FoamStream...

[GPW]

Looking out my window at the FoamStream in a torrential rain storm , thinking I need some kind of better drip edge system on the bottom edges .. Although the canvas wrapping under the canvas seems to work just OK, seems it could be done better ... Right now , the water comes down the side and wraps under (some of it) the floor . Would be better to have the water run down and straight off the side , past the floor , so no water would get underneath ... a simple aluminum flashing may be the ticket ... maybe

Cool temperatures returning ... making plans for some enjoyable trailer work ...

[GPW]

Another Cool morning .... This is “Building weather “ ...

Of all things we learned here , the best idea of all is to work on your trailer when the weather is really nice outside . That makes it all so enjoyable ...

Got to get the FS canvas patching done ... Which involves getting under the floor access, so we’ll have to start looking for a big piece of scrap cardboard to throw on my gravel driveway .. Looks like it’s going to be tedious work as we’d like to make the original job “neater”, and blend the patchwork with the existing design , or perhaps add a new “drip edge” if we can come up with something for that ... and we have some undercoating left , so figuring it would be much better on the trailer underside than sitting in then can , we add that too ...

This presents a great opportunity to show Foam Patching , after the fact Foamie repair ... The plan is to replace the canvas in the questionable area, with some well trimmed patches , and one thing for sure is , this time we’re going to use the thinned glue trick on the canvas for cutting fray free lines ... Sharp cuts present less area to see or conceal .

[GPW]

Happy Day !!! I always believed if you wished for something and concentrated really intently that it would appear ... eventually !!! Something about the subconscious mind directing your actions towards that goal ... that is if we admit to the existence of the subconcious ... So that mentioned I really needed some scaffolding to get the FoamStream clean on the top (waaay up there) , climbing around on a shaky ladder wasn’t gonna’ cut it anymore ... and so I made a wish , and then checked Craig’s list and found a complete set , enough to completely bridge the FoamStream .. and for a Really Good price (delivered ) ... Now we’re ready for a little fall Foamie cleaning ... rub a dub dub

[GoTurtleGo]

That's going to be a pretty tall bridge. I can hardly wait to see photos. I was thinking of using a one level scaffold for putting on the roof, but that's way on down the line.

Have fun scrubbing. The weather is finally wonderful around here - in the 80s. Hope yours has lowered too.

[GPW]

Turtle , Thanks !!! Finally bearable to work outside for a little while ... I just showed the wife the new acquisition and all she could talk about was painting the house on the inside(which requires scaffolding) ... and washing the outside in previously unreachable areas... More work for "you know who " ... and Nothing for the FoamStream Alas , if it's too dirty to get all the streaks out , we can just re-paint it ... I have more paint .. (house colors )

[GPW]

Here’s a pic the seller sent me showing Two units stacked ... we have Four units so can stack a set on each side of the trailer ... Trailer building has taken a Huge step to the good around here ...

[Shar]

Looks very useful! Smart purchase.

[GPW]

Sure beats climbing up and down a shaky ladder... Now all I need is a Large metal building to make a TD&TTT workshop ...

[Ned B]

Sure beats climbing up and down a shaky ladder... Now all I need is a Large metal building to make a TD&TTT workshop ...

Do you have the acreage for a foamie workshop/studio?

[GPW]

Ned ... 5.5 a hardwood forest .. Thinking “Foamieland"... Trailer Building workshops , and camping facilities under the Oak trees ... Educational center , test track perimeter , cafeteria-kitchen , and a library that turns into a music Bar at night ... ( popular here in N.O. )

The wife says ... “keep dreaming !” ...

[GPW]

Back to reality .... All the scaffold ends looked almost new save for two old rusty units... So, we gave them a coarse sanding (#36) to remove the heavy ‘ ,wiped them down with mineral spirits , and shot them with Rustoleum auto primer and then their safety yellow enamel ... While it’s not my best paint job ,that should help the rust problem for a while ... just a scaffold ...

[dales133]

Thats a good score on the scafold,expensive gear to buy new.
Im in the process of working out a way to get my td safly and easily off the trailer so i can add a couple of details ,paint and put the sub floor in.
I could use some scaffold!

[GPW]

Too bad you don’t live closer or you could borrow these ... 

[dales133]

Ain't that the truth.
I was thinking of putting railway sleepers on 4 stacks of concrete blocks and rolling it on and off with steel pipes...or something like tat.

[GPW]

Foamies are really LIGHT once you shed the trailer they’re attached to ... maybe just a few mates to help ...