I continued sanding for a while and several diesel trucks went past our house, and I thought to myself, wow, those trucks really stink.
A few minutes later, I discovered that it wasn't the trucks that were smelling bad. Turns out, it was my sander.
Then it started to sound funny. After about a minute, it just locked up. Then the smoke really started rolling out of the vents on the sander.
Yup, I blew it up. (figuratively speaking).
Well, that required another trip to the Home Depot for this.
By the time we got back, it was dark and the time to work was over. Bummer, I really had planned to finish sanding the roof today, if the sander had held up.
I only have a touch over 6 feet to sand, that is about 4 feet wide, so it should be easy to finish tomorrow.
Sander cost me $47.67. Adding that to our prior total of $10,529.79, and we have a new total of 10,577.46.
So much for today's work.
A few minutes later, I discovered that it wasn't the trucks that were smelling bad. Turns out, it was my sander.
Then it started to sound funny. After about a minute, it just locked up. Then the smoke really started rolling out of the vents on the sander.
Yup, I blew it up. (figuratively speaking).
Well, that required another trip to the Home Depot for this.
By the time we got back, it was dark and the time to work was over. Bummer, I really had planned to finish sanding the roof today, if the sander had held up.
I only have a touch over 6 feet to sand, that is about 4 feet wide, so it should be easy to finish tomorrow.
Sander cost me $47.67. Adding that to our prior total of $10,529.79, and we have a new total of 10,577.46.
So much for today's work.
I then pulled the rubber off to the side again, and continued to sand the drivers side of the roof.
Suddenly, I heard a sound like a "whoomp". I looked up and this is what I saw.
I was not sanding at the rear of the coach when it happened, I was still sanding on the drivers side. I just walked to the rear to take the picture.
Next picture is where it went...
Yup, just slid right off the passenger side, onto the scaffolding.
Well, might as well keep on sanding, because I wanted to sand the passenger side after the drivers side, anyway.
Suddenly, I heard a sound like a "whoomp". I looked up and this is what I saw.
I was not sanding at the rear of the coach when it happened, I was still sanding on the drivers side. I just walked to the rear to take the picture.
Next picture is where it went...
Yup, just slid right off the passenger side, onto the scaffolding.
Well, might as well keep on sanding, because I wanted to sand the passenger side after the drivers side, anyway.
Today was really gorgeous. Sunshine, not too hot, not too cold, a slight breeze going, maybe 2 - 5 mph.
So, this afternoon, I pulled the roofing to one side so I could continue to sand the plywood on the roof.
It started off looking like this.....
After a little while a puff of wind came along, not very much of one, but a little increase, and at this point, I was suddenly looking at this.... Lol...
So, this afternoon, I pulled the roofing to one side so I could continue to sand the plywood on the roof.
It started off looking like this.....
After a little while a puff of wind came along, not very much of one, but a little increase, and at this point, I was suddenly looking at this.... Lol...
I pulled the other side of the roofing back today. I worked on getting the seam ChemLink sanded off, well, ground off with the grinder and flap wheel.
I now have all the seams leveled off, as well as the ChemLink covering the screw heads.
In this pic the arrow is pointing to an area that I sanded with the orbital sander with 40 grit sandpaper. I did not wipe the dust off before I took the pic.
Is that all I did? Ah, yes. That took a couple of hours. It wasn't a 10 minute job, unfortunately.
Next move is to finish scuffing up the top of the plywood. I hope I can get that done tomorrow, but we'll see.
I now have all the seams leveled off, as well as the ChemLink covering the screw heads.
In this pic the arrow is pointing to an area that I sanded with the orbital sander with 40 grit sandpaper. I did not wipe the dust off before I took the pic.
Is that all I did? Ah, yes. That took a couple of hours. It wasn't a 10 minute job, unfortunately.
Next move is to finish scuffing up the top of the plywood. I hope I can get that done tomorrow, but we'll see.
Bruce Brown wrote:
Try using a flap wheel on your Ryobi 4-1/2" grinder.
Its crude sanding but fast and efficient. I took a little bit off a small section of plywood that way this weekend. Works well.
WELL, SLAP ME STUPID!!!!!! Never mind. It's too late. (already stupid). Lol...
For some reason, that thought never occurred to me. Duh. Lol.
Thanks for the idea. I did indeed try that, and it did work quite nicely, I might add.
This half of the roof is done, as far as the ChemLink goes. I still have some sanding to do on the plywood, to scuff up the Por 15, but the ChemLink is leveled out on this side. Scuffing the Por 15 will be a piece of cake with 40 grit sandpaper.
Using the flap wheel on the grinder, cut out a lot of time doing that. I plan on finishing the sanding tomorrow.
One more step closer to getting the TPO glued down.
Continued my sanding on the ChemLink today. I finally finished all of the screw heads on the back half of the roof.
There are 2 full width seams on the rear half, which I haven't done yet. (red arrows). They will take a while.
Removing the ChemLink is taking a bit longerrrrrrrr than I thought it would. Surprise! Lol. Just like other things in construction - some take longer than ya think.
Hopefully, I can finish the back half tomorrow. Don't know if I'll get to the front half or not.
I have tried to remove some of the excess ChemLink by cutting it with a knife, and that does help some, but, it does not cut easily. It's still partially soft/rubberish, as I expected, and that makes it kind of difficult to remove.
There are 2 full width seams on the rear half, which I haven't done yet. (red arrows). They will take a while.
Removing the ChemLink is taking a bit longerrrrrrrr than I thought it would. Surprise! Lol. Just like other things in construction - some take longer than ya think.
Hopefully, I can finish the back half tomorrow. Don't know if I'll get to the front half or not.
I have tried to remove some of the excess ChemLink by cutting it with a knife, and that does help some, but, it does not cut easily. It's still partially soft/rubberish, as I expected, and that makes it kind of difficult to remove.
Here's the results after sanding some of the ChemLink over the screws. That's going to take a little while, but I want this about as flat as possible.
Here you can see some of the ChemLink that I had put on the roof originally.
When I put the plywood on the roof, I screwed it down, and then covered the joints and screw heads with ChemLink.
Here is what that looked like. You can see that I sanded the Por 15 a little to scuff up the surface so glue will stick properly.
I also need to sand the ChemLink off to make that even with the plywood as well. As you ca see, the ChemLink is a little rough.
Then again, it is still tough to get off. Trying to cut a little off the top to bring it closer to level isn't fun, and then using 40 grit sandpaper to remove a little more to make it level works fairly well.
It does, however, take a little time to do so.
When I put the plywood on the roof, I screwed it down, and then covered the joints and screw heads with ChemLink.
Here is what that looked like. You can see that I sanded the Por 15 a little to scuff up the surface so glue will stick properly.
I also need to sand the ChemLink off to make that even with the plywood as well. As you ca see, the ChemLink is a little rough.
Then again, it is still tough to get off. Trying to cut a little off the top to bring it closer to level isn't fun, and then using 40 grit sandpaper to remove a little more to make it level works fairly well.
It does, however, take a little time to do so.
Today, I pulled back the TPO roofing, and began to sand the plywood on the roof.
Having the scaffolding around 3 sides was really great! Up the ladder one time, and then I could access any area that I wanted. Wahoo!
Was it worth it? You bet. Even with the extra expense and extra time to get it ready. Yes, I am pleased with it.
Having the scaffolding around 3 sides was really great! Up the ladder one time, and then I could access any area that I wanted. Wahoo!
Was it worth it? You bet. Even with the extra expense and extra time to get it ready. Yes, I am pleased with it.
One thing I had to change, though. I finally broke down and removed the entry door.
There was just too much stuff inside to keep entering and exiting through one of the windows. LOL.
I pulled the door off, and just put up a piece of Coroplast for easy removal, but will keep any rain out. (hopefully, there won't be any before I am done.
There was just too much stuff inside to keep entering and exiting through one of the windows. LOL.
I pulled the door off, and just put up a piece of Coroplast for easy removal, but will keep any rain out. (hopefully, there won't be any before I am done.
