1968 Travel Queen Resto Mod - 7. Finishes & Finishing

Finishing work today consisted of removing more interior trim, examination of interior for repair areas such as: setting staples, pulling improperly seated nails and "mistake" staples, filling holes, clean-up of splintered edges on window and vent openings, sanding with everything from steel-wool to sand paper in various grits, to use of an orbital power sander.

I'm doing all the interior from the front wall of the box backward. Once I get the front wall out I'll continue from there forward.

The ceiling is only needing a 0000 steel-wool buffing. Much of the rest of the walls surfaces are asking for at least a 100 grit and then a 220. Hand sanding is tedious, but there's nothing like the "feel" of it in your hand to give perhaps a best result.

Where I've used wood filler there is a greater need for the orbital, and there's a risk of taking down too much veneer (which I've accidentally discovered is terribly easy in a couple of places which I will not point out).

This process will take a few days, especially since I'll be taking Saturday off to help the kids hang sheetrock. But we'll get the back 2/3's of the camper interior surfaces ready to receive the back and side wall assemblies.

Here are some pictures to show the process and the progress.









































This photo shows some test stain applied...