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Post by atefooterz on Nov 2, 2016 11:24:39 GMT 10
No worries at least now you know it is cactus for shore and not worth throwing good money at. Indeedie, sad part is while 2nd hand cheap (under $140) they are in Vic or QLD on gummy & ebay
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Post by 78466noM on Nov 13, 2016 21:01:07 GMT 10
Didn't get a lot done on the van today spent the time fixing cars box trailer and mowing lawns it's a wonder the lawn mower didn't breakdown just so I had to fix it also but I did get a heap of screws out of ceiling and most holes filled with auto body filler I hope to get enough time before work to fill rest of holes then sand and under coat next Sunday
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Post by tasmillard on Nov 14, 2016 11:05:11 GMT 10
Sounds like you under the pump like I am mate, good to know I am not the only nutter
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Post by atefooterz on Nov 14, 2016 22:09:00 GMT 10
Even the semi squatting are not immune to chores that steal valuable day time & energy. This last week has seen the house ( an accoustic test bed for traffic noise get underway) so many interuptions the ultimate being they killed the power & now new wiring to be fitted prior to fancy gyprock. This means a very long extention lead to the neighbours place. The weather has been perfect to create mowing and weeding nightmares, but looks great now. I have to wait a few days to get short lead power so i can angle grind out some bizzare modification and fastener sellections to bolt in a two way fridge... thanks previous owner(s)
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Post by 78466noM on Nov 21, 2016 10:46:39 GMT 10
hope the modifications are for a new second hand fridge you now have atefooterz. got the filling done and inside walls undercoated it drank four liters I have to get another tin to do a second coat. I am glad paint dries lighter than the kg a liter wet second coat shouldn't use as much so hoping next Sunday last coat of undercoat then a long coffee then with luck the first coat of color which is a gloss close to white but with a hint of bluey green you really have to have it against something white to see the color difference will take pictures next weekend it is fairly patchy at the moment but the inside looks bigger now it is white sort of. Talked the wife into having the cupboards bunks etc stained timber.
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Post by atefooterz on Nov 21, 2016 12:08:30 GMT 10
Somethng lost over time and making cheaper pigments and moving on from oil based paints, that coloured the basic varnish base, was that the accepted white had a chromatic gold green blue hue. What most call white now was a harsh mix, mostly used for white goods and commonly called arctic white. To the average eye this is not unlike the amber glow of a filament light to the blue of an LED.
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Post by 78466noM on Nov 23, 2016 9:00:09 GMT 10
I have no choice but to use the water based paints as my wife is asthmatic and the oil based paint though much better wearing and usually a better finish would kill her in a confined space of the caravan. I did the floors 10 years ago when we brought the house it was finished four weeks before we move in and the house was open at least 3 days a week as little odds and ends were done and it still made it hard for her for the first two weeks that we moved in.
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Post by 78466noM on Nov 24, 2016 8:58:04 GMT 10
looks like the 19 September next year we are heading to Kangaroo Island with the van for the vans first major outing the boss has spoken so the van has to be finished before then just under twelve months should be do-able. the Boss has settled on a design for the bunks so I have to make an access door for battery on a slide but will make it so it is able to take two batteries just in case a second one is needed will also have to make my own door as most of the one I have found on ebay are plastic frames two hundred dollars plus you have to then put your own insert into it but not hard to do and the off cuts I have sitting around will make the majority of the door anyway.Battery has to be vented at bottom and to the side so will make a fiberglass box to go under drivers side of bunk so no stay gas can get into van the agm batteries shouldn't let of gas but so I have read they can vent small amounts that could be dangerous in a small unvented area. Wish me luck I was silly enough to agree to the time slot before van is finished .
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Post by tasmillard on Nov 24, 2016 9:27:17 GMT 10
Sounds like you got a plan, lots on but also a fair amount of time to do it in. Funny how timeframes can make you organised and its good that you have a trip planned to give plenty motivation. You are doing a great job with what you have, sometimes its way too easy to just keep spending money, but if you have to be resourceful that where true skills come in.
I dont think you need luck, you got this in the bag Bruce.
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Post by atefooterz on Nov 24, 2016 15:08:18 GMT 10
I have no choice but to use the water based paints as my wife is asthmatic and the oil based paint though much better wearing and usually a better finish would kill her in a confined space of the caravan. I did the floors 10 years ago when we brought the house it was finished four weeks before we move in and the house was open at least 3 days a week as little odds and ends were done and it still made it hard for her for the first two weeks that we moved in. I was only talking about colour standards old V new. This report shows a good insight into the side effects of VOC exposure your wife suffers. www.symptomfind.com/health/paint-fumes/
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Post by 78466noM on Nov 26, 2016 9:44:06 GMT 10
I have thought of a much better idea for the batteries than cutting a hole in the side of the van and making slides just make up a battery box with angle and flat-bar make it so it sits between the draw bar.I will put a access door in the floor under bottom bunk. The batteries will be all open and it can be made and fitted in a couple of hours instead of days with making and fitting a pretty door on outside of van building slides and a fiberglass box getting it all sealed
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Post by 78466noM on Nov 26, 2016 9:55:28 GMT 10
Sorry atefooterz I had a reply written but must forgot to do the last step in my hurry . I have to confess I know absolutely nothing about colors only whether I like them or not. the wife along with the asthma is also allergic to a few things the big ones are sulfur and latex I do have the sealing paint for the roof it is latex but we don't collect water from it and she isn't going to slide all over it so all is good but it should protect the mastic from the elements. if I can keep it water tight until I retire the it will be a reseal and off on a adventure .
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Post by tasmillard on Nov 26, 2016 16:10:53 GMT 10
Bruce - im not entirely sure, but isnt there some regs about having ignition/spark items near gas bottles?
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Post by 78466noM on Nov 27, 2016 0:48:33 GMT 10
not sure but no gas into van and if I place the gas bottle on front for hot water heater the closest the battery will be would be is about 2.5 meters. but will look up regulations didn't think of them so thanks for bringing it up it is better to be safe than sorry.
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Post by 78466noM on Nov 27, 2016 9:04:36 GMT 10
spent two hours Looking up regulations and as far as I can find is 1.5 meters from an ignition source my generator may have to find another place to stay or bottle may have to be stored elsewhere will keep a thought on that as nothing is set in concrete yet but getting close
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Post by 78466noM on Nov 27, 2016 14:03:43 GMT 10
the white house ready for Donald to move in. well it is now undercoated just waiting to put color coat on I don't know if the wife is going to like the wood grain showing under paint but she will get used to it or the bits you can see can be redone after the kangaroo island trip September next year may be a ways off but will creep up quickly and i want to give it a couple of test runs just a day or two on the central coast far enough away to show any short comings in my work that I can fix and to get a handle on what we need and don't need as this will be trial and error the right preparation will save us money and make our holiday that much more enjoyable.
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Post by 78466noM on Nov 27, 2016 16:59:35 GMT 10
Got the first top coat done but as a photo will look not much different from top photo's I have enough paint to do one more coat but I am going to leave it until the furniture is all in that way I will have enough to do at least two more coats and maybe squeeze in three will be fiddly but if I have anther tin mixed there is no guarantee it won't be slightly different in color. Next week trim the inside and if time permits drag bed out side finish welding and sit in in van ready to bolt down then my wife can make the cupboards for me to install while I finish cleaning silastic off roof and paint it with the sealing paint. Will soon be able to see the end for now with a telescope I can't see it being completely done as over time there will always be little changes here and there to suit us.
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Post by tasmillard on Nov 27, 2016 18:29:48 GMT 10
Great progress Bruce, you will have no issues with timeframes!
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Post by 78466noM on Nov 28, 2016 8:43:04 GMT 10
I still have a lot to do but now the wife has stuff to do so I can move on to other things. It isn't so much the big things now it is the little things like plumbing running twelve volt the solar panel rear window awning paint the outside etc etc and a lot of it has an order any thing inside is now waiting until furniture is in. I sort of hinted It should take me about four weeks to get what I can get done weather permitting.
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Post by 78466noM on Dec 4, 2016 20:22:14 GMT 10
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Post by tasmillard on Dec 5, 2016 5:41:43 GMT 10
I hate to think how many hours we put into our vans. I also noticed that things that you think take time dont, and vice versa. Cant quite tell, but have you laid flooring yet?
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Post by Mustang on Dec 5, 2016 7:44:22 GMT 10
I hate to think how many hours we put into our vans. I also noticed that things that you think take time dont, and vice versa. Cant quite tell, but have you laid flooring yet? I have kept log books on my old cars & vans since a kid (may be called something) so with Vincent I detailed each day & dollar, over 1000 hours & I still have the suspension to upgrade.
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Post by 78466noM on Dec 5, 2016 7:49:34 GMT 10
The hours spent if I was doing this to sell it I would be flying out the door backwards just the peripherals screws rivets timber all add up ran out of rivets again and made the last eighth drill bit I had blunt so need more of those as well.Add the cost anywhere from six to twelve dollars a pack your marine ply is about forty odd dollars a sheet the bracing ply I used was twenty two dollars a sheet.That isn't even touching on the expensive parts. So if we were doing gutted classics for a living to make a profit the sales price would have to be fairly big sort of shrinks your buyers pool. The flooring is 6mm floating floor only going to lay it where there is bare floor after cupboards and beds are in one to keep down weight and two if for some reason the powers that be decides at a later date to change to lino or something or a different color timber floor much easier to remove and will be the very last thing to go in as it doesn't like me dropping tools on it as I found out when I did the kitchen at home.It is hard wearing doesn't like water as water resistant mdf so a splash is ok a flood is disaster and no carpet as it collects sand and having to carry a a vacuum cleaner will take up too much room and a broom will do the hard floor in a couple of minutes.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2016 9:52:53 GMT 10
I know how you guys feel we purchased what essentially was brand new unused caravan albeit 48 years old and so far I have spent 2K and 140hrs just getting it sorted and ready to be used ,Have not even attempted to do the bling thing yet It is very close now though and I am well pleased with the result It makes all the bad times fade away when you get the compliments from those who really do understand what you have tried to do and makes the effort all worthwhile
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Post by tasmillard on Dec 5, 2016 10:42:26 GMT 10
Unlike you Mustang, I havent kept detailed records of hours... but if I where to average it up for each weekend it would be substantive!
Bruce - for the floors I now have experience in both a roll of lyno and lyno tiles (roll in Millard, tiles already in Viscount). The lino tiles are MUCH hardier and resistant to damage. I have dropped tools, water, paint, turps, pretty much everything and I am yet to see any real damage. The roll I bought for the Millard is no where near tough, and in fact it worries me a bit re duration. So my 2c worth, I will be going with tiles again when I do the Viscount even tho they can peel at the corners. It also means they are easier to lay around fixtures compared to the roll as it was a bit difficult/fiddly to lay the roll in the Millard.
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