seal up a few energy leaks throughout the house. I still need to clean out the garage and then I can get going on the Shasta again. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Back to the Shasta, I need to work on the wings, install my new jack, build a new dining table, overhaul the door, get an awning made by Marti, and work on my hidden a/c project. There are a few other odds and ends that I will remember when I get going again. We got some cool decorations over the holidays, some light strings, flamingos, and we also found a very cool vintage metal cooler and water jug on a thrift store expedition for our mid-century Etsy store, called <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/suddenlylucky">Suddenly Lucky</a>, that I think I will keep instead of selling. I will snap some pics of the loot soon.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">We are planning on running up to <st1:state st="on">Kansas</st1:state> in May for Kamp <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Kansas</st1:place></st1:state>. I think it will be a family affair, my folks just bought a ‘64 Aristocrat Loliner, my aunt got a ‘69 (I think) Road Runner last fall, and my other aunt has her ‘72 Shasta compact. So I have a new tentative goal for finishing up a few more things. It helps keep me motivated. In the meantime, I hope to get out for a weekend in the camper in the next few weeks.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">So to wrap this up, I am truly sorry to those of you who kept coming back only to say, “Aaaarrrrgh, still just pics of a VIN?!” I will keep my updates more frequent in the future, as I try and get this labor of love finished. (Ahem, they never really get finished, do they?) Anyway, thank you for being faithful. Drop me a line and tell me whose blogs you have been reading while I have been lazy, so I can take a peek.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Until next time dear readers, shasta la vista...<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-1714620741360331102009-10-06T12:41:00.004-05:002009-10-06T12:50:11.546-05:00Vin Number LocationI had a request for the VIN location, so here it is. On mine, it is on a little plate tack welded inside the frame just in front of the propane tanks and behind the hitch. Hopefully, they put it in the same place on other years, but... Hope this helps.<br /><br />Here are three pics, you can click them to enlarge, for closer inspection:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It is dead center of this pic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzf3UJXc4BlfesCkBn1405X7GGhH4BFtmQqoMPjHW1BdEWZv8UiDvFA3g_4f57xE2X9Rz5UukGllwoXEp2U9XyWcGHVMbuFNHPHNTmRXI-plYJLSxa2tepWBQXhrtBtH6oMj-WWG86HeK/s1600-h/DSC_3719.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzf3UJXc4BlfesCkBn1405X7GGhH4BFtmQqoMPjHW1BdEWZv8UiDvFA3g_4f57xE2X9Rz5UukGllwoXEp2U9XyWcGHVMbuFNHPHNTmRXI-plYJLSxa2tepWBQXhrtBtH6oMj-WWG86HeK/s400/DSC_3719.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389544729972825970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is a closer pic<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHxt1iO5VdkBaOGxtiT54slJs6ega3bq2hV9zIYBClU33Et1Xc6bIU2FBtQDKj8KsKTvcQ5xlp78gaE7O86OEYh59go7-objF5z1BWDKid61RdFcXbG-HYdzZ0_VNRQwxomFK3lHdnD2z/s1600-h/DSC_3720.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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panose-1:2 4 5 2 5 4 5 2 3 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Well, I haven’t been working on the Shasta too much lately. I have been moonlighting for the local bar and grill on weekends, grilling burgers outdoors for the football tailgaters. Also, we would rather use a fair weather weekend to camp in the camper rather than work on it. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">So, here we are at beautiful <st1:placename st="on">Bell</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">Cow</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Lake</st1:placetype> just outside <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Chandler</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">OK</st1:state></st1:place> on Route 66.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWCV0ki3Q5HCpz9Allw29PFlxxpgb8WpzHy7jpUFMAj_B7Lk8dfEjDsa4fdJQK3670aMyFLR6aFdY3-AZB867eSArwqENcjUCqB8X0iUcWo1c8EYqRg9nF31WG09_9lLaNslBSOWAfo1D/s1600-h/DSC_3600.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWCV0ki3Q5HCpz9Allw29PFlxxpgb8WpzHy7jpUFMAj_B7Lk8dfEjDsa4fdJQK3670aMyFLR6aFdY3-AZB867eSArwqENcjUCqB8X0iUcWo1c8EYqRg9nF31WG09_9lLaNslBSOWAfo1D/s400/DSC_3600.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389196392559951970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bIdJGN7IGbli3Ym5h8GEdf0YU_dpqs_kwfjmK4yJEYQxpfOoS9Iq9PHnW_dxB2FHfpF2BehtdDx7-tKB3UtNzY7ak_uITelOPVhuowZfsjwgxUQvIb9FTdpm93_o535eX55aW3HrH7uH/s1600-h/DSC_3632.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bIdJGN7IGbli3Ym5h8GEdf0YU_dpqs_kwfjmK4yJEYQxpfOoS9Iq9PHnW_dxB2FHfpF2BehtdDx7-tKB3UtNzY7ak_uITelOPVhuowZfsjwgxUQvIb9FTdpm93_o535eX55aW3HrH7uH/s400/DSC_3632.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389200384064172050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Don’t be fooled by the odd name, it is a nice little lake with a couple campgrounds where almost every site is shaded by oak trees. For 15 bucks a night, and only 45 minutes from the driveway, it is definitely our late Friday afternoon whim, “Hey, let’s go camping” destination. There were about 8 other campers there, almost all 10 years old or newer. We got quite a few looks and waves from passersby, but we were far enough apart that most everyone kept to themselves. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The only trouble we had from the kiddos was getting both to sleep at the same time in the same room, but it wasn’t too bad. The kids had fun. Addie got to sport her new hat to stay warm, and Will got to collect wood and build his first campfire, capture a caterpillar, chase a small tarantula, and <i style="">sleep</i> in the hammock.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Addie, middle finger approaching nostril</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNAeiTTITuJpZSEMDlULPzTia3Z4k2yFljIUL7kApMpjD5bdlldHb2Svl0Fzku0Y3TY5D2LbbGCiGLA11nj_Cmv5BfHkLE_h3_SsReb_Buzg6Vug_CR0Xl96MDqTkzfcWvKVilysa-SJp/s1600-h/DSC_3581.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNAeiTTITuJpZSEMDlULPzTia3Z4k2yFljIUL7kApMpjD5bdlldHb2Svl0Fzku0Y3TY5D2LbbGCiGLA11nj_Cmv5BfHkLE_h3_SsReb_Buzg6Vug_CR0Xl96MDqTkzfcWvKVilysa-SJp/s400/DSC_3581.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389196379580138962" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">My two favorite girls</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8QUFlaXJ64hkrUlqBCWWcwCJUZ1i2ey3kEnJNPVo30FSUEjfuRsgXhtm27U1gJC5_RgLIU_LABieGnn_S2LSXxvVzIm5hJPQvRkqg1aPIjmej1mAnxlLWyJ1jDcFWdIw-2gAOTgtniQK/s1600-h/DSC_3622.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8QUFlaXJ64hkrUlqBCWWcwCJUZ1i2ey3kEnJNPVo30FSUEjfuRsgXhtm27U1gJC5_RgLIU_LABieGnn_S2LSXxvVzIm5hJPQvRkqg1aPIjmej1mAnxlLWyJ1jDcFWdIw-2gAOTgtniQK/s400/DSC_3622.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389200377996690562" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Will trying to con the caterpillar into crawling off the tree onto his chin</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejGHBZstcxNqfOqUwwjzauBwnbr-vELH5nJgVWvCI3rP5CyVmI8th5Sow4NmWnV9Uod-4syWUklyStiWQHYhLOlLUUw4KTtN3qYmuSOC_n-CsmFMAtab_b6bd8sho8edUVt6qJegWB8ER/s1600-h/DSC_3612.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejGHBZstcxNqfOqUwwjzauBwnbr-vELH5nJgVWvCI3rP5CyVmI8th5Sow4NmWnV9Uod-4syWUklyStiWQHYhLOlLUUw4KTtN3qYmuSOC_n-CsmFMAtab_b6bd8sho8edUVt6qJegWB8ER/s400/DSC_3612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389200364464669538" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Will taking a <span style="font-style: italic;">nap</span> in the hammock<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DzWGTxESmiK66FRbdzlhoA2i1MnHJ5-uGMrsfb7s6qAMAzoksV75HcH_7eVifMB5kQJUnLKsmarCG9lw4wXVe3ZX8wolJDsmS-nrogF7YsapRba7ZOujxbjE5EXVkqCDlIHB_4mAsaR5/s1600-h/DSC_3599.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DzWGTxESmiK66FRbdzlhoA2i1MnHJ5-uGMrsfb7s6qAMAzoksV75HcH_7eVifMB5kQJUnLKsmarCG9lw4wXVe3ZX8wolJDsmS-nrogF7YsapRba7ZOujxbjE5EXVkqCDlIHB_4mAsaR5/s400/DSC_3599.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389196383305463282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-Hvu4IINTTZkudp-AkVTObfW7E_Zno24Ns2epullIVy66XSu8KQQN6X_xtaaim0t5Se9wpCweAHTTmU_yCiJu-IF14UrTzpPSHmh4UXlkIPpr2XmxaKPNNfrP7Ysi44XoZaIVJIh-tZN/s1600-h/DSC_3605.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-Hvu4IINTTZkudp-AkVTObfW7E_Zno24Ns2epullIVy66XSu8KQQN6X_xtaaim0t5Se9wpCweAHTTmU_yCiJu-IF14UrTzpPSHmh4UXlkIPpr2XmxaKPNNfrP7Ysi44XoZaIVJIh-tZN/s400/DSC_3605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389196400725275810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Cheryl’s sister Jamie dropped by with her son Nate, and her friend Autumn and two pink flamingos for Cheryl’s birthday. </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> They look great in front of the camper. I am talking about the flamingos, but the girls are cute too. </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Will and Nate had different ideas about the flamingos. Nate thought they should be petted, while Will thought they should be clobbered, the difference in perspective from 1½ and 2½ years old.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Flamingos</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3XhIeEm5xraGsdJc48e2cVvcKDN2dW7h43mevlpFNKz-GouRt1IMD-0lAifNzZGcQAyLu9-lAArhqf_bLvpK1R6G0DBpbfS31gVQlgi5LubDi1RKcW-hTdnSEGK1K6wb1h_eOTW9uDh9/s1600-h/DSC_3608.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3XhIeEm5xraGsdJc48e2cVvcKDN2dW7h43mevlpFNKz-GouRt1IMD-0lAifNzZGcQAyLu9-lAArhqf_bLvpK1R6G0DBpbfS31gVQlgi5LubDi1RKcW-hTdnSEGK1K6wb1h_eOTW9uDh9/s400/DSC_3608.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389196406664588962" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Girls<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWaF9lzCZB30BRvgptkP7JtjQmYR14Mb6RSuk-1llk9l1adJ6InRS39wFT1CHF8jXdcQcMZnOG_cR23hnWFuupcTJzRlL2IMzuOW4lqXmtGc_11dTYSJPQertm3vDj7CSwzukrWXSXCbt/s1600-h/DSC_3652.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWaF9lzCZB30BRvgptkP7JtjQmYR14Mb6RSuk-1llk9l1adJ6InRS39wFT1CHF8jXdcQcMZnOG_cR23hnWFuupcTJzRlL2IMzuOW4lqXmtGc_11dTYSJPQertm3vDj7CSwzukrWXSXCbt/s400/DSC_3652.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389200404282762562" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Nate, eyeballing the camera.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_gMVEvSdjeAwIkh5wiWqte2aUGIU1UdAi2xeAXoyrsixkknsG2Wdszi0Gyr4mJK1Cu90T5F9tDWHe580a_nbWIsUCwbHFFHx9W9jTSJUaRGQJ79EpQ-UxHXp-YCkJftRlW3Ek05KUKkS/s1600-h/DSC_3645.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_gMVEvSdjeAwIkh5wiWqte2aUGIU1UdAi2xeAXoyrsixkknsG2Wdszi0Gyr4mJK1Cu90T5F9tDWHe580a_nbWIsUCwbHFFHx9W9jTSJUaRGQJ79EpQ-UxHXp-YCkJftRlW3Ek05KUKkS/s400/DSC_3645.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389201182462190354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">All in all it was a great weekend outdoors with good company, good food and a good fire.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">As we camped in the Shasta, I have discovered a few new things that needed work. Luckily nothing that a few bucks and a little labor can’t cure. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">One thing I have discovered, after taking her out on our second outing, leveling blocks are your friend. Second, leveling jacks are for stabilizing, so quit calling them leveling jacks. After jacking with the trailer (har d har) for longer than my loving wife would have liked, I learned that I don’t want to unhook the trailer until it is level from side to side. This is done using the scraps of wood that came with the trailer placed under the low side tire.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Here are the blocks that came with the trailer.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeBy8mUFmhnpxQJT1hqWvSY7yeYWO9FIYLhZjrER-DTO5L2x-d0c5F0F3bYaEtvS_I0ImDkMgfgRWXPZ1J-XuPPPR0slHJu6Ov7x9Qh2yg5cgps8H77Aj5GyGIDMK2GnF-uMDhtxjk0q0/s1600-h/DSC_3664.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeBy8mUFmhnpxQJT1hqWvSY7yeYWO9FIYLhZjrER-DTO5L2x-d0c5F0F3bYaEtvS_I0ImDkMgfgRWXPZ1J-XuPPPR0slHJu6Ov7x9Qh2yg5cgps8H77Aj5GyGIDMK2GnF-uMDhtxjk0q0/s400/DSC_3664.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389203771380452786" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Once it is level, then I unhook the trailer and level it front to back using the jack in front, which is soon to be replaced since its travel is limited to only a few inches before becoming much harder to crank while making an awful screeching sound. I am thinking there is a mild bend in the leg. Once the trailer is level side to side and front to back, then<span style=""> </span>I use the stabilizing jacks to keep the trailer from bouncing. Now be nice to me, don’t roll your eyes until it hurts. Before this I was a tent camper. When I was little my parents had a pop-up camper, but I was a kid. I just didn’t know. Now I do.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The nearest camper to us had a really great leveling system. After a Google search online when we got home, I decided to make one. You can buy a plastic version, but for 9 bucks at Lowe’s I got one treated 1x6 12-feet long to do the job.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ij0xMCZZWGFF8KxrXjvJVEGAbnUF-8XGuZZoF-EDZVgTyCI93s4qiTA60sUsulyAD_jKtkfDPCRyYl-JSgJnUMKccAAjaB4QL4nYsfi8jAVhyphenhyphen0gv6qqJqWRWchCiW86M2ksLF8NlGdLL/s1600-h/DSC_3661.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ij0xMCZZWGFF8KxrXjvJVEGAbnUF-8XGuZZoF-EDZVgTyCI93s4qiTA60sUsulyAD_jKtkfDPCRyYl-JSgJnUMKccAAjaB4QL4nYsfi8jAVhyphenhyphen0gv6qqJqWRWchCiW86M2ksLF8NlGdLL/s400/DSC_3661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389203755786137682" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The system is a stairstep setup that doubles as a wheel chock for the elevated wheel. You basically pull or back the trailer up onto the steps until you hit level. Mine has 4 levels, from 3/4” to ~3 1/4”.<span style=""> </span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I cut 4’, 3’, 2’, and 1’ boards, put a 45° bevel on one end, stacked them and screwed them together. </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I butted a 4” plank on the end to work as the final stop.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Four planks</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlSf7IU5cg0_CmcGeeoJh1tE04Qs5UjbxQ-7FtQFMTaNinNft5VkPrn5XWY0WOatY5mWHTl-trCRoq5-CIH5gH5HuSDtU32jQEUWujGKfOzfJyT6chGrqX8y-3S4VLn1DvEwfp3NH9NEj/s1600-h/DSC_3702.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlSf7IU5cg0_CmcGeeoJh1tE04Qs5UjbxQ-7FtQFMTaNinNft5VkPrn5XWY0WOatY5mWHTl-trCRoq5-CIH5gH5HuSDtU32jQEUWujGKfOzfJyT6chGrqX8y-3S4VLn1DvEwfp3NH9NEj/s400/DSC_3702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389214232455101090" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:130%;" >My help doing the assembly; he works for room and board</span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:130%;" ></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYd8OcV9-6fHpstWp5R5fHZYWN-dy_y3DxvCiDLNhkCqiqxASq6yBCMJxB5MqcIBgdw-vmO5F08FRYLDzElNrW3cjNRYCkdNlv4obFBRutt9ulcWhHlTCIjfMMB6l9qWtAdfdLPruF1JPM/s1600-h/DSC_3707.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYd8OcV9-6fHpstWp5R5fHZYWN-dy_y3DxvCiDLNhkCqiqxASq6yBCMJxB5MqcIBgdw-vmO5F08FRYLDzElNrW3cjNRYCkdNlv4obFBRutt9ulcWhHlTCIjfMMB6l9qWtAdfdLPruF1JPM/s400/DSC_3707.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389214242229539890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYe1d0Whfva2NsFCMaxEnfo4sg_BSKcQ2pvOv4jX5QdM4Wtu0swOpeOmnQDD4GmZOvXsPlFoPJ9DRCF7siOE-tBNHRZTTZRWQKDxVw1EByUj3KtP5Qz3oPnwLQUZcTN7bLrzHkZyti0Lu/s1600-h/DSC_3710.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYe1d0Whfva2NsFCMaxEnfo4sg_BSKcQ2pvOv4jX5QdM4Wtu0swOpeOmnQDD4GmZOvXsPlFoPJ9DRCF7siOE-tBNHRZTTZRWQKDxVw1EByUj3KtP5Qz3oPnwLQUZcTN7bLrzHkZyti0Lu/s400/DSC_3710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389214244843923602" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >The end stop</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54Ql9_h30jTAX82ijBkHVJsa00OV0SJsfusTMMcIjCWaFp0vUGRCNvXqCcPAabPityFsAs4JFbOKJpUBhr9ULXMEFNcVeD9LLOVTnVy6p62Dyol-z6l7WS-nvzmSguTnb2j-ir-_Wqr_l/s1600-h/DSC_3714.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54Ql9_h30jTAX82ijBkHVJsa00OV0SJsfusTMMcIjCWaFp0vUGRCNvXqCcPAabPityFsAs4JFbOKJpUBhr9ULXMEFNcVeD9LLOVTnVy6p62Dyol-z6l7WS-nvzmSguTnb2j-ir-_Wqr_l/s400/DSC_3714.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389214255252715138" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"> <span style="font-size:130%;">I had enough left for one last plank, so I cut one more 1’ board and I can throw it on top if I need to raise it another ¾”.<br /><br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >Extra plank added</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTJwrwK5-GcEqIEB7naSBSk39iB9EgGpvT9XpSMGNNT7b8jWvvRK1ntRm5iASDHJ1IicVD_dZLs2J_6j88vpds1923MemK57CLOWE0SZKcaeUIF2eupQZHHOlCgtLIwG5jIYSZ15KqyHi/s1600-h/DSC_3715.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTJwrwK5-GcEqIEB7naSBSk39iB9EgGpvT9XpSMGNNT7b8jWvvRK1ntRm5iASDHJ1IicVD_dZLs2J_6j88vpds1923MemK57CLOWE0SZKcaeUIF2eupQZHHOlCgtLIwG5jIYSZ15KqyHi/s400/DSC_3715.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389216259170742754" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">~3 1/4"</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTQLlk_cL-5HZTZFDE1QNVo1kj8Z1V1xZeGo4nck7HzZZ-9Ge58DXUOTl3tiqdk8tkKVE_CA22PKNePDmPRXgwa6I3tx8zbZe5Ym0kTroY7gBITz3co3icAzoiXccFsbrm0Ihly94cT10/s1600-h/DSC_3717.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTQLlk_cL-5HZTZFDE1QNVo1kj8Z1V1xZeGo4nck7HzZZ-9Ge58DXUOTl3tiqdk8tkKVE_CA22PKNePDmPRXgwa6I3tx8zbZe5Ym0kTroY7gBITz3co3icAzoiXccFsbrm0Ihly94cT10/s400/DSC_3717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389216268561094050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">~4"</span><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GRLQSmLtmK49rSOsq_lCXfu3hjtUV7vX3j9aLKUv9JPtolNW7J0xzI8ppBawjprLifhkXhrr8-m-2IbO39OcIVvYzj1pJoIRE1-EswfgkC6aGdWTIkkKUgvh50u9Zyw59Wrc1bnFy6W0/s1600-h/DSC_3718.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GRLQSmLtmK49rSOsq_lCXfu3hjtUV7vX3j9aLKUv9JPtolNW7J0xzI8ppBawjprLifhkXhrr8-m-2IbO39OcIVvYzj1pJoIRE1-EswfgkC6aGdWTIkkKUgvh50u9Zyw59Wrc1bnFy6W0/s400/DSC_3718.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389216277220201314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The second thing I discovered is that our water hookups needed an overhaul. I hadn’t hooked up the water at the last campout, and I had never looked closely at the hookups. The city water hookup leaked at the fitting and the drain hose had enormous cracks.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> Inlet fitting</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKLMcjfQqU6Tq5MEIDyaKvph3IkfHXjm1UEYGWJhfT1flxLG4SJe6_rraBvMx1yee8hqK8npQUcJ_R8DHRC4kw98NX9eryckS_Saxmd-ANdzderUMcgKtCpuUOzaCtVPfhGHiFBi4oJ_k/s1600-h/DSC_3669.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKLMcjfQqU6Tq5MEIDyaKvph3IkfHXjm1UEYGWJhfT1flxLG4SJe6_rraBvMx1yee8hqK8npQUcJ_R8DHRC4kw98NX9eryckS_Saxmd-ANdzderUMcgKtCpuUOzaCtVPfhGHiFBi4oJ_k/s400/DSC_3669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389203788447286338" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Drain Line</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqXZta5rHwXd48JaQfV7JiE4A1Pzm4ArNHkGq73yJgDf2bF3uWCDxFF8hYLlmcEgFNOqSxkzY5BzlCIT3QL7B7CuDSfTbPv2hOQt3zAEx2bUUdYwrPLRpCcKnK04I9kV76sr5TV-7pdlO/s1600-h/DSC_3668.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqXZta5rHwXd48JaQfV7JiE4A1Pzm4ArNHkGq73yJgDf2bF3uWCDxFF8hYLlmcEgFNOqSxkzY5BzlCIT3QL7B7CuDSfTbPv2hOQt3zAEx2bUUdYwrPLRpCcKnK04I9kV76sr5TV-7pdlO/s400/DSC_3668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389203778289796722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjqp2o_t8fyTjI6fw-Ft-DGFRW5O46nVbPKrkXnKSdu8AA1OtGUxH9iJ9H04OOZxke6vn6_TTxaNnhD8KAD_VBYeNcKWmXP6nhD4ZhHm9LItfAbtxXi5FZY-Fxx0JQuRTloIrtfsZvL3r/s1600-h/DSC_3673.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjqp2o_t8fyTjI6fw-Ft-DGFRW5O46nVbPKrkXnKSdu8AA1OtGUxH9iJ9H04OOZxke6vn6_TTxaNnhD8KAD_VBYeNcKWmXP6nhD4ZhHm9LItfAbtxXi5FZY-Fxx0JQuRTloIrtfsZvL3r/s400/DSC_3673.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389210313492795394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">So, I got a new fitting for 3 bucks that attached directly to the copper line, giving me a nice clean inlet. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCFpcAWhIGnv9iRWz3muCyqPgU9bI6Dn39IXuk-1U_9Uc7qFbPBCCMOM3puKILnJyrkN401znNY92v498AC0lZ8-Ag5u8K697lfy-npKmvkA3lPEBbKtWZjm4H_6wMemD2SZ_sfjNkjW7/s1600-h/DSC_3694.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCFpcAWhIGnv9iRWz3muCyqPgU9bI6Dn39IXuk-1U_9Uc7qFbPBCCMOM3puKILnJyrkN401znNY92v498AC0lZ8-Ag5u8K697lfy-npKmvkA3lPEBbKtWZjm4H_6wMemD2SZ_sfjNkjW7/s400/DSC_3694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389212514045842978" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">For the drain line, I just yanked the old out and replaced it with a chunk of yellow garden hose; it was the same size as the old line. Problem solved.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Garden Hose</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTY74oLdm-j-JBsLpDNW-TMJOHOdIOex25X7rwUoNrfrs2heb10drZwJoi7DX7ErvujYQ4vuGvfuai6FdNWjyVyNMaWvWbE2wU6KEAhJaj34PaxsCnoGDa1Czr6A3eC2psFBf1CSDut4K/s1600-h/DSC_3674.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTY74oLdm-j-JBsLpDNW-TMJOHOdIOex25X7rwUoNrfrs2heb10drZwJoi7DX7ErvujYQ4vuGvfuai6FdNWjyVyNMaWvWbE2wU6KEAhJaj34PaxsCnoGDa1Czr6A3eC2psFBf1CSDut4K/s400/DSC_3674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389210323871970482" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Old Line</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbqTuPz2R1KSK6SKva4Nk2QEIJvDG5xV7uq1G-RdRUQ1xERBRldTrsgWZmy4Zp0lDXn_2Tbmv5XlfoITa6qderl18hmQyDsuX1LH6b_jkVMm2F3T0ykz8Oe6chCZPvWZNtRiDVvOUGla6/s1600-h/DSC_3671.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbqTuPz2R1KSK6SKva4Nk2QEIJvDG5xV7uq1G-RdRUQ1xERBRldTrsgWZmy4Zp0lDXn_2Tbmv5XlfoITa6qderl18hmQyDsuX1LH6b_jkVMm2F3T0ykz8Oe6chCZPvWZNtRiDVvOUGla6/s400/DSC_3671.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389203790136835922" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">New Line<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXk90q-z1zIKlK_vERpcpQTCPbEBrnQBuF8Bi7sv39ecVuwaCOVyWsBkQbM_iFTil0kuBP0TIyLuHLY7uPOBBuz9pKisitqEfnWCrQ4lZtILdqJIcSSyatxxqEnvgFl8340vgdaORTxvFO/s1600-h/DSC_3675.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXk90q-z1zIKlK_vERpcpQTCPbEBrnQBuF8Bi7sv39ecVuwaCOVyWsBkQbM_iFTil0kuBP0TIyLuHLY7uPOBBuz9pKisitqEfnWCrQ4lZtILdqJIcSSyatxxqEnvgFl8340vgdaORTxvFO/s400/DSC_3675.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389210333735638434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdeYe1_kZ-r3yOYkJg1Ahr0Ehpjgrq595GMJLvDoyCcwVGaAmfO3GH7x4leTt2HUq5KgKe7s9Q_IVisMdTknaFPpT1RuwPv-N3n3R7Di5FYeZauGjMFdp2fuqwvwFkG8tUNGi_cHXj0ae/s1600-h/DSC_3699.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdeYe1_kZ-r3yOYkJg1Ahr0Ehpjgrq595GMJLvDoyCcwVGaAmfO3GH7x4leTt2HUq5KgKe7s9Q_IVisMdTknaFPpT1RuwPv-N3n3R7Di5FYeZauGjMFdp2fuqwvwFkG8tUNGi_cHXj0ae/s400/DSC_3699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389212520990050210" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">For 2 bucks, I got two pvc plugs to keep dirt and bugs out of my lines.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrOxC8Mxn4JX3JnGpx6Dh3PA1OJ2p5tjckRoUg51RAdMsJFmT5HJJntXBMUIX9E-29r3mRDBzik6effVBmEAPbqJ958FWRH7C6o0FVNKCvnKwqZ89kTf6XmD90lEBmMtHRKm6Spowc_15/s1600-h/DSC_3701.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrOxC8Mxn4JX3JnGpx6Dh3PA1OJ2p5tjckRoUg51RAdMsJFmT5HJJntXBMUIX9E-29r3mRDBzik6effVBmEAPbqJ958FWRH7C6o0FVNKCvnKwqZ89kTf6XmD90lEBmMtHRKm6Spowc_15/s400/DSC_3701.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389214222042510802" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I probably could have done these repairs in half the time but again, I had help.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEOg_9mDDAu0s2xDs0PX6KSScVMj3KFh9fa0UoZcteEBl_qYhiGTo1Oli6vw2k727rZ5VAnyYqML3co2hwsnvdH2wJR7EpeJxrBkD_-jt8TWd26wlikKH_7LFBQgDRNJzFauC847zSInf/s1600-h/DSC_3676.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: 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style="font-family:Georgia;">Power Supply<span style=""> </span>$20<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Water Fill Lid SOLD<span style=""> </span>-$20<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Watco Stain<span style=""> </span>$20<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Bullseye Shellac<span style=""> </span>$8<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Howard’s Wax<span style=""> </span>$10<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Trim<span style=""> </span>$18<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Upholstery Labor<span style=""> </span>$460<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Curtain Hardware<span style=""> </span>$40<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Globe<span style=""> </span>$12<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">CO Detector<span style=""> </span>$8<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">LED Strips<span style=""> </span>$28<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Switches<span style=""> </span>$10<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Sandblasting <span style=""> </span>$100<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Paint<span style=""> </span>$5<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Propane Tank<span style=""> </span>$12<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Fitting<span style=""></span>s<span style=""> </span>$20<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Door Catch $6<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Plank $9<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span style="">Fittings </span>$5</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Bringing our tally to: <span style=""> </span>$3,453<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:12pt;" >Until next time dear readers, shasta la vista...</span><p></p><br /><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-2297699956951392402009-09-22T23:13:00.018-05:002009-09-23T08:54:21.602-05:00Oklahoma's First Vintage Rally<span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >Well, she wasn't finished, but I managed to get the wheels back on so we could head out. I put in all the time I could spare getting my led lights in, the interior cleaned up and trying to get the wings finished. I did get one wing done, but not on. All in all, she was ready to camp and so were we. I read somewhere that you shouldn't wait until the camper is finished to take it camping and they are right. It was great to get her out and get her wings dirty, even if she only had one, and it was laying on the ground next to her.<br /><br />We had a great turn out especially since rain rolled in and this was the first rally. The campers in attendance were a 63 Shasta, a 57 Lincoln, a couple 72 Shasta Compacts, a Serro Scotty, a 64 Aristocrat Lo Liner, a 1940 Sears and Roebuck Tent and our Shasta. It rained on us but it was tolerable. It did not rain when we did the camper tour Saturday morning or when we had the pot luck Saturday night. Everyone had a lot of fun hanging out, meeting other vintage camper enthusiasts. Lake Tenkiller is definitely the clearest lake in Oklahoma. We stayed on Strayhorn landing, which is a campground on a peninsula, so there is a breeze coming off the water almost all the time.<br /><br />I single handedly tried to double the attendance of the rally by having my parents, my wife's parents, my brother, his wife, their son, both my aunts, my grandparents, my wife's sister, her husband their son, and two cousins attend the rally. Not all had vintage campers, but some were vintage campers and some now have the bug. Did I mention my parents recently drove to WI to look at a Shasta? Ah but that is another story and I digress...<br /><br />Okay enough chatter here are the pics:<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Here She is Ready to Begin Her Maiden Voyage<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhev3__8tDuagAWUmzWOxCKPcEvAZAsVBYHGgJTY134Q4Bif7yQoUbLi52DZf_mnQwanG_jXVkCnpc0I_GpLX7PYoyIBmr9CC6O89aOB6zgnBhAbWJVn_5tsQ8hwPdUFBzkdULuqtGHLTsI/s1600-h/DSC_3258.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhev3__8tDuagAWUmzWOxCKPcEvAZAsVBYHGgJTY134Q4Bif7yQoUbLi52DZf_mnQwanG_jXVkCnpc0I_GpLX7PYoyIBmr9CC6O89aOB6zgnBhAbWJVn_5tsQ8hwPdUFBzkdULuqtGHLTsI/s400/DSC_3258.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384517427287967714" border="0" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">63 Shasta<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSUd9wWtG9ux51e3KZHQb0UiB0fsewKIRizlh7RrcrKd0s28yyAp4vhupG3i9jWuji1uNMFiokcXxehrj2j_cmz0eUR0efmF5VWS3nuCyIJBTqN4dctPO5UNbRlJRRHg4lacbg0WdiWKo/s1600-h/DSC_3295.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSUd9wWtG9ux51e3KZHQb0UiB0fsewKIRizlh7RrcrKd0s28yyAp4vhupG3i9jWuji1uNMFiokcXxehrj2j_cmz0eUR0efmF5VWS3nuCyIJBTqN4dctPO5UNbRlJRRHg4lacbg0WdiWKo/s400/DSC_3295.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384526675827969746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkMSq26eoMIRTx82iyi8TiWEIoXMZW3wmTKrLsHG8aaTPN7A1KgANsO4mAbpTLqFQmEQJUMmkQINIOab8gOvyiwPqfI6YJSg-g5JDNXrZPmIRHWz_eAAfPD5zHVqkFXNfWGezL-TtwKUk/s1600-h/power+shot+cammera+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkMSq26eoMIRTx82iyi8TiWEIoXMZW3wmTKrLsHG8aaTPN7A1KgANsO4mAbpTLqFQmEQJUMmkQINIOab8gOvyiwPqfI6YJSg-g5JDNXrZPmIRHWz_eAAfPD5zHVqkFXNfWGezL-TtwKUk/s400/power+shot+cammera+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384533867328428226" border="0" /></a><br />Shasta Compact The </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Tiki Hut<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCoQCnRIP7Sy7vyA6_CnsdBbjwxxOo6HVqZQHWpZfdrKheSHm_WkgqQxMiHXWhP-O9ijVytTAWUB1RFpsBHxBlOURBb3JY6iQXrYK7-hilW4NpIssFcwhRnvzVU5rafVy6RT23PXxbdvy/s1600-h/DSC_3298.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCoQCnRIP7Sy7vyA6_CnsdBbjwxxOo6HVqZQHWpZfdrKheSHm_WkgqQxMiHXWhP-O9ijVytTAWUB1RFpsBHxBlOURBb3JY6iQXrYK7-hilW4NpIssFcwhRnvzVU5rafVy6RT23PXxbdvy/s400/DSC_3298.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384521092148216770" border="0" /></a><br />57 Lincoln </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Lil Abe</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMGXaFTrupr5SpsE3siL3ehk2iqwEFTyQXw6mOgN2vDg1ik8HVLf9bxGTN3PP07XRnjWx0ho461gaMnt1Xtu27bn5_c4anBdGDw3VCC2r-Vd-EDD3xkgBYarNy8cwVaD-vwKfnL6g9-Ki/s1600-h/DSC_3301.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMGXaFTrupr5SpsE3siL3ehk2iqwEFTyQXw6mOgN2vDg1ik8HVLf9bxGTN3PP07XRnjWx0ho461gaMnt1Xtu27bn5_c4anBdGDw3VCC2r-Vd-EDD3xkgBYarNy8cwVaD-vwKfnL6g9-Ki/s400/DSC_3301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384521084688938242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YvWWIs1jWy17-uGhyphenhyphenonJ69CY-vsJjTuNlTMmU1RBfTGYuZGND5UMvsLTKXHO-RNCOGsURco4xuVAs8cZDpkx3yHl_EGNxlFW2UhBfr9EyA9cX1k5rwvZS00IsfnZpXn0PsKT0HZFKQ-G/s1600-h/DSC_3304.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YvWWIs1jWy17-uGhyphenhyphenonJ69CY-vsJjTuNlTMmU1RBfTGYuZGND5UMvsLTKXHO-RNCOGsURco4xuVAs8cZDpkx3yHl_EGNxlFW2UhBfr9EyA9cX1k5rwvZS00IsfnZpXn0PsKT0HZFKQ-G/s400/DSC_3304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384525146385044402" border="0" /></a><br />My Aunt's Pristine 72 Compact<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXavErzhSN8YFaSDys8k4T_c4385614hOGKw0nOSqovymhQWqTx-sDdMV66kLfzxglBxCtAVttV-vCAhjA1v2jkVWY_IT13Su2ru1zqDcDnKDsK989OifuDHcfQESp5BnnhbVztti7ZOCv/s1600-h/power+shot+cammera+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXavErzhSN8YFaSDys8k4T_c4385614hOGKw0nOSqovymhQWqTx-sDdMV66kLfzxglBxCtAVttV-vCAhjA1v2jkVWY_IT13Su2ru1zqDcDnKDsK989OifuDHcfQESp5BnnhbVztti7ZOCv/s400/power+shot+cammera+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384527831722627602" border="0" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Serro Scotty<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rgd9yL11y115JB_8lQB1jC4JgJf3QDW26HswLq0TAa5wUMi0eTjb84TGJc8aNgZ2tEGF5azv5HKgv_f90KmJP3q8Lmv5AMFw4JoVFcIN6mEfqU8oJAnq-onxNxWjmZs05TcFvPKA1Nbo/s1600-h/DSC_3305.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rgd9yL11y115JB_8lQB1jC4JgJf3QDW26HswLq0TAa5wUMi0eTjb84TGJc8aNgZ2tEGF5azv5HKgv_f90KmJP3q8Lmv5AMFw4JoVFcIN6mEfqU8oJAnq-onxNxWjmZs05TcFvPKA1Nbo/s400/DSC_3305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384525131896664338" border="0" /></a><br />Handmade Vintage Trailer Lights Hanging From Serro<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcecGaCeMky1zlMX_QVOW1JFiMZ9D8aGAP1StPjZRSNsodVjEO3z0WLNnADR7MyjKUX8c7JX_xZ8MUZF3IyDHaDEIHI_-rFQhSMyn5Z17XuqqO2ez-ZZG9nlKV5CPllfw0CuSwEEabrn0p/s1600-h/power+shot+cammera+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcecGaCeMky1zlMX_QVOW1JFiMZ9D8aGAP1StPjZRSNsodVjEO3z0WLNnADR7MyjKUX8c7JX_xZ8MUZF3IyDHaDEIHI_-rFQhSMyn5Z17XuqqO2ez-ZZG9nlKV5CPllfw0CuSwEEabrn0p/s400/power+shot+cammera+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384527842936019330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxc-GAybkXLvVQYgR_XGVZUqVpj9TL5sn2p_58-8OT1E6ZKb3RII71yt_EqrIxwT5KL35WrtGs9qNV4o2wfd5pC5q_NURayTb3pFYQki2HZLzGVsdcUrtqDPnXB92-zp0O8IWaxOoR3YoR/s1600-h/power+shot+cammera+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxc-GAybkXLvVQYgR_XGVZUqVpj9TL5sn2p_58-8OT1E6ZKb3RII71yt_EqrIxwT5KL35WrtGs9qNV4o2wfd5pC5q_NURayTb3pFYQki2HZLzGVsdcUrtqDPnXB92-zp0O8IWaxOoR3YoR/s400/power+shot+cammera+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384527837170840370" border="0" /></a><br />Red Dirt<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDb8s8ngokUzPs4JL7PGQbfh40yCyDFcObcW0BVasUag8KkpOGppINnalj0nfk0_Uz1SySBfCekAQUFDW1Hy8w-9Xm1qZaRNb4uQlOgKOVdbbimC1YXpPX1jLgO2gZyRD7tKM-OmjWWX_1/s1600-h/DSC_3293.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDb8s8ngokUzPs4JL7PGQbfh40yCyDFcObcW0BVasUag8KkpOGppINnalj0nfk0_Uz1SySBfCekAQUFDW1Hy8w-9Xm1qZaRNb4uQlOgKOVdbbimC1YXpPX1jLgO2gZyRD7tKM-OmjWWX_1/s400/DSC_3293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384521064644792610" border="0" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">64 Aristocrat Lo Liner<br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquxU8FLArYklX-bE3TW8y4v6hhYOemhceKNH2gUGM2JAQosopR_7Cm4yXY54AQVlm3scy6ssgLutpuwGvesops387AcUEs91xNGOpRI2s-3EmSpRCu8UP9LanDago9nk_xiXHcaUegOQl/s1600-h/DSC_3272.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquxU8FLArYklX-bE3TW8y4v6hhYOemhceKNH2gUGM2JAQosopR_7Cm4yXY54AQVlm3scy6ssgLutpuwGvesops387AcUEs91xNGOpRI2s-3EmSpRCu8UP9LanDago9nk_xiXHcaUegOQl/s400/DSC_3272.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384519564693204290" border="0" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />My Brother and His Wife's 40's Sears and Roebuck (still has the logo)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuqFWZOjB0_mBY5_4wGsQQ7mTabUGKE2XQ0mXe3-Zy-dkij8ERB0x6HkMnnt-bcOCTh_GureBffAOCMmJd_ZS3IzKVPvbwpL_wV2lZs9_KCw8OaSIyVNyVqVrZ48tC6kATS5NqMnhvBRf/s1600-h/power+shot+cammera+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuqFWZOjB0_mBY5_4wGsQQ7mTabUGKE2XQ0mXe3-Zy-dkij8ERB0x6HkMnnt-bcOCTh_GureBffAOCMmJd_ZS3IzKVPvbwpL_wV2lZs9_KCw8OaSIyVNyVqVrZ48tC6kATS5NqMnhvBRf/s400/power+shot+cammera+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384530373672043714" border="0" /></a><br />72 From a Distance<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rgd9yL11y115JB_8lQB1jC4JgJf3QDW26HswLq0TAa5wUMi0eTjb84TGJc8aNgZ2tEGF5azv5HKgv_f90KmJP3q8Lmv5AMFw4JoVFcIN6mEfqU8oJAnq-onxNxWjmZs05TcFvPKA1Nbo/s1600-h/DSC_3305.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhclLVXvE1uF_iIEKuB_z8PyjxQIUtIHTvC23qP84TVL8EVTWmreTQTZmuANCBx42PpLeHW1Hvl7Q-SD2ZS9Zs5-dqfCRiIQ4tp-YMBo7IwXGK7VCCr1G3AvY0HRAQdpQKCq7L6XdVZuiU/s400/DSC_3280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384521056513080866" border="0" /></a><br />The </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Tiki Hut</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> From Across the Campground<br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjki1bQ52sbACAz9hhyphenhyphenEradf2YHEeHmalJiTGH7A7t87Rvon-mx7ebKeIodpSJ4l7nk8oeuuB1enolHsvB4FxEPOzFIAQYejxtdNNvESLvMXeVvL7rU9PEWbrBszAk2hclbwU4nEc0GIXrt/s1600-h/DSC_3287.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjki1bQ52sbACAz9hhyphenhyphenEradf2YHEeHmalJiTGH7A7t87Rvon-mx7ebKeIodpSJ4l7nk8oeuuB1enolHsvB4FxEPOzFIAQYejxtdNNvESLvMXeVvL7rU9PEWbrBszAk2hclbwU4nEc0GIXrt/s400/DSC_3287.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384526666304746658" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">More Red Dirt<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhjjR-0xoqVrXY2qy06rPNHB49m-bF0ywdErMpoh8lAXnQ8tfoubhLVEwVvfCGlK0cQnFPjQFzDB_tI-6aHGoKKKxNqHicq4Ck7PnSIUiXlHvM_BGaUGWq4VcW6aoGgd_SfxUi9nxqenE/s1600-h/power+shot+cammera+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhjjR-0xoqVrXY2qy06rPNHB49m-bF0ywdErMpoh8lAXnQ8tfoubhLVEwVvfCGlK0cQnFPjQFzDB_tI-6aHGoKKKxNqHicq4Ck7PnSIUiXlHvM_BGaUGWq4VcW6aoGgd_SfxUi9nxqenE/s400/power+shot+cammera+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384527860890670802" border="0" /></a><br />Me Talking About Red Dirt<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gDy0dzKITZhvXbwi0WDTJLURYCNSLxu4CGMsy6jh8hP2_VRpTxja1nWZBV-YScfVKXvKYf4hopu8St36Wf5SvJ1evRHWhdPsm6L2fBnaC_OPkqUnyDmihCZWhTM6RqLRQZyRdYTy32Nq/s1600-h/power+shot+cammera+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gDy0dzKITZhvXbwi0WDTJLURYCNSLxu4CGMsy6jh8hP2_VRpTxja1nWZBV-YScfVKXvKYf4hopu8St36Wf5SvJ1evRHWhdPsm6L2fBnaC_OPkqUnyDmihCZWhTM6RqLRQZyRdYTy32Nq/s400/power+shot+cammera+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384527852137965890" border="0" /></a><br />Edward the Gnome Guarding Our Shasta Sodas<br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoeSYlkkYHXGl2cSt7oh7qYAJv-YZs74AGk-n_YKgz0gpYk4bxaPzep-c5wtKbqCIbz2yfEABwyFYlAC-zzNEhO67h5Tv1vsbiiyZKp7XVjUn73OAVdnnaoEpVO2KL6qyvRGHhNFy5VOC/s1600-h/DSC_3265.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IDzIcM4VaBNGeo1En7Bqk9GNmGDueLeCdNfFDfhf8qPWaVqsUYEBSaI5j10N3LVYrwZdT8AUf46jpRnPDq1-LmP4viNKcUtcH1wUZyDj8wmi4LLoPEtvukL18lyeZn8SK_TFLAXpiYUk/s400/DSC_3263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384517435561737282" border="0" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Our Nephew, Nate says, "Hey paparazzi, get that camera out of my face!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3llKmyH0l0TJdRjIfcDgUdVaOgvfJxQvZs3AX5ztRoREfZyilv76XD8s25ruBX7zcEQNuC_v9kGF0iwBajDn1u6lV3OVk3Y7Xr0s91hEnTqSPJrmAG9AJX2ExSXqzjyHoqnS_vgO3bQh/s1600-h/DSC_3311.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3llKmyH0l0TJdRjIfcDgUdVaOgvfJxQvZs3AX5ztRoREfZyilv76XD8s25ruBX7zcEQNuC_v9kGF0iwBajDn1u6lV3OVk3Y7Xr0s91hEnTqSPJrmAG9AJX2ExSXqzjyHoqnS_vgO3bQh/s400/DSC_3311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384526689886571042" border="0" /></a><br />Will Comes Out of Hiding, Almost<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrKNn93ksdxM4wpsPGy4KEdf2WqzVnEVsxkt3u764UQpKWMsr5Kq0cAL9bMZnl91DmCtp0MuO3Zr_j0MieoqzxW_e0-gefdywgxHrbXKhbj_HLkP2619TlNjNeF75aZ4VtY2MxKnN6fGa/s1600-h/DSC_3312.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrKNn93ksdxM4wpsPGy4KEdf2WqzVnEVsxkt3u764UQpKWMsr5Kq0cAL9bMZnl91DmCtp0MuO3Zr_j0MieoqzxW_e0-gefdywgxHrbXKhbj_HLkP2619TlNjNeF75aZ4VtY2MxKnN6fGa/s400/DSC_3312.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384526697281586018" border="0" /></a><br />Our Nephew Clark Looking Ornery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArnFqyntjbKY0bdb-JT02jdFua0501mU2UG_7y2w_l5Jp8wyDYEjZBx8Zs94asT2tZdWGz_x0YCi5OPsESb2-t2YRw6v7RKmVT8Pkt459FbBH9sUIMyAnmLx7XsdTYfyLmJ7USZjQAnyj/s1600-h/DSC_3297.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArnFqyntjbKY0bdb-JT02jdFua0501mU2UG_7y2w_l5Jp8wyDYEjZBx8Zs94asT2tZdWGz_x0YCi5OPsESb2-t2YRw6v7RKmVT8Pkt459FbBH9sUIMyAnmLx7XsdTYfyLmJ7USZjQAnyj/s400/DSC_3297.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384534826990846210" border="0" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The Motley Rally Crew<br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9wbR_GETBTBykocin2DFgMGIrCCzATQVoCG6k6sFnCA-lRD8MPakgGAm89U5rvJ3tOOIM8pAqXRlWJwtZzhYSBIvkyMaE01M9t6hXdTwtCb7OJA8229GXkPc6JnxDZ0jGmfy6ah-Apgi/s1600-h/power+shot+cammera+040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9wbR_GETBTBykocin2DFgMGIrCCzATQVoCG6k6sFnCA-lRD8MPakgGAm89U5rvJ3tOOIM8pAqXRlWJwtZzhYSBIvkyMaE01M9t6hXdTwtCb7OJA8229GXkPc6JnxDZ0jGmfy6ah-Apgi/s400/power+shot+cammera+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384530383122662786" border="0" /></a></span>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-56374418740535978022009-09-20T11:25:00.012-05:002009-09-20T14:11:35.285-05:00Odds and Ends<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; 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The old globe is wrapped up and in the box of old parts. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLQR05Xdxr3SRTNzTHaJGKSVMqFL_kOtDkXc4X1kqenUy-dPxBof1rfA-liBu8hxAfELa3Mdyk_JMB9M5fAun18p6Ix0ywEEterx3h_DsglShTFLc6WML7VZr_9AZc1JCFYybZsoK86sJ/s400/DSC_3193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383608804452317138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I made small slits in old tennis balls like you would to put on a fence post or trailer ball. Works great and my poor bald head thanks me for no longer adding to the collection of scars</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I also replaced the old crusty rusty door catch.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYwX6CiGUAZieVF8JQF0PKbkJIKpxtpSgCxz9XdcUCGoGQsyB_hhO3I7Bwbr1iM1Afla7fy387AgzBJOSDY64LuQfO0yaoFyiuxTm9GLZbizbP6K3s5BepV8oh76KGs-QAB40LsynUl6u/s1600-h/DSC_3190.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYwX6CiGUAZieVF8JQF0PKbkJIKpxtpSgCxz9XdcUCGoGQsyB_hhO3I7Bwbr1iM1Afla7fy387AgzBJOSDY64LuQfO0yaoFyiuxTm9GLZbizbP6K3s5BepV8oh76KGs-QAB40LsynUl6u/s400/DSC_3190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383605848007267314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I got a new model from the local rv center for $6.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Originally I was going to drill out the rivots and just use the latch which is identical to the old rusted one, but I decided to leave it intact as it keeps the door from hitting the paint a little better.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcr9-RqkKaNLoCx5RIa2CfqqWR0mxd3il0YtHygoM4NpxafhUbXIUtqsL4OgOkKT8IUsRIgu5e7xvyJVu_KUweZHSgxnUZMHnO91vUGTylLEVmITlrSNdovYYsAekx-VHxcWNL7jWTMfeo/s1600-h/DSC_3188.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcr9-RqkKaNLoCx5RIa2CfqqWR0mxd3il0YtHygoM4NpxafhUbXIUtqsL4OgOkKT8IUsRIgu5e7xvyJVu_KUweZHSgxnUZMHnO91vUGTylLEVmITlrSNdovYYsAekx-VHxcWNL7jWTMfeo/s400/DSC_3188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383608786545883378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;">While we are on the subject of rust, I kept a jar as a memento, of all 900+ rusty screws.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib52QT0Ci7EqMElsVv5Xcfy_1dtyWWnbCuetT7Kv17M0RkuEbP9RdQzS1niFQOGYYaMGmIbh21iDxT4wd0kvio6nb926rghYE_aNiyCSMmhrAUyWcKr3uxeMGVXLhuVoE5CpMjBPLfc5TS/s1600-h/DSC_3197.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib52QT0Ci7EqMElsVv5Xcfy_1dtyWWnbCuetT7Kv17M0RkuEbP9RdQzS1niFQOGYYaMGmIbh21iDxT4wd0kvio6nb926rghYE_aNiyCSMmhrAUyWcKr3uxeMGVXLhuVoE5CpMjBPLfc5TS/s400/DSC_3197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383608790753066130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;">I got the old Shasta nameplate shined up and reattached as well. See? Shiny... (I can hear you saying oooooh, from here)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnarEDY-Hnzt29774K70J0taqfQGjjO20Wxu-bpZZuC7oOQz2vJ54EzUOShtvbe7tqjh-3W85oV4D4AfZMG5UQQ4nBPmbl34bSry43pe9CzK6rWhyphenhyphenlbizIXGiJWUOyKZfvmv34kTYuXkQ/s1600-h/DSC_3192.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnarEDY-Hnzt29774K70J0taqfQGjjO20Wxu-bpZZuC7oOQz2vJ54EzUOShtvbe7tqjh-3W85oV4D4AfZMG5UQQ4nBPmbl34bSry43pe9CzK6rWhyphenhyphenlbizIXGiJWUOyKZfvmv34kTYuXkQ/s400/DSC_3192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383608803469741762" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;">Also, although I have mentioned it before, I will show it again. This little microwave fits perfec</span><span style="font-size:100%;">tly in the wardrobe above the fridge. It was free off the curb last spring when some college kids moved out. You wouldn't believe the stuff they throw out, it could be a blog all in itself.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-VtvVWyG_h_ScCDuGk2VNAmMARYJRefe-O0GHsLrStWbGuYjyUGQXLv__Y4SNUWaE3VCZwGUUBZz0sAIxLU1LGHVvqi59F6_hOISwNrSObBsrggwNUaxke35_h3ZDSjtq1JbmQ0Ty9fS/s1600-h/DSC_3393.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-VtvVWyG_h_ScCDuGk2VNAmMARYJRefe-O0GHsLrStWbGuYjyUGQXLv__Y4SNUWaE3VCZwGUUBZz0sAIxLU1LGHVvqi59F6_hOISwNrSObBsrggwNUaxke35_h3ZDSjtq1JbmQ0Ty9fS/s400/DSC_3393.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383589004254467234" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I finally finished the 12-volt system using the alarm system power supply.</span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkt3SQC0yWIgEGDHVoxmtVEWz2y_jlicfN4lyDBCcLwAr0ZW6L_BVCCtnOXullBnGk3BIGXgPWW2-y_bkrRyp6p9jjgJELoOF6vvWtuGosIN8I57NHI68katFhyphenhyphenHKrFeDaED_cTqfKUIvj/s1600-h/DSC_3175.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkt3SQC0yWIgEGDHVoxmtVEWz2y_jlicfN4lyDBCcLwAr0ZW6L_BVCCtnOXullBnGk3BIGXgPWW2-y_bkrRyp6p9jjgJELoOF6vvWtuGosIN8I57NHI68katFhyphenhyphenHKrFeDaED_cTqfKUIvj/s400/DSC_3175.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383608777061947922" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;">I ran wiring off the main Fan-Tastic fan wiring to power under-cabinet lighting, fans to draw air across the coils for the propane fridge and a small exhaust fan for the stove. I used LED light strips from <a href="http://www.superbrightleds.com/">http://www.superbrightleds.com/</a> . The strips were $6.99 each. They draw almost no power, making them perfect for boondocking on battery power and are warm white, giving them a similar glow to incandescent bulbs. I placed LED light strips under the kitchen cabinets and front cabinets.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRO4lzMhF4RCvw5cOGpmOeXM2dB0IPlTqUL_yr57GRw-s7IX_MWYOeNJo8idObzktwqIqvPdHJkDB4H03Krz8V4szJw3FlGwAdx213b9MlVRIXzrcXKvovzQrU4txjApCzJUJQPYQEIwE/s1600-h/DSC_3389.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRO4lzMhF4RCvw5cOGpmOeXM2dB0IPlTqUL_yr57GRw-s7IX_MWYOeNJo8idObzktwqIqvPdHJkDB4H03Krz8V4szJw3FlGwAdx213b9MlVRIXzrcXKvovzQrU4txjApCzJUJQPYQEIwE/s400/DSC_3389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383592137812233218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3h1JqUkmJoTo7AHe-KLCn6JFgAw4xNEi39rFoF9KsOtD2XysNvrbDhwlSZS9rJfg1fkidXFdCUymmmDCX4fVq9GpBtAxdCAd1CtK_ElEqLokAIHXHCv1QzHOVePs3KwRtRtC_8Vg5IM6M/s1600-h/DSC_3386.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3h1JqUkmJoTo7AHe-KLCn6JFgAw4xNEi39rFoF9KsOtD2XysNvrbDhwlSZS9rJfg1fkidXFdCUymmmDCX4fVq9GpBtAxdCAd1CtK_ElEqLokAIHXHCv1QzHOVePs3KwRtRtC_8Vg5IM6M/s400/DSC_3386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383592156273206562" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I used an old 80 mm fan from a previous computer build for an exhaust fan; it covered the hole perfectly.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJilO0TkfcdYGyv4sgvk_qr7o-2BkbCDBTWXMQnZvoJT3LBjet5gBaeh6HP6Bmeko_VZATOmOwOVJoQ2RzYI_Ejw0PEOrUwHpx7YTsOguu213OzJn6YVT5DAM_MF7ggihDrieQO525uv1w/s1600-h/DSC_3388.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJilO0TkfcdYGyv4sgvk_qr7o-2BkbCDBTWXMQnZvoJT3LBjet5gBaeh6HP6Bmeko_VZATOmOwOVJoQ2RzYI_Ejw0PEOrUwHpx7YTsOguu213OzJn6YVT5DAM_MF7ggihDrieQO525uv1w/s400/DSC_3388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383592145404657058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">I used two 120mm fans from the same old computer to pull air across the coils.</span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDseWRtENtGn-1dMY64UgG3ZMcN508wTw9rWr5JtSPpxyQCJqVUjtjV2cX2jepaOQVcqCPbMHYECyKcyfQk9272gzf6nzyfKZirMZmtjGu3dk5SgAu4zu6H1pKPxidy9C16UALLhTBM0J/s1600-h/DSC_3384.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDseWRtENtGn-1dMY64UgG3ZMcN508wTw9rWr5JtSPpxyQCJqVUjtjV2cX2jepaOQVcqCPbMHYECyKcyfQk9272gzf6nzyfKZirMZmtjGu3dk5SgAu4zu6H1pKPxidy9C16UALLhTBM0J/s400/DSC_3384.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383592164722591522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">These fans don’t move much air, but they increase air flow which should help the fridge work more efficiently. I bought small toggle switches that you can see to the right of the lights in the pictures, from Radio Shack for all lights and fans for about $10. I mounted these under and in cabinets to keep them out of sight. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The lighting looks great and goes nicely with the propane lamp. All of these lights and fans, including the Fan-Tastic fan on the roof, still draw less than 4 amps which means when boondocking, I could go three days running everything before running out of battery. </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Translation, my battery will last longer with normal light and fan use than my family will last camping. Right now, I have not connected a battery to the system. I will use the power supply until we are ready to go off the grid and then purchase a battery when necessary. I figure no use paying for a battery to slowly wear out over the next three years if I don’t need it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Moving on, I pulled the wheels, hubcaps, door handles, license plate holder, and propane tank rack off and took them to the local sandblaster, Sisk Sandblasting. They did a great job. The handles were badly pitted and everything else was rusted pretty badly. From previous experience this is the only way to go. Wire brushing just doesn’t get all the rust and it comes back quickly, ruining hard work. For $100 I removed all rust and had a great texture for painting. I used gloss white Rustoleum for $5, for the wheels and tank rack, and a stainless steel Rustoleum, that I had on the shelf in the garage, for the door handles, hubcaps and plate holder. Here is a pic of my painting area, under a tarp, in the rain the day before leaving for the rally.</span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfPGjAFYYk_VTHeKPdWX3MM0ZNZnQBE6s_OCjHitwRFPSs7jPzV44mMtpnRvjDDpCVreLPRZZRm0b1JnI9yEof2NJLReLBn2gqh88Utp7g81D2fsKoJyFYdg385gY53ymM3_mOBO4OGSx/s1600-h/DSC_3242.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfPGjAFYYk_VTHeKPdWX3MM0ZNZnQBE6s_OCjHitwRFPSs7jPzV44mMtpnRvjDDpCVreLPRZZRm0b1JnI9yEof2NJLReLBn2gqh88Utp7g81D2fsKoJyFYdg385gY53ymM3_mOBO4OGSx/s400/DSC_3242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383605834431536610" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3L7cSwGdcretaBAL2G70x1yysV2Or0l9vZRWWZUQN4YNNSNGw8x5sqf-5loBAOEdzEShDgLkVxQILgmQyhOIfJEneHv1wvOicHn6urfnQrXeW0IKGqnAApiE-EmpFH_4tiTWXk6Ds37j4/s1600-h/DSC_3243.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3L7cSwGdcretaBAL2G70x1yysV2Or0l9vZRWWZUQN4YNNSNGw8x5sqf-5loBAOEdzEShDgLkVxQILgmQyhOIfJEneHv1wvOicHn6urfnQrXeW0IKGqnAApiE-EmpFH_4tiTWXk6Ds37j4/s400/DSC_3243.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383605839339507810" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Someday I may get the door handles re-chromed, but for now they are painted and protected. Everything looks great and it gives a finished look to the trailer.</span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRDD9t0-aAbQcKjaR0Vdw-HCK9DPpTgxeVXvAhhKQPvDHU90BMsOD2ssyWM-YaHT2_WB10v0E6AAXG3oxNKBZrMvUEkCLl_xHyHq7R6G_4FSclk04JV9L3qFCVvNWejX-gdtcvC5Vb5e1/s1600-h/DSC_3394.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRDD9t0-aAbQcKjaR0Vdw-HCK9DPpTgxeVXvAhhKQPvDHU90BMsOD2ssyWM-YaHT2_WB10v0E6AAXG3oxNKBZrMvUEkCLl_xHyHq7R6G_4FSclk04JV9L3qFCVvNWejX-gdtcvC5Vb5e1/s400/DSC_3394.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383588999356086594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIV-Fijw_AH9mDx2Lj7taDk0AXYcJ70Bv44rgjUfA4WPNyt8abxUXy06WKq-PQP0HlkrCfWnLGOewxmafayIlDXh3XrVtSH6daV00xU2SU6xSNP8xiPbm26auNTzkhFn4c7gqAeHeIy9M/s1600-h/DSC_3395.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIV-Fijw_AH9mDx2Lj7taDk0AXYcJ70Bv44rgjUfA4WPNyt8abxUXy06WKq-PQP0HlkrCfWnLGOewxmafayIlDXh3XrVtSH6daV00xU2SU6xSNP8xiPbm26auNTzkhFn4c7gqAeHeIy9M/s400/DSC_3395.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383588988079612226" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I already had a propane tank with a new valve from an old grill of mine, then I picked up a second full of fuel for $12 on Craigslist. I bought two new lines with the easy connect fittings from our local RV center for $10 each. I lightly sanded each and rolled on two coats of paint left over from the camper. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT2VbP7of9r_1Y9INqLwbp-MbfksDEC8JUqMOwyvjCzPNokwkYc1QUbxjqzSHRBFFEfM-9cyHRv5g1RGqBOngyA14TSCX-GgI0j90-Kx6uvF0-esLrxgC3hhHHfmZ6dC3q6sQF-ygnKhI/s1600-h/DSC_3399.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT2VbP7of9r_1Y9INqLwbp-MbfksDEC8JUqMOwyvjCzPNokwkYc1QUbxjqzSHRBFFEfM-9cyHRv5g1RGqBOngyA14TSCX-GgI0j90-Kx6uvF0-esLrxgC3hhHHfmZ6dC3q6sQF-ygnKhI/s400/DSC_3399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383605825749070594" border="0" /></a></p> <p face="georgia" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">I got them mounted on the front and it really makes it look nice with paint 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style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Water Fill Lid SOLD<span style=""> </span>-$20<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Watco Stain<span style=""> </span>$20<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Bullseye Shellac<span style=""> </span>$8</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Howard’s Wax<span style=""> </span>$10<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Trim<span style=""> </span>$18<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Upholstery Labor<span style=""> </span>$460<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Curtain Hardware<span style=""> </span>$40<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Globe<span style=""> </span>$12<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">CO Detector<span style=""> </span>$8<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">LED Strips<span style=""> </span>$28<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Switches<span style=""> </span>$10<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Sandblasting <span style=""> </span>$100</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Paint<span style=""> </span>$5<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Propane Tank<span style=""> </span>$12<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Fitting<span style=""></span>s<span style=""> </span>$20<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Door Catch<span style=""> </span>$6<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Bringing our tally to: <span style=""> </span>$3,439</span></span></p><p></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">So, we are now officially hemorrhaging money, but I have a tourniquet on my wallet and I think it is slowing…<o:p></o:p><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Until next time dear readers, shasta la vista...<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-3891028296723900002009-09-15T23:05:00.007-05:002009-09-15T23:19:07.573-05:00New Shasta Forum!<h3 style="font-weight: normal;font-family:georgia;" class="post-title entry-title"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:78%;" >I blatantly stole this information from the </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:78%;" >1964 Shasta Louis </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:78%;" >blog @</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:78%;" > </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> <a href="http://1964shastalouise.blogspot.com/">http://1964shastalouise.blogspot.com/</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> He has worked hard to create a user friendly forum where we can better archive information and data. The membership is growing fast. Plus he has a couple of great blogs. Here is what he has to say:</span></span></h3><br /><br /><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://1964shastalouise.blogspot.com/2009/09/join-vintage-shasta-trailer-forum.html">Join The Vintage Shasta Trailer Forum!!!</a> </h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPodjE7cEFoVWzlV8_ZqtKjar6i1SyJUtH8KxWCTuWrK-wS6UgN66dWWtRxd0cXvaQl2hKgC56t7ez_zHefEAGPasDTG3XVvFPkH5QIX3y3gOtGrBk5ADWUu9wVWie8VbDLVCw7mFH_A/s1600-h/VSTF+Logosmall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPodjE7cEFoVWzlV8_ZqtKjar6i1SyJUtH8KxWCTuWrK-wS6UgN66dWWtRxd0cXvaQl2hKgC56t7ez_zHefEAGPasDTG3XVvFPkH5QIX3y3gOtGrBk5ADWUu9wVWie8VbDLVCw7mFH_A/s400/VSTF+Logosmall.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="123" /></a></div>When we bought Louise I really started looking all over the internet for information about vintage Shastas. I really was disappointed with what is out there. I was really looking something that would answer all of my questions in a neat, organized, and easy to use manner.<br /><br />All I found were the two Yahoo Groups on Shasta. I am REALLY not a fan of the Yahoo Groups format. That is nothing against the creators of the Shasta Groups. It is really a knock on Yahoo Groups itself. I find the format outdated and hard to use.<br /><br />The Vintage Shasta Trailer Forum is very easy to use and find information.<br /><br />I have run a few forums myself in the past and having seen how successful they can be. I think the need is out there. The Airstream Forum is huge and I hope at some point the VSTF can have that much success if even on a smaller level.<br /><br />I think it will be a place where owners can come share, learn and enjoy themselves. I really hope that Shasta owners come and join the forum.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:large;"><a href="http://vintageshasta.proboards.com/">Join the Vintage Shasta Trailer Forum!</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></strong></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-14521448315194808232009-09-15T11:47:00.012-05:002009-09-15T13:51:41.927-05:00Finishing the Interior<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Georgia; panose-1:2 4 5 2 5 4 5 2 3 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Well, I have been busy. I finished staining, shellacking, sanding and waxing the birch. A bit of this will be a rehash as I covered it some earlier. I had an area around the roof vent that wasn’t bad but was sagging, so I reinforced the studs and replaced that birch panel. I had a more serious issue under the front side windows, and these I just cut out and replaced as well.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRqZxqvd-1AoOyApxfaGQWTl25Sg6CIaxwZM2X7MY3NucEM7zYiLJnkR2ZQ7ZVFdKqiHQp1csFK0oOdXXCwOW7uhLNODkv_8ZTdNI4sEqGggjETGMQhyphenhyphenDGzWA4Equ-uM4CLCwxoUMEnzc/s1600-h/DSC_1948.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRqZxqvd-1AoOyApxfaGQWTl25Sg6CIaxwZM2X7MY3NucEM7zYiLJnkR2ZQ7ZVFdKqiHQp1csFK0oOdXXCwOW7uhLNODkv_8ZTdNI4sEqGggjETGMQhyphenhyphenDGzWA4Equ-uM4CLCwxoUMEnzc/s400/DSC_1948.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381738397034519170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnitlTHwtkQNej1aJ5hY4lg0JUs0QOmMnf7j1kfWpj61T5HFYtGo0JdLaGMI40Erv2r0T1h0-E43sR48xUxQpQk1L7qhoRujPl0MDdcgaGuQaLUjTPUuG8xpSf7aCv2CiWNL1H4N0vWca/s1600-h/DSC_2740.JPG"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUf-rAc_vG1H8y1-3jEK8QWXVlUqFeiKp_8W1DGi3N6qW9AD3-TZr51aMLul9qLDfqHEghsbJt5F-no5_vGl_4Hg_0UO0UiA5YR8RYOMNN2ZJhS69heWEbXMHsmXY6yUELYxD285kk9NP/s1600-h/DSC_1974.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUf-rAc_vG1H8y1-3jEK8QWXVlUqFeiKp_8W1DGi3N6qW9AD3-TZr51aMLul9qLDfqHEghsbJt5F-no5_vGl_4Hg_0UO0UiA5YR8RYOMNN2ZJhS69heWEbXMHsmXY6yUELYxD285kk9NP/s400/DSC_1974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381738420948421426" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnitlTHwtkQNej1aJ5hY4lg0JUs0QOmMnf7j1kfWpj61T5HFYtGo0JdLaGMI40Erv2r0T1h0-E43sR48xUxQpQk1L7qhoRujPl0MDdcgaGuQaLUjTPUuG8xpSf7aCv2CiWNL1H4N0vWca/s1600-h/DSC_2740.JPG"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYu76DfF8xTqsKSWcWX2jDqyhHgat8BIB3aceGwHeIeNg8Vv6oBtKDuTy07jC2dGzN5_rTzIC93IGrVsyu3nvpbR8RqX0FjyvxVtsv25VnNd6JCyIBvfp9wqaEFSbylNp7aKE_WA1KoxD/s1600-h/DSC_1972.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYu76DfF8xTqsKSWcWX2jDqyhHgat8BIB3aceGwHeIeNg8Vv6oBtKDuTy07jC2dGzN5_rTzIC93IGrVsyu3nvpbR8RqX0FjyvxVtsv25VnNd6JCyIBvfp9wqaEFSbylNp7aKE_WA1KoxD/s400/DSC_1972.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381738408795038754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnitlTHwtkQNej1aJ5hY4lg0JUs0QOmMnf7j1kfWpj61T5HFYtGo0JdLaGMI40Erv2r0T1h0-E43sR48xUxQpQk1L7qhoRujPl0MDdcgaGuQaLUjTPUuG8xpSf7aCv2CiWNL1H4N0vWca/s1600-h/DSC_2740.JPG"> </a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I was trying to match up from scratch. I tracked down Watco stain in cherry and golden oak at an old hardware store for about $10 a pint.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucC5jnTa-UnH1TpvnrCX3FSdeqfg_5p8LySBh7yzAkz3ZJoLHA8FYIM1huSGZp4Z8Lh3LL4i1mRu9rw-INIS6teYUGTMVHKS4MBUA5e_12rNMH3RX7IxL7teSHPl-JvzNrf30JXdDNgmy/s1600-h/DSC_2743.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucC5jnTa-UnH1TpvnrCX3FSdeqfg_5p8LySBh7yzAkz3ZJoLHA8FYIM1huSGZp4Z8Lh3LL4i1mRu9rw-INIS6teYUGTMVHKS4MBUA5e_12rNMH3RX7IxL7teSHPl-JvzNrf30JXdDNgmy/s400/DSC_2743.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381739911342637186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnitlTHwtkQNej1aJ5hY4lg0JUs0QOmMnf7j1kfWpj61T5HFYtGo0JdLaGMI40Erv2r0T1h0-E43sR48xUxQpQk1L7qhoRujPl0MDdcgaGuQaLUjTPUuG8xpSf7aCv2CiWNL1H4N0vWca/s1600-h/DSC_2740.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnitlTHwtkQNej1aJ5hY4lg0JUs0QOmMnf7j1kfWpj61T5HFYtGo0JdLaGMI40Erv2r0T1h0-E43sR48xUxQpQk1L7qhoRujPl0MDdcgaGuQaLUjTPUuG8xpSf7aCv2CiWNL1H4N0vWca/s400/DSC_2740.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381739901705015378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnitlTHwtkQNej1aJ5hY4lg0JUs0QOmMnf7j1kfWpj61T5HFYtGo0JdLaGMI40Erv2r0T1h0-E43sR48xUxQpQk1L7qhoRujPl0MDdcgaGuQaLUjTPUuG8xpSf7aCv2CiWNL1H4N0vWca/s1600-h/DSC_2740.JPG"> </a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">These I mixed in a ratio of 10 to 1 oak to cherry as recommended on the groups and a couple other blogs. I hand rubbed the stain in according to the directions, wiping off the excess after about 30 minutes.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKNsyThjIvKZCOGEUX9sNNSuq0hog9BSGW9l92ts_jvHAsiu6_IxEniziHyJvpT5aeueNiSPBPqBSleU6RUXBXKj7KeqlPMN1Chx8gV9r3q-b2tz-7qBZpnHSLVxtk2umfwGYLrrIdeZ_/s1600-h/DSC_2736.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKNsyThjIvKZCOGEUX9sNNSuq0hog9BSGW9l92ts_jvHAsiu6_IxEniziHyJvpT5aeueNiSPBPqBSleU6RUXBXKj7KeqlPMN1Chx8gV9r3q-b2tz-7qBZpnHSLVxtk2umfwGYLrrIdeZ_/s400/DSC_2736.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381738428442379330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">After the third coat, it wasn't close to blending.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghg9tXfjnkAYdSMcGT_wg6DndXHiPFWxDDW6-p4ynRbjKVvs_6SRnEKLwMQ_YLuHzFnMTJvywrjBlNyT8UP-HgPcTdv_zWJVvU9L8bduiyXL9DZpRrdc_uEtL0GB5rmXqTkqUZNuw3rmqC/s1600-h/DSC_2737.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghg9tXfjnkAYdSMcGT_wg6DndXHiPFWxDDW6-p4ynRbjKVvs_6SRnEKLwMQ_YLuHzFnMTJvywrjBlNyT8UP-HgPcTdv_zWJVvU9L8bduiyXL9DZpRrdc_uEtL0GB5rmXqTkqUZNuw3rmqC/s400/DSC_2737.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381738439066444482" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">After my fifth coat, it still wasn’t matching up. I think this was due to the original birch being more heartwood than mine and 50 years of darkening shellac.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00A5lSbbM_zjXPktgBj3VgkAfhZDmYJHZM2YbBv1mlllXjlKyzdaVYgTKj9pkuEoGy0zwA_aJzGWJvSyIFVoCrW3-PpapB0non-jaNfgvMrLz21wAyB6Nj8cmX15mv0N3NYQEDfumUSs-/s1600-h/DSC_3201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00A5lSbbM_zjXPktgBj3VgkAfhZDmYJHZM2YbBv1mlllXjlKyzdaVYgTKj9pkuEoGy0zwA_aJzGWJvSyIFVoCrW3-PpapB0non-jaNfgvMrLz21wAyB6Nj8cmX15mv0N3NYQEDfumUSs-/s400/DSC_3201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381739920521267874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">So then I went back to Lowe’s looking for a way to speed this up before I pulled my hair out. (Oops, too late) I picked up a quart of Bulls Eye Amber Shellac for about $8 and tried it. Bingo, instant match.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyMInLSALoj8hjURGuXNJX7RaZV0IN_9Luve8L14pA7WJx35YTUk5tAlDIa4aeKMbkorC_i3kvOoc66NigDbuHx_jdCVoWwjf6YJl4x_IdZ01ytkABRgwcvvEV8vxxtCA6z7TySDwpmj4/s1600-h/DSC_3318.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyMInLSALoj8hjURGuXNJX7RaZV0IN_9Luve8L14pA7WJx35YTUk5tAlDIa4aeKMbkorC_i3kvOoc66NigDbuHx_jdCVoWwjf6YJl4x_IdZ01ytkABRgwcvvEV8vxxtCA6z7TySDwpmj4/s400/DSC_3318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381760297368351282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Well, actually it was a little darker from my previous attempts at staining, but I just gave it a light sanding and then waxed it with Howard Feed-N-Wax for about $10 from the hardware store and it blended in great.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24sGf8H_s48mNQoFbijEzBwEN_NZbtb-q0HpQwo-hIZykWekR9H-W-TsKj3kke8Nsjyp-h5Tic5sJMxpLZIZkXiahzfiZtLWPWaoHiEWk0m_30AXZQ_GntQ-1dYkJtW6nsnrVSfcVtOSn/s1600-h/DSC_3208.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24sGf8H_s48mNQoFbijEzBwEN_NZbtb-q0HpQwo-hIZykWekR9H-W-TsKj3kke8Nsjyp-h5Tic5sJMxpLZIZkXiahzfiZtLWPWaoHiEWk0m_30AXZQ_GntQ-1dYkJtW6nsnrVSfcVtOSn/s400/DSC_3208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381739941448358898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">All of the birch had crackling shellac, so I sanded it down with some 320 grit sandpaper and then followed that with Howard Feed-N-Wax.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistec8MaSCe_VR1vgVR3GmgCEEeUeeiFceiUo3pQTN7GWuf5OnDCFacdK_mM7tS9K91390cixnl7Wn68ABgmcthWunEY8MWIkRQ5o9_SR6qOWqEHmS4pw7-bVqjSaCoJuGVNXX8R5nwvjH/s1600-h/DSC_3206.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistec8MaSCe_VR1vgVR3GmgCEEeUeeiFceiUo3pQTN7GWuf5OnDCFacdK_mM7tS9K91390cixnl7Wn68ABgmcthWunEY8MWIkRQ5o9_SR6qOWqEHmS4pw7-bVqjSaCoJuGVNXX8R5nwvjH/s400/DSC_3206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381740633331315410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLlouSyJEXrCYMpxhV8C_0BdD2FpkCJIf9zmmiNQVUOqS5DK2eRdTkXQ918uzu_bMCk5j_xSWPp-kfFWh9RWjmyvtEDgPmlSbBYrc8z-LNrQgB-z33yiMGtMmIGo-aa8fipvJd5nTxomo/s1600-h/DSC_3210.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLlouSyJEXrCYMpxhV8C_0BdD2FpkCJIf9zmmiNQVUOqS5DK2eRdTkXQ918uzu_bMCk5j_xSWPp-kfFWh9RWjmyvtEDgPmlSbBYrc8z-LNrQgB-z33yiMGtMmIGo-aa8fipvJd5nTxomo/s400/DSC_3210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381740645363216242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">It turned out beautifully, bringing the grain back out, giving it a soft sheen and making it smell like Orange Oil and Burt’s Bees.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkuHftouo-2a0VVqiyCT7jKgB2QxVRs2gk-9mVqSImIo6jyDUnE-smzMB9GWjQYrcNPRfRnr4uxZ0iSgR3ryE2kHgM01W_Svpq_2leYJ4o34VT0631atcH8qCcn8uXKaYaDtedQwoWUZf/s1600-h/DSC_3331.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkuHftouo-2a0VVqiyCT7jKgB2QxVRs2gk-9mVqSImIo6jyDUnE-smzMB9GWjQYrcNPRfRnr4uxZ0iSgR3ryE2kHgM01W_Svpq_2leYJ4o34VT0631atcH8qCcn8uXKaYaDtedQwoWUZf/s400/DSC_3331.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381758420255124306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiie4wt0tWsuOrqcDTFsWSdBb1JBpJN4qomvrmyuTvAoUkw6HY_7SejwThUCJtxaXg20m7pjfWgmtNq9xZqp50aEMDnYnxxiaf66hTGQKKdcO0r6z3GwkQeOK6B92fJqxOJ1b9zO6Aeeqp/s1600-h/DSC_3203.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiie4wt0tWsuOrqcDTFsWSdBb1JBpJN4qomvrmyuTvAoUkw6HY_7SejwThUCJtxaXg20m7pjfWgmtNq9xZqp50aEMDnYnxxiaf66hTGQKKdcO0r6z3GwkQeOK6B92fJqxOJ1b9zO6Aeeqp/s400/DSC_3203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381762041761460578" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">For trimming out the joints rather than cut strips of plywood, I used pine screen door trim for $12 for four eight-foot pieces. The shellac made it a nice amber match and the edges were cleaner than the originals.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBsFlw9s5jTWprV-Plh5jeJhmntCeNCUas2j6WVS3m5HTIiCP-aVFBXVNNx2mReAiTimfI9lfBJZTr0nicff-vJXI61lp4tvYuTEsosaCEdg9nFl4oC0Myju9rE_0odld9rAA_5h6RE2J/s1600-h/DSC_3324.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBsFlw9s5jTWprV-Plh5jeJhmntCeNCUas2j6WVS3m5HTIiCP-aVFBXVNNx2mReAiTimfI9lfBJZTr0nicff-vJXI61lp4tvYuTEsosaCEdg9nFl4oC0Myju9rE_0odld9rAA_5h6RE2J/s400/DSC_3324.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381764014722966466" border="0" /></a><br />Since I removed all the strips in the front, matching trim wasn’t an issue. I also used two sticks of ½” quarter round for $6 along the ceiling/wall seam on both sides.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-NFq84MX3ltzmfOCUzQShngWy49fiAcYlAOHhUZ7kY-fdYTJh-XkLiRue2iOUNu-o4tXU7z522ZHHLIW0TK7SBtoc7HgxKSIWGj2F7f_KhXMcDVntxJj8mpTR_OU2UbihSIC3zcPlh6h/s1600-h/DSC_3316.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-NFq84MX3ltzmfOCUzQShngWy49fiAcYlAOHhUZ7kY-fdYTJh-XkLiRue2iOUNu-o4tXU7z522ZHHLIW0TK7SBtoc7HgxKSIWGj2F7f_KhXMcDVntxJj8mpTR_OU2UbihSIC3zcPlh6h/s400/DSC_3316.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381758382310029682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I chose this so I could hide my 12-volt wiring, running from the kitchen cabinets to the front cabinet over the dinette.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Now about shellac, the stuff dries fast. I’m not talking about over night here; I mean it dries in minutes. You have to move fast. <o:p></o:p>If I had it to do over, I would look into thinning it and would apply the shellac before installing panels. I suggest disposable brushes, having everything ready to do at once, and plan on two coats with sanding in between.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I got the interior done just in time to pick up my finished upholstery or so I thought. Turns out it wasn’t finished.</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> We finally picked it up a few days later. We had a little trouble haggling on how much was owed, the original quoted price or the “oh, here is your bill with an inflated price,” price. Let’s just say I would have been more willing to pay more if I had any indication that the price would be higher than the quote. Unfortunately, this occurred at pick-up. The upholstery is beautiful. It ties in to the outside paint colors, the Formica, and the swooshes in the original tile. We ended up paying $460 for the labor on the upholstery, which I know those of you who have priced it will think is a steal, but it was the agreed upon price. It is the principle of the thing, you know? Anyway, we are very happy with the way it looks. My mother-in-law finished up all 11 curtains for us complete with the blackout liner to keep our new seats from fading, and they really finish the deal.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9zCZKE9YbC1yQvCvxZeyypJFBKyvmY3olcuyqWznCZz0AK1rTeZRJeBe6HcxDvWUPfPG38gI0vuB014P_WZMZiMMOhAIT4squRKB3GEtL-u_nnwuwilx1zbtMBfDJVqFA6pD_wJ1mRxy/s1600-h/DSC_3325.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9zCZKE9YbC1yQvCvxZeyypJFBKyvmY3olcuyqWznCZz0AK1rTeZRJeBe6HcxDvWUPfPG38gI0vuB014P_WZMZiMMOhAIT4squRKB3GEtL-u_nnwuwilx1zbtMBfDJVqFA6pD_wJ1mRxy/s400/DSC_3325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381758399096642338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakCPMyCvW5Pk_VTFyZfWYXDkBM3DN8bdNCjWCt6YOwPJjruYD8rRE6W6kLfCmPNxzQblzBlbtMBSX0aKaI7CABtUxRpTULchtANCLrqJolnEnkW3PStj6TB7gcO9YucorHwnFUIKngbG6/s1600-h/DSC_3329.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakCPMyCvW5Pk_VTFyZfWYXDkBM3DN8bdNCjWCt6YOwPJjruYD8rRE6W6kLfCmPNxzQblzBlbtMBSX0aKaI7CABtUxRpTULchtANCLrqJolnEnkW3PStj6TB7gcO9YucorHwnFUIKngbG6/s400/DSC_3329.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381758410425553266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9KEDu4k6J-QadeWN5ll0LvwGUyZQ3uJ126UibAABE8xlbjk1FrHtyexSh1nyfHeQLQlC6sIrHY7K6YQMDRpAyvGc6jkeTPCRwr-JTdU0nYhEy84RTsvt43asuV_l14qLRVlgRobKPmmK/s1600-h/DSC_3332.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9KEDu4k6J-QadeWN5ll0LvwGUyZQ3uJ126UibAABE8xlbjk1FrHtyexSh1nyfHeQLQlC6sIrHY7K6YQMDRpAyvGc6jkeTPCRwr-JTdU0nYhEy84RTsvt43asuV_l14qLRVlgRobKPmmK/s400/DSC_3332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381764006236580802" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">She did a fabulous job and saved us some dough having someone else make them. She worked hard to get them done in just about a week, </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">and we owe her big time. I installed cheap café style rods and rings for about $40 to hang the curtains. With the added bulk of the blackout along with the already heavy curtain material themselves, the rings allow the curtains to bunch nicely without covering too much window when open, especially on the front panoramic window. I think everything turned out great, still looks period, if only with a little more modern color and really brightens up the space.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">So, if you are following along, so far we have: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Trailer<span style=""> </span>$900 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Bearing Repack<span style=""> </span>$100 </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Steel<span style=""> </span>$10<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Sealant<span style=""> </span>$10</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Fan-Tastic Fan<span style=""> </span>$140<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Three Sheets 1/8 Birch<span style=""> </span>$50<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">3M Polish<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>$18<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Buffer Pad<span style=""> </span>$12<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Mothers Aluminum Polish<span style=""> </span>$8</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">TSP Cleaner/Paint Prep<span style=""> </span>$8<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Rollers, brushes and trays<span style=""> </span>$30</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Frog Tape <span style=""> </span>$10<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Etching Primer<span style=""> </span>$5</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Goo Gone<span style=""> </span>$3<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Paint 3 Gallons<span style=""> </span>$98<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Foam<span style=""> </span>$250<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Upholstery Fabric<span style=""> </span>$510<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Curtain & Pillow Fabric<span style=""> </span>$80<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Glass<span style=""> </span>$50</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Glass Seal<span style=""> </span>$72<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Backframe Gasket<span style=""> </span>$80</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Pile Weatherstrip<span style=""> </span>$6<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Vinyl Weatherstrip<span style=""> </span>$5</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Silicone Discs<span style=""> </span>$5<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Butyl Tape<span style=""> </span>$15<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Screws<span style=""> </span>$70<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Chains <span style=""> </span>$10<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Harness<span style=""> </span>$6<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Teardrop Lights<span style=""> </span>$20</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Sway Bar<span style=""> </span>$45<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Metal Plates<span style=""> </span>$2<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Wire and Outlets<span style=""> </span>$54</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Power Supply<span style=""> </span>$20<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Water Fill Lid SOLD<span style=""> </span>-$20<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Watco Stain<span style=""> </span>$20<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Bullseye Shellac<span style=""> </span>$8<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Howard’s Wax<span style=""> </span>$10</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Trim<span style=""> </span>$18<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Upholstery Labor<span style=""> </span>$460</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Curtain Hardware<span style=""> </span>$40</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Bringing our tally to: <span style=""> </span>$3,238</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">So, we are now officially over my $3,000 estimate, but I think it is almost there…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Until next time dear readers, shasta la vista...<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-NFq84MX3ltzmfOCUzQShngWy49fiAcYlAOHhUZ7kY-fdYTJh-XkLiRue2iOUNu-o4tXU7z522ZHHLIW0TK7SBtoc7HgxKSIWGj2F7f_KhXMcDVntxJj8mpTR_OU2UbihSIC3zcPlh6h/s1600-h/DSC_3316.JPG"></a>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-67388297674877751012009-09-14T00:19:00.003-05:002009-09-14T00:30:03.029-05:00Up and Coming<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">On a lighter note, I have made some finishing touches to the camper and while it isn't what I would call finished, it did make it to the first annual Oklahoma Vintage Trailer Rally. I will post pics of the rally soon as well as finishing the interior birch, our new fabulous upholstery and curtains, as well as a few other little odds and ends like painting wheels in the rain and trying building the wings. So bear with me. I know you have been visiting every day and I have disappointed you, but I have more to come. I just got tunnel vision trying to finish this thing before the rally and ran out of time, And on top of that, my computer was down for a few days last week as well. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I will post several new posts over the next few days.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jeremy</span></span>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-87546607895920255412009-09-13T23:57:00.009-05:002009-09-15T08:59:29.112-05:00Weiss<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuv8dCTXiHrjhZ6twxml_xdGJ37qWME_JJ2mDVAgt4pDbq3VXh6vUEh0WkhrraZ9jq0hRnyNrUMzlfHtyEM2QNK8Clj5j7T5D4zFDQakGnTaalSSB412brfZyycmy_cbBDCn5bVIAUWZ1y/s1600-h/12-10-04+047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 384px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuv8dCTXiHrjhZ6twxml_xdGJ37qWME_JJ2mDVAgt4pDbq3VXh6vUEh0WkhrraZ9jq0hRnyNrUMzlfHtyEM2QNK8Clj5j7T5D4zFDQakGnTaalSSB412brfZyycmy_cbBDCn5bVIAUWZ1y/s400/12-10-04+047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381187357815094194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Weiss<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">January 1996-September 2009<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I am taking you away from the Shasta for the moment to hold a moment of silence for my camping and outdoor companion of the last thirteen and a half years. Weiss was a good dog, he was a smart dog, and he must have had 20 lives becau</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">se he was a damn lucky dog. He wandered up as a puppy my second year of college. He was w</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">eak and infested with fleas and worms but a quick trip to the vet solved all his woes and we were off on adventures from that day forth. I new he was lucky when after living at my house for only about a week, he was about 3 months old at the time, he jumped up onto the counter and ate an entire chocolate cake. I called the vet asking what I should do, “If he isn’t dead already he’ll make it.” he replied. </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Then along came the fencing issue. Weiss didn’t exactly adhere to boundaries. He could clear a five foot chain link fence and climb a 6 foot privacy fence. We nicknamed him the Velociraptor, because he would systematically test the electric fence looking for an escape path. He visited the pound so many times in those first few years that they knew him and me on sight. Once he even went straight to the pound after escaping, hey t</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">hree squares a day and lots of other dogs to sniff and bark at right? He was a party dog; we had to make sure we picked up the half full cups at the end of the night or he would clean up for us an</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">d sleep all day the next day. He learned to hunt squirrels from our neighbor’s pet wolf-hybrid, a skill he applied as often as he could. He dug a raccoon out of its den once and fought it in th</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">e water for about 4 hours before becoming exhausted, tattered, and sinking, while I called him from the bank. I finally waded out close enough to grab him. He had tick paralysis once and spent three days in doggy ER on IVs getting every test the OSU Vet School knew to give only to come bounding out later saying “Okay, what’s n</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">ext?” My old roommate taught him all kinds of party tricks; we made him lay down, sit, beg, stand up, and play dead so many times that often times he would run through the repertoire just for fun. Once, when I was living in Jenks, he escaped and found a high school party. Some drunken teenage girls called and asked if I had a dog that liked to stand on his hind legs and then play dead for hamburgers. I told</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> them he would do anything for a treat.</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">He made the annual trek out to the cabin in New Mexico every winter with my friends and me. He loved every minute of it. He would bound through the snow chasing any wild life he could find. He chased a herd of Elk in a valley once until we weren’t sure he was coming back. He went left and herded them right then ran right and herded the rest left. It was like a battle scene from an old movie as a hundred elk collided. He wen</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">t on camping trips with me in Oklahoma and Arkansas. </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I couldn’t have asked for a smarter or tougher dog. In the end, it was the tumor that got him. Had it not been for that, the damn stubborn dog might have just kept on going. On his last day we spent the afternoon together. He had a cheeseburger as we sat in the park before his last visit to the vet. 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I have be</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">en working on the trailer, but I have been too busy to post. I have been working on the wiring, bot</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">h 110 volt and 12 volt.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">When I pulled the power cord from the trailer a mo</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">nth ago, one of the brass blades broke off and came with it. Better now than in camp; it would be a pain to have to hard wire a cord in the campground. I just pulled the whole unit and scrapped</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> it.</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> It was pretty crusty anyway. Don’t worry; I put it in a box for you purists out there. The</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> water fill got a little beat up during removal before paint and the bowl was damaged, so it went in the box too. The lid I sold to somebody on one of the Shasta groups for $20, so </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">a little </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">money went back into the Shasta kitty. I bought two round metal electrical plates at Lowe</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">’s</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> f</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">or a</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">bout $1 each. These I painted to match and screwed on wi</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">th a little putty tape for weather proofing.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNg_ELbNurZzkJcJN_piAmKCjZOuYOcXFnXj6yqJWK_OkUDw9NJjd_6jeuHHh0hFrY_qbk3ChmvR6lqOztzi1IETO8vvo1SemIxWSW2oj_yhz_dq0nAH12TP2ScnXTaf3FILI-e5DtHff/s1600-h/DSC_3218.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNg_ELbNurZzkJcJN_piAmKCjZOuYOcXFnXj6yqJWK_OkUDw9NJjd_6jeuHHh0hFrY_qbk3ChmvR6lqOztzi1IETO8vvo1SemIxWSW2oj_yhz_dq0nAH12TP2ScnXTaf3FILI-e5DtHff/s400/DSC_3218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374696781789277298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-vHd9wADcbcpEgO3A5Up2Qv2epXY0nmUVPFJuylLnkVDL1ordHyOWK-Oey4Dlg4wmfu_10CaeYlE7UMJfAGQWsJ7aI2Jz4HJ32IrFX5KsPQwgz3XquWsV4lo5tj2-Zu9-J70amlxcJzg/s1600-h/DSC_3219.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-vHd9wADcbcpEgO3A5Up2Qv2epXY0nmUVPFJuylLnkVDL1ordHyOWK-Oey4Dlg4wmfu_10CaeYlE7UMJfAGQWsJ7aI2Jz4HJ32IrFX5KsPQwgz3XquWsV4lo5tj2-Zu9-J70amlxcJzg/s400/DSC_3219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374696791243117138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_awLiGTeIhyAfCsfjkOAdq8cTCFzxEZIwwcy-4t9iuRRCCLDhPy_Kz9crsNSmzvKjoz5rdvHKEwZWk2v9pk63vnKRE8G0hXRy5Fa9WtR767GEoPf_yTl7QFLwOPQWqUD_HtrbSUPwd4W1/s1600-h/DSC_3220.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_awLiGTeIhyAfCsfjkOAdq8cTCFzxEZIwwcy-4t9iuRRCCLDhPy_Kz9crsNSmzvKjoz5rdvHKEwZWk2v9pk63vnKRE8G0hXRy5Fa9WtR767GEoPf_yTl7QFLwOPQWqUD_HtrbSUPwd4W1/s400/DSC_3220.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374696800259712018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The water inlet is city water only and comes out underneath courtesy of one of the two previous owners. It works and saves me paying $15 for a cheap plastic inlet or mucho dinero for a fancy metal one.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">When it came time to do a new power inlet, I just couldn’t justify the cost of a Marinco, so I got creative. I wanted a couple waterproof outlets under the trailer for various things (radio, air pump, fan, etc.), so I wired in a couple boxes underneath u</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">sing heavy-duty 12/3 extension cord.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44QecJwKO2oIZpi_CrYN7w7cVQnl0s_AJ1LI1r31_Da6LHvvHk0te34lfK-YXmw3bevXV3DsWxoYm9CPOEtgfuni_xfFjA1wXy_xTfx-O4nzTQUfz1j0vN6oCyB3-8TkhZs8IjnO3XdkE/s1600-h/DSC_3184.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44QecJwKO2oIZpi_CrYN7w7cVQnl0s_AJ1LI1r31_Da6LHvvHk0te34lfK-YXmw3bevXV3DsWxoYm9CPOEtgfuni_xfFjA1wXy_xTfx-O4nzTQUfz1j0vN6oCyB3-8TkhZs8IjnO3XdkE/s400/DSC_3184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374686837192764866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFLpSIeGNkcou5E98teZB2rrMoTp1bzUWavNujyefuqUkDans6CGfafxVnMx35iJexmjmbfZZITxTNAJeDGdM4zZjRs56KeilAKmOPEH95WJj6cbFSbN3CDbDzHj_9TYKZczYRzC67DK2/s1600-h/DSC_3181.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFLpSIeGNkcou5E98teZB2rrMoTp1bzUWavNujyefuqUkDans6CGfafxVnMx35iJexmjmbfZZITxTNAJeDGdM4zZjRs56KeilAKmOPEH95WJj6cbFSbN3CDbDzHj_9TYKZczYRzC67DK2/s400/DSC_3181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374700021597156962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiR5SpDnUEygnGMj2dXobMPwWzBesmyG4dSfKTxOf4q_fXn_1J4-7gTpb5J1LZAxszTo8H8uUwGBGgftqPdt8NIKvSvbtGW2a4Ua45PZnP1mChhGBk-wH_LxuGt23UWi_3IcG_IR2Y1vxy/s1600-h/DSC_3182.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiR5SpDnUEygnGMj2dXobMPwWzBesmyG4dSfKTxOf4q_fXn_1J4-7gTpb5J1LZAxszTo8H8uUwGBGgftqPdt8NIKvSvbtGW2a4Ua45PZnP1mChhGBk-wH_LxuGt23UWi_3IcG_IR2Y1vxy/s400/DSC_3182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374700025278878130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiop_df7H27pgTb__GRLNykHCVCyhFuAMpZPU5yBcgLBsNLyzcXOg0fC8WBwUUWCce824FT6xBVX9vqTeQAnQz6pvKnscfTLHMeNcEhHOFGrRU55JCpRGBV4ys6GlzLndkBIvpgcvnJE9EZ/s1600-h/DSC_3183.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiop_df7H27pgTb__GRLNykHCVCyhFuAMpZPU5yBcgLBsNLyzcXOg0fC8WBwUUWCce824FT6xBVX9vqTeQAnQz6pvKnscfTLHMeNcEhHOFGrRU55JCpRGBV4ys6GlzLndkBIvpgcvnJE9EZ/s400/DSC_3183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374686826811534834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I wanted the heavy jacket of the cord and the flexibility of the stranded wire. I also wired in two boxes inside the trailer, one in the wardrobe where the microwave sits above the fridge, and one under the dinette.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLl9aFf7DbtA_KfuOoo4O1RRrW-5UppBrwY9mnLldK5pit23UIXbb6KmNVE85hs-4pD6SFaj7C62us9TNZcTUb7tMjuTiMWCqo0_s6Lk6wssLCeRb96hQR2ZTvWJ2PgD_lhV6x0A0rSjYO/s1600-h/DSC_3179.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLl9aFf7DbtA_KfuOoo4O1RRrW-5UppBrwY9mnLldK5pit23UIXbb6KmNVE85hs-4pD6SFaj7C62us9TNZcTUb7tMjuTiMWCqo0_s6Lk6wssLCeRb96hQR2ZTvWJ2PgD_lhV6x0A0rSjYO/s400/DSC_3179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374700011462772738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UMn0RyaDgpWdrlr4RYSEJ9Mbef-cJWFoo8QN_HdfTHnGOCgUTAfrO0EfeY3X62sNujGY8B_3Kj4v1B1gbdox4jhYdg9W_ZBi14Ss5Zp9MEGNi6b9D_siL-VGYAoPm7Dg2kX4j4hQ3oSX/s1600-h/DSC_3178.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UMn0RyaDgpWdrlr4RYSEJ9Mbef-cJWFoo8QN_HdfTHnGOCgUTAfrO0EfeY3X62sNujGY8B_3Kj4v1B1gbdox4jhYdg9W_ZBi14Ss5Zp9MEGNi6b9D_siL-VGYAoPm7Dg2kX4j4hQ3oSX/s400/DSC_3178.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374686817772852034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfh0Giz1crB-ROPtyw613qXicqsbVIHyoBP1SMfOsMoJXqKbseUTIsXtIV39lKV-QkeU7UZZP_ybE8kgD-CJVM8qJ-fUUhlLRmMyAqZGvivpaNgy0Cp10heao_1I8F1RkEB1Iyn76ufxS/s1600-h/DSC_3223.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfh0Giz1crB-ROPtyw613qXicqsbVIHyoBP1SMfOsMoJXqKbseUTIsXtIV39lKV-QkeU7UZZP_ybE8kgD-CJVM8qJ-fUUhlLRmMyAqZGvivpaNgy0Cp10heao_1I8F1RkEB1Iyn76ufxS/s400/DSC_3223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374696804478520626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">So now the camper has eight grounded outlets, assuming I have a grounded outlet to plug into. For a power source I created a double male power cord. Now I just plug one end into the waterproof outlet and the other into the power source. The key is to plug the cord into the camper first so I don’t accidentally shock myself. I will use a small bungee to keep the cord from coming unplugged. The waterproof outlets were $10 each, the cords were on sale for $15 each, and the additional interior outlets were about $2 each at Lowe’s. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">For a 12-volt power source I was going to use an old computer power supply, but I was at my favorite junk store the other day and picked up a 110 to 12 volt power supply normally used in home security systems for $20.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitM_NstiQLd6hlXaoYHvTD52vjhG0pfy62J56W-Ki6JlbB-TNoZbFOXBRFql5hSmcwWs5UyAvaudC6aywQaqSMihMBF5EMhki3UztA6i_9d6BfoT1xdJ7DP_65Yup2B-L00lq2T-SEafYA/s1600-h/DSC_3172.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitM_NstiQLd6hlXaoYHvTD52vjhG0pfy62J56W-Ki6JlbB-TNoZbFOXBRFql5hSmcwWs5UyAvaudC6aywQaqSMihMBF5EMhki3UztA6i_9d6BfoT1xdJ7DP_65Yup2B-L00lq2T-SEafYA/s400/DSC_3172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374682137994624530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">It puts out about 4 amps, which is more than enough for my Fan-Tastic fan, and a few other small lights. I wired the Fan-Tastic fan using a short length of 14/3 wire. The power supply requires a small load on its 5-volt power in order for the 12-volt power to come on, pretty much like a computer power supply. For this I just used an old 12-volt bulb, which should last pretty much forever because it is only running on 5 volts. I ran all of my wires into this box for my connections. This way my wire nuts are protected.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwwym0-1zQVA50YFwnvbLQLsTPaGKZMQrf0Ns0Bz73S893DYAokJIyXl8jU2XuqYtIBNxiges7TyREcsjL2XJkf0TjHnxB9XlPE0hKYC3WKDMGufViXi4Dm0VQauPiAwUZonUy335yD-J/s1600-h/DSC_3175.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwwym0-1zQVA50YFwnvbLQLsTPaGKZMQrf0Ns0Bz73S893DYAokJIyXl8jU2XuqYtIBNxiges7TyREcsjL2XJkf0TjHnxB9XlPE0hKYC3WKDMGufViXi4Dm0VQauPiAwUZonUy335yD-J/s400/DSC_3175.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374682151010541906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Here you can see the wiring before and after the additional outlets were connected to the fuse box.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtQ-4zz3KK3MZkkucmpkvZ5859WXthiUU2ceQYpPnPHXHutuo0Okc5Pat-RUdK-429suqemeeDLLA6_lswuhuFLH6za3YuE1r2fE-rAvYel28ebp-n5z9uwukyughjMc2sWhR-jmoGvXC/s1600-h/DSC_3167.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtQ-4zz3KK3MZkkucmpkvZ5859WXthiUU2ceQYpPnPHXHutuo0Okc5Pat-RUdK-429suqemeeDLLA6_lswuhuFLH6za3YuE1r2fE-rAvYel28ebp-n5z9uwukyughjMc2sWhR-jmoGvXC/s400/DSC_3167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374682122113590018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHd2LrN1v5ujV3lawEMJYddYksi8LAuRpFltrZUbl-dD5MSQ5Rc-xd6be4aghpyvPXycod9LofnlWZRobMJukDorz77jY-1qUH0uUT5SJZlgF_Hf4sWHhG7ANoRIJNwSGBPcqMYnukTm7v/s400/DSC_3169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374682129659912258" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The fantastic fan whirred to life and moves a lot of air through the trailer.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11Q-Rz3sZq2he8AnnpZwjo28H6YE8eGHxu_E8T98klGhR_-FR0Hgu3kVw79kiCXkKur31qTj3qEgxBPAcZUo4U90uMfRgR0yHXAUTVG3Woed2oJAkswJkxebYFfMHs3wf_tnJ2BcM01U2/s1600-h/DSC_3176.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11Q-Rz3sZq2he8AnnpZwjo28H6YE8eGHxu_E8T98klGhR_-FR0Hgu3kVw79kiCXkKur31qTj3qEgxBPAcZUo4U90uMfRgR0yHXAUTVG3Woed2oJAkswJkxebYFfMHs3wf_tnJ2BcM01U2/s400/DSC_3176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374686809838857618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">In the future, I will run wire for some LED lights, the light over the bunk and use it to trickle charge a 12-volt marine battery.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">So, if you are following along, so far we have:<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span 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vista...<o:p></o:p></span></p>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-73255255011458689662009-08-14T09:28:00.010-05:002009-08-14T11:31:24.998-05:00Trailer Hitch and Wiring<o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> 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table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I also did a little work on the trailer wires and hitch s</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">etup last </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">weekend. The wires turned into a rat’s nest of splices, dangling wires, broken grounds and lots of small pin holes in the insulation from years of testing. I cut the wires far enough back to av</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">oid any trouble spots.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilinHwexDzuNmytV7DQSHqtnQRtuLzC2CEMR13lPe1-wP5u9NMYVyuHiHVR2DJN_kADYDEn-HChrd1kf35OGvBPW77vvvqOAYhRBd9dqLmeQG867MGtAJnQK661zYKRMUs0YvWDLcFKYf8/s1600-h/DSC_2716.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilinHwexDzuNmytV7DQSHqtnQRtuLzC2CEMR13lPe1-wP5u9NMYVyuHiHVR2DJN_kADYDEn-HChrd1kf35OGvBPW77vvvqOAYhRBd9dqLmeQG867MGtAJnQK661zYKRMUs0YvWDLcFKYf8/s400/DSC_2716.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369837900464750018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I saved the cluster as reference for matching wires since the lights worked off and on during the journey from <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Wisconsin</st1:place></st1:state>. I also took pictures when I disconnected the lights for painting to cut down on confusion. For the new harness I purchased a trailer en</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">d harness for about $6 from Wal-Mart. It was a little short, so I soldered </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">another length of trailer harness left over from a previous trailer project that was in my wiring toolbox.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZntFpr0O7Y0HX4nE3qzrAUVZNvJGHHPVqhvpXO_kE68_NIFmbI3dQdtlv7jz7LO1EyNH4RQSsKXtfktx1uTKrCMegFiy5Aop2Rs2YNsPJ-5yyJuFfpgCqtLBW2-S2r6PAPmxRlBJ6FfY/s1600-h/DSC_2713.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZntFpr0O7Y0HX4nE3qzrAUVZNvJGHHPVqhvpXO_kE68_NIFmbI3dQdtlv7jz7LO1EyNH4RQSsKXtfktx1uTKrCMegFiy5Aop2Rs2YNsPJ-5yyJuFfpgCqtLBW2-S2r6PAPmxRlBJ6FfY/s400/DSC_2713.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369837886124380210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I used a length of old compressor air hose that I salvaged from my dad when he got a new one to cover the</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> ha</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">rness where it comes up from the belly of the trailer.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5-KQ9M3ontezMQvgBfnGhOFnieDpP602riSdrKkVY6kbTH71V_TSatWEZu8fxhL1pKH2IgIEMCTMbrzwrO4ulVKPnAfEdSJ7KHQrxzSW3GHvo-B0HLuUtS_Or7UZTDd-SBq4s0ivwKuW/s1600-h/DSC_2719.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5-KQ9M3ontezMQvgBfnGhOFnieDpP602riSdrKkVY6kbTH71V_TSatWEZu8fxhL1pKH2IgIEMCTMbrzwrO4ulVKPnAfEdSJ7KHQrxzSW3GHvo-B0HLuUtS_Or7UZTDd-SBq4s0ivwKuW/s400/DSC_2719.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369837906519409010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIsgqEYr7gjN8uWiHHmqKpCr3F9IZx3D6kvdlNmaLo-h2M6FIfFFTZiE-PAXWJKX4_zy0j8a7LArjoDH5vVQ__NjYf9KPe7X3K6mF7NnxaCRnksOGD2H0o9JwL-epnkks2XW1St1HOg1D/s1600-h/DSC_2721.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIsgqEYr7gjN8uWiHHmqKpCr3F9IZx3D6kvdlNmaLo-h2M6FIfFFTZiE-PAXWJKX4_zy0j8a7LArjoDH5vVQ__NjYf9KPe7X3K6mF7NnxaCRnksOGD2H0o9JwL-epnkks2XW1St1HOg1D/s400/DSC_2721.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369841990195424818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">This helps protect the harness from shorts as it rubs on the frame during transit or should I forget to plug it in and drag it down the highway. Would I do that? Nah, never. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Should you have an already dissected harness and you are wondering what is what, here is the skinny. On the trailer, the green wire goes to the four teardrop lights, the license plate light and the small running light bulb in the Bargman taillights.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZgUmbpu-71fZ1w7TbC1NXXq3CUOVdCw5BGM9F1GXear1HJkY72x1-kOOpVA3oo2O-5IFo1qg8vzSQfOckUBzaiZyovKdMhntnZQ0USmi0FhukFEjku6DbiBbIkswnZ-KWNc_TP38WYzp/s1600-h/DSC_2500.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZgUmbpu-71fZ1w7TbC1NXXq3CUOVdCw5BGM9F1GXear1HJkY72x1-kOOpVA3oo2O-5IFo1qg8vzSQfOckUBzaiZyovKdMhntnZQ0USmi0FhukFEjku6DbiBbIkswnZ-KWNc_TP38WYzp/s400/DSC_2500.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369829374585324802" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The black wire goes to the dim filament in the large bulb in the Bargman taillights, sort of a second running light. The red wire goes to the bright filament in the left Bargman,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> the left turn/brake light.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlfErtiPU1i__C7hOdApNRJzM0ohSvrZ2lcro7vXqx6Gd1aMktB7QyOrjQY1VTjxgAPeGgjT1CCqX-HyHtV42CUobwVsMtvTjdxDOKdU5lc4bjYA1AJv7yDxH649ELgqfGmVP6BaBL0fJ/s1600-h/DSC_2497.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlfErtiPU1i__C7hOdApNRJzM0ohSvrZ2lcro7vXqx6Gd1aMktB7QyOrjQY1VTjxgAPeGgjT1CCqX-HyHtV42CUobwVsMtvTjdxDOKdU5lc4bjYA1AJv7yDxH649ELgqfGmVP6BaBL0fJ/s400/DSC_2497.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369829353872815378" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The brown wire goes to the bright filament in the right bargman, the right turn/brake light.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xQAuRAwt7-wH4NqC_yWEhUmPwvvzHsGvdb1xtRoSH9s1b4M3hK8animwVX8tpaJcEego2agITk_7Nyz81HYpgcVUxndnWDcSzetpwys0sa6N3byPc6IL3wIuKBkyOH4Fay3DEEbzW4Td/s1600-h/DSC_2499.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xQAuRAwt7-wH4NqC_yWEhUmPwvvzHsGvdb1xtRoSH9s1b4M3hK8animwVX8tpaJcEego2agITk_7Nyz81HYpgcVUxndnWDcSzetpwys0sa6N3byPc6IL3wIuKBkyOH4Fay3DEEbzW4Td/s400/DSC_2499.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369829362504958738" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">When you hook up a modern four-post harness to the existing wires, it should look like this: harness white wire grounded to the frame and body of the trailer; yellow left turn/brake wire connected to the red left/brake light wire on the trailer; green right turn/brake wire connected to the brown right turn/brake wire on the trailer; and finally, brown running light wire connected to the green running light wire on the trailer.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpE4R4BlqJ7QMuAyETSqD0Kscd1DXHaviwlC52nE5jd5GfLO1iuuYebuihA7fdoZteJDFhLYr6ZZUGp_AwVVoFD_ZR6s0B7ktBKLrn25nga7-8-HGvrhrF1a5raC1g6bPI5wOAmg0Lorl/s1600-h/DSC_2727.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpE4R4BlqJ7QMuAyETSqD0Kscd1DXHaviwlC52nE5jd5GfLO1iuuYebuihA7fdoZteJDFhLYr6ZZUGp_AwVVoFD_ZR6s0B7ktBKLrn25nga7-8-HGvrhrF1a5raC1g6bPI5wOAmg0Lorl/s400/DSC_2727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369837920679155426" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I also connected brown wire to the black wire. I think that you could either connect this wire to the running light system or just cut it short and leave it disconnected. I used wire nuts to connect to the wiring on the trailer so that I can change things up in the future, i.e., trailer brakes, charging system, back-up lights, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I reused the existing bargman taillights. The bases were pretty rusty, but I wire brushed around screw holes for better grounding and replaced the bulbs using contact silicone to prevent highway light flicker. I reinstalled the bases using putty tape to insure no water leaks behind the base.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hwnPNPfG1kFmQUDHKBCT3ut3JNo3CbGIvynaAkmIXPqLWuYTsxmw72N3-lF7-R4pymzXaMjT989O-VT9KjD9s9215nci9o_Xg-H8oSfcdt9Xkvhwmym5xaEf62uZVmiHTGwwPHcdI-mN/s1600-h/DSC_2697.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hwnPNPfG1kFmQUDHKBCT3ut3JNo3CbGIvynaAkmIXPqLWuYTsxmw72N3-lF7-R4pymzXaMjT989O-VT9KjD9s9215nci9o_Xg-H8oSfcdt9Xkvhwmym5xaEf62uZVmiHTGwwPHcdI-mN/s400/DSC_2697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369836883595310210" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I cleaned up the lenses and put them back on.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizudSlM2GfTuslcToEMhzo85fUJX7H9u1cZYmjmww7wgpSLZVd4UmKAXZKEFpbZXPcvLbPGw4k-gg3aLKLyIENT3XPl2TLTGPN26yzPOLrAEXcDSn8VOe39OjN-xl-DIelO66KnZeDCNxx/s1600-h/DSC_2699.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizudSlM2GfTuslcToEMhzo85fUJX7H9u1cZYmjmww7wgpSLZVd4UmKAXZKEFpbZXPcvLbPGw4k-gg3aLKLyIENT3XPl2TLTGPN26yzPOLrAEXcDSn8VOe39OjN-xl-DIelO66KnZeDCNxx/s400/DSC_2699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369836888809249842" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">If Vintage Trailer Supply gets their new replacement lenses for the <a href="http://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/Bargman_No_99_p/vts-112.htm">Bargman Taillights</a>, I may replace them, but for now they are fine.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">For the teardrop lights, I ordered the <a href="http://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/Teardrop_Light_p/vts-214.htm">Teardrop Marker Lights</a> from VTS. Mine were rusted beyond repair and one was missing. These replicas have an aluminum base and the screw holes match perfectly, and at $5 each I thought they were a great deal.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lDJEtJBK2zdyQOsWNYcDBh8kzu3QFFgPljcnFoTmybs472iPo8ojc929FlNIJq73pFi-fzOFATBHzlWPqzofAyUZX4GWFjekOHkS-NbNAD-fjzf6PFplkaDT6D03WvQ0YHc3kEOQYr_4/s1600-h/DSC_2692.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lDJEtJBK2zdyQOsWNYcDBh8kzu3QFFgPljcnFoTmybs472iPo8ojc929FlNIJq73pFi-fzOFATBHzlWPqzofAyUZX4GWFjekOHkS-NbNAD-fjzf6PFplkaDT6D03WvQ0YHc3kEOQYr_4/s400/DSC_2692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369829385190531858" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I used a little putty tape on these as well.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_ZWFqqPZTjaGrf33LCmI9dZPNJLyIoNCBiJRmm_HiLSY_wxEb7HUYmtTRgc9yHcuQFB2EYSzlBeg0HavefLomi1HHAfd_x3CeYDNzTNIP-pgVBYr1P9f0PJFTv41MsP1AgNbu3-f9GVZ/s1600-h/DSC_2693.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_ZWFqqPZTjaGrf33LCmI9dZPNJLyIoNCBiJRmm_HiLSY_wxEb7HUYmtTRgc9yHcuQFB2EYSzlBeg0HavefLomi1HHAfd_x3CeYDNzTNIP-pgVBYr1P9f0PJFTv41MsP1AgNbu3-f9GVZ/s400/DSC_2693.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369829397990925794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I used wire nuts to connect all my lights. </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I like them better than crimp splices, and in the future I won’t have to cut the already short wires again.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7ieVwZHI4Uq37o6FIlIY25KC6hVyw_TvdvtYi0HzdyW6DTXUIBAuXPdHg9n9ZQJCFz8RAi21AhQE6pQR3KpKfNcmGsQrWXDMRjKMggwAPwF2mZ6QhyphenhyphenrIAwKyjG3Fv0MppEer2MtTXIai/s1600-h/DSC_2696.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7ieVwZHI4Uq37o6FIlIY25KC6hVyw_TvdvtYi0HzdyW6DTXUIBAuXPdHg9n9ZQJCFz8RAi21AhQE6pQR3KpKfNcmGsQrWXDMRjKMggwAPwF2mZ6QhyphenhyphenrIAwKyjG3Fv0MppEer2MtTXIai/s400/DSC_2696.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369836876228694082" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVOOBUhrQlyeFf8AHMWrG0-8fJvLGY3wxXfO7quIOkldTgaJkX1WnBeohhlVBpyLQ82XiBHbP1u-z0NX_CAchSySrTU5ylVEd2lnDqJbasjME9X6Fb4JeSxwDOZVwBHNY7LcL9vLWuxWr/s1600-h/DSC_2694.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVOOBUhrQlyeFf8AHMWrG0-8fJvLGY3wxXfO7quIOkldTgaJkX1WnBeohhlVBpyLQ82XiBHbP1u-z0NX_CAchSySrTU5ylVEd2lnDqJbasjME9X6Fb4JeSxwDOZVwBHNY7LcL9vLWuxWr/s400/DSC_2694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369836862953314114" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Someday I may put LEDs behind the teardrops and the brake lights, if I have problems with burnt out bulbs.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">After I got the lights functional, I moved on to the hitch. I bought new safety chains from Wal-Mart for $10 and a Reese Pro Friction Sway Control from eBay for $45. For the chains, I drilled a hole on either side of the hitch and attached them with ½” Grade 8 bolts. This way I can cross the chains to make a cradle in case the trailer comes off the hitch. The old chains attached at the same spot on the trailer, making this impossible before. For the sway control I had to drill five holes for the plate and bolt it on with 3/8” Grade 5 bolts.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_SG1z6ZcPge8Y5bMZo2soNXwk16uUB1smmKa1dx83o08yn6GFFZf8rIcX0X6zwYLuCnqN8wKUkaUb9U87P341D5DNrDR-fUW0qErAYN-3BBiSabkFzu2YmdXA-CSiv-httlOcXU-pIuo/s1600-h/DSC_2728.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_SG1z6ZcPge8Y5bMZo2soNXwk16uUB1smmKa1dx83o08yn6GFFZf8rIcX0X6zwYLuCnqN8wKUkaUb9U87P341D5DNrDR-fUW0qErAYN-3BBiSabkFzu2YmdXA-CSiv-httlOcXU-pIuo/s400/DSC_2728.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369838416746248882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I had a welder buddy of my father-in-law’s weld up a sway hitch attachment on the hitch that I had already been using.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspfZBi2Eyjj_nsZGyAh5JBapQ3Ic_ZBy35t2dwOEhpt_t2kd-DpZTqcjjh2_urfhQ66Ugh-DlYiw5uwGEMsJBurCwxUxKdrslIEvBivSPhcc_Up3fBcqsjREQweyJIzbFh_kOTHmmr9rc/s1600-h/DSC_2701.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspfZBi2Eyjj_nsZGyAh5JBapQ3Ic_ZBy35t2dwOEhpt_t2kd-DpZTqcjjh2_urfhQ66Ugh-DlYiw5uwGEMsJBurCwxUxKdrslIEvBivSPhcc_Up3fBcqsjREQweyJIzbFh_kOTHmmr9rc/s400/DSC_2701.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369836897701066930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I tested out the new setup on the way home from the farm and it worked great.</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> I </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">had trouble with sway before the sway bar when passing a semi on the highway, but now that isn't a problem. For $45 it makes for great peace of mind.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4_cEzC4OwdMzUDyV7Hfo6mkXKzV0_qnHix7oB2qud2lnJWvk368D8LaTJykfg3_UbvQ7mff19Lp2mayo2aWMIEiRJnakV6GlcMyiRRgrpFdX0jETW0zus5_nlcObO9MhyS0oFHXz-Qo5/s1600-h/DSC_2729.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4_cEzC4OwdMzUDyV7Hfo6mkXKzV0_qnHix7oB2qud2lnJWvk368D8LaTJykfg3_UbvQ7mff19Lp2mayo2aWMIEiRJnakV6GlcMyiRRgrpFdX0jETW0zus5_nlcObO9MhyS0oFHXz-Qo5/s400/DSC_2729.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369838424241291490" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">All in all, it was a very productive weekend. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">So, if you are following along, so far we have: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Trailer<span style=""> </span>$900 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Bearing Repack<span style=""> </span>$100 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Steel<span style=""> </span>$10<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Sealant<span style=""> </span>$10<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p 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style="font-family:Georgia;">Etching Primer<span style=""> </span>$5<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Goo Gone<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>$3<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Paint 3 Gallons<span style=""> </span>$98<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Foam<span style=""> </span>$250<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Upholstery Fabric<span style=""> </span>$510<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Curtain & Pillow Fabric<span style=""> </span>$80<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Glass<span style=""> </span>$50<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Glass Seal<span style=""> </span>$72<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Backframe 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class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Sway Bar<span style=""> </span>$45<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Bringing our tally to: <span style=""> </span>$2,626<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Until next time dear readers, shasta la vista...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-58852524047942681582009-08-13T13:26:00.010-05:002009-08-13T14:44:25.326-05:00Windows, Windows, Windows<o:smarttagtype 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They have been sitting in the corner ever since. Removing </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">th</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">e</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> glass is pretty straight forward. There are thin aluminum pressure strips that hold the glass in </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">the frame. These are held in with 8-32 x ¼” round washer head machine screws. The nuts are these funny little lock-nuts that I have only seen in erector sets.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifNdfTG8-fsz2QsIxcOELwTg01aQjpqS-tz6BJm4ZWAJUCy3qqeSXdWUvwy0sht7kagBWkA_-HbmKtTP3dZss6rQlkmpoLKfcpmzVaRWWESeNHZffI1nrWDgm7oQehEq1kJ9wapfwiutU/s1600-h/DSC_2626.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifNdfTG8-fsz2QsIxcOELwTg01aQjpqS-tz6BJm4ZWAJUCy3qqeSXdWUvwy0sht7kagBWkA_-HbmKtTP3dZss6rQlkmpoLKfcpmzVaRWWESeNHZffI1nrWDgm7oQehEq1kJ9wapfwiutU/s400/DSC_2626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369520536175918930" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1IOnwlPMofhf0BNXT1Yk1TAyo78yIe_Dm7ja8OzYlwuddyWCCVoEw_OkfspJEsfIZpfTzc6-fwksle7inrRHz_PZL-bIX9-MiB68k_KH8vS9ZgQQ9HR3MRGgQluypwPyqeaJMntUkbQ2/s1600-h/DSC_2665.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1IOnwlPMofhf0BNXT1Yk1TAyo78yIe_Dm7ja8OzYlwuddyWCCVoEw_OkfspJEsfIZpfTzc6-fwksle7inrRHz_PZL-bIX9-MiB68k_KH8vS9ZgQQ9HR3MRGgQluypwPyqeaJMntUkbQ2/s400/DSC_2665.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369523223784393426" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I used a stubby flat head screwdriver and a ¼” ratchet driver with a 11/32 socket to remove these. I also had to remove the bracket for the window lever operator at this time.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7F6jYXcuJHDpzFHO7yh2CiA7dyzi8brI0VmWsComF6rYQwT3ummbbGbZiR7rcQFj8NY_ZwRGrUGggsbgblZcmsLWU5-2hT9q1EZFlmAm0FadqyKzre4518n1IQLkQrNkRy-86athDh9GX/s1600-h/DSC_2628.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7F6jYXcuJHDpzFHO7yh2CiA7dyzi8brI0VmWsComF6rYQwT3ummbbGbZiR7rcQFj8NY_ZwRGrUGggsbgblZcmsLWU5-2hT9q1EZFlmAm0FadqyKzre4518n1IQLkQrNkRy-86athDh9GX/s400/DSC_2628.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369520545562468866" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwTT3lVdHAvGe6vXL48-SmyBGqfbMvfCbtztjtELIsYeUh78FHdANnwajJ3hP1SlTytfSayLdxQlLOV5HxjxR2xZR_giheydWUZzksgEf8dZSvoQxHE8uliMIibmGCh4GQjY-d8rTYLgJ/s1600-h/DSC_2630.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwTT3lVdHAvGe6vXL48-SmyBGqfbMvfCbtztjtELIsYeUh78FHdANnwajJ3hP1SlTytfSayLdxQlLOV5HxjxR2xZR_giheydWUZzksgEf8dZSvoQxHE8uliMIibmGCh4GQjY-d8rTYLgJ/s400/DSC_2630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369520551980637458" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Qd35PNdqy24niTyDH_Y4xzs7NBPmn-uxMOLDV16DEV3vTQD_ZkEV6oHdP9ARkG0SAqKev7xgrJNmNis9GD01IjtxzJyAp3sVMbn3IdetElnEvftzbPEjKoCsR9l19fYXugRhOEzpVOxq/s1600-h/DSC_2631.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Qd35PNdqy24niTyDH_Y4xzs7NBPmn-uxMOLDV16DEV3vTQD_ZkEV6oHdP9ARkG0SAqKev7xgrJNmNis9GD01IjtxzJyAp3sVMbn3IdetElnEvftzbPEjKoCsR9l19fYXugRhOEzpVOxq/s400/DSC_2631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369520555602289250" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdoVqIyXp7UV13emO5bPhZ4khM_g08EysZ2D0JQ4qzyZpMv9_UryPtAae0_D4Fv0_qmC0iIyR4sLKpjvQYHcjVDmDMOJOzi9Fkt79cvLcE4Ghz_JnZM74HF5AWPztndLGCkDbKErA5JK2/s1600-h/DSC_2634.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdoVqIyXp7UV13emO5bPhZ4khM_g08EysZ2D0JQ4qzyZpMv9_UryPtAae0_D4Fv0_qmC0iIyR4sLKpjvQYHcjVDmDMOJOzi9Fkt79cvLcE4Ghz_JnZM74HF5AWPztndLGCkDbKErA5JK2/s400/DSC_2634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369520572268499810" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Once the bracket was disassembled, I could open the window further to get to the last of the screws. I was careful not to over extend the window hi</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">nge; I was afraid of bending stuff too far. The stubby screwdriver came in really handy here.</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The screen is just stretched across the frame and tuck</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">ed into a little channel to tighten. I used a plastic putty knife to tighten things up becaus</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">e</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">it was nearby, but a screen rolling tool would have been nice for screen replacement.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSsslAtqJ5qde866q1g3hkidwmOTs9jVxrqqVsaTqiz6rj88j9SjBNSQ0-ASIL9lPNm8lxBnlK-pP-WXO9-Z6MdvxbzVa1J8fk7H53HVUoGxY3PfnL9GsT2R0hoaodRxE6ENOjAdEByc8/s1600-h/DSC_2706.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSsslAtqJ5qde866q1g3hkidwmOTs9jVxrqqVsaTqiz6rj88j9SjBNSQ0-ASIL9lPNm8lxBnlK-pP-WXO9-Z6MdvxbzVa1J8fk7H53HVUoGxY3PfnL9GsT2R0hoaodRxE6ENOjAdEByc8/s400/DSC_2706.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369527361848593730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I think that anyone who is handy could replace the screen, but if you are nervous, just take it to a hardware store.<span style=""> </span>I don’t think it will break the bank. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Once the aluminum pressure strips were remo</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">ved, I found a va</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">riety of goop sealing the glass in place.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVLh7KA1AN5zBMpllIZHe8my3bYXTXZvoiXP7mBpqcvWIKOe8Pt3HeVO31wnfb2THYaKRB1lFOzqKucciC7ji2wEae7v7XcqaqOzqta8jLpMZOLAtFgZorwH2DvjFwIVN38_1IKek3H2y/s1600-h/DSC_2636.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVLh7KA1AN5zBMpllIZHe8my3bYXTXZvoiXP7mBpqcvWIKOe8Pt3HeVO31wnfb2THYaKRB1lFOzqKucciC7ji2wEae7v7XcqaqOzqta8jLpMZOLAtFgZorwH2DvjFwIVN38_1IKek3H2y/s400/DSC_2636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369521824064858290" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The little window by the upper bunk had old vinyl weatherstrip, some had the original ¼” putty bead, some had silicone, and some had a combination of silicone and putty.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT3-FiBvitvsF9V_XFGIpijIy7K0Wf8ITexuZIftx9cImsmMd2JLyvAbWfDc8SVuGQ9O9ggxReGml-OhnffCu-y_-OgbZXtQ9LcTIghU5k7rapOJjMKg94-bAx_UN4cPZPAmpRbLu6_H_y/s1600-h/DSC_2639.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT3-FiBvitvsF9V_XFGIpijIy7K0Wf8ITexuZIftx9cImsmMd2JLyvAbWfDc8SVuGQ9O9ggxReGml-OhnffCu-y_-OgbZXtQ9LcTIghU5k7rapOJjMKg94-bAx_UN4cPZPAmpRbLu6_H_y/s400/DSC_2639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369521841749447938" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">This can be tricky; I used a razor blade to free the glass from the frame.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOR7FJQLctVf8OFAQQXr6W7mRN44p5uj54cPsMpcC-Lx7qohCBMs74_aVKpuNqnoxofE0JOmsWnwkKZwBxCD5FyIk2HkeaV73zayQta4SnPUfX2kuZ2v-Uv-TwR3r7I3l-MB2tL687Th8y/s1600-h/DSC_2638.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOR7FJQLctVf8OFAQQXr6W7mRN44p5uj54cPsMpcC-Lx7qohCBMs74_aVKpuNqnoxofE0JOmsWnwkKZwBxCD5FyIk2HkeaV73zayQta4SnPUfX2kuZ2v-Uv-TwR3r7I3l-MB2tL687Th8y/s400/DSC_2638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369521835062815970" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Go slowly and be careful or this can happen:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRubYdwowAPJfe2_BjR_qWO4UrzRspl27fco2KWJ0PX3OsXj9cBeQwzebmu92ppUZbxV5uxtdvstASgVQlD1YmFrpCDNUxWTZE4-DWVbTHF78n3UmPMGF8N0irORgClMe0tb4_2pBVVX7-/s1600-h/DSC_2653.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRubYdwowAPJfe2_BjR_qWO4UrzRspl27fco2KWJ0PX3OsXj9cBeQwzebmu92ppUZbxV5uxtdvstASgVQlD1YmFrpCDNUxWTZE4-DWVbTHF78n3UmPMGF8N0irORgClMe0tb4_2pBVVX7-/s400/DSC_2653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369521869315059106" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Which makes me unhappy.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoN7dRCkOIFdjXbgynXf_8mwinZA2FsiKSRPC9wtD75E405_uXkJ3L9Rmst2rK-GuHt2T6a8dTecpqZbAxDunipmZt-Bm1Nm35VlcSVYfYHkwSgTN-s56d4wr6emV7T7o0xTbtt-Z2Pkk/s1600-h/DSC_2650.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoN7dRCkOIFdjXbgynXf_8mwinZA2FsiKSRPC9wtD75E405_uXkJ3L9Rmst2rK-GuHt2T6a8dTecpqZbAxDunipmZt-Bm1Nm35VlcSVYfYHkwSgTN-s56d4wr6emV7T7o0xTbtt-Z2Pkk/s400/DSC_2650.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369521857452129842" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I made three trips to the hardware store that day. Also, when measuring for replacement glass, give yourself about ¼” slop for both measurements. I suggest this for two reasons: for one, none of these frames are particularly square, and for two, when the glass is tight and you live in a place like <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:state> where it is 72 degrees one day and 10</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">0 degrees the next, if the glass is tight in the frame it cracks as things expand. Trust me I speak from experience. I spent $20 dollars on the glass for the front window, then $20 again the next w</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">eekend after it cracked in the heat, then I went back to the same hard</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">ware store ag</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">ain later for a $10 piece of glass for one of the side windows that broke. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">For weatherstripping, I decided to use the silic</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">one rubber <a href="https://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VTS-195X&CartID=0">Hehr Standard Glass Seal</a> from Vintage Trailer Supply that looks very similar to the vinyl on the small window. I ordered three 24’ rolls for my windows for $72 total. I also ordered two 24’ rolls of silicone rubber <a href="https://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VTS-199X">Hehr Backframe Gasket</a> to replac</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">e the old brittle seal for $80 total. For the Jalousie window over the kitchen sink, I ordered a 16’ roll o</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">f <a href="https://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VTS-333X">Pile Weatherstripping</a> for the edges for $6, <a href="https://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VTS-363">vinyl weatherstri</a></span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><a href="https://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VTS-363">pping</a> for the bottom edges of the glass for $5, and <a href="https://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VTS-171">silicone discs</a> to help hold the glass in place for $5. I also ordered three rolls of <a href="https://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VTS-419">butyl putty </a></span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><a href="https://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VTS-419">tape</a> for $15 total. Okay deep breath, I dropped some serious coin at VTS, but I feel like sealing up these windows will prevent a lot of trouble down the line. And their prices are hard to beat, their shipping is reasonable and their customer service is stellar. No, they don’t pay me, but I did get a free hat because I ordered a pile of stuff. You can get replacement nuts and bolts, lever arms and lots of other Hehr window goodies at <a href="http://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/Window_Hardware_s/27.htm">VTS</a> as well. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Now back to the windows. After the glass was out, </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I cleaned them up with a fine wire brush chucked up in the drill.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoV5mj8712AIR8dkHAozIsuxhxc6AhsfJF8HL0vb8RRxY53FjE5DKFukbq__Iv_PgtOLM-An7vKEZy_eybjexRShJbKFb1hekuODehiV1NqzOtNTxARxk6xy6UMrw0ShnK56C7-CVmDC_A/s1600-h/DSC_2661.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoV5mj8712AIR8dkHAozIsuxhxc6AhsfJF8HL0vb8RRxY53FjE5DKFukbq__Iv_PgtOLM-An7vKEZy_eybjexRShJbKFb1hekuODehiV1NqzOtNTxARxk6xy6UMrw0ShnK56C7-CVmDC_A/s400/DSC_2661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369523200155374706" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">This didn’t give me the mirror finish that I got on the z stripe, but I got a </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">nice brushed aluminum look. Once cleaned up, I cut the glass seal to fit, dropped in the glass and bolted the aluminum strips back in.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNhQSThyM7Hxb5l2Y5h3yLUNTYMp2QqCssgy_taB3Sc9vDIPl8oaBSkeIAf7Se8cRZLKzAM4KLG8ExtlfI0O60iJ8ZPXy9HkKPCld5rJzZENBbZ90-tLdm857ZGg8ELxwplIlyr9xg7R1/s1600-h/DSC_2662.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNhQSThyM7Hxb5l2Y5h3yLUNTYMp2QqCssgy_taB3Sc9vDIPl8oaBSkeIAf7Se8cRZLKzAM4KLG8ExtlfI0O60iJ8ZPXy9HkKPCld5rJzZENBbZ90-tLdm857ZGg8ELxwplIlyr9xg7R1/s400/DSC_2662.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369523212668084530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFcUkZ5-BESQDUzEUv2TDvbxE82rkwUU1xdvv34WbWWg6OGiKg-fjFZfckjGtmEwv2oIpmrBiEsSANapBInr8KJTVk0UmtRIyGd2J_lLVVD2UPLFKaumqMg-xKIWDFleeslKpI-3tWlLQ/s1600-h/DSC_2671.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFcUkZ5-BESQDUzEUv2TDvbxE82rkwUU1xdvv34WbWWg6OGiKg-fjFZfckjGtmEwv2oIpmrBiEsSANapBInr8KJTVk0UmtRIyGd2J_lLVVD2UPLFKaumqMg-xKIWDFleeslKpI-3tWlLQ/s400/DSC_2671.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369524499292446450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Many of the machine screws were pretty rusty, so I replaced them with 10-24 x 3/8” screws and lock nuts.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIVwQlvFc8X3lfmQI0vmlHvYj0x1uZG3Mkuxj5klAHhjl2ZVh8ex5xji6Evh9bbr3F1YFvNuSBCillvoVNC1zTuHLfvlOycCFpZKsZT5EOyj7UW0n0rGGcpxNSHe3U03Xm-pHtSH5zY9p/s1600-h/DSC_2667.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIVwQlvFc8X3lfmQI0vmlHvYj0x1uZG3Mkuxj5klAHhjl2ZVh8ex5xji6Evh9bbr3F1YFvNuSBCillvoVNC1zTuHLfvlOycCFpZKsZT5EOyj7UW0n0rGGcpxNSHe3U03Xm-pHtSH5zY9p/s400/DSC_2667.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369523242561951170" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihA_kWTzQwkQjDZCBMBuFlrUk_1GBsxKPxPErt73vIBCa-yjIi2mAQacwISz5rcZ1ftxnoc2lfSjrV6QW_EcmGACPHrlxP-lIrrfNa1BKYky_YQXZ6ugHaok2AUVam_IfYwRtW7HINgSEX/s1600-h/DSC_2668.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihA_kWTzQwkQjDZCBMBuFlrUk_1GBsxKPxPErt73vIBCa-yjIi2mAQacwISz5rcZ1ftxnoc2lfSjrV6QW_EcmGACPHrlxP-lIrrfNa1BKYky_YQXZ6ugHaok2AUVam_IfYwRtW7HINgSEX/s400/DSC_2668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369524464173740370" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">In hindsight I would have used the 8-32 screws and nuts from VTS, it was a bit snug getting the 10-24’s in the holes. I reused the original washer head screws on the sides because clearance was an issue and the washer heads had a lower profile. I removed the old brittle backframe gasket, it just pulls right off.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirmDxFBi5BjqSYaz5oLg-PpNfvUTJAkAHjVBqvFKx-XehtWeaFZWlV9lbsw-rrONdp2L55MTlzEHjfy-QwqF27U1jwAIELwyoey3GtrxTaS6x5DyAANcD-k2Doae7OFxJmrY0sSdBKbV6/s1600-h/DSC_2655.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirmDxFBi5BjqSYaz5oLg-PpNfvUTJAkAHjVBqvFKx-XehtWeaFZWlV9lbsw-rrONdp2L55MTlzEHjfy-QwqF27U1jwAIELwyoey3GtrxTaS6x5DyAANcD-k2Doae7OFxJmrY0sSdBKbV6/s400/DSC_2655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369523189245345842" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I then cut the backframe gasket to fit and put new putty tape at the top.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOojE-scegG7_-XcbBZCfjLAnpCA-r8Xrs0Cej_E3gzhXx8efHHjZUMvc0kFAPVp_WNNyhaSs-P8pW_5vmNGuqM_JSZukCy8QiNo-_uE83rrnPLp3DAYiZkTBMILHTdh9vKOImDsdJjBw/s1600-h/DSC_2672.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOojE-scegG7_-XcbBZCfjLAnpCA-r8Xrs0Cej_E3gzhXx8efHHjZUMvc0kFAPVp_WNNyhaSs-P8pW_5vmNGuqM_JSZukCy8QiNo-_uE83rrnPLp3DAYiZkTBMILHTdh9vKOImDsdJjBw/s400/DSC_2672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369524509241514322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisk89zuYQkx80kXL68nwIWEsW7t54iAUgr6T4PO_Qpkx7MT3xqUSWon3JkSJFhutwVrr7t0ky7864rI2Wehh0ooAbRbDfcF2P53SFI_e44Yz1rf0qhEo_swWYI8FNcFSG-Kfla3zxgYpwA/s1600-h/DSC_2674.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisk89zuYQkx80kXL68nwIWEsW7t54iAUgr6T4PO_Qpkx7MT3xqUSWon3JkSJFhutwVrr7t0ky7864rI2Wehh0ooAbRbDfcF2P53SFI_e44Yz1rf0qhEo_swWYI8FNcFSG-Kfla3zxgYpwA/s400/DSC_2674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369525457533179810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYCB-gsjxZdhbk-wXd8TROdVB1nxEK0LMLO1XmEJGH3LNbfFqRS3xWmjEObUfjU7YCFn9vtQv0j1PT6OyYZSAQGSXJ9h7pHCRR8_p2c-zQrGL99kgzP8o_ew4rPTHQb-eyPZ92fMi_NcI/s1600-h/DSC_2675.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYCB-gsjxZdhbk-wXd8TROdVB1nxEK0LMLO1XmEJGH3LNbfFqRS3xWmjEObUfjU7YCFn9vtQv0j1PT6OyYZSAQGSXJ9h7pHCRR8_p2c-zQrGL99kgzP8o_ew4rPTHQb-eyPZ92fMi_NcI/s400/DSC_2675.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369525465063089698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxk0EtDnXFIp9isCZeP98A22weWn3uQQtFjs88YBkjU6BbC1wU-skXPXYD30ciaZXhLWTStXSK7KF3xpVteEpX7icgbdR1WGvq3NPRhIV32knJ32aHXfuhBTe5IDwuHb6voq922GbB1kb5/s1600-h/DSC_2669.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxk0EtDnXFIp9isCZeP98A22weWn3uQQtFjs88YBkjU6BbC1wU-skXPXYD30ciaZXhLWTStXSK7KF3xpVteEpX7icgbdR1WGvq3NPRhIV32knJ32aHXfuhBTe5IDwuHb6voq922GbB1kb5/s400/DSC_2669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369524473674241922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCSpbsvSTZjKTbK6I6EUb2eXQom9e3yrMCTSEBXsWjYAE7Q0onwIPSKr-xK05ra36AE9w8wOs-kjcK1L6FcoSe7Yjl3kfVyB4olwVcogH2XXeUxaLVqi8L1bClgQpIx4CWqOD7p4j_cZw/s1600-h/DSC_2670.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCSpbsvSTZjKTbK6I6EUb2eXQom9e3yrMCTSEBXsWjYAE7Q0onwIPSKr-xK05ra36AE9w8wOs-kjcK1L6FcoSe7Yjl3kfVyB4olwVcogH2XXeUxaLVqi8L1bClgQpIx4CWqOD7p4j_cZw/s400/DSC_2670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369524487505640178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">If you have trouble getting weatherstrip to stay in place, this is a time when it is okay to use silicone, a small bead inside the gap, to help hold it on the aluminum.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgca1-_2kxG_pU6XEwY0j3NgVR3NUvr7BfjWthr4HKsu4seQZNUKAWFc7ye-RcoFar7S7xS0smTg3Z7DYkiXEgIkikOf8K7YXYn_0OUPcoMz_qoTrBQi_useV1-th0zS_Th3bK2djrEuE/s1600-h/DSC_2710.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgca1-_2kxG_pU6XEwY0j3NgVR3NUvr7BfjWthr4HKsu4seQZNUKAWFc7ye-RcoFar7S7xS0smTg3Z7DYkiXEgIkikOf8K7YXYn_0OUPcoMz_qoTrBQi_useV1-th0zS_Th3bK2djrEuE/s400/DSC_2710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369527381682183970" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Now for reinstallation. This is where it gets tricky. The wise guys at the Shasta plant didn’t particularly care where screws went; for example, some went into wood,<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEljq4tcOKaxcCr6F3800p4SZstfoFb0_jHKbXQepqcyrHFGJAlgR7b3K9yxZ67qYd5wjQ7gy7XlFn7gsVuANSM5C41aTMVFV3LaYtJjLFKquQdnjwurdExFd0-SgYgpNnvlK2BV8MPYFC/s1600-h/DSC_2677.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEljq4tcOKaxcCr6F3800p4SZstfoFb0_jHKbXQepqcyrHFGJAlgR7b3K9yxZ67qYd5wjQ7gy7XlFn7gsVuANSM5C41aTMVFV3LaYtJjLFKquQdnjwurdExFd0-SgYgpNnvlK2BV8MPYFC/s400/DSC_2677.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369525475765587954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;">some into air<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-9OLSpYIJ4b7RsGkTT0pOgav8yRy_RA216HthGG5meHcX44O9qV_F6Aa7uSovFv2TDe0DW_6SSxb37LD3y3mQuPk0onODl3Pd2lSrIM4dJGF_TTh0h7Q-r9HGm4bWqxWIJMMIjGKKC5s/s1600-h/DSC_2679.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-9OLSpYIJ4b7RsGkTT0pOgav8yRy_RA216HthGG5meHcX44O9qV_F6Aa7uSovFv2TDe0DW_6SSxb37LD3y3mQuPk0onODl3Pd2lSrIM4dJGF_TTh0h7Q-r9HGm4bWqxWIJMMIjGKKC5s/s400/DSC_2679.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369525484051743154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">and some just barely into wood, cracking it.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomxZdJQ2rEwfkeesYSc6E9wLuFbu_n8jkLYgODX3hdPF-sZiIze15Ar3CEUyOrgJMGyLbOMeLVEGboP3yLvUUeDpxEOvas0F4sF7Ag6tJcTYH8hbKQknrCPWE3NWGmKPbq5OmS158LO9Z/s1600-h/DSC_2680.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomxZdJQ2rEwfkeesYSc6E9wLuFbu_n8jkLYgODX3hdPF-sZiIze15Ar3CEUyOrgJMGyLbOMeLVEGboP3yLvUUeDpxEOvas0F4sF7Ag6tJcTYH8hbKQknrCPWE3NWGmKPbq5OmS158LO9Z/s400/DSC_2680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369525491888537490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I would have been more concerned, but there are about 25-35 screws per window, so they still managed to stay put. I tried to angle screws when reinstalling to hit something solid. I used size 6 x 3/4” aluminum pan head square drive sheet metal screws from <a href="http://www.mcfeelys.com/">McFeely’s Fasteners</a> online, to attach the windows and to replace other screws used on various places on the body of the camper.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvNUWR5L3yNboinpSqITLCFs2GfBeynju2OppVie4C-u5aYL8da8FZDk3JCKwtG_n7mmxNVMbtM6R-OeDE1SB3t27XBKJiunaDCL-iqWbUJOdnojNwYRtMFf5kzxAUn_QgjwTHtkmLIvf/s1600-h/DSC_2682.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvNUWR5L3yNboinpSqITLCFs2GfBeynju2OppVie4C-u5aYL8da8FZDk3JCKwtG_n7mmxNVMbtM6R-OeDE1SB3t27XBKJiunaDCL-iqWbUJOdnojNwYRtMFf5kzxAUn_QgjwTHtkmLIvf/s400/DSC_2682.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369527347630990034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I ordered 500 for $43. I also ordered 300 size 8 x ¾” aluminum pan head square drive sheet metal screws for $27 for the drip edge that runs the full curve on both sides of the camper. You could also use stainless steel screws in the same sizes for about 2/3’s of the price. I would avoid the temptation of the nickel-plated screws that are cheap at the box stores, because they will rust eventually. Personally, I just liked the way the aluminum square drive screws looked. Once I got the first window in, the rest followed fairly easily, but it took most of the weekend to do it. For the drip eyebrows above each window, I used butyl tape and the size 6 screws, as well.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnMwBzTGtRVCLHn_9VT1dw0ART_I0wm9aVPFtUDowiHfv_B_ukWWUGs8oqxjRVvzQs5eFiTOGENnFaLLnKy8lMzseqFtT8TBE-jL6srZ6BLDqDWWGPeLb27e3w-wj_rySW1mj0Rbk4Pt8/s1600-h/DSC_2691.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnMwBzTGtRVCLHn_9VT1dw0ART_I0wm9aVPFtUDowiHfv_B_ukWWUGs8oqxjRVvzQs5eFiTOGENnFaLLnKy8lMzseqFtT8TBE-jL6srZ6BLDqDWWGPeLb27e3w-wj_rySW1mj0Rbk4Pt8/s400/DSC_2691.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369527353602231554" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Most of my windows were regular Hehr pop-up style windows, but I do have one Jalousie. Replacing the pile along the edges was really easy, I just grabbed the end with a pair of pliers and pulled; it slid right out. I had to persuade the new pile in with an awl, moving it a few inches at a time, but the new pile went in with little difficulty. The discs slid right into the fingers along the edges that hold the glass. This is all aluminum so I tweaked things with a pair of needle nose pliers as I went. The vinyl weatherstrip for the bottom of the glass was a great fit; I used clear silicone as an adhesive. I dropped the ball on this window, and forgot to take pics as I went. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">If there are questions about anything in particular that you feel I haven’t covered, shoot me an email, or comment.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">So, if you are following along, so far we have: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Trailer<span style=""> </span>$900 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Bearing Repack<span style=""> </span>$100 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Steel<span style=""> </span>$10<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Sealant<span style=""> </span>$10<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Fan-Tastic Fan<span style=""> </span>$140<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Three Sheets 1/8 Birch<span style=""> </span>$50<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">3M Polish<span style=""> </span>$18<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Buffer Pad<span style=""> </span>$12<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Mothers Aluminum Polish<span style=""> </span>$8<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">TSP Cleaner/Paint Prep<span style=""> </span>$8<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Rollers, brushes and trays<span style=""> </span>$30<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Frog Tape <span style=""> </span>$10<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Etching Primer<span style=""> </span>$5<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Goo Gone<span style=""> </span>$3<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Paint 3 Gallons<span style=""> </span>$98<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Foam<span style=""> </span>$250<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Upholstery Fabric<span style=""> </span>$510<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Curtain & Pillow Fabric<span style=""> </span>$80<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Glass<span style=""> </span>$50<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Glass Seal<span style=""> </span>$72<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Backframe Gasket<span style=""> </span>$80<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Pile Weatherstrip<span style=""> </span>$6<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Vinyl Weatherstrip<span style=""> </span>$5<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Silicone Discs<span style=""> </span>$5<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Butyl Tape<span style=""> </span>$15<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Screws<span style=""> </span>$70<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Bringing our tally to: <span style=""> </span>$2,545<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Until next time dear readers, shasta la vista...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-903290718209276492009-08-09T23:00:00.005-05:002009-08-09T23:19:36.451-05:00Tired, quick post, more tomorrow...<span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Well, I had a productive weekend. Got the windows all cleaned up, de-gooped, and installed new putty, mouldings and got them back on. I overhauled the trailer wiring and got some new pretties installed. I also finished painting the hitch and bumper, and installed some new chains and a friction sway bar. I am dog tired, but I will post pics and details over the next couple of days, but now I am going to bed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">But here is sneak peek:</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBxGKQljcpWbaHv2FchxGV8BBxCsRJS8NTjFwuvAIl-_zRrfdMdLlHUPS0qtLxvSIpIX3cA08JAbX9ONdJfW8Qo9ALOf_klp_-CDgqDHWAVnGOznurlhHzQZDX5jwpVP8ZxQwQX4ey31M/s1600-h/DSC_2700.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBxGKQljcpWbaHv2FchxGV8BBxCsRJS8NTjFwuvAIl-_zRrfdMdLlHUPS0qtLxvSIpIX3cA08JAbX9ONdJfW8Qo9ALOf_klp_-CDgqDHWAVnGOznurlhHzQZDX5jwpVP8ZxQwQX4ey31M/s400/DSC_2700.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368182293683560178" border="0" /></a>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-11656120454632229282009-08-04T12:48:00.013-05:002009-08-04T13:27:32.433-05:00Time to Order Upholstery<span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > </span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Well, I have been laying low for the last week, and I am chomping at the bit to get going again. I can smell my September deadline and it makes me nervous. I plan to finish polishing the window frames and drip edges this week and get back to the farm for an all Shasta work weekend. My next two weekends after this are booked, so I need to make some serious progress this weekend.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">As far as progress is concerned, we have made p</span><span style="font-size:100%;">rogress in the last two days on our upholstery. We got the yardage estimates from our upholstery </span><span style="font-size:100%;">gal Cheryl, not my wife, don’t get confused, stay with me. Anyway, she gave us the go-ahead, so we ordered our fabric from Design</span><span style="font-size:100%;">tex in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Kansas City</st1:place></st1:city>.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">See it all started a couple months ago when we bought the trailer. Cheryl (my wife, sheesh…will you stay with me?) has a friend who is a graphic designer and is pretty artsy/design conscious, so of course Cheryl emails her telling her about our new Shasta endeavor. She explains that we are trying to decide on some upholstery fabric an</span><span style="font-size:100%;">d that we hadn’t really found what we were looking for yada yada yada. Her friend replies, “Hey my stepmom works for <a href="http://www.designtex.com/">Designtex</a> in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Kansas </st1:place></st1:city></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">City</st1:place></st1:city>; here’s her email.” So long story short, a few </span><span style="font-size:100%;">days later we have about 100 big fabric samples in a couple UPS boxes with accompanying emails telling us which ones to look at closely. We agonized over the choices, looking at them here in the house, at work with coworkers, and in the camper, and in the camper with coworkers… Okay, you get the idea. Let me tell you, always get samples. What you see on your screen is not necessarily what the fabric really looks like. Not to mention you get the tactile feel of the textile. (Just rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?) This is impor</span><span style="font-size:100%;">tant because once they cut it off the big</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> roll somewhere far away, they don’t want it back. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">So we made our decision, and when I say we, </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I mean Cheryl. Did I mention that I love being married? I mean, I occasionally said “blech, not that one,” or “I really like that one,” but mostly I was happy to let her make the final decision especially since it is the singly most expensive decision of this whole project. The fabric we chose is a thick, durable, yet soft and supple, extreme performance fabric, with a stain blocking Crypton finish called <i style="">Samba Otra Vez</i> in the colors <i style="">M</i></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style="">elon</i> and <i style="">Azure</i>. The gaucho will be wrapped in the Azure and the dinette will be wrapped in a two-tone similar in style to the original using both the Melon and Azure. So after ordering the proper yardage of each, we found ourselves about $500 closer to the budget goal line.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">He</span><span style="font-size:100%;">re are the pics of the fabric with a disclaimer from my wife that even if they look weird or ugly, really they aren't, it is just your monitor playing tricks on you. They are actually quite lovely:</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Samba Otra Vez --Melon</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMYBYwoBmbu70CR5gTfuMTQ4MOXvoBR9Nvn6iVTlHnN18N3Tks99yAk0BMyQETkgmo-3oxvun9ZmtaT0g89yVZ0FBeTGRP1woNAemB-zKdA56fVELEYl1oJ3DqZpbD3PeqeJxojvrELc8/s1600-h/Melon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMYBYwoBmbu70CR5gTfuMTQ4MOXvoBR9Nvn6iVTlHnN18N3Tks99yAk0BMyQETkgmo-3oxvun9ZmtaT0g89yVZ0FBeTGRP1woNAemB-zKdA56fVELEYl1oJ3DqZpbD3PeqeJxojvrELc8/s200/Melon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366168393167848306" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Samba Otra Vez --Azure<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ryaJk7RtqDXtZtbYlX9olgzdxfzlWywc2AyFZ4LUeLFrh_rjg4rAKOoKpeMQpUlKXHLuRSKQ6cFCiTODeMSrnfiykO-E5ckJnMR96XgqolEK4FLJfmsx74667bJvg-F8zfB0tUdi4aQQ/s1600-h/Azure.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ryaJk7RtqDXtZtbYlX9olgzdxfzlWywc2AyFZ4LUeLFrh_rjg4rAKOoKpeMQpUlKXHLuRSKQ6cFCiTODeMSrnfiykO-E5ckJnMR96XgqolEK4FLJfmsx74667bJvg-F8zfB0tUdi4aQQ/s200/Azure.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366168378141101858" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">As far as cushions go, we decided to replace the rear gaucho with new foam from <a href="http://stores.shop.ebay.com/The-Foam-Guys__W0QQ_armrsZ1">The Foam Guys</a> on eBay. We ordered two 6” pieces of foam, a 36” x 75” and an 18” x 75” as well as two 8” bolsters all wrapped in glued-on Dacron for about $250. They were great to deal with and made the foam to our custom specifications down to the inch. The dinette cushions we will reuse tweeking/replacing bent springs and covering them in 1/2” Sew Foam to make them comfy again. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">We found curtain and throw pillow fabric to match the upholstery at <a href="http://www.fabric.com/Index.aspx">Fabric.com</a>. We ordered 7 yards of Sweet Potato and 7 yards of black-out liner for the curtains, and a yard of Glam Design Sweet Potato/Cream and a yard of Akita Cream/Sweet Potato, two accompanying fabrics for pillows. Fabric.com was having a 25% off sale on orders over $75 with free shipping. Our bill was about $80, but I figure we saved about $50 from the next best-priced vendor. Here are samples of the curtain and accent fabric:</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sweet Potato (Curtains)<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHXu3KQSt3OoKlXWl51R_1RCb7AGgN1hQh50SQyRhsShOJw5PbhGVlx-4YnFaNbPi4ASj1phsisZGOdPef4xf0_CRJZDyyb4oJUcMNK-ZqN4Q2dtr1gpAGpRdgOi08EdUn5ad1N3sfmu6/s1600-h/Sweet+Potato.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHXu3KQSt3OoKlXWl51R_1RCb7AGgN1hQh50SQyRhsShOJw5PbhGVlx-4YnFaNbPi4ASj1phsisZGOdPef4xf0_CRJZDyyb4oJUcMNK-ZqN4Q2dtr1gpAGpRdgOi08EdUn5ad1N3sfmu6/s200/Sweet+Potato.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366168372417079538" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Glam Design Sweet Potato/Cream (Pillows)<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nl7L8eVaWLucFjzT5PEofkVSiTzwW0cyIR8hOdC1CbyKWHs2vCOfCYWv8Io0Sroh8JP1PTVEa7nmCsp-2up9Lw8-b1IQ_YyBUOvYUjUsy1eUUdHdMmFObrqG6w2yChCuMqkIiBtcmeWe/s1600-h/Glam+Design.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nl7L8eVaWLucFjzT5PEofkVSiTzwW0cyIR8hOdC1CbyKWHs2vCOfCYWv8Io0Sroh8JP1PTVEa7nmCsp-2up9Lw8-b1IQ_YyBUOvYUjUsy1eUUdHdMmFObrqG6w2yChCuMqkIiBtcmeWe/s200/Glam+Design.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366168369505553698" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Akita Cream/Sweet Potato (Pillows)<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBX9u8dZzNPkVOXlzPwnX6OCTiVcYcc8dAiDYinTcmx7lXPI7pD-DII_jXSTS72FXK1pfXRt4x_JnPbLbF4-rO9fQy8kiGt8bO3B1uixGFw6nwKlfJo_1FYsi5WcASDDSsy0GWa6AEOXdc/s1600-h/Akita.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBX9u8dZzNPkVOXlzPwnX6OCTiVcYcc8dAiDYinTcmx7lXPI7pD-DII_jXSTS72FXK1pfXRt4x_JnPbLbF4-rO9fQy8kiGt8bO3B1uixGFw6nwKlfJo_1FYsi5WcASDDSsy0GWa6AEOXdc/s200/Akita.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366168370447685458" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Cheryl’s mom has been forced into service; I mean has volunteered to make curtains for the camper. We loved the curtains she made for our dining room so much that she should have known she was in trouble. Hopefully the fabric will all get here in the next week or so, and we can get it to Cheryl’s mom and Cheryl (the upholstery gal, see you’re getting it). </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Anyway, not much physical progress, but final decisions were made and big money was spent and that’s something.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">So, if you are following along, so far we have: </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Trailer</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$900 </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Bearing Repack</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$100 </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Steel</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$10</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sealant</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$10</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Fan-Tastic Fan</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$140</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Three Sheets 1/8 Birch</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$50</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">3M Polish</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$18</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Buffer Pad</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$12</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Mothers Aluminum Polish</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$8</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">TSP Cleaner/Paint Prep</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$8</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Rollers, brushes and trays</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$30</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Frog Tape </span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$10</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Etching Primer</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$5</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Goo Gone</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$3</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Paint 3 Gallons</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$98</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Foam</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$250</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Upholstery Fabric</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$510</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Curtain Fabric</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$80</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Bringing our tally to: </span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$2,242</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><br />Until next time dear readers, shasta la vista...</span>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-72437891814942347972009-07-31T22:56:00.021-05:002009-08-02T16:59:00.464-05:00Removing Windows, Prepping & Painting<span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> 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Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Now it’s time for paint. I have read and reviewed a ton of argu</span><span style="font-size:100%;">me</span><span style="font-size:100%;">nts</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> about letting professionals paint it versus do-it-yourself jobs and spraying versus the $50 roller method. <a href="http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html"></a>I pl</span><span style="font-size:100%;">a</span><span style="font-size:100%;">nn</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ed on doing this in the driveway one side at a time over a few weeks. I wanted something durable, th</span><span style="font-size:100%;">at lo</span><span style="font-size:100%;">o</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ked</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> good</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> to the average camper owner, and was easy to </span><span style="font-size:100%;">touch up if something scratched it. $1,000 to </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$2,0</span><span style="font-size:100%;">00 </span><span style="font-size:100%;">on a pro jo</span><span style="font-size:100%;">b was out. Spraying in <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:state> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">w</span><span style="font-size:100%;">a</span><span style="font-size:100%;">sn</span><span style="font-size:100%;">’t a </span><span style="font-size:100%;">go</span><span style="font-size:100%;">od</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> idea either unless I wanted to spot spray the neighborhood </span><span style="font-size:100%;">while I was at it. </span><span style="font-size:100%;">You know,<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">“Where the win</span><span style="font-size:100%;">d com</span><span style="font-size:100%;">es sweepin’ down the plain”<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZT1cCuurgfHjKxXpZ0Wzv_UMNc5lkqJjd4pO5YlIDFWz_F8ykXUylzZlH9cfi8dA6nTGuBNWwiGKrT70veyCHgS5S-gy9Flp9OpIIGHC3hd88AOZfo8uDztbFBbkTkemm3bKIsv7xcNzx/s1600-h/Tornado.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZT1cCuurgfHjKxXpZ0Wzv_UMNc5lkqJjd4pO5YlIDFWz_F8ykXUylzZlH9cfi8dA6nTGuBNWwiGKrT70veyCHgS5S-gy9Flp9OpIIGHC3hd88AOZfo8uDztbFBbkTkemm3bKIsv7xcNzx/s320/Tornado.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364876525574832306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> After reading about</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> the $50 </span><span style="font-size:100%;">dollar </span><span style="font-size:100%;">job on a few Shasta sites and a couple automotive sites, I </span><span style="font-size:100%;">decided it would be easy enough. Besides, even at $150, if I decided I wasn’t happy after a few</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> year</span><span style="font-size:100%;">s, I c</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ould strip </span><span style="font-size:100%;">it and spray it.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Here are a couple good places to get started researching:</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.freewebs.com/kc8jwa/painttechniques.htm">Paint Techniques</a> and <a href="http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html">The $50 Paint Job</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">So I went to L</span><span style="font-size:100%;">owe’s and got about $30 dollars worth of 6” foam rollers, </span><span style="font-size:100%;">small foam brushes, and some throw away paint trays. I als</span><span style="font-size:100%;">o g</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ot a roll of Frog Tape f</span><span style="font-size:100%;">or $10. I pic</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ked up</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">a s</span><span style="font-size:100%;">pray can of self-e</span><span style="font-size:100%;">tching primer for the bare aluminum spo</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ts for about $5 and a can of Go</span><span style="font-size:100%;">o Gone </span><span style="font-size:100%;">for $3. I g</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ot my paint from S</span><span style="font-size:100%;">herw</span><span style="font-size:100%;">in Will</span><span style="font-size:100%;">iams. It is </span><span style="font-size:100%;">their Industrial Alkyd Enamel; they keep it in the back room, far aw</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ay from <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Calif</st1:place></st1:state></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">ornia</st1:place></st1:state>, and </span><span style="font-size:100%;">they </span><span style="font-size:100%;">c</span><span style="font-size:100%;">an tint it to any color. I went with </span><span style="font-size:100%;">SW </span><span style="font-size:100%;">paint because I always buy m</span><span style="font-size:100%;">y paint there, I like the guys that run the store, an</span><span style="font-size:100%;">d I g</span><span style="font-size:100%;">et a good deal. I got 3 gallons for $98. We wen</span><span style="font-size:100%;">t back w</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ith colors close to</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> original, bright white replacing the slight off white on the upper half and </span><span style="font-size:100%;">a sk</span><span style="font-size:100%;">y blue that Cheryl picked o</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ut called Cloudle</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ss </span><span style="font-size:100%;">for the bottom half.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">As I began prepping the trailer, I decided that Cheryl wa</span><span style="font-size:100%;">s ri</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ght</span><span style="font-size:100%;">. That’s r</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ight folks, I am saying right here that she was right. It just made more sense to do what she su</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ggest</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ed an</span><span style="font-size:100%;">d</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> move </span><span style="font-size:100%;">this project indoors. I figured that as soon as I pulled windows out on one side, a monsoon wou</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ld arrive and I</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">woul</span><span style="font-size:100%;">d be trying to cover wet paint with a tarp. So we packed up, went to the in-laws for the weekend </span><span style="font-size:100%;">and p</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ut the camper in the shop. Now there was still dust and dirt (it’s a farm sh</span><span style="font-size:100%;">op) and there was no pract</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ic</span><span style="font-size:100%;">al way to set</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> u</span><span style="font-size:100%;">p pr</span><span style="font-size:100%;">oper ventilation for spraying, so</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I stuck with the roller method. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I spent most of the day Saturday pulling windows, rusty </span><span style="font-size:100%;">scr</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ews</span><span style="font-size:100%;">,</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> vent covers and door hardware. On the Hehr windows, the Jalousie windows are pretty straight fo</span><span style="font-size:100%;">rward</span>, basically you <span style="font-size:100%;">r</span><span style="font-size:100%;">emove t</span><span style="font-size:100%;">he screws, and peel the window off the trailer. On the other Hehr windows, the ones with the hinge along </span><span style="font-size:100%;">t</span><span style="font-size:100%;">he top, there are hidden screws under the old cru</span><span style="font-size:100%;">sty r</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ubber moulding.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yV0i7j0XYuzbgjlMIZJpWWPLlzNhojM1yVcC4JF0-uXSCpjspd2u3PEbFPRiBIemaHE1ChfoOuJhVsOunLnedicW2SnODeQdmrtBc1JlNBx3cF8VZ1eBofzJZHyZkNixnvlBB7KwHOnB/s1600-h/DSC_2506.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yV0i7j0XYuzbgjlMIZJpWWPLlzNhojM1yVcC4JF0-uXSCpjspd2u3PEbFPRiBIemaHE1ChfoOuJhVsOunLnedicW2SnODeQdmrtBc1JlNBx3cF8VZ1eBofzJZHyZkNixnvlBB7KwHOnB/s400/DSC_2506.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364848293975494082" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Even the long front window across the fro</span><span style="font-size:100%;">nt that is part of the panoramic set had hidden screws. Don’t let the fact that there are visible screws along the bottom o</span><span style="font-size:100%;">f the window</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> frame fool you; there are also screws just above these under the moulding.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyu3zJWA8AHZjjSi4lGeBQpUOsRML1hVxYbIwT2n07K3Rd2ZzagNSLWIQaCNK8MQxojmVzZ-U1tLdLIXMHOBqiX71n3-376m7nbzfcRTlcL6jeNEZcNEawFasuVc6uU1fA0kTKjEfvTZ22/s1600-h/DSC_2510.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyu3zJWA8AHZjjSi4lGeBQpUOsRML1hVxYbIwT2n07K3Rd2ZzagNSLWIQaCNK8MQxojmVzZ-U1tLdLIXMHOBqiX71n3-376m7nbzfcRTlcL6jeNEZcNEawFasuVc6uU1fA0kTKjEfvTZ22/s400/DSC_2510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364852562440150242" border="0" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixw7nVoraky9neBJ1gN9v_T_Tia_Tna1UqpFkZcsDN0XoevN7sghrxH_ZIYNBxoxjUzRSuZGxyJbLdLTO-Ng76LIXSk-RPP4gH2tyDyXqvAjfZ8KyXdkanIHaTb7DR2T_VFK8oA9-y83zL/s1600-h/DSC_2512.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixw7nVoraky9neBJ1gN9v_T_Tia_Tna1UqpFkZcsDN0XoevN7sghrxH_ZIYNBxoxjUzRSuZGxyJbLdLTO-Ng76LIXSk-RPP4gH2tyDyXqvAjfZ8KyXdkanIHaTb7DR2T_VFK8oA9-y83zL/s400/DSC_2512.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364852566079872930" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Once ALL of the screws were removed, the window popped right out.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyape9FFSKvc2PJGxUHXJYS7agqljqa8-KZDgNQl91DHCsD6uZnYD8uFUH0MwHdY0Sy9M40WhjEwKkWynUjxmpu_ap2Txp01y2r1ipDLf0wRGSkE7MU6hPxRO2SQLUMJh_MdS2uOeqCEZD/s1600-h/DSC_2467.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyape9FFSKvc2PJGxUHXJYS7agqljqa8-KZDgNQl91DHCsD6uZnYD8uFUH0MwHdY0Sy9M40WhjEwKkWynUjxmpu_ap2Txp01y2r1ipDLf0wRGSkE7MU6hPxRO2SQLUMJh_MdS2uOeqCEZD/s400/DSC_2467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364846985253602690" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvipT44UlV79i6kuLhgiRU7Xm58rQEc6hlBxtkHh_7x2zqA4U8IhD8POivjaR6014xz6D8_AKA517hsr7N1qVqt4KrleSMU0Y4R50MBJMTx3eyFOKhCTlT9R6BlNRcADO3iI0B1wYlGEDY/s1600-h/DSC_2508.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvipT44UlV79i6kuLhgiRU7Xm58rQEc6hlBxtkHh_7x2zqA4U8IhD8POivjaR6014xz6D8_AKA517hsr7N1qVqt4KrleSMU0Y4R50MBJMTx3eyFOKhCTlT9R6BlNRcADO3iI0B1wYlGEDY/s400/DSC_2508.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364852558261180626" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Some screws had to be persuaded. Once again, some were so rusted that they had to be backed out with vice grips.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLFLk6Dc2jr2Yw0FqUzQ7Xc3G1okaYCSc1FTFN24Qt2vYgf5iuODN3H3E2vLyl-VLrrLD70W54Qe1v4MripWU48eb3OcQsxmKS-CW6Unjys9QaMvR1XSE32MAqcBPbmuAVkgsL8JtD_gy/s1600-h/DSC_2490.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLFLk6Dc2jr2Yw0FqUzQ7Xc3G1okaYCSc1FTFN24Qt2vYgf5iuODN3H3E2vLyl-VLrrLD70W54Qe1v4MripWU48eb3OcQsxmKS-CW6Unjys9QaMvR1XSE32MAqcBPbmuAVkgsL8JtD_gy/s400/DSC_2490.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364848274068013170" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Some of the more difficult ones I tried to drill out, but they were harder than hell.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjv1X9NgX6FYIWSzxLvhx1uT37-RdgTgOId5fQjVHU7ght6fSWWhjeh8O1nb-7sp5SUmW_kf26oKZh6jZnVDHGoI7BzRwiU8yLi43oFHlvjB_HiVjxG7YOPb46v1Vmaig2iVA401FmILW_/s1600-h/DSC_2492.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjv1X9NgX6FYIWSzxLvhx1uT37-RdgTgOId5fQjVHU7ght6fSWWhjeh8O1nb-7sp5SUmW_kf26oKZh6jZnVDHGoI7BzRwiU8yLi43oFHlvjB_HiVjxG7YOPb46v1Vmaig2iVA401FmILW_/s400/DSC_2492.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364848278564381794" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">This made me very unhappy.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92Ma7bpmW1zQ0223oqVHN5xW_hRR4VNmXhD8HKpXezBOgAUXnf2cp4l8DEZGGXQz8cCkdVzHTcEi-kUHsyO0y_wK6w6PB2DAFf_bd9rx-dzXc8lQzgLL68G2-GnTlTVF76490Oewcl4yz/s1600-h/DSC_2493.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92Ma7bpmW1zQ0223oqVHN5xW_hRR4VNmXhD8HKpXezBOgAUXnf2cp4l8DEZGGXQz8cCkdVzHTcEi-kUHsyO0y_wK6w6PB2DAFf_bd9rx-dzXc8lQzgLL68G2-GnTlTVF76490Oewcl4yz/s400/DSC_2493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364870872737744098" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">So </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I resorted to grinding grooves in them with a cut off wheel and backing them out with a big flat blade screwdriver.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbt9chx316RrTx59WYUVy5X1m_Iy4GJc89wCi2H5gJfnr5d1psam07HUDqhuCAoDWcm1yyUVOOdZdnTx85u9yzyUpuJ4tnnjKMh7Fzvc_7SqXOzcJs8dKRGfYVuCdkbUBqkN1Dn4Uv3cV5/s1600-h/DSC_2495.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbt9chx316RrTx59WYUVy5X1m_Iy4GJc89wCi2H5gJfnr5d1psam07HUDqhuCAoDWcm1yyUVOOdZdnTx85u9yzyUpuJ4tnnjKMh7Fzvc_7SqXOzcJs8dKRGfYVuCdkbUBqkN1Dn4Uv3cV5/s400/DSC_2495.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364848290910065266" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> The old putty tape was dried out and just fell off onto the ground. I had a few places where it still hung on for dear life and I had to persuade it with a plastic putty knife. Once I had the windows out, I just stacked them in an out of the way corner for polishing later. I labeled the bac</span><span style="font-size:100%;">k windows, drip edges and access doors with a sharpie in case they were not interchangeable.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvpkx7SuZKm3UrJcoF9ikXeiFBFz6TNqITB-Kn7TOCpXR21uDJk-qw2Q8YfdnSkpG9UfDHo99qX2JZ_8Kp9XrTlvwmJ7kmj3T6dtAQUghSDAEiNktadBGgUkeebT_sedXjv5SlnEYEPxr/s1600-h/DSC_2484.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvpkx7SuZKm3UrJcoF9ikXeiFBFz6TNqITB-Kn7TOCpXR21uDJk-qw2Q8YfdnSkpG9UfDHo99qX2JZ_8Kp9XrTlvwmJ7kmj3T6dtAQUghSDAEiNktadBGgUkeebT_sedXjv5SlnEYEPxr/s400/DSC_2484.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364846991649133650" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYsYhxAgD51xXHO-S5hlS1bnq7O-RhCpQWtCXeYVnHz8xyIg5kFIXks_TrJWZ4fw7CsBUJB31MmB9lcYh2JOZ2EzsBVoh3dAKt_kcloVWgSJW0JpHIrEWzAjYL9AQ261XqMCFChDlpzy1/s1600-h/DSC_2486.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYsYhxAgD51xXHO-S5hlS1bnq7O-RhCpQWtCXeYVnHz8xyIg5kFIXks_TrJWZ4fw7CsBUJB31MmB9lcYh2JOZ2EzsBVoh3dAKt_kcloVWgSJW0JpHIrEWzAjYL9AQ261XqMCFChDlpzy1/s400/DSC_2486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364847002118154610" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I removed the lights taking pictures as I went so I would have a refe</span><span style="font-size:100%;">rence for wiring. I will address this more when I talk about reinstallation in a later blog. I will talk </span><span style="font-size:100%;">a</span><span style="font-size:100%;">bout</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> the removal and rotted condition of the wings at a later time as well.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">With the windows out, I was ready for paint prep. I had</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">to </span><span style="font-size:100%;">wire brush the remains of the old putty, silicone, and other various other kinds of caulking from various periods of its life.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvhz4XNXUoYwEqYTg1M0Zyu1ecqyZR42-o8DeclNqpWqG07diYlIcM5bh6assGREhF7eRejcB_6D-TW4zXUydLxP54A0bQxaX8pTKOWpdd57iqbQpsHOA9dGB88Y_nwgW5SOMMNJeY7wZ/s1600-h/DSC_2527.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvhz4XNXUoYwEqYTg1M0Zyu1ecqyZR42-o8DeclNqpWqG07diYlIcM5bh6assGREhF7eRejcB_6D-TW4zXUydLxP54A0bQxaX8pTKOWpdd57iqbQpsHOA9dGB88Y_nwgW5SOMMNJeY7wZ/s400/DSC_2527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364852575652079202" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> After most of the gunk was ground off, I went back with Goo Gone to clean off the last of the goo.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghn8HzehV_dst-LhRBbDqvvrHRkA-rgPje5XllNWJIN6PxdoTQVSx4VoMiOazyS8vNFF4Q1zdnPGHtn_-bGC2Pkhx7R-ywLAjh2EwX6puFLqZsgatZwwLG-k8kEcGMC8ro47syvzXqwCB1/s1600-h/DSC_2530.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghn8HzehV_dst-LhRBbDqvvrHRkA-rgPje5XllNWJIN6PxdoTQVSx4VoMiOazyS8vNFF4Q1zdnPGHtn_-bGC2Pkhx7R-ywLAjh2EwX6puFLqZsgatZwwLG-k8kEcGMC8ro47syvzXqwCB1/s400/DSC_2530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364855100291298930" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmiip4T7YoUZmha5_Xk33EbBrPDRLy4sAIv1hQ-qRgab9SkWx7Kc2Iz3KH3c92MN0blLUgcsRb0IZAWkkpa5AYx5z_N5uY7QBe0q_CeIv06sAqWpZAXWrJKDm40BxP6iTfjDH-Q32fgo5g/s1600-h/DSC_2531.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmiip4T7YoUZmha5_Xk33EbBrPDRLy4sAIv1hQ-qRgab9SkWx7Kc2Iz3KH3c92MN0blLUgcsRb0IZAWkkpa5AYx5z_N5uY7QBe0q_CeIv06sAqWpZAXWrJKDm40BxP6iTfjDH-Q32fgo5g/s400/DSC_2531.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364855104639559442" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I used the Frog Tape on the stripe to get the cleanest line possible.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jKxuM3-oUPI_LPoGlfnXEDSVlIpWzmF7rg-1FNHefN8Xvtl0SMfOT5o8p9hbpShqjnkRC9cenQJCn5iS28edmLiuHTKm_aKVOuir2phZm0Uk4JwYrLGNSlvlJB0vuoBXEXjMUhBW-1M0/s1600-h/DSC_2525.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jKxuM3-oUPI_LPoGlfnXEDSVlIpWzmF7rg-1FNHefN8Xvtl0SMfOT5o8p9hbpShqjnkRC9cenQJCn5iS28edmLiuHTKm_aKVOuir2phZm0Uk4JwYrLGNSlvlJB0vuoBXEXjMUhBW-1M0/s400/DSC_2525.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364852570421592514" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLMXujJOrGyXG780nyVtgDSfSv4MF8R0LAlSjQG21B0v11l4vxZ4l9lE_wbFEzZAk-WgVNifyfRK2m_mTjm2Vw_3vFV1MZ1aDqoZElxMVG46IH-TmcilM_d5lYAKTKHxjpDBvhXERqNGz/s1600-h/DSC_2465.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLMXujJOrGyXG780nyVtgDSfSv4MF8R0LAlSjQG21B0v11l4vxZ4l9lE_wbFEzZAk-WgVNifyfRK2m_mTjm2Vw_3vFV1MZ1aDqoZElxMVG46IH-TmcilM_d5lYAKTKHxjpDBvhXERqNGz/s400/DSC_2465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364846981692428834" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I then went over the entire camper one last time with a mild solution of TSP substitute and water.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcC5lFk45gcvOvwTz2emGQzFqat04yAgoOWfFnO-2HW3t_8qjgGzEJLizjIz9lEtP1UHFVKVpyB9XrUFfFClypCtOwKA-BqxtzLEJDQo89vKxkcyh3ijNyo_Qt19xjg9Z764T48DBqGcp/s1600-h/DSC_2533.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcC5lFk45gcvOvwTz2emGQzFqat04yAgoOWfFnO-2HW3t_8qjgGzEJLizjIz9lEtP1UHFVKVpyB9XrUFfFClypCtOwKA-BqxtzLEJDQo89vKxkcyh3ijNyo_Qt19xjg9Z764T48DBqGcp/s400/DSC_2533.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364860831123998594" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSIBtIsEVxea6nvLV8_qOvRFX_1r4x0y0_Z-rTWNihxUuMDuAh4IHyxJwCV1b_Hdpbojjn-HOl-JlhyRoZTFBLcfMm-xixBMm934W_uRTiIcc_3zPb2gNSmJWulzDZ7-1xb4obInP_Nia/s1600-h/DSC_2534.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSIBtIsEVxea6nvLV8_qOvRFX_1r4x0y0_Z-rTWNihxUuMDuAh4IHyxJwCV1b_Hdpbojjn-HOl-JlhyRoZTFBLcfMm-xixBMm934W_uRTiIcc_3zPb2gNSmJWulzDZ7-1xb4obInP_Nia/s400/DSC_2534.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364855118411178578" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LZnsL32NRdcPcwEumX8bxOx4lhe0nDaKUt-aHxEddfAHpYooyAHfjQebW-vpubGM5xmRsLlX9wvDd1m1AVmOwCskNWjogypJ2X1lSrVNst_1mbOBHpwSbyd2LHHpd5TaFSDE2RQv5Rf9/s1600-h/DSC_2535.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LZnsL32NRdcPcwEumX8bxOx4lhe0nDaKUt-aHxEddfAHpYooyAHfjQebW-vpubGM5xmRsLlX9wvDd1m1AVmOwCskNWjogypJ2X1lSrVNst_1mbOBHpwSbyd2LHHpd5TaFSDE2RQv5Rf9/s400/DSC_2535.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364855123209885282" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I then used the etching primer on the bare aluminum areas around the stripe and other bare spots on the trailer.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgpFjkLS9X5UGWTCer2HdRDFl8rf1hzp02KZjyMEt5R101hJszupCthSBL6nf7AkamE4cjvUX60JhPQ74HxEPqb42AjDzpEFaGumX4Ql4uszjWnWirb6c8yUajME4alduC0iFZxk9ZNSJ/s1600-h/DSC_2538.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgpFjkLS9X5UGWTCer2HdRDFl8rf1hzp02KZjyMEt5R101hJszupCthSBL6nf7AkamE4cjvUX60JhPQ74HxEPqb42AjDzpEFaGumX4Ql4uszjWnWirb6c8yUajME4alduC0iFZxk9ZNSJ/s400/DSC_2538.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364859425307574066" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tgXPXO51n54qqoTz7fBz9mR7jSVk7S8apIdTXRyJmIz7UYCDwf9oqBM3eBoti5Q2pMR309M3Dnaj7o1G-QIx2p5mdi8zXqcdCR-7hd1_mH_Naneo4UR1VHRfCZXyg3zrRqHtWwQ0Fy7F/s1600-h/DSC_2544.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tgXPXO51n54qqoTz7fBz9mR7jSVk7S8apIdTXRyJmIz7UYCDwf9oqBM3eBoti5Q2pMR309M3Dnaj7o1G-QIx2p5mdi8zXqcdCR-7hd1_mH_Naneo4UR1VHRfCZXyg3zrRqHtWwQ0Fy7F/s400/DSC_2544.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364859432212036066" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> After letting it dry overnight, I was ready to start rolling. I started on the upper half with the white, working quickly from the upper corner, keeping the edge wet and watching for drips. I had a small foam roller and brus</span><span style="font-size:100%;">h that I used along the edges as I went. I worked all the way around the trailer, rolling on a light coat, and then letting it cure </span><span style="font-size:100%;">for eight hours. I ended up using four coats to get the coverage I wanted. Three would have been okay,</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> but I wanted another coat to help with scratch resistance.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">First Coat:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvBFrOPxdtOvpUrqgMqXEifBnzqL_zD7b05mrUldlajQ3P51DjSIAf1ND60oQ6ckYvNH5Zq7DjH6Q-xhkt1OYtR7oQopWQkwv2Fj-d6OGCP8pKJgfvGdtIjykS5YrSFvbHpYPOLBzz5d0/s1600-h/DSC_2545.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvBFrOPxdtOvpUrqgMqXEifBnzqL_zD7b05mrUldlajQ3P51DjSIAf1ND60oQ6ckYvNH5Zq7DjH6Q-xhkt1OYtR7oQopWQkwv2Fj-d6OGCP8pKJgfvGdtIjykS5YrSFvbHpYPOLBzz5d0/s400/DSC_2545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364863353142189826" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Second Coat:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEineSCxhoE5HP5WKATN3o7BA6xreWpPpo0kAM1uMT7eBcdooY8jDQsNIAbUmFwbgftWOi9h6uj0tDqWD1yB2btzNoQlOeIQ5uwDQrmiRbPeYan5dgneEQQB3hazrFZs2A5u4Or4nSKMixDP/s1600-h/DSC_2548.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxZMpv4-jChAtd8IRQzIgZHzCvA94Nu6aekQBv4FeAbVq9krYzI8UkjglTJzWQUR4mrQQPOqJ4d9Sb4M2MbW7-UbX3-SO0kYa_7WxcYr2-JGNyCetjpGN0zGNsY46Q_nywt-el37vo-Z-/s400/DSC_2556.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364863363082974802" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Fourth Coat:<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjsQwIXpiHjrFxBfZib7ezcNPiv-5wiftIgmOD8xv7RI2SzNZydoXtMMBfUAK11IWtj0SzB-67TYQsV1Cqak6Kfiejsq94A5Alz-4Jj8lQ5QTmdc3kTrmpjJCMyAVZEZSpAl6XnFr0XJp/s1600-h/DSC_2567.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjsQwIXpiHjrFxBfZib7ezcNPiv-5wiftIgmOD8xv7RI2SzNZydoXtMMBfUAK11IWtj0SzB-67TYQsV1Cqak6Kfiejsq94A5Alz-4Jj8lQ5QTmdc3kTrmpjJCMyAVZEZSpAl6XnFr0XJp/s400/DSC_2567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364863364225706146" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I then used some less expensive blue tape along the upper edge to protect myself from the occasional wild roller with blue paint.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZT2UR-i85i1vhTkL4Bm3_tGpQTIKknpttRSSDGEWYpq-T2jB7Aa-VQ-42nO8lncQvApwkmtwXe4a7hLTqUJqrZzZ-n0zyfIvSeeLxT88s0VlxB2cWThf7To6CglX6JEU4dTg3oVejdr4K/s1600-h/DSC_2569.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZT2UR-i85i1vhTkL4Bm3_tGpQTIKknpttRSSDGEWYpq-T2jB7Aa-VQ-42nO8lncQvApwkmtwXe4a7hLTqUJqrZzZ-n0zyfIvSeeLxT88s0VlxB2cWThf7To6CglX6JEU4dTg3oVejdr4K/s400/DSC_2569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364863375255216370" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The blue paint covered much better than the white and I ended up only using three coats.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">First Coat:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jHws-haO5B7jA1b_2gN20Bkg2WD1NP_4hyphenhyphenWQ5ldt2zu1mN0_8l-VMG-v4RQUf6WhIsHIaEMmqWxUNqAl2L-uXhesW2w3mOPzHwgQZmIhLH1fZt1rtD94kY-bXD_ROJ3tIBn8OYFmJJfa/s1600-h/DSC_2571.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8EWQlsdn-AH87XMLtlGj9XoAMwDb3DHXo2TNBI0B1a0G837_7aVTPfiAORlGlCU35Yy1ZVhbvKaNzGZ0BXieRc4IT6WKhs_xUsV8fAG5ivcq99uJ-FS4a5yqfzEGoW0NSApsQH1CtFpt/s400/DSC_2580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364864492663207218" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">After the last coat of blue had cured for eight hours, I removed the tape one side at a time, pulling sharply at an angle away from the painted edge. The Frog Tape made beautiful edges.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhxFSfP_H_5OR9X-5ADHmuezuz4S1DbEkWwEcv6eioP2VztKVDNX878G5gMMIlEpbZ1LwpyX8H2kXLtqKVsf4RdvBu89joqS0przXMAFkJzT3KHMqnftB8AA-CaBVA3TIS-HD6dqzqDif/s1600-h/DSC_2584.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhxFSfP_H_5OR9X-5ADHmuezuz4S1DbEkWwEcv6eioP2VztKVDNX878G5gMMIlEpbZ1LwpyX8H2kXLtqKVsf4RdvBu89joqS0przXMAFkJzT3KHMqnftB8AA-CaBVA3TIS-HD6dqzqDif/s400/DSC_2584.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364864499720363922" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40ZSEmGcJnu6p3khOWtDgw_5jiVuLhs6XBrcoJBxPhCbERoswJN94ID0iP4YWm1t9W2tbJXSnB2gfHzVmEpXme6kPoW9PVAXXhX8t57J43hhOR0jzmvVL9qox01RNhgYdFhfgeZzWgbIV/s1600-h/DSC_2587.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40ZSEmGcJnu6p3khOWtDgw_5jiVuLhs6XBrcoJBxPhCbERoswJN94ID0iP4YWm1t9W2tbJXSnB2gfHzVmEpXme6kPoW9PVAXXhX8t57J43hhOR0jzmvVL9qox01RNhgYdFhfgeZzWgbIV/s400/DSC_2587.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364869462496490754" border="0" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlA4Y6sbAgzZ5is5S3nh0rAKN0A_EwFLwsU6bn_wC6BSIQv5BVUQy8mtFps_O6Kk31abeaPSMtYf3pv0iSTCpP5CpDVANb-gh8ILXrQdvALSAvIdyaSA9Ge8b9BcMoHi8ToUXHCythw4QA/s1600-h/DSC_2581.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlA4Y6sbAgzZ5is5S3nh0rAKN0A_EwFLwsU6bn_wC6BSIQv5BVUQy8mtFps_O6Kk31abeaPSMtYf3pv0iSTCpP5CpDVANb-gh8ILXrQdvALSAvIdyaSA9Ge8b9BcMoHi8ToUXHCythw4QA/s400/DSC_2581.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364869451992490418" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> I only had a couple spots that bled through and this was due to user error. All in all, I am completely s</span><span style="font-size:100%;">atisfied with the results. It took me two weekends to finish, but I was polishing windows and goofing off while I watched the paint dry. I have a few touch-up areas, a couple drips to sand, and two spots where I still got too crazy with the roller, but I will do those after the paint has cured for a couple weeks.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">So, if you are following along, so far we have: </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Trailer<span style=""> </span>$900 </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Bearing Repack<span style=""> </span>$100 </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Steel<span style=""> </span>$10</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sealant<span style=""> </span>$10</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Fan-Tastic Fan<span style=""> </span>$140</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Three Sheets 1/8 Birch<span style=""> </span>$50</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">3M Polish<span style=""> </span>$18</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Buffer Pad<span style=""> </span>$12</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Mothers Aluminum Polish<span style=""> </span>$8</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">TSP Cleaner/Paint Prep<span style=""> </span>$8</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Rollers, brushes and trays<span style=""> </span>$30</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Frog Tape <span style=""> </span>$10</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Etching Primer<span style=""> </span>$5</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Goo Gone<span style=""> </span>$3</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Paint 3 Gallons<span style=""> </span>$98</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Bringing our tally to: <span style=""> </span>$1,422</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;">Until next time dear readers, shasta la vista...</span></p>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-52599355199563717492009-07-29T11:04:00.006-05:002009-07-29T11:55:37.062-05:00Polishing the Z Stripe<o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; 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I had seen some pics of others polishing the stripe and the grime it produced, so I decided that it </span><span style="font-size:100%;">would be best to do this before painting. I had emailed Jeannie & Jerry from <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Questa</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">NM</st1:state></st1:place> about polishi</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ng after I r</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ead</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> their post </span><span style="font-size:100%;">on the Vintage Shasta Group where they discussed polishing their stripe, and they gave me the skinny:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Round One----</span>-3M Super Duty Rubbing Compound #05954</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Round Two</span>----Aluminum Rouge</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Round Three</span>--Coat of Mothers Wax to keep the shine</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I found the 3M compound at my local automotive paint sto</span><span style="font-size:100%;">re, The P</span><span style="font-size:100%;">aint Place, for about $18/quart.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE61r-Ab4GVkm0GXFM8XhTVteqCZLAzhbErdsuapOAsLVizTvFCuvtxYmXsG99QD4HEVAFj9bTQeOvzRFF3gdmfU_fdymbH9zdbTpihQpMZUL7-1-2xZuunMuHdQGKSIO4IzSedjPTdmz3/s1600-h/3m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE61r-Ab4GVkm0GXFM8XhTVteqCZLAzhbErdsuapOAsLVizTvFCuvtxYmXsG99QD4HEVAFj9bTQeOvzRFF3gdmfU_fdymbH9zdbTpihQpMZUL7-1-2xZuunMuHdQGKSIO4IzSedjPTdmz3/s200/3m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363921917377442786" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> I also picked up a new wool pad for my old beat up buffer for about $12. I might have found it cheaper if I had looked around more, but I was also paying for advice on polishing aluminum, rule numero uno, don’t run the buffer above 12-1500. Any faster and it heats up the metal too much, burning the compound and making more work. Now on to the rouge…here in town I had no luck </span><span style="font-size:100%;">finding the rouge at the box stores, auto shops or hobby shops. I found it online, but I refused to pay $9 shipping for</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> a $4 bar, so I decided to try Mothers Aluminum Polish first for $8 at AutoZone,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIhvUoZP5R-79sJiWvUehQMd9R__npw8d91P84O6tiIX7pi0LiIt4GkB5nIaeTbQP69jwVviT7aH2YmzwzOvVsPXdk7bBBWbxwP-LMdkgZevdxlaSQDcheIgu_yH5PiXQdXdgjjrBWZGs/s1600-h/mothers+a+polish.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIhvUoZP5R-79sJiWvUehQMd9R__npw8d91P84O6tiIX7pi0LiIt4GkB5nIaeTbQP69jwVviT7aH2YmzwzOvVsPXdk7bBBWbxwP-LMdkgZevdxlaSQDcheIgu_yH5PiXQdXdgjjrBWZGs/s200/mothers+a+polish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363921922532421538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> I picked up a bottle of TSP substitute at Lowe’s for about $8 for an initial cleaning. </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Don’t use regular TSP, it reacts with the aluminum, turning it darker. I didn’t know that either; I read it on the box. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5F-w2rehftvm7j2_0-sDdLzaI5Oh5X4J34nVfe9dngdXTWOjh5pBhPs7h0gehqoM3b1-d3buGX7SmSHffyfkESnZlaccveXDo0OHFpehlbpR9Bh9nSqgKmldsxpwAfK-HpYd_VmvA_sti/s1600-h/tsp.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5F-w2rehftvm7j2_0-sDdLzaI5Oh5X4J34nVfe9dngdXTWOjh5pBhPs7h0gehqoM3b1-d3buGX7SmSHffyfkESnZlaccveXDo0OHFpehlbpR9Bh9nSqgKmldsxpwAfK-HpYd_VmvA_sti/s200/tsp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363921923574302578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Here is what the aluminum looked like after a quick wash to get off any residue, dirt, bugs, etc.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSNoNtS5-t0FXFDNYDbCU5VZkeaLVFcEHKrvLCCbllXL50Ng-VqS2OvcaY2vSnCL9A7ltjJoC1Zu3eaEhZw47B6Q0gd9G8zngCAvil84NiET6z9-I6hkQEE0JN6oZKikal7TA-JSb0muR/s1600-h/DSC_1982.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSNoNtS5-t0FXFDNYDbCU5VZkeaLVFcEHKrvLCCbllXL50Ng-VqS2OvcaY2vSnCL9A7ltjJoC1Zu3eaEhZw47B6Q0gd9G8zngCAvil84NiET6z9-I6hkQEE0JN6oZKikal7TA-JSb0muR/s400/DSC_1982.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363918141898364386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPTHyP-2ZFHxZSwL3ZeoLupoknLe79Ck1Y0dub6VL7KmHuzZNOe7Swq8xM13b2cYcHfJZWL8qqyN6kIwpbzk2zO3D1cQT4i6tU2C1J97AsRaQQ0ia9PgOBxBmO6mA2pXvsJeysKIeMz7H/s1600-h/DSC_1983.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPTHyP-2ZFHxZSwL3ZeoLupoknLe79Ck1Y0dub6VL7KmHuzZNOe7Swq8xM13b2cYcHfJZWL8qqyN6kIwpbzk2zO3D1cQT4i6tU2C1J97AsRaQQ0ia9PgOBxBmO6mA2pXvsJeysKIeMz7H/s400/DSC_1983.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363918145028029906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> Then I got to work. It is a messy process; I mean black grime coats your body from head to toe. Wear clothes that you don’t mind ruining. I polished about two feet at a time, smearing polish on with one rag, polishing until black residue appeared and then until it started to disappear, then wiping clean with a second cloth to check shine. I repeated this process two or three times per section until I was satisfied.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWqootKZAkl8b6-NZr-PGgQzmuW7hXgtr4rFaysqlsVTt4HhU1LYfFnBlicTWvSbs2eS7j0ize-oJhzUGbRhInrx-fQplYQOPAEvw69rEBn1FfcObsccpf15YjsWm-uxt3sPE_YcywcG7/s1600-h/DSC_1984.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWqootKZAkl8b6-NZr-PGgQzmuW7hXgtr4rFaysqlsVTt4HhU1LYfFnBlicTWvSbs2eS7j0ize-oJhzUGbRhInrx-fQplYQOPAEvw69rEBn1FfcObsccpf15YjsWm-uxt3sPE_YcywcG7/s400/DSC_1984.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363918152541954050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> I worked my way around the camper, washing each side after I was done to keep the residue from drying to concrete on the paint. At this point I was already amazed; the oxidation was gone and I could see my reflection, although hazy, in the stripe.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgq3b6WAXYNDJ_GapQbGuHSAvWvLBX6fWrA5DzOOuFnxI5WAFPPcrNj8xuBoMtE8q7Hgs5l4bISrWCNvv0xF7yYQslkNF08jNg_pYti8XsCOFOkUBj3GgA4FTnNB6FRlGWw927lpjDmIV-/s1600-h/DSC_1987.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgq3b6WAXYNDJ_GapQbGuHSAvWvLBX6fWrA5DzOOuFnxI5WAFPPcrNj8xuBoMtE8q7Hgs5l4bISrWCNvv0xF7yYQslkNF08jNg_pYti8XsCOFOkUBj3GgA4FTnNB6FRlGWw927lpjDmIV-/s400/DSC_1987.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363918154378052002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0B7EIMr8MEz3KfLZK5X1_TJqdms-60cbUhB-1izgGzArkxQh75BMu3TGSCclx7PnfK_RGjzGmUOV2EH5_a3uR_thakb2kQh9fNxE5Rwl6hCe_NIckq_3eo7rcK1ZuMIGat5M24OmvtRhJ/s1600-h/DSC_1994.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0B7EIMr8MEz3KfLZK5X1_TJqdms-60cbUhB-1izgGzArkxQh75BMu3TGSCclx7PnfK_RGjzGmUOV2EH5_a3uR_thakb2kQh9fNxE5Rwl6hCe_NIckq_3eo7rcK1ZuMIGat5M24OmvtRhJ/s400/DSC_1994.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363918824414253554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> It was a couple of hours stooping and lugging my 500 pound buffer and extension cord around. When I finished round one, I went in and had a shower and half a bottle of ibuprofen.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The next evening I started my version of round two. I applied the Moth</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ers Aluminum Polish in the same fashion as the 3M and polished it off with a new wool pad. Never use different compounds on the same pad. Even after washing, grit from a coarser polish can remain and cause scratches and swirls when you are trying to achieve a final polish. As I worked my way around, I was happy with the results. I attained a mirror finish.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWGaxVut4zXKpNgmePlhiSY2D2kcM3Qz9az1-6Ou2O637nv9VPxGbKfzeBaGEbkJ3UHcpfidkIOjf7aUEDuf8AvVH2KN53OkrfHzxmVebyHRyW80me191ytmjI5DTIxNN_wHnmXZe0gg9/s1600-h/DSC_1990.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWGaxVut4zXKpNgmePlhiSY2D2kcM3Qz9az1-6Ou2O637nv9VPxGbKfzeBaGEbkJ3UHcpfidkIOjf7aUEDuf8AvVH2KN53OkrfHzxmVebyHRyW80me191ytmjI5DTIxNN_wHnmXZe0gg9/s400/DSC_1990.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363918820949402562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> I washed the stripe down again once I finished, removing excess polishing residue. Then I repeated the shower and ibuprofen regimen from the previous night. To keep the shine I will give it a coat of Mothers Wax once a year or so. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">So, if you are following along, so far we have: </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Trailer<span style=""> </span>$900 </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Bearing Repack<span style=""> </span>$100 </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Steel<span style=""> </span>$10</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sealant<span style=""> </span>$10</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Fan-Tastic Fan<span style=""> </span>$140</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Three Sheets 1/8 Birch<span style=""> </span>$50</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">3M Polish<span style=""> </span>$18</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Buffer Pad<span style=""> </span>$12</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Mothers Aluminum Polish<span style=""> </span>$8</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">TSP Cleaner/Paint Prep<span style=""> </span>$8</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;">Bringing our tally to: <span style=""> </span>$1,256. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;">Until next time dear readers, shasta la vista...</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-75813542069477529932009-07-23T15:33:00.012-05:002009-07-24T08:14:31.594-05:00Repairing Water Damage, Installing Roof Vent, Adding Support to Ceiling, Sealing Exterior Seams<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Okay, so let’s begin. I backed it into the driveway, leveled it and put the jacks down to keep everything stable while I work. I pulled out the dinette cushions and the rear gaucho cushion to make room for tools and supplies. I also ran power and brought in a fan, because this is <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:state>, folks. It’s 100 degrees and humid. First things first, I tackled the water damage. I removed the cabinet which was mostly screwed in, but also had some sneaky nails from the top side of the frame that ran along the front edge; these had to be cut. </span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Once the cabinet was out of the way, I could remove the ceiling panel. I pulled the 1” strips and all the nails in the full ceiling panel around the vent.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXV0_MagBvSo3AyEK2u0imrw-F1fdWs8SjMTBy9HKfXCEgdQo54IZ0IsjtFlPBDEMV4riYgpZztRzT_56qqcKllIjdruzDZbbfJMtnTWHjdAS6zr2wxlSX1_1-m1ZNImVsyiztaFsUdo2/s1600-h/DSC_1919.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXV0_MagBvSo3AyEK2u0imrw-F1fdWs8SjMTBy9HKfXCEgdQo54IZ0IsjtFlPBDEMV4riYgpZztRzT_56qqcKllIjdruzDZbbfJMtnTWHjdAS6zr2wxlSX1_1-m1ZNImVsyiztaFsUdo2/s400/DSC_1919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361771706244776370" border="0" /></a> The damage wasn’t very extensive, but I wanted to reinforce the weak/sagging ceiling “beams” while I was at it. I put beams in quotes because they used 1”x2” pine for the supports and after 50 years they have started to bow. I am not removing the walls so I just scored and cut the panel flush with the walls and yanked it out.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6VVV9cPtb7uj-kpWqZOCnlBxoKkXkYovjiZ9xsWPWCUwtLjsrYhuXCupk31x4lNKHAWtEBl-LsPwkunCTUB3BcDwVXERYkJRIPq3oehsawclfcSzjG0LzoIpucaCDkBx99WHf4or-Uvd/s1600-h/DSC_1900.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6VVV9cPtb7uj-kpWqZOCnlBxoKkXkYovjiZ9xsWPWCUwtLjsrYhuXCupk31x4lNKHAWtEBl-LsPwkunCTUB3BcDwVXERYkJRIPq3oehsawclfcSzjG0LzoIpucaCDkBx99WHf4or-Uvd/s400/DSC_1900.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361770254793912130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9lpd-GNOA70dncuLU7Iv1Ta-7hbx3RJog7AWsENa4PJBSRATElav20vLDEqUVlmYnCyc9wXSB-I1DVF-3PLAjVfc_TSS05RnInENtRu99Ng6BRgaUi9P52IuzLSv_jjZkOSD4vo445AQ/s1600-h/DSC_1902.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9lpd-GNOA70dncuLU7Iv1Ta-7hbx3RJog7AWsENa4PJBSRATElav20vLDEqUVlmYnCyc9wXSB-I1DVF-3PLAjVfc_TSS05RnInENtRu99Ng6BRgaUi9P52IuzLSv_jjZkOSD4vo445AQ/s400/DSC_1902.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361770257897641522" border="0" /></a> I was surprised that there was very little sign of water damage other than the veneer; the frame around the vent was still intact. I picked up some ¾” square tubing at the Railroad Yard, our local steel yard, for about $10 to reinforce the ceiling. I just predrilled holes for screws and wiring and used 1 ¼” screws to fasten three pieces of steel to the existing wood. 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The fan was a great fit, and easy to do following their step-by-step instructions. I got it from Vintage Trailer Supply for about $140. It has a three-speed fan and is gray in color with a flat, not domed, lid that makes it look similar to the original Hehr roof vent, which now resides in my spare parts pile. While I was sealing up the new vent, I took the time to scrape off old roof cement around the seams to reseal them, as well as a small pin hole near the vent. 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I removed two pieces of birch from under both windows. Here, there was some water damage to the framing so I removed the ~3,000 50-year-old rusted screws from the bottom of each window, and the glass which was held in with approximately 30 pounds of caulking. I managed to get most of the screws carefully with my cordless driver. Others had to be coaxed with a small set of vice grips. 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Luckily, months earlier, being the pack rat that I am, I had picked up about 50 linear feet of oak flooring for free on Freecycle. 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It took a couple weeks to get the 4x8 sheets but the price was right, and I was still working on the tear out anyway.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQlQoA7LRyi_H7i3raQ8Ge59xdGR_P1v2AvRhskBp4PsrfawDY32voyCWMGaaQCMLElvimVCcS97PK1cPx3A6ueW_xTCOvvFNsx4qEb-k8dALec4kc4xWfPcWVkpWPJHQniL8oC806haO/s1600-h/DSC_1969.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQlQoA7LRyi_H7i3raQ8Ge59xdGR_P1v2AvRhskBp4PsrfawDY32voyCWMGaaQCMLElvimVCcS97PK1cPx3A6ueW_xTCOvvFNsx4qEb-k8dALec4kc4xWfPcWVkpWPJHQniL8oC806haO/s400/DSC_1969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361798364262356978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tonOLZDmih9XOmsrmMS9cQ71SOENzGLR8ngqYbWilbAhMsxqBw_6EWpHwHi3U7NGuWb3s64Isrth3ao2E0GrzkwDI8dgTHeSVnfqfZsg0SFIMjhLki7YbYuWhKIUlbfeJ_4bGJpN-JRp/s1600-h/DSC_1948.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tonOLZDmih9XOmsrmMS9cQ71SOENzGLR8ngqYbWilbAhMsxqBw_6EWpHwHi3U7NGuWb3s64Isrth3ao2E0GrzkwDI8dgTHeSVnfqfZsg0SFIMjhLki7YbYuWhKIUlbfeJ_4bGJpN-JRp/s400/DSC_1948.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361772840277084530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTG-unXbm-wvcWYHIMttuR8vvkmfsbzQpuBSNDz0UhTwX7BU4zdGdOVeu8UdB11W1N1cw-2ht3lUPN2O0tttQGi6QagqXXnjJeMsat96jvWmCyYgMevHOe-qszEzlHL3KILjSXU9J00Qe/s1600-h/DSC_1950.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTG-unXbm-wvcWYHIMttuR8vvkmfsbzQpuBSNDz0UhTwX7BU4zdGdOVeu8UdB11W1N1cw-2ht3lUPN2O0tttQGi6QagqXXnjJeMsat96jvWmCyYgMevHOe-qszEzlHL3KILjSXU9J00Qe/s400/DSC_1950.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361772850081142674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9mQEZHQWGHiPAgsWKcBgxs3vAdeWXwVMrlE6PIy5sLfziBF_Rcur4MyE91lgca91y0yQ7ZlGgEM7bSGXaZeIwzNeXANgpwI-Ricm-w7Ugk5cgcgNwHLOmTrEhMVHIu5fQu4MjBDjw9Ry/s1600-h/DSC_1977.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9mQEZHQWGHiPAgsWKcBgxs3vAdeWXwVMrlE6PIy5sLfziBF_Rcur4MyE91lgca91y0yQ7ZlGgEM7bSGXaZeIwzNeXANgpwI-Ricm-w7Ugk5cgcgNwHLOmTrEhMVHIu5fQu4MjBDjw9Ry/s400/DSC_1977.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361798370649040274" border="0" /></a> I then reinstalled the glass to keep the weather out until I paint. I want to replace two small areas on either side of the front window, but these will have to wait until I remove the frame for painting. I used more oak to beef up both sides of the dinette and the rear gaucho since all creaked a bit when I settled my delicate frame upon them (HA HA). </span> </p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">After this I will move outside for a while to work on a few exterior projects. So, if you are following along, so far we have: </span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Trailer</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$900 </span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Bearing Repack</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$100 </span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Steel</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$10</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sealant</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$10</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Fan-Tastic Fan</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$140</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p>Three Sheets 1/8 Birch $50<br /></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Bringing our tally to: </span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">$1,210. </span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />Until next time dear readers, shasta la vista...</span><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZMlHLpZC-i_-C7DKlTbD62_9HzeTzk5dmV2DESuxSzxodqmv5iL4cejiv9Zg-8rUo_7X3n2clhrC1YNFbqF5CbLLY4TjYMOK5s6tOWXb_MaQQj9IcgULLOpT8o7KnzWDGge270T29sc6/s1600-h/DSC_1906.JPG"> </a></o:p></span></p>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-14062991244731886822009-07-23T11:34:00.007-05:002009-07-24T08:15:19.058-05:00The To Do List<span style="font-size:100%;"><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: georgia;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: georgia;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: georgia;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: georgia;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: georgia;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: georgia;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: georgia;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: georgia;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; 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margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">I will keep this post simple, because it is a to-do list for the camper. I will probably keep a list in a sidebar that can be updated, but here is the initial list, broken down into two categories, interior and exterior. The camper is really camping ready, but I think that if we go ahead with most repairs/updates now, it will make for a smoother first time camping experience for Cheryl and the kiddos. Me…I have slept on open ground, in tents with no floors, in floods, in freezing cold, eaten sand in my chili and eggs for breakfast, hiked in the snow uphill both ways, yada yada yada, but yes I will enjoy that fresh camper smell, as well. We bought this little gem in June, and I hope to have her road ready by September 11<sup>th</sup> when <st1:state st="on">Oklahoma</st1:state> has a vintage trailer rally at <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">Lake</st1:placetype> <st1:placename st="on">Tenkiller</st1:placename></st1:place>. So basically this is a two-month project. And, yes, I hope to keep everything within budget. (Gulp…I hope) </span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><br /></b></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="">Interior<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Water damage repair around roof vent, under front windows, and sides of front windows</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">12 volt system for fan, lights, and small accessories for boon docking</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Exhaust fan for stove hood</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">LED lights for under cabinet lighting</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">New foam and upholstery for rear gaucho (couch)</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">New upholstery for front dinette cushions</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">New curtains</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">New dinette table shaped like original with vintage-look Formica</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">New propane lamp globe</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Two additional 110 outlets, one under dinette, one in wardrobe for microwave above fridge</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Pull old rusted water tank, replace in future if found to be necessary</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Install fan for additional fridge coil cooling</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Once over on all cabinetry and birch paneling with rejuvenating oil and steel wool</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Clean up</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><br /></b></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="">Exterior<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">New paint-- siding, frame, tanks, wheels and hubcaps</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Door handles and hub caps sand blasted and painted</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Polish aluminum stripe</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">New Shasta decals</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Reseal roof seams, vents, etc</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">All new aluminum square drive screws</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">New propane tanks and new propane fittings and system test</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Install carbon monoxide/smoke detector</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Pull windows, polish and reseal with new mouldings and butyl tape</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Replace front glass (cracked)</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Fantastic fan to replace roof vent</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">New tumbler for bargman door lock</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">New teardrop lights</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">New wire harness front connector<sub><o:p></o:p></sub></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Polish bargman tail lights</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">New vintagelook awning</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Cover water fill hole with new or patch</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Replace 110 inlet</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Repair door water damage</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Repair screen door water damage</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Water proof outlet installed under camper</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sway bar</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Wheel well skin patched, minor rust damage</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p 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brakes</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Solar setup for boon docking</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Front hitch extension to make room for biodiesel tank</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Until next time dear readers, shasta la vista...</span></p>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-33913171597536083312009-07-22T10:18:00.008-05:002009-07-24T08:18:34.381-05:00The trip back with the camper in tow<span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >So, we woke up fairly early the next morning and went out in search of a reliable place to have the bearings checked/repacked. The idea of being a 900 miles from nowhere in the middle of the night, trying to duct tape a wheel back on the axle was unappealing. We talked to the caretaker of the KOA, and he recommended Schieks Camper Sales in Eden. It was just a few miles down the road, so we packed up and went. They agreed to work us in and we dropped off the camper. They were great folks, very courteous and understood our need to get on the road. They had us in and out in a couple of hours. If you are in the neighborhood, I highly recommend them. Here is their <a href="http://www.clickcampers.com/custompage.asp?pg=eden">website</a>.<br /><br />To kill time we headed into Fon du Lac for breakfast. Although we had our borrowed Garmin GPS, I called my personal Google guru, Cheryl, and within moments she recommended <a href="http://www.fdlchowder.com/">Schreiner’s Restaurant</a>. Now check the spelling, this was not a restaurant run by old men in funny hats and go-carts. Cheryl informed us that it had been open since 1938 and that the quiche of the day was asparagus. It just so happened that we were literally passing by as she suggested it. It was a blast from the past with waitresses in aprons and little kerchiefs on their heads and cooks in the back with paper boat hats. The food was great. We had the asparagus quiche, muffins and split a Belgian waffle. With full bellies, we left in search of some extended mirrors for the Jeep and a few other supplies. Once stocked, we headed back and browsed the camper parts while we waited for them to finish up. It cost me just under $100, which I thought was reasonable for a morning rush job and for peace of mind. Granted, I could have done it in a couple hours in the driveway for just a few bucks, but said driveway was 900 miles away. So, we hitched up and took off, pausing along the first 50 miles or so to snap a few shots of great barns, the likes of which have gone the way of the Dodo in Oklahoma, or should I say tornado, that is if we ever had barns like that. 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Hers was very nice and had been recently restored. I hope to keep our restoration below that mark. My goal is to keep it under $3,000, including the cost of the camper. I am making that statement now so you can help keep me honest. After talking to her for about an hour, we got on the road again and pushed on until we hit <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Bartlesville</st1:place></st1:city> at 3 in the morning, where we slept where we fell. The next day the woman’s friend called and offered to buy my camper sight unseen. This made me feel even more that the whole trip had been worth it. Now, as this story progresses I will lead you along my trail of restoration. For some it will be less interesting until we get to the finished product, but hopefully for most it will be an informative journey that helps other crazy Shasta renovators like me find parts, figure out how things come apart, and learn from my mistakes. So, if you are following along so far we have:<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Trailer—$900+ Bearing Repack—$100, bringing our tally to $1,000. </span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;">Until next time dear readers, shasta la vista...</span></p>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834860637119330417.post-83734059813142691572009-07-17T09:22:00.002-05:002009-07-24T08:19:13.316-05:00In the beginning...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhog6-LOKLOIey2oRnm0b3A1uxPVwjdmdo0OA4GYPvoxPabEqz201YitbTm1d38Yzy30OS1Y4_a9KNlUAffar6Cyup7jpnlSg6ex9diR9I21dfuvBjFSPgEHNAUM-J5AuZ1V7NCBGJimzkR/s1600-h/spaceball.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} span.msoins0 {mso-style-name:msoins;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Well, here it is. This is how she looked when my brother and I arrived as the sun set near Fon </span><st1:place style="font-family: georgia;" st="on"><st1:city st="on">Du Lac</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">Wisconsin</st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-family: georgia;">. Even in our exhausted-from-driving-14-hours-straight state, we could see that she was worth every penny of the $900 Rick was asking. </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaZ70Tgj4Hxg9qPudVgS-a9wtj-cRUqbbC8vcifyiCxvRk4Bs0oT5zg-zT4sWlFCOJ9f3zBKPdAhIl1-FbGO1jabAJi2RU5li_oMsnBM_qS4YJErUmEeCIrtZeHMBscZUkwOpD-7mTy_0/s1600-h/DSC_1606.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaZ70Tgj4Hxg9qPudVgS-a9wtj-cRUqbbC8vcifyiCxvRk4Bs0oT5zg-zT4sWlFCOJ9f3zBKPdAhIl1-FbGO1jabAJi2RU5li_oMsnBM_qS4YJErUmEeCIrtZeHMBscZUkwOpD-7mTy_0/s400/DSC_1606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359436657468499090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">But wait, already I get ahead of myself, "How is it two </span><st1:state style="font-family: georgia;" st="on">Oklahoma</st1:state><span style="font-family: georgia;"> boys found themselves in the middle of </span><st1:place style="font-family: georgia;" st="on"><st1:state st="on">Wisconsin</st1:state></st1:place></span> with $900 in 5's, 20's and 100's from three different ATM machines?" you ask. Well since you're so nosy, I'll tell you. A couple of months ago my wife, Cheryl, and I started talking about camping. We have two kids, ages 2 years and 4 months, so we thought we would crank up the challenge by taking them into the great outdoors. Now, I have always been an avid tent camper, "RV's...Pattooie!", but as I considered both Cheryl and the kids stuffed into tents, I thought to myself, "Maybe a small camper, a pop-up, it is almost a tent” would be a good idea. So that got the ball rolling. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17pt; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Then Cheryl found her inspiration…a sno cone stand in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Kansas City</st1:place></st1:city> that was made from an old Shasta trailer. <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://thistinyhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/fresherthanfresh.jpg&imgrefurl=http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/tiny-trailer-food-biz-yummy-snowcones/&usg=__MY1Py8EpYdpSrjZarEsFses8ZcE=&h=495&w=375&sz=73&hl=en&start=8&sig2=wtr65STgQL9IwYY4wFhWHQ&um=1&tbnid=q05piifM_DcYPM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3DLindsay%2BLaricks%27%2Bgourmet%2Bsnow%2Bcones%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENUS277%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1&ei=l49gSt_kKdTemQfc7NjPDA"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); text-decoration: none;">See it here</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></a> After reading the story about the rescue of this old 50's camper, our search was on. We watched eBay, Craigslist and made random Google searches trying to find the perfect camper. I tried to keep it within reason, 200 miles or so. I didn't want to haul some relic clear across the country. Ahem. But one night I was bored, there were so many cool vintage trailers on the coasts, so I expanded my parameters</span><span class="msoins0" style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">to a 1,000 mile radius from <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:state>. It was late, I got tired and finally went to bed. The next afternoon when Cheryl got home from work she got on the computer and started searching where I left off. “This one looks nice; it is too bad it is so far away.” I looked it over, read the description and saw the time stamp. He had only posted it about 30 minutes earlier. Now if you are not familiar with these trailers, here is how it works. If it is a good deal, it is gone in about a day. If not, even if they say it is decent, it is probably a rat-infested piece of junk. So, after about 5 minutes of discussion, saying phrases like “This is crazy” and “Our parents are going to think we are nuts” and two phone calls to Wisconsin, we decided that I would make the 28 hour, 1800 mile round trip to get it. Rick said he would hold it for us, which he may have second-guessed later since he got about 25 phone calls about it while I was on the road, including several sight unseen offers.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17pt; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Now a little background on me…I am a stay-at-home dad of two, while Cheryl brings home the bacon. I am a Jeremy-of-all-trades. I have been a lumber yard guy, a grill cook, a landscaper/lawnmower, a manager of a plant store chain, a construction manager for a nationwide dental company and now a dad. Let me say my most recent position is the most exciting/rewarding so far. Along with raising children, I have my projects…</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17pt; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Last year I built a biodiesel reactor to make fuel from waste vegetable oil for our vehicles and put a new motor in my old Jeep so I could sell it and get it out of the driveway. So, just as the front of our house begins to look like a home again and is almost free of debris, I see the emptiness and long to fill it with a “project.” Cheryl often refers to our driveway as “the salvage yard.”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">So here we are empty driveway longing to be filled, trailer in <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Wisconsin</st1:place></st1:state> longing to fill it. Now what? I called my brother who agreed to be my copilot; he’s a teacher so he didn’t have anything to do, right? Then we called Cheryl’s parents and asked them to come watch the yahoos while I was gone. Did I mention this was a Wednesday night? So the next morning I headed to <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Wisconsin</st1:place></st1:state>, picking up my brother on the way. The drive was relatively uneventful; we got there at 8 in the evening as the sun was setting.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Here we are back where this tale started. We looked inside, took a few pics, paid Rick, thanked him for holding it and hauled it to a campground in Fon Du Lac where we ate our Wendy’s dinner by flashlight and fell asleep. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Until next time dear readers, shasta la vista...</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:16;color:white;" ><o:p></o:p></span><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:white;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;color:white;" ></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:16;color:white;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:white;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;color:black;" ></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:16;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;color:black;" ></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:16;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944355961447540829noreply@blogger.com0