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Peaches Open House
Photos of the party we had so that our friends and family could come see Peaches finished and set up as she will be when i take her camping.
Thanks to Maggie at Apricot Sugar Art!
Peaches is Finished!
7 years later, She is finished. Enjoy the photos. Thanks to my brother in law Frank Picchi , you have helped me make a dream come true., I really can’t thank you enough for all the time you have spent helping me finish this beauty. Also thanks to Larry at Mobiltec for all your help, […]
Windows and Trim and other misc stuff…
Peaches is Painted!
We took her to Psychotic Air in Batavia , Illinois , picked out colors that were closest to what i was looking for. She is Peaches and Cream for sure! Next up: Putting Peaches together again!
Thanks to Larry at Canned Ham Trailers
This guy has videos on everything you need to know. He also has classes too! Join the crew! https://www.cannedhamtrailers.com/
Nearing the finish line?
It’s July 2020, the year of the Pandemic, can it be possible that we now have the time to finish Peaches? The last few weeks we have been getting her ready to go to the painter. We finished building the door, dry fit the windows, side lights and struggled with the front side windows. My […]
Grounding day
I started this post last July of 2018. It has been almost that long since we worked on Peaches. I wanted to get these photos in here but i am not sure i will remember all the details. I know we were rewiring the camper. We had to cut holes for lights ect and […]
Two steps forward and one step back, still gets things done.
It has been a few years since my last post. Since then we have changed our minds on a few things. First and most noticeable will be that after all the shellac testing and talking about keeping it original, in the end, i didn’t like the color combo with my Peachy , Coral colors. So […]
Cabinet Making
Frank built the cabinet around the fridge to match the rest of the kitchen, and i helped 🙂 He really loves the Joint Pro. It is an invaluable tool for using dowels to join wood. It lines them up perfectly! On the other hand, the most exciting part for me today was getting to use […]
Shellac Testing
Tested the Shellac today. Amber Shellac with 20 percent Denatured Alcohol. We tested it on samples of all the different wood in the camper. There was the original wood that needed to be sanded, the new birch, also sanded .and the pine parts, again sanded. Then we applied the Amber Shellac waited for it […]