Well, I need an idea. I'm trying to finish up the last bits of painting and the Sherwin-Williams products seem to be doing well. Take a look back at post 581 at the last two pictures. Specifically, the Tambour over the gaucho area. See how yellow it is? I need to paint that with something. I'm afraid that the primers and paints used on the walls won't work very well on the Tambour because it has to stay flexible in order to work properly. Anybody got an idea of what to use? Maybe a can of automotive spray paint for plastics?
Thanks in advance!
Jim
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If you can't fix it with a hammer or a rivet, you have an electrical problem.
I would use a spray primer and paint for that material. The sliding doors look like they should use an enamel paint. I would give it several light sprays. I would not spray it on to thick. I would finish the part that does not flex with an artist brush. It is hard for me to explain so I hope you understand what I am trying to get across.
How about something simple like that Krylon Fusion paint? It's a rattle can so you'll have to tape off well. I've used it successfully on several plastic products. The paint stays adhered when the plastic bends too.
Not yet. I've been working on smaller stuff. It'll probably be some time next week before I get to that particular task. Other stuff keeps getting in the way.
Jim
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If you can't fix it with a hammer or a rivet, you have an electrical problem.
Here you go guys. I finally got the tambour and shelf completed. I did indeed use the Fusion paint and it looks really good. Thanks for the tip, folks. The tambour actually looks much better than in the pic. There are a couple of areas around the "handles" in the center that didn't take the paint very well. I'm guessing it's the fabric material on the backside having some kind of problem. Eric wants to make some kind of new handle out of wood to replace the first couple of inches from the center out toward the ends.
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If you can't fix it with a hammer or a rivet, you have an electrical problem.
And here's the shelf behind the tambour. This came out nice as well. As you can see, some knucklehead cut out the back of the shelf somewhere along the way. Gotta replace that as well. Will do that when I put the radio in (hopefully soon). This shelf is made of aluminum and was painted dark brown, much like the rest of the interior. I scuffed it with 200 grit sandpaper, cleaned, primed, then painted with the same Krylon. No more "cave" look there now.
Jim
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If you can't fix it with a hammer or a rivet, you have an electrical problem.
Also finally finished up the wheel wells. The wheel wells in this era Airstream have a heavy plastic black outer cover that is installed when the floor goes back in. Both had a hole punched in them up in the front, presumably from rocks kicked up by the tires. I patched these over with fiberglass mat and resin. Worked well. Then insulated with a thin layer of "pink stuff". Then riveted and screwed back on the inner cover (no pic of that, sorry). The inner cover is a little brittle in places, so I had to carefully drill new rivet holes in the wall attachment areas.
Before and after pics.
Jim
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If you can't fix it with a hammer or a rivet, you have an electrical problem.
Well, I need an idea. I'm trying to finish up the last bits of painting and the Sherwin-Williams products seem to be doing well. Take a look back at post 581 at the last two pictures. Specifically, the Tambour over the gaucho area. See how yellow it is? I need to paint that with something. I'm afraid that the primers and paints used on the walls won't work very well on the Tambour because it has to stay flexible in order to work properly. Anybody got an idea of what to use? Maybe a can of automotive spray paint for plastics?
Expedition One begins early a.m. tomorrow. I'm tired of looking at this hanger queen in the backyard. Finally to a point that we can actually use the dern thing. We're going to what is believed to be the first State Park in the country. It turns out that park is only about 20 miles from where we live. Perfect distance for a shakedown cruise.
Pictures and boring details of the fishing trip to follow. Full moon, campfires, camp fire FOOD!. Can't wait! We sooooooo need a weekend in the woods.
Jim
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If you can't fix it with a hammer or a rivet, you have an electrical problem.
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