Schmitti's '76 Winnebago

[Schmitti]

Oh man, I love sandpaper and work with it  W%

Thomas

[Rickf1985]

Heed the advice from someone whose lungs have paid the price, Where a very good dust mask and a quality respirator when painting.

[Schmitti]

Yes, thanks for the advice  - a good fine dust respirator is with me even when performing such duty

Thomas

[Schmitti]

The new "center console" is prepared in the home workshop before the Winni:



The outer shell is now being intensively and prepared for paint.
First, the old sealant is grossly out:


Thereafter, the joint is reworked thoroughly with a wire bust essay:


Meanwhile, my Girlfriend goes ever on the rear surface:


The result can be seen already:


Thomas

[cosmic]

Hard messy work. Your girl friend will have stong arms when its all done.
Should look great with a new coat of paint. Please tell me your going to keep the paint original??

[Schmitti]

Yes, it has been noted that this is a physically demanding work

The Winni has already been repainted. Exactly this coating layer must come down in order to apply the new paint can. The new color choice will have absolutely nothing more original - the upper part is light gray and the lower part of Orange.

Thomas

[cosmic]

oh know.. hay its your rig, and all your hard work. I am all about the original look. each to there own.. I was hopping you would make it look like the day it came from the factory.
shoot you wouldn't be the first guy to paint a Cadillac pink... if you know what I mean...

[Schmitti]

@cosmic:
I can understand you and a pink Cadillac would be a no-go for me.
However, I would like to say to my "defense" following. As much as the edgy design and overall appearance also pleases me - neither the original colors, even the Flying W's my thing. I see it as my home. Also this I would like to have, as I like it. What's more, I have kept the Winni before the scrap. He remains at least get and here in Germany I know but my only ONE. The new design is now but not completely "out of Winnebago". It is similar to how the "Retro Brave". So it is here a kind of mixture of old and new.

With difficulty the squirrel - or as in our case: The grinding old paint is progressing. The front is now complete and the side to 50% complete sanded:


Thomas

[LJ-TJ]

 :)rotflmao You keep up the good work Mate. You guys are doing a fine job. Don't listen to those Crazy Canuck's there brain frozen right now. Last I herd it was -36 C there. They never know what there talking about.

[TerryH]

:)rotflmao You keep up the good work Mate. You guys are doing a fine job. Don't listen to those Crazy Canuck's there brain frozen right now. Last I herd it was -36 C there. They never know what there talking about.

HaHa!  Spoken like a resident of the eastern country of Ontario. 
Here on the southwest coast of Canada it is 12C - 53F. Daffodils and Cherry Blossoms blooming.
Coats, jackets, sweaters not required. Quick question - what is a "snow shovel"?  i?? i?? :)rotflmao :)rotflmao
Terry

[Rickf1985]

Stop down here in NJ and I will introduce you to one, Abruptly! :)rotflmao

[Schmitti]

The cold weather you shall like to keep, including the snow with you  . Here in the middle of Germany are just around 0 ° C (32 ° F) and that is cold enough W% ... I'm more of a summer type 

Thomas

[Froggy1936]

Looking good Thomas, I recently went thru all of that preparation , It took me a month to repaint useing spray cans . As i was working outside wile living in the R/V I could not use the professional methods for spraying. Turned out ok The repaint is in the projects section here . I also hate the Flying W And the stripes along with the 60,s colors . I am still planning  something along the lines of TJ-LJ  Old rig The more modern type of layout .  Its a blank slate at present ! Frank

[Schmitti]

Hi Frank,
Thank you for your praise.
I just looked at your Mini Winni -'ve also done a good job 

Thomas

[Schmitti]

Variety of human needs. Only stupid grinding I can not and I settled in between other.
The new center console has been assembled, connected and temporarily provided with an old radio:


The next site was the battery compartment. Here almost no function of the drawer was given and mounts not even available for Akku's. Also here is the passage with open flaps simply too tight to work.
situation:


The slide was cleaned and re-greased. Then I got M10 threaded rods welded:


Thereafter, rust removal and protected with zinc spray against further rust. Akku's pure and rewired. Two flat bars with matching bore and with anti-slip mats provided (which also serve as protective padding) were prepared and screwed:


Thomas

[Schmitti]

Two weeks loops and in between there was no end in sight  W% . The agony is finally over. 47m² corrugated metal / old varnish are now smoothed and prepared for the new paint as much as possible.







Thomas

[LJ-TJ]

 :)rotflmao :)rotflmao :)rotflmao Man your a brute for punishment. Well done. D:oH!

[Schmitti]

I'm glad if I could brighten your day - I am enjoying by yourself because that's done this crappy work  W%

Thomas

[Froggy1936]

As i stated in my projects This  repainting/body repair is very labor intensive (makes for good sleeping though) I had compressed  air and air sanders wich helped a lot But it is still a very large area That requires a lot of up and down the ladder So if you plan on doing yours get as many volenteers as possible .  :)rotflmao :)rotflmao :)rotflmao Frank

[cosmic]

Well I would think the hard work is not quite over yet.. I think taping that big boat is going to be a job on its own..
Looks good. Almost there Schmitti... A little trick is to wet the floors before painting. This will keep the dust from flying back up and getting in the paint.. unless you have paint booth it will fit in.  this is how we have always done it... sure beats wet sanding after you paint it.

[Schmitti]

I used an electric random orbital sander to help. That was actually quite good. He is above even be seen in an image. He stands in front, on the "hood". Nevertheless, it is and remains the most horrible work with any vehicle that just is not fun .

The trick with the wet floor I know. So I painted already various rally cars in my workshop and achieved good results. Here in this workshop I am lucky to be able to turn on a suction when painting .

Thomas

[Schmitti]

For the later installation of an approved in Germany trailer hitch, the bumper was cut before the paint before.


The sealing work has now begun. The bodywork sealant must be ran before the new paint. They can be painted over within five days.
Several meters of joint / window joints are to be replaced here. The old lady will hopefully thank me.


Thomas

[cosmic]

Nice work on the calking schmitti.. looks professional.. I hate that shoot.. gets all over the place...
you would think that my hand eye would be good from all the welding. hell no.  that calking is an art of its own...
Nice work

[Schmitti]

Thank You  .
However, you'd have to really have a knack for it. I like to compare it with the welding. As a qualified welding specialist, I can allow such a judgment. Again, it's all about smooth forward and beautiful bead appearance. In principle, therefore, nothing but your hand on the welding machine  .

Thomas

[Schmitti]

After the entire Winni received its seals, it came to taping:


All-round course:


Then we went to the first coat with a primer go:



Wanted in and of itself "only just" make the front to see what it looks like - got it but then completely pretreated thus:


Thomas