Progress on our '67 Tradewind - Page 2

**Stefrobrts** · 11-29-2004, 02:26 AM

Ingrid, you are my kind of girl! And you inspire me as I continue towards my own floor replacement surgery! Keep the updates coming!

eljay · 11-29-2004, 04:11 AM

WOW! Isn't exciting when you conquer a new tool?

I am so envious that you can work on yours while I sit and watch mine in the rain...Keep up the good work! Love watching the progress.

maxandgeorgia · 11-29-2004, 08:51 PM

and the rain and the rain and the rain and the (oops) snow and the rain. . .What's going on here? I'm ready to run out between the rain drops to sleep in Gypsy tonight just so I can enjoy. . .(you guessed it) the patter of rain on her aluminum roof. You'd think this grey sky misty country is the coast of Washington!

pinkflamingoes · 11-29-2004, 11:33 PM

Actually, hearing about all that weather was what made me realize I had no excuse but to get out there and do it, and take advantage of our weather. It's scary but not rocket science, and when I finally got the hang of it, the sun had gone down to where it was dark underneath the trailer. I was really excited to keep going, but when I was making sparks just so I could see, I decided I'd better stop.

Today I had to do other things involving forms and faxing and 800 numbers. Booo-rinnnggg...and I had to clean house since I'd left the kids inside to tear it up as long as they were entertained and didn't bug me. The weekend's pile of dishes is actually still there...!

But husband is home with the digital...pictures tomorrow!

pinkflamingoes · 11-30-2004, 07:27 PM

No it's not done, but I have pictures of the frame as it's being painted. I did some more today and I also have pictures of the sliced off bolt areas...I guess I shouldn't be doing this at night anymore. I did a number on the frame but I guess it will be OK.

Keep in mind I did this laying on my back under the trailer!

pinkflamingoes · 12-18-2004, 04:37 PM

painted another three feet of the frame towards the back today. Splattered dots of black on my face without knowing it; did a bunch of scrubbing and now I'm really pink, but at least the dalmatian effect is gone! Whew!

**overlander63** · 12-18-2004, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by pinkflamingoes

painted another three feet of the frame towards the back today. Splattered dots of black on my face without knowing it; did a bunch of scrubbing and now I'm really pink, but at least the dalmatian effect is gone! Whew!

Ingrid, POR-15 tends to get EVERYWHERE when you are using it. I think if it doesn't, you aren't doing it right!

Keep the updates coming, we are rooting for you.
Terry

pinkflamingoes · 12-19-2004, 11:11 AM

Thank you! I wore full body protection and somehow it got through my clothes onto my skin in various other places too, I was starting to think I'm just a POR 15 magnet.

I appreciate the encouragement!

Condoluminum · 12-19-2004, 02:37 PM

Ingrid-

As Nor-Cal fans, we appreciate how weather is such a poor excuse... ("Oh No.. It's down to almost 50 degrees and might be foggy..")

Glad to hear you're cutting and painting and we can see the tired insulation and nasty plywood that make up the next set of stories... Wish we could encourage your hubby to quit those high paying real jobs and crawl under the trailer with you, so we could be sure you'd be ready for the Russion River outing in April...

Keep up the good work, and we're looking forward to progress reports..

John McG

pinkflamingoes · 12-19-2004, 05:28 PM

...ya know...I'm starting to be OK doing this without him, but ask me again when floor replacement time comes!

pinkflamingoes · 01-15-2005, 06:43 PM

I got under today, and cut out a huge piece of belly pan. I will post pictures tomorrow, my camera battery died and it's now dark out. But I am very proud of myself because I just went out there and drilled and cut and pulled out a big piece all by myself. I had relied on my husband to do it but I figured since it has to be thrown away anyway, I can snip parts that I am not strong enough to remove myself, and then cut bolts that are still there. This means I can order more paint and get moving on painting the rest of the frame underneath. Tomorrow I think I'm going to tackle getting of the whole rest of the pan, there's not much left.

Tip: if you left your tools underneath and don't feel like crawling under to retrieve them, a rake works great!

**Stefrobrts** · 01-15-2005, 09:05 PM

Good job, ingrid! What did you use for cutting with? I am well into the floor repair now, and so far it's not too bad, just tiring. Once I get the wood out and the frame welded where it's broken, I'll be wearing POR-15 too! Just keep thinking of spring, and it'll all be OK!

pinkflamingoes · 01-16-2005, 12:39 AM

I think they're just tin snips? My husband used to be a pipe coverer and when he worked with sheet metal he used them to cut. I just hacked away because we're putting a whole new pan on.The POR 15 part is fun, I think you'll enjoy it. It's a magical change from rusty old metal to shiny black and new looking.
I won't be traveling in the spring...probably helping husband with the shell-on floor replacement, which we're doing completely from scratch too. Are you doing the whole floor, or just repairs?

**Stefrobrts** · 01-16-2005, 01:23 AM

Just repairs. I don't want to do any more than I absolutely have to. The sooner it's back on the road the better! But by repairs I mean the entire front half of the floor. I think that's enough to get all the bad spots. The back half looked ok.