Anyone interested in 83 Pace Arrow Tear down and Rebuild?

[fulltimin]

Started to look into some water damage in the kitchen of our 83 Pace Arrow. The more I looked, the more I found. I have some pics of the damage so far. Anyone interested in following a rebuild thread?

[fulltimin]

Bruce Brown wrote:

jtaylor1920 wrote:
You could always try the Por 15 bed liner to finish the wheel wells.

You might need to explain what Por 15 is to the OP. Not sure he's ever heard of it. :B :B :B

"The Por House" kinda has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?

[fulltimin]

Well, I'm shocked. Someone who's not interested in following an idiot rebuilding an antique motor home. Lol.

Gee, if we all liked the same things, there would be only one car manufacturer, one rv manufacturer, etc. Shocking! LOL!

[Bruce_Brown]

jtaylor1920 wrote:
You could always try the Por 15 bed liner to finish the wheel wells.

You might need to explain what Por 15 is to the OP. Not sure he's ever heard of it. :B :B :B

[FloridaRosebud]

Whatever floats your boat. I've learned quite a few things following this thread. Don't sell yourself short...

Al

[mhamershock]

So page 500, post 5000. No, not interested. Crazy what some people spend time on.

[fulltimin]

jtaylor1920 wrote:
You could always try the Por 15 bed liner to finish the wheel wells.

Well, that would be keeping in line with the title of "The Por House"! Lol.

[jtaylor1920]

You could always try the Por 15 bed liner to finish the wheel wells.

[fulltimin]

2 more items tonight. First one is that I had to dip into the second gallon of resin I bought the other day. I didn't use much, but I did need to get into it. Glad I had it.

Second, I bought more, including extra fiberglass cloth. As of yesterday, I knew I wouldn't have enough to finish the last wheel well, so while I was at it, I picked up a few extra packs. Most if not all of it will get used later.

That means I need to update the spreadsheet again.

6 packs of glass cloth amounted to $44.39.

Adding that to prior total of $8114.77.

New grand total = $8159.16.

[fulltimin]

Any body interested in a pint jar that now holds less than 1/2 pint? Free hardened fiberglass resin comes along with the jar! What a deal!

[fulltimin]

Here is a shot of the wheel well that has plywood underneath. I finally added the extra layers on the sides, so it's almost complete. I still need to trim the edges, respirator included.

Center section is left over resin from dipping resin out of a pint container, that got hard before I was done.

A little minor sanding, maybe some undercoating of some sort, and this should be about ready to install. Yippee!

[fulltimin]

2bzy2c wrote:
Use baby powder to keep the fibers from getting into your skin.

I've never tried that. That would be nicer than wearing long sleeves when it's warm.

Thanks.

[fulltimin]

PastorCharlie wrote:
Yes a much larger area would be best to use a roller.

My last project was a deck 16 X 36 feet. I used a chopping gun and blew the fiberglass on the deck. A brush would take forever to apply the epoxy and one end would be dry before getting to the other. A brush works best around tight areas and corners.

You did a good looking job...gained a lot of knowledge I am sure...just be sure to always use good mask to prevent breathing the dust into lungs while sanding. Long sleeve shirt and cover to prevent the glass from getting into pores are a plus.

I can easily see that large of an area would need something other than a brush. That's about like trying to spit into a windstorm. Lol.

You are correct, I learned a lot about fiberglass doing this project. I am sure I could have done this cheaper, doing it some other way. That being said, I am still glad I did it. Now I have a little knowledge for the next fiberglass project, which should make it easier.

Doing this without a respirator is not a good idea. This stuff really smells badly, especially in a confined area. Dust is not pleasant when sanding, especially in the lungs, and not even on the arms. Yuck.

Thanks!

[2bzy2c]

Use baby powder to keep the fibers from getting into your skin.

[PastorCharlie]

Yes a much larger area would be best to use a roller.

My last project was a deck 16 X 36 feet. I used a chopping gun and blew the fiberglass on the deck. A brush would take forever to apply the epoxy and one end would be dry before getting to the other. A brush works best around tight areas and corners.

You did a good looking job...gained a lot of knowledge I am sure...just be sure to always use good mask to prevent breathing the dust into lungs while sanding. Long sleeve shirt and cover to prevent the glass from getting into pores are a plus.

[fulltimin]

Second was to work on the other wheel well that has a plywood backing.

In this pic, everything inside the black lines is where I added another 5 layer of glass and resin today.

The area inside the red lines, already had the 5 extra layer of glass and resin.

The rest, (the sides), still needs the extra 5 coats and then this will be nearly complete as well.







Yahoo! Seems like I have been working on this foreverrrrrrrrr. Lol.

Oh well, they are almost done. Then it'll be time to move on.

By the way, doing multiple layers of glass and resin at a time is definitely the way to go. Eliminates a lot of sanding, and all the resin and glass cures as one layer.

I like it! And yes, I still like using a paint brush rather than a roller. Maybe if I was doing a larger, flatter area, I might have a different opinion.