What did you do to your Class A MH today???
This is always a fun thread to watch, so I thought I would start one here.
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Today I hooked up my new bluetooth OBD reader,
then I switched out the showerhead for an Oxygenics body spa and removed the mattress (we are replacing it with a foam one)
Because LOML and I aren't big fans of shiny gold trim I have been working on ways to turn our shiny gold trim in our RV to brushed nickel color.
Today I replaced the bathroom door knob with a lockable (bathroom type) door handle. Because the door was a wee thiner than the lockset called for I had to grind down the parts so that they wouldn't bind. I'm happy with the outcome though.
I then removed a couple of cabinet handles and a hinges to test different ways to take the gold off. Last week I tested sanding and then priming and painting a gold knob with rustoleum satin nickel paint to test how it did-- it looked nice as long as I used very thin coats.
Because I didn't want to hand sand everything, today I tried sandblasting the parts... and lo and behold, when sandblasted the handles turned into brushed nickel! Tomorrow I'll put a couple of coats of lacquer onto them and I think this will work out just fine. I'm very happy as this will save me either a considerable sum in replacing the handles or a lot of work painting them. Sandblasting took about 30 seconds :) (and it worked much better on the hinges than painting ever would have!
from this
to this
Fun day, tomorrow I have some work to do on a helmet case just like this one (this is the main reason I had my sandblaster out at all.. to do the glass etching)
Anyway, I have a LOT or hinges and handles to blast, but I'll be sure to post pics when they are done.
Oh yeah, and watched the odometer roll onto 55555 :)
V/r
Lawrence
then I switched out the showerhead for an Oxygenics body spa and removed the mattress (we are replacing it with a foam one)
Because LOML and I aren't big fans of shiny gold trim I have been working on ways to turn our shiny gold trim in our RV to brushed nickel color.
Today I replaced the bathroom door knob with a lockable (bathroom type) door handle. Because the door was a wee thiner than the lockset called for I had to grind down the parts so that they wouldn't bind. I'm happy with the outcome though.
I then removed a couple of cabinet handles and a hinges to test different ways to take the gold off. Last week I tested sanding and then priming and painting a gold knob with rustoleum satin nickel paint to test how it did-- it looked nice as long as I used very thin coats.
Because I didn't want to hand sand everything, today I tried sandblasting the parts... and lo and behold, when sandblasted the handles turned into brushed nickel! Tomorrow I'll put a couple of coats of lacquer onto them and I think this will work out just fine. I'm very happy as this will save me either a considerable sum in replacing the handles or a lot of work painting them. Sandblasting took about 30 seconds :) (and it worked much better on the hinges than painting ever would have!
from this
to this
Fun day, tomorrow I have some work to do on a helmet case just like this one (this is the main reason I had my sandblaster out at all.. to do the glass etching)
Anyway, I have a LOT or hinges and handles to blast, but I'll be sure to post pics when they are done.
Oh yeah, and watched the odometer roll onto 55555 :)
V/r
Lawrence
