18 - Roof Work Continued...
(above) After the panels had cured, they were flipped over and sanded with 120 grit, then given two coats of natural Watco oil...
(above) Everything was looking great... I needed the worktable, so the panels were moved outside to the shade... At the end of the day when I went to bring them in I was horrified to find they had warped beyond repair... Grrrr... I had to work out of town all last week and I held onto a sliver of hope they would flatten out...
(above) I have been helping with the exteriors at homegrowntrailers.com... This is trailer #2... The end panels are 1/8" bending py, stained and attached to the wood frame with adhesives and copper ring shank nails... Over that it all gets fiberglassed and at least two more coats of epoxy...
(above) Fun, creative work... I also built the wood windows with screens and the entry Dutch Door...
(above) Back home, the ceiling gets insulated with 1/2" foil faced polyurethane foam...
(above) Polyurethane adhesive...
(above) The wiring for the solar panel is embedded in the foam...
(above) The fan wiring is taped to the plywood...
(above) Glued, pressed hard and aluminum foil tape over all the seams and edges...
(above) Instead of the unsalvageable redwood, the ceiling will be prefinished birch plywood... Brighter, neutral, ready to use and cheap at only $30 each...
I will figure out a way to give it some character before this is over... The ply panel is ready to drop into place...
(above) Clamping strategy...
