New tin tent - Page 3

solarman216 · 06-04-2016, 21:54

peeled roof back to replace some wet wood

solarman216 · 06-04-2016, 22:00

new wood on corner, fortunately I have a planer/thicknesser, so can make my own non standard wood from stock

solarman216 · 06-04-2016, 22:03

new panel to bedroom, no window cut out yet

solarman216 · 06-04-2016, 22:11

wc shower the same, used some safebond 80 that I must have had left over for 20 years plus and after testing it on some samples and after could not separate the two without pulling the surface off of the polystyrene

solarman216 · 06-04-2016, 22:15

roof dressed down and tacked with S/S staples, ready for the ali molding to be mastiked back into place with S/S screws

solarman216 · 06-04-2016, 22:17

that is all for now till the W/E Rick

Blocky10 · 06-04-2016, 23:29

Looks grand Rick. Any second hand caravan needs odd jobs doing. You'll make a palace out of it I'm sure.

Blocky10 · 06-04-2016, 23:33

Bloody he'll. In the time it took me to write that you've put up more than odd job photos! Go on Rick. Show it who's the boss.

zippy656 · 07-04-2016, 06:12

Rick I use this for rails
http://www.thegluepeople.co.uk/v1/ht...seal_mshg.html

And

http://www.thegluepeople.co.uk/v1/ht...p_sealant.html

And th is for bonding wallboard back

http://www.thegluepeople.co.uk/v1/ht...epur_ltm8.html

jims-terrano · 07-04-2016, 07:03

Goodness Rick, I doubt anyone else would have bothered doing the extensive repairs. From your first description it didn't sound quite so bad.

Did you ever get a new door locking handle?

solarman216 · 07-04-2016, 11:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by jims-terrano

Goodness Rick, I doubt anyone else would have bothered doing the extensive repairs. From your first description it didn't sound quite so bad.

Did you ever get a new door locking handle?

yes locks all sorted, I knew that the whole panel would need replacing as once water gets into the ply behind the plastic coating it travels much further than is visible, but given the time I could sort the whole van in a week, but as is just getting a few hours here and there will take a lot longer, Rick

solarman216 · 10-04-2016, 21:02

Got back on it today, rain most yesterday, not a lot but enough to make everything damp/wet, anyway window cut out and wood supports on although I will probably do away with the fold down 5th berth

solarman216 · 10-04-2016, 21:07

Ali cap on with plenty of mastic and S/S screws

solarman216 · 10-04-2016, 21:10

Roof puckered a bit but thin ali sheet is not very forgiving and it needed a bit of effort to pry the joints apart due to the mastic so inevitably it gets deformed a bit

solarman216 · 10-04-2016, 21:13

Fi glass rear panel repaired and now refitted, that is all till next W/E Rick

06-04-2016, 22:17	#36
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,430	that is all for now till the W/E Rick __________________ Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.

06-04-2016, 23:29	#37
Blocky10 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Welcome to Norwich, a fine city Vehicle: 2004 Terrano 3.0 SVE Auto Posts: 3,601	Looks grand Rick. Any second hand caravan needs odd jobs doing. You'll make a palace out of it I'm sure.

06-04-2016, 23:33	#38
Blocky10 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Welcome to Norwich, a fine city Vehicle: 2004 Terrano 3.0 SVE Auto Posts: 3,601	Bloody he'll. In the time it took me to write that you've put up more than odd job photos! Go on Rick. Show it who's the boss.

07-04-2016, 06:12	#39
zippy656 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Devizes Wiltshire Vehicle: Nissan Note Ntec 1.5 Posts: 14,137	Rick I use this for rails http://www.thegluepeople.co.uk/v1/ht...seal_mshg.html And http://www.thegluepeople.co.uk/v1/ht...p_sealant.html And th is for bonding wallboard back http://www.thegluepeople.co.uk/v1/ht...epur_ltm8.html

07-04-2016, 07:03	#40
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	Goodness Rick, I doubt anyone else would have bothered doing the extensive repairs. From your first description it didn't sound quite so bad. Did you ever get a new door locking handle?