adhesive bleeding through not sticking
used 3M blue 72 (worst stuff ever)
7/4 finished fiberglass repair
2012
11/1 removed bumper to have it straighteded
10/30 Someone hit the front and split
10/4 time to get back to work mexico cruise is over
9/15 sorted out wiring and figured out front removeable speaker mounting
9/14 upholstered bottom of shower
9/13 caulked more of ceiling trim
9/12 marked off ceiling spots to fix
installed rear speaker boxes
9/11 cut out wall upholstery for bottom shower
9/10 caulked ceiling upholstery starboard side
finished all ceiling upholstery
installed ceiling molding
cleaned the inside up
9/9 installed ceiling upholstery starboard side
9/8 installed ceiling upholstery front port side
9/7 installed last piece of wall upholstery above dash
9/6 installed forward door hanger
9/5 calked balance of edges on ceiling upholstery
9/4 resealed several places on ceiling upholstery
9/3 cleaned/repaired and installed upper bed base
9/2 installed more ceiling trim
9/1 upholstered ceiling mid section starboard section
8/31 installed rear door hanger
upholstered ceiling mid port section
installed ceiling trim between mid and aft sections
removed/cleaned/lubricated and installed all door and drawer handles/latches
8/30 cleaned/hung closet and doors above computer
painted bead seam above computer
reglued rear door runner
hung Denise picture
8/29 upholstered cabinet above computer ceiling and front
8/28 taped off for upholstery adhesive
8/27 cleaned/painted endcaps for ceiling molding
8/26 replaced all screws in cabinet doors with brass
mounted ceiling cover for rear vent
8/25 mounted rear overhead light
8/24 got screws out
fixed wiring for overhead lights
8/23 cleaned toilet
8/22 sanded final coat joint compound on ceiling
8/21 removed rest of section in front of toilet
have to find a way to get screws out
8/20 sanded 1st coat joint compound put on 2nd coat
upholstered one part cabinet above computer ceiling
removed section in front of toilet
worst design ever
8/19 took all measurements for ceiling upholstery
final cut all upholstery
filled ceiling with joint compound
8/18 rolled out all ceiling upholstery to verify all cuts
rough cut all ceiling upholstery
8/17 located different adhesive
8/16 measured out ceiling upholstery front and mid section
8/15 cut upholstery for ceiling mid section port side
ordered adhesive
8/14 photoday
measured ceiling mid section
8/13 sandedsealed ceiling bathroom
upholstered ceiling aft section
upholstered ceiling microwave cabinet
microwave cabinet finished
8/12 taped off sections to upholster ceiling
8/11 taped off sections to upholster ceiling
8/10 cut upholstery for bathroom ceiling stbd side
8/9 upholstered ceiling in closet
that was four times the work I thought it would be
cosmic equilibrium at work,
I thought I would have to splice wires rather than run direct
because no access
figured out a way to do it easily so
connected wires from breaker box to apu
installed closet wall and floor
closet finished
8/8 cleaned and installed doors on cabinet above bed
attempted to rebuild tv antenna, not so much luck with that
bought upholstery for ceiling
cut ceiling upholstery for bathroom port side, closet
8/7 stripped paint and cleaned tv antenna base
upholstered cabinet front above bed
8/6 upholstered side bathroom sink/shower top
8/5 finished all trim on upholstery rear window and above sinks
8/4 rought cut all upholstery
microwave side, microwave front, computer cabinets, front top, top bed cabinets, shower
upholstered microwawe cabinet side and front
8/3 painted all aluminum trim
painted trim bed top
8/2 painted trim bathroom back wall, shower entrance, top front, computer cabinet
stripped and prepped for upholstery bed cabinet
8/1 rebuilt crank for rear roof vent
wired and tested fan in rear roof vent
painted edges around microwave cabinet, cabinets above sink
7/31 rebuilt crank for forward roof vent
removed/disassembled crank for rear roof vent
7/30 stripped paint off rear wall in microwave cabinet
painted aluminum strip and upholstered wall in microwave cabinet
7/29 stripped paint off forward wall in microwave cabinet
removed corner molding on microwave cabinet
7/28 upholstered panel side of stove and front of cabinets above sink
cleaned counters and sinks
7/27 upholstered wall behind sink/stove
7/26 finished prep on wall behind stove
taped off and cut upholstery
7/25 installed both roof vents
7/24 cleaned/stripped wall behind stove.
applied sanding sealer to wall prep for final upholstery
7/23 cleaned, removed adhesive mid roof vent
need to replace lid but store closed on weekends
7/22 cleaned, removed adhesive rear roof vent
replaced plastic lid
7/21 layed out plan for bookcase next to desk
7/20 sanded aluminum siding
7/19 sanded aluminum siding
7/18 sanded aluminum siding
7/17 sanded aluminum siding
7/16 sanded aluminum siding
7/15 painted roof with epdm
7/14 removed refrigerator vent and cleaned all adhesive
taped off edges for paint
7/13 scrubbed roof with tsp readied for paint
7/12 removed bearings other side and lost another ball
might have to replace slides
7/11 removed bearings one side of apu drawer
lost 1 ball bearing
7/10 removed all screws bottom outside trim, oops
this trim holds aluminum siding to fiberglass bottom
7/9 finished stripping, cleaning, filing edges all roof rail stantions
7/8 cleaned stripped more stantions
stripped powder coat on apu tray bearings
7/7 finished sealing all openings on roof
7/6 polyurethane sealed around vents/holes in roof (first coat)
stripped/cleaned some of the stantions
7/5 finished stripping and sanding roof
ordered epdm roof coating
need to fill all holes, final sand and clean before coating
7/4 stripped 6 more feet 1 more day
7/3 stripped 5 more feet 10 to go
time to order roof coating
7/2 stripped another three feet, 15 feet to go
7/1 found a quicker way to strip the paint on the roof
stripped another foot and a half only 18 feet to go
6/30 solvent cleaned all stantion bases and taped off for roof paint
started scraping and sanding roof
started at front and did about one and a half feet, only nineteen and a half more
6/29 more prep work on roof
cleaned, sanded around all stantion bases
6/28 used torch to free up inner runners
worked some but a lot to go
need to build a jig to finish this
6/27 removed outside runners from APU drawer
tried to free up inner runners
6/26 assembled APU drawer. removed railing and rest of stantions from roof
6/25 figured out all the workings of the side awning and opened it. (first time in over 10 years)
aside from being really dirty only one small tear. repaired tear and spent 4 hours cleaning.
got APU drawer back from powder coat.
6/24 finished removing insulation/secured all wires apu box
refurbished and mounted apu power out box
6/23 finished removing sealing around all stantions/railing on roof
6/22 removed stantions from railing on roof
6/21 more stripping and cleaning roof
6/20 more stripping and cleaning roof
6/19 more stripping and cleaning roof
6/18 Since I am doing this by myself. (read no one around to help)
Things like getting a 200 pound air conditioner off the roof wiithout being considered for a Darwin Award is a challenge. Keeping one rule in mind, (never get between it and the ground) and a little ingenuity it worked out to be an easy task.
6/17 more stripping on roof
6/16 more stripping on roof
6/15 removed old ceiling around ac
removed vents heater/sink on roof
cleaned more stantions on railing on roof
6/14 removed plastic cover from top
removed tv antenna/vents/radio antenna from roof
disconnected ac need help to get off roof
started cleaning roof for coating
6/13 started rebuild of apu
removed carb/intake manifold/coil/points
disconnected generator from motor
6/12 cabeled speaker wires to firewall
6/11 cleaned/removed apu tray/ took for powder coat
removed insulation apu box
cleaned all wires apu box
6/10 wired junction box behind grill
wired extension cord from box to front dash
hooked up bose system and tested (amazing)
removed rear window/cleaned inside frame
upholstered wall rear window
6/9 drilled hole in floor under dash
ran all speaker wires into cabin
mounted 120v junction box behind grill
6/8 sealed/glued guard on power box door
ran 120v/speaker wires to front floor
painted power strip front floor
installed/tested socket/heat lamps above sink in bathroom
6/7 removed apu
ran 120v and rear speaker wires to front wheel well
6/6 ran wiring for heat lamps
painted socket/cover above bathroom sink
6/5 removed trash chute
installed/wired/painted junction box in rear storage
upholstered port wall above bathroom sink
cleaned/mounted 12vdc outlet same wall
cut hole for heat lamps
6/4 picked up/installed stove grates
removed runners/cleaned/painted battery box holder
installed battery box
cut/cleaned/painted shield power box door
6/3 repaired/cleaned main power cord
mounted dc converter
ran power line to dc converter
connected all 12vdc lines to converter
installed all fuses to converter
cleaned/painter microwave power box
6/2 finished wiring input power box
power to ac breaker box
finished connecting wiring thru floor/taped up
6/1 cleaned runners/threads on battery drawer
cleaned and wd40 battery compartment
pressure tested water repair
5/31 picked up battery tray after powder coat
attached tv mount to tv
repaired water leak port input
5/30 final fit for tv, put tv in position in motorhome
cut copper pipe for tv mount
soldered final copper pipe tv mount
painted final TV mount
5/29 find location for bose music center/blu ray player
removed glove box/panel under dash holding glove box
silicone sealed floor holes front inside
5/28 dropped off battery rack for powder coat
ran last speaker wire thru floor
cleaned/photographed inside
layed out bose woofer location
installed teflon pads bottom bose woofer
started blog on motorhome rebuild
5/27 readied bose speaker wires
installed bose speaker wires front
ran bose rear speaker wires to/thru floor
ran converter power thru closet wall
pressure tested water system
leak at connection to outside
emptied all waste water
5/26 removed front enging cover
located all speaker wires
snaked path for speaker wires
5/25 dropped off stove grates for powder coat
drilled holes bottom power box
ran wires thru floor/silicone sealed
spliced wires to converter
drained water on roof
repaired plastic on roof for drain
5/24 picked up stove top from copper plate
filled holes under power box
installed ground wire in breaker box
located holes to bottom in power box
mounted power in box
installed power in line
5/23 finished 5th speaker box
painted tv brackets/copper main brace
put hole in copper cap for wires
5/22 glued last seam 5th speaker box
soldered all except last copper pipe
glued/mounted wood tv bracket mount
5/21 cut/cleaned copper for tv mount
installed bracket on base tv mount
secured water line
cleaned power lines thru fridge wall
started 5th speaker box
5/20 finished plumbing port water input
mounted upholstery around medicine cabinet
5/19 finished tv mount base board
found cpvc worked on plumbing port input
5/18 finished wiring breaker box/tested
mounted breaker box
5/17 finished cleaning/painting stove parts
put stove back together
taped up to keep clean
5/16 cleaned/painted stove top
cleaned oven
5/15 installed new generator cable
cleaned stove burners
cleaned stove pilot lite
cleaned stove top
added piece to level floor dehind driver seat
silicone floor
5/14 finished brackets for back of tv
silicone filled more holes in floor
mounted connectors in breaker box
5/13 cut/drilled brackets for back of tv
5/12 fixed power input cord
painted power input box/cover
connected 40amp breaker
connected 30amp breaker
mounted breaker box
cleaned potable water input
removed adhesive/cleaned potable water hole
cut copper for tv mount hinge
5/11 completed mock tv mount
worked on main breaker box
installed power cord box
5/10 built mock tv
working on tv mount
5/9 removed folding kitchen shelf
removed drawers
mounted main breaker box
ran apu power to breaker box
5/8 removed stbd front molding
removed adhesive motorhome front molding
removed adhesive/wire brush/cleaned molding
silicone seal floor port side
silicone seal wheel cover
tile floor power box
5/7 cleaned/wire brushed side moldings
5/6 cleaned/wire brushed/watersealed floor
removed stbd side aft side molding
removed adhesive side of motorhome
removed adhesive molding
5/5 removed paint from paneling
cleaned s/g paneling
removed adhesive window rain guards
removed black trim outside top rear
5/4 fixed ground in a/c breaker box
ran wires thru closet wall
rerouted wires in floor
drained toilet water/added bleach water
cut water input line
5/3 rerouted wires/ground closet door/floor
cleaned/painted floor screws
cleaned/painted converter
5/2 refurbished/painted breaker box
figured layout for main power
removed black trim bottom front and back
5/1 cleaned bumpers, grill, chrome
disconnected APU
removed mainfold APU
removed muffler APU
cleaned battery tray
4/30 cleaned tape off rain guards
emptied stbd storage
removed bed brace on fridge
cleaned leveler blocks and bags
removed toilet seat brace
cleaned wires thru closet
4/29 removed window rain guards
4/28 drilled out rear window hinge
refubished rear window hinge graphite
removed batteries
cleaned battery compartment
4/27 cleaned entrance handle
refinished open door holder graphite
refinished heater exaust vent graphite
refinished rear window hinge graphite
4/26 refinished rear window
removed all sealers, screws
cleaned, refurbished hinges rear storage
4/25 waterseal front floor, entryway
cleaned toilet
removed carpet rear storage
cleaned inside door rear storage
cleaned, refurbished handles rear storage
4/24 removed front seats and seat belts
removed all carpet and padding and staples from front
removed steering wheel rubber seal
removed panel under instrument dash
painted all metal engine access panel, etc.
ground down all exposed screws
removed ash trays lighters
unbolted dash to access wiring
removed all screens
4/23 dropped off stove top for copper plate
cleaned and painted door runner with graphite
made 1/4" foamcore window master
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