LONE-STAR 370 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Looking good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmaul 65 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 And BTW, your voice isn't terrible at ALL! I cuncur. Quit sweatin the small stuff. Get that rig on the road and enjoy!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HappyCamper...Deb 61 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 I love the restore so far. Funny, my DH and I just laid that same flooring in our basement. We love how easy it is to install. (Scary fast too). Can't wait to hear/see more... :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HappyCamper...Deb 61 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Speaking of scary....whew!! My light is on tonight too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
superloopers 2 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Great story! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Kahuna aka John 71 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Love the scary story... I'm not going to bed at all after that.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Finally got a chance to show this to DH - including the spooky story. He's in for the ride now too! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 We also just realized we should be at the Fort when you are, so hopefully we'll get to see the reincarnated Poly Luna in person. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DramaMama .......... Janet 75 Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Oooh, I'm finally in and caught up! I love what you guys are doing with your RV. I know it will be worth it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 We also just realized we should be at the Fort when you are, so hopefully we'll get to see the reincarnated Poly Luna in person. :) I'm jealous! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CitaPita...Carmen 59 Posted July 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 We also just realized we should be at the Fort when you are, so hopefully we'll get to see the reincarnated Poly Luna in person. :) Awesome! Guided tours available for all Fiends! I plan to get a Snarky sign for our visit, although I suspect no one will need one to recognize our campsite. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CitaPita...Carmen 59 Posted July 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 For the record. People I do not like:The person who wrecked the back of Polly Luna at some point.The person who did bodywork on Polly after said wreck.The person who invented vinyl graphics.The person who bought all of the 100 grit sandpaper from the store. People I do like:The person who brought an orbital sander back to the store so that I could buy it at 50% off.The workers of Dunkin Donuts for making a fine glass of iced tea.My MIL for watching our little ones while we work.The person who invented the orbital sander.Thanks Gottlieb! Up next: Polly Luna gets naked BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Excited for the next update! Yay on the discounted sander!! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5kidsmommy 18 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 She certainly is a beauty. Congrats on all the work you've done so far, she is truly going to be gorgeous when you are done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Oh this is gonna be a good one!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Update? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Yes...update! Please!! :yourekillinme: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 I like naked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oft013 23 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Amazing and I really like the the ceiling, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_Meirkat 5 Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 My son and I are having the best time reading all about your re-do adventures! So inspired! (Not sure we'll do anything. Got to finish the Great Race project before taking on anything else so large.) But, having a blast keeping up! Thank you so much for sharing! Also, Most Adorable Spooky Storytelling Award goes to Little E! Too cute, that one! Looking forward to the next update! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CitaPita...Carmen 59 Posted July 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 Polly Luna was listed on Craigslist in a town a few hours away from our home. When we looked at the pictures in the listing we thought, "Bonus! We don't have much to do on the outside!" The paint colors weren't our favorite, but definitely workable for a year or two until we could get her painted. It wasn't until we saw her in person that the bubble burst. Cracks and pinholes don't show up so well in pictures taken from 30 feet away. See that pale area with all the cracking (the one next to the field of holes)? That was our first clue that maybe a little something had happened to Polly at some point in her life. We figured someone must have backed into something on the corner at some point. Nothing major, though. Oh, we were so wrong. Other issues with the paint included something called "crazing," which essentially means that at some point the gel coat covering the fiberglass cracked and broke the paint that was on top of it. They kind of look like stretch marks. Anyone know of a good stretch mark cream we could rub on this? Anyone? Our next thought was that we'd take it to a shop that specialized in fiberglass or rvs and get it redone professionally. We don't know the first thing about working with fiberglass or painting vehicles. Remember this, folks. We don't know the first thing about what we're doing. Don't try this at home! We made an appointment and happily drove it in to get a quote. We were there for less than ten minutes when it became apparent that as much as we didn't want to deal with the paint work, the shop wanted to do it even less. They quoted us 80 hours for prep (reasonable, I thought), and 120 hours to spray paint. Yes, three weeks worth of 8 hour workdays just to spray a very simple paint job our 27' motorhome. Total cost came to $19,500 for labor alone. That sinking feeling that came as a free gift with the inflated quote was the knowledge that we were going to have to do this all on our own. Yep. We put off the outside work while we worked on the inside, but once the floor was done we knew it was time. We bought two orbital sanders on the clearance shelf at Sears and what we thought was enough sand paper. Lessoned learned: It will never, ever be enough sand paper. This is what it looked like after a day and a half of sanding a 27’ Class A motorhome with two 5” sanders. Polly with her teeth out. We took her lipstick off, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 I'm impressed you are tackling the paint. My husband's uncle restores old cars and Jason grew up in that shop. He says once the prep work is done (which would be the hardest part of the job), that's an 8-10 hour paint job. When I told him what they quoted you, he said the same thing... they don't want to do it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 Wow... I am really impressed by the amount of work that you've done! You should be very, very proud :thumbsup2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 I can't believe you are painting it yourself. That is so much work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 Wowsa!!! You may just be the most ambitious people I know of. Or the craziest. Should we start up a sand paper collection? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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