Metzendorf update

We got the camper back a couple weeks back and I've removed all things metal (coat hooks, shower curtain and window curtain rods, god knows whats) and sanded all the wood surfaces in preparation for a nice new coat of paint. Initially I hoped to strip and varnish the cabinetry back to it's original paint (just like our kitchen - our house is from 1960) but the plywoods used are not that high grade, and different types - plus, it's just to darn hard for a lonely gal!

The left side of the camper, with the beds, kitchen and part of the table area. As you can see, I went ahead and stripped the kitchen cabinet to see what grade of plywood it was. Even though the bed frame is made of nice fine grain plywood the kitchen cabinet is made of cheap looking, course plywood - similar to several of the cabinet drawers... So instead I decided not to restore the original finish on the cabinetry but to sand and paint everything instead. Which takes a lot less time anyway!

Here's the right side of the camper, without the kitchen table and couch pillows. Eileen has offered to sew couch covers (and maybe even some throw pillows) and we're waiting for the ordered specialty fabrics to arrive. Clearly visible is the new piece of plywood which covers the replaced water damaged wall piece. I think I would have liked more of the wall to have been replaced, but it would have cost much more money (difficult angles) and it will mostly be covered by the couch pillows anyway... I'll just make sure to paint nice and thick around that area.

Here's the right side of the camper, with the new aluminum strip covering the hole in the wall / roof line. Fletcher did a good job! Now we only need to clean up the old roofing tar mess so the new shiny strip does not stand out so clearly :-)

Three more weeks until the Tin Can Rally at Samson State Park! And three more coats of paint to go... plus curtains, door knobs, cleaned hinges, cleaned floor tiles, new upholstery... plenty of time left!