For someone who doesn't build caravans, you've done an awesome job. Personally, i would not paint the checkerplate due to just more maintenance down the road. Well done guys.
I really struggle making silicon sealer look neat. Mine looks crap compared to the original BT silicon. I found a couple of things that help. Mask everything up gives a nice clean line, peel it off before the silicon dries. You can buy “fast grab” silicon but you have to be super fast to tool it off so I use the slow setting stuff when I can. Don’t play with it too much once it skins off. Have a good look as the fan hatch over the shower. The old ones have a painted steel frame. It can rust under the silicon and then it will split the silicon at the edge and let water in. I just replaced mine and before it started leaking it only looked like it had some discoloured areas. The new ones have a plastic frame.
Glad you contacted your mate (Alex) who "use to build caravans". Water ingress is a bitch. It doesnt even always come from directly above where you see it. Rather it can track fir a distance away. All looking really good.
Hey with the water drip at the front - it would be worth double checking the sealing behind/around your front top clearance lights - prime spot for water ingress issues 👍🏼
Quick heads up guys, the J moulding willshrink over time. We replaced ours from white to black, it hasnt faded in 5 years, but as mentioned it has shrunk. Also our side stripes look diar after 4 years. Vans looking great, good work the pair of ya.👍👍😊😊
Looking nice , must be feeling nice about it. Our front end also looks a bit tragic and someone mentioned to us we should try Raptor Coat. Supercheap sells it and it is apparently super tough AND you can tint it to any colour you like. I think I nice silver grey would finish your van off nicely on tool box and draw bar.
to get rid of the mold crush a dozen whole cloves in a morter a pessel mix in two tablespoons of metho and mix into one liter of water. spray the mixture over the mold and leave for a week and then brush or vac off the mold
I wouldn't paint the checker plate or the tow bar, the paint will not hold up at all. If stones can dent the paneling , what hope has the paint to survive. I painted the checker plate on my diesel heater tank. It lasted six months. Enjoy the videos , look for the next. :)
Yes thanks mate! Lots of arguments for both sides of the coin. Tough thing is I agree with both! I think we need to simply make a decision and live with it. We intend on retiring the van to the property in a year or two so it’ll get another refurbishment then anyway. Thanks for watching, see ya in the next one!
Should remove J mold and clean up. Don't apply sealant onto a surface that turpentine residue, metho or so. Or digging top layer off and a re over bead, use a softening agent,
I can see some merch coming out with “I don’t build caravans” on it 😂. The caravan is looking better and better all the time. The sugar soap did a fantastic job. Like most here I’d not be painting the chequer plate, would probably go for a chemical clean only. You won’t recognise the old van soon. Keep up the good work 👍
Wow the sugar soap did a great job! I’ve never renovated a caravan but I would think painting the drawbar and checker plate will just make more work for you down the line and you might not be happy with the final result. It looks fine the way it was meant to be.😊
No no no no Please leave aluminium checker plate. We left home without our rock tamer and did only 180:Klms in gravel road. Suffered lot of damage,be to our black checker plate. Now we will have to replay at sometime in the future. Leave silver!!!!!!!!. You are both doing a great maintenance work. Van is looking great.
Too bad you never built caravans (unlike our mate on the other channel)😂😂. I love watching you do this stuff as it makes my life seem soooo much better. And yep, I’ve had to this on a couple of vans too. Always good to watch someone else suffer 😅😂😂😅. Good job, guys
You are doing a great job for someone who hasn't built caravans. Ðo enjoy watching all your videos and have done so since you started your travels. As regards the checker plate, I suggest that you leave it in it's natural state. The black and white will be too much of a contrast. Best wishes from Rotorua NZ
Great effort you two , looking good but don’t paint just clean it up or we believe there is a rubberised paint that is a bit stone chip resistant which might be ok on the A- frame . Suggest to speak to a caravan retailer on how to clean up an A-frame . Look forward to what is to come .
You have the rolls royce of caravans i think with the cost of new vans like you guys i would go seccond hand any day coz new van loose value as soon as they are out the factory door
It's very hard to get paint to stick well to aluminum. I would not paint it at all. It will chip like crazy and look like shit! If you'd built caravans before you would know this! lol.
That hole in the back of your leg where the dozer attacked you still looks an angry. I still get a pucker moment when I think back to you describing it. 😮😢
Yes unfortunately the stitches didn’t work so yeah “hole” is an apt description now. It’s not infected though it doesn’t look pleasant. It’s slowly healing.
Don’t paint it. It’s not worth it for just looks, to get the paint to stick well to old Ali you’ll probably have to treat it first. And even then it will have to be a two pack, so you’ll probably looking at a heated spay booth. Plus not sure but those new vans with black checker plate may even be powder coated?
bahaaa bahaaa, i don't build caravans...I think it may look good if you paint all three, drawbar, toolbox and checker plate so long as it will last. Otherwise it could look tacky. How about a dark grey?
Violet tone white is the colour you can order it on line to touch up paint will not tell just dusting on severalcoats will transform your van
For someone who doesn't build caravans, you've done an awesome job. Personally, i would not paint the checkerplate due to just more maintenance down the road. Well done guys.
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Thanks mate, I’m thinking that way too
I really struggle making silicon sealer look neat. Mine looks crap compared to the original BT silicon. I found a couple of things that help. Mask everything up gives a nice clean line, peel it off before the silicon dries.
You can buy “fast grab” silicon but you have to be super fast to tool it off so I use the slow setting stuff when I can.
Don’t play with it too much once it skins off.
Have a good look as the fan hatch over the shower. The old ones have a painted steel frame. It can rust under the silicon and then it will split the silicon at the edge and let water in. I just replaced mine and before it started leaking it only looked like it had some discoloured areas. The new ones have a plastic frame.
Glad you contacted your mate (Alex) who "use to build caravans". Water ingress is a bitch. It doesnt even always come from directly above where you see it. Rather it can track fir a distance away.
All looking really good.
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Yes absolutely! Turns out we’re lucky the van isn’t a timber frame, we’d be in trouble if it were
Hey with the water drip at the front - it would be worth double checking the sealing behind/around your front top clearance lights - prime spot for water ingress issues 👍🏼
Great point! Thank you!
Yes I suspect the same, I refitted and resealed the light now so🤞😁
This life your leading now is doing you justice , sister praise God!.
Quick heads up guys, the J moulding willshrink over time. We replaced ours from white to black, it hasnt faded in 5 years, but as mentioned it has shrunk.
Also our side stripes look diar after 4 years.
Vans looking great, good work the pair of ya.👍👍😊😊
Thanks Gary, it’s starting to come together nicely 👍😃
My husband said don’t paint your checker plate but definitely paint the drawbar you can’t leave it raw it will rust.
Good idea!!😁👍
Looking nice , must be feeling nice about it. Our front end also looks a bit tragic and someone mentioned to us we should try Raptor Coat. Supercheap sells it and it is apparently super tough AND you can tint it to any colour you like. I think I nice silver grey would finish your van off nicely on tool box and draw bar.
I think that’s a good idea 😁👍
to get rid of the mold crush a dozen whole cloves in a morter a pessel mix in two tablespoons of metho and mix into one liter of water. spray the mixture over the mold and leave for a week and then brush or vac off the mold
Great tip! Cheers🤣👍
I wouldn't paint the checker plate or the tow bar, the paint will not hold up at all. If stones can dent the paneling , what hope has the paint to survive. I painted the checker plate on my diesel heater tank. It lasted six months. Enjoy the videos , look for the next. :)
Yes thanks mate!
Lots of arguments for both sides of the coin. Tough thing is I agree with both!
I think we need to simply make a decision and live with it. We intend on retiring the van to the property in a year or two so it’ll get another refurbishment then anyway.
Thanks for watching, see ya in the next one!
Frank and Baxter were loving the fur baby jDad jokes lol
Should remove J mold and clean up. Don't apply sealant onto a surface that turpentine residue, metho or so.
Or digging top layer off and a re over bead, use a softening agent,
Thanks for the tips!
Looks great guys coming up a treat.
Cheers mate!🍻😁👍
I can see some merch coming out with “I don’t build caravans” on it 😂. The caravan is looking better and better all the time. The sugar soap did a fantastic job. Like most here I’d not be painting the chequer plate, would probably go for a chemical clean only.
You won’t recognise the old van soon. Keep up the good work 👍
Merch?! 🤣 I should wear one next time I see Alex aka “he who used to build caravans!” 🤣
Wow the sugar soap did a great job!
I’ve never renovated a caravan but I would think painting the drawbar and checker plate will just make more work for you down the line and you might not be happy with the final result. It looks fine the way it was meant to be.😊
Well done on the undercarriage, I'd be interested to know if the van is warmer in winter..thanks Kerry
I don’t think I noticed a difference last time we tared it
Paint the drawbar but don't touch that checker plate !
Get a new/bigger box
Thanks for that!😁👍
Yes I’ll keep an eye out for a different tool box
No no no no Please leave aluminium checker plate. We left home without our rock tamer and did only 180:Klms in gravel road. Suffered lot of damage,be to our black checker plate. Now we will have to replay at sometime in the future. Leave silver!!!!!!!!. You are both doing a great maintenance work. Van is looking great.
I think your dimple effect is called crinkle, there is or was a paint in a spray can that gave a crinkle finish, what you've got there looks similar
Aluminum is best aicd washed there's a lot of good products that are used on boats n trailers, look it up
Too bad you never built caravans (unlike our mate on the other channel)😂😂. I love watching you do this stuff as it makes my life seem soooo much better. And yep, I’ve had to this on a couple of vans too. Always good to watch someone else suffer 😅😂😂😅. Good job, guys
🤣🤣 cheers mate!
Yes it’s not that fun but it’s really satisfying when you see the end result
You are doing a great job for someone who hasn't built caravans. Ðo enjoy watching all your videos and have done so since you started your travels. As regards the checker plate, I suggest that you leave it in it's natural state. The black and white will be too much of a contrast. Best wishes from Rotorua NZ
Thanks mate! Yeah I think you might be right!😁👍
Great effort you two , looking good but don’t paint just clean it up or we believe there is a rubberised paint that is a bit stone chip resistant which might be ok on the A- frame . Suggest to speak to a caravan retailer on how to clean up an A-frame . Look forward to what is to come .
Thanks for the tip😁👍
I (allan)used to be a plumber but I have never built caravans but I do know a guy who used to build caravans
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Wow
Looks amazing, great jobs 👍🏼
Thanks so much! 😊
Job well done 👍
Hi guy's
Im so glad that you don't build caravans lolooo, im glad you decided to re seal the hole van,
Looking good, catch up next upload Cheers wazza
🤣 thanks mate 👍
You have the rolls royce of caravans i think with the cost of new vans like you guys i would go seccond hand any day coz new van loose value as soon as they are out the factory door
loose ?
It's very hard to get paint to stick well to aluminum. I would not paint it at all. It will chip like crazy and look like shit! If you'd built caravans before you would know this! lol.
Hi again, don't paint the checker plate, the only proper way is to get it powder-coasted $$ depending on cost have no idea. 😁😎
Good to know!
Etch it, then Black Raptor Coat it
Will not be cheap, but it's a great look
Also, it is easy to fix if damaged
That hole in the back of your leg where the dozer attacked you still looks an angry. I still get a pucker moment when I think back to you describing it. 😮😢
Yes unfortunately the stitches didn’t work so yeah “hole” is an apt description now. It’s not infected though it doesn’t look pleasant.
It’s slowly healing.
You guys should put caravan up for sake after all your work..lol
Use raptor liner on checker plates holds up pretty good as long as you clean and paint with etch primer before painting raptor
Thanks for the tip😁👍
Yep find a guy that used to build caravans their out there 😂 but for someone that hasn't built a caravan i recon ya done a good job 👍
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Your still gunna have to address why you have that leak at the front.
And black strip would be best
To bad you didn't build caravans. Leave the checker plate alone, if you paint it you will be touching it up all the time every chip will show up.
😂😂😂 Doing good job ! Shitty jobs but worth it ! What happenwd with the water dripping out , was there much damage ?
Cheers!
No structural damage but is visible no the veneer inside which we’re working on treating
@@Livin_Like_Kings_Sweet! 🎉
Don't paint the checker plate ...
Don’t paint it. It’s not worth it for just looks, to get the paint to stick well to old Ali you’ll probably have to treat it first. And even then it will have to be a two pack, so you’ll probably looking at a heated spay booth. Plus not sure but those new vans with black checker plate may even be powder coated?
Don’t paint anything that doesn’t need it,leave the chequer plate as is.
You’ve got bigger issues unfortunately inside that wall! My guess is the maranti inside the wall is rotting
I think so as well big job
Bushtracker have steel frames not maranti wooden beams, but there will be marine ply panels between steel frames
bahaaa bahaaa, i don't build caravans...I think it may look good if you paint all three, drawbar, toolbox and checker plate so long as it will last. Otherwise it could look tacky. How about a dark grey?
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If only you knew someone who’d built caravans in a previous life who you could seek advice from.
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