Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

I couldn't help myself. I only needed a tiny item before finishing up all the electrical work on the trailer. Well, I got it completed this evening! Yahoo! I hooked up a 15 amp adapter to be able and check the lights and receptacles... All I can say is: "Houston, We've got Power... Ready for lift off!" Now, If I can get the trim back on, the messy caulking off and the new on, walls painted, floor prepped and laid, crown molding installed, base cabinets attached to wall.... (you get the picture :-)

I forgot to mention that I ran three separate lines for the lights. One for the bedroom area, another for the kitchen and dining area and one for the bathroom itself. This way if one line has a problem, the whole lighting system won't be at a stand still. But also it will be nice to turn off the lights in the kitchen/dining area while watching TV. I can't stand to have bright lights on behind the TV while watching!... Did I say "Yahoo!"

Good thinking

I should have asked this about a month ago...
I'm now about 85% through putting the trim back up and I know that I will use some wood putty to fill in the staple holes, but "If" I wanted to completely smooth over the plywood paneling what would be the best product or type of product to use. Unlike patching over drywall with a drywall compound, the trailer will be moving, bouncing and I would think that most fillers that would cover the entire surface would crack and eventually look worse than it did to start with. I was originally planning on just painting the plywood, blemishes and all. Any thoughts?

I used paneling in the CTC, but in the past, I actually used a good drywall spackle on plywood. It seemed to be fine. When you paint over it with a good latex paint, it will absorb in and cover it and essentially bond it to the wood. That has been my experience with it. It shouldn't go anywhere.

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Probably a epoxy based product such as bondo or dura glass but they might be a mess to work with if you are talking about large areas. You may want to look at plaster products such as gesso. If the area is large or thick a fiber webbing can be helpful to prevent cracking.

McDave

flboy wrote:I used paneling in the CTC, but in the past, I actually used a good drywall spackle on plywood. It seemed to be fine. When you paint over it with a good latex paint, it will absorb in and cover it and essentially bond it to the wood. That has been my experience with it. It shouldn't go anywhere.

Thanks,
I just picked up what I hope is some "good drywall spackle", DAP Walboard Joint Compound (Compuesto para uniones de paneles de pared - whatever that means :-). I'll test it out on separate area first and see if I'm up for it. If not, we'll just paint over the plywood as if that's the look we were aiming for!

McDave,
The area I was aiming for was the all of the walls, not just a localized spot. Thanks though.

Good idea... try it on some test plywood, paint it and see what you think before you commit.

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FlyBye, Howdy;

FlyBye wrote:

flboy wrote:I used paneling in the CTC, but in the past, I actually used a good drywall spackle on plywood. It seemed to be fine. When you paint over it with a good latex paint, it will absorb in and cover it and essentially bond it to the wood. That has been my experience with it. It shouldn't go anywhere.

Thanks,
I just picked up what I hope is some "good drywall spackle", DAP Walboard Joint Compound (Compuesto para uniones de paneles de pared - whatever that means :-). I'll test it out on separate area first and see if I'm up for it. If not, we'll just paint over the plywood as if that's the look we were aiming for!

McDave,
The area I was aiming for was the all of the walls, not just a localized spot. Thanks though.

According to a Free translator from the web-a-verse your " Compuesto para uniones de paneles de pared "
ends up being " Joint compound wall panels "
Don't ya just enjoy the things that these electronic slabs can do for ya ???

hank

Try this product. I've used it a lot and it's very solid. Just make sure to remove the excess before it hardens.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Durham-s-Ro ... /100184116

hankaye wrote:According to a Free translator from the web-a-verse your " Compuesto para uniones de paneles de pared "
ends up being " Joint compound wall panels "
Don't ya just enjoy the things that these electronic slabs can do for ya ???
hank

I knew I was safe because it was on the label, but I looked it up anyway before typing it in just to be safe. I didn't want Rodney Dangerfield's quotes posted in Spanish! No Surprises!

beachguy005 wrote:Try this product...
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Durham-s-Ro ... /100184116

That's funny, My wife nor I can't remember posing for that picture!!!
I used to tell my kids that I have the strength of 10 Men!... Now that they are much older, I still tell them that I have the strength of 10 Men... They are just much older, weaker and not quite as agile as they used to be!!!

We got the wall trim up with the exception of the metal trim in the center and the two in the rear. The DAP spackle stuff was just what I needed especially for the staple holes. We used one coat of Kiltz primer and two coats of a latex interior paint. The color we chose is called "coffee house". It looked like it had more tan in it at the store. Maybe it will darken a bit once it dries. It looks like the two coats will be sufficient, but we will wait till it dries and see if we need to hit it again. We still have some ceiling molding to finish painting. It came primed and we put one coat on ourselves. It looks like it will need several coats. We also need to stain and poly the ceiling trim that runs across the trailer. Weather permits, I hope to prime and lay the floor sometime next week. Yahoo!

Well... we just got the flooring installation finished (minus the quarter-round around the walls). I used some Henry's brand patch stuff to level any minor divots. Then two layers of Henry's 336 Self-Stick Tile Primer to prepare the wood for the peel and stick panels. Then finally, we used some gray ash vinyl panels to complete the job. We are happy with the look and hope the panels will remain stuck down when all the seasonal temperature changes take place.

The inside of your trailer is beautiful ... nice work!

Lookin' good!