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07-04-2011, 06:27 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: One 13 ft Scamp and One 13 ft Trillium and Two Trillium 4500
Posts: 895
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Trillium 1300 Renovation
Well here we go again and with this one I wanted to strip the paint but leave the gel-coat..After being soooo careful taking the paint off trying not to damage the gel-coat I found in 3 areas where someone in the past had sanded in down to the fiberglass so now I've got to prime it then paint it..I bought this one from Nancy here on this site..I'm hoping she will check in and watch the progress as I try to bring this one back to life..this one is a 1976 model and I swear I believe someone used one tube of silcone for every year it's been since it rolled off the assembly line, it's been a nightmare..A few photo's
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07-04-2011, 06:33 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: One 13 ft Scamp and One 13 ft Trillium and Two Trillium 4500
Posts: 895
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Nearly got the thing sanded down, will probably remove the body so I can sand blast the frame and make sure it's sound..Hopefully I'll get it primed this week and painted next week..a few more shots..
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07-04-2011, 06:55 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Trillium 2010
Posts: 5,185
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Hello Randy. What a the mess around the roof vent. How do you get that much caulk off without damaging the body? Raz
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07-04-2011, 07:08 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: One 13 ft Scamp and One 13 ft Trillium and Two Trillium 4500
Posts: 895
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It wasn't easy removing that caulking and silcone, wokeup several times in the middle of the night from nightmares because of this crap..To get it off I had to do a lot of scrapping, sanding and scrubbing..Right now I've got 98% of it gone and will start fiberglassing the extra holes someone cut and patching the hole in the front where it bounced off the ball with Nancy one time and it slid under her tow vehicle and her hitch rammed through the front of the camper...
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07-04-2011, 07:27 PM
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Junior Member
Name: Shad
Trailer: Casita
Florida
Posts: 3
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Saw your FL plates... We are in port st lucie, how about you? This project looks like it is moving quickly.
Shad
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07-04-2011, 08:13 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: One 13 ft Scamp and One 13 ft Trillium and Two Trillium 4500
Posts: 895
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadsun
Saw your FL plates... We are in port st lucie, how about you? This project looks like it is moving quickly.
Shad
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They are old plates left on there from the previous owner,,,,I'm located in North Alabama.....................
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07-12-2011, 03:51 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: One 13 ft Scamp and One 13 ft Trillium and Two Trillium 4500
Posts: 895
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Well got back on the Ole Gray Ghost today, but gray no longer it's coming along slowly but surely..got all the windows removed all the interior pretty much stripped and scrapped and cleaned to old adhesive out today took 2 bottles of lacquer thinner and several more brain cells but I got'er done..going to remove the shell from the frame tomorrow and start stripping the frame down, got the body looking pretty good hopefully will get it primed with probably 3 coats in couple of days then it will be the wet sanding chore to get done before I spray paint it.. I'm thinking about clear coating this one never done it before but I'm up to looking for new adventures..Here's a few pictures of todays progress.......1st the body
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07-12-2011, 03:54 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: One 13 ft Scamp and One 13 ft Trillium and Two Trillium 4500
Posts: 895
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Here's a few of the floor before I scrapped it and after I cleaned it and lost all those brain cells.........
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07-12-2011, 04:49 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Trillium 2010
Posts: 5,185
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Great thread. It's a lot of fun watching your progress. One thing that occurs to me. Since you have the interior "bare naked" , pictures of how the interior pieces are joined and "under the wall covering details" might be useful to folks in the future. Perhaps a new thread? just thought. Raz
PS how did a scamp get in a herd of trilliums?
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07-12-2011, 05:02 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: One 13 ft Scamp and One 13 ft Trillium and Two Trillium 4500
Posts: 895
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Quote:
Originally Posted by P. Raz
Great thread. It's a lot of fun watching your progress. One thing that occurs to me. Since you have the interior "bare naked" , pictures of how the interior pieces are joined and "under the wall covering details" might be useful to folks in the future. Perhaps a new thread? just thought. Raz
PS how did a scamp get in a herd of trilliums?
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It was the very first one I bought many, many moons ago..sold it to guy in Afghanistan about a year ago..He has since came home to Fla. where he lives but has yet to pick it up..he was sent here during the Tornado Relief and came by to see it but was in a Gov. vehicle and couldn't pick it up..his brother lives in Huntsville, Al. about 15 miles away and he said he would come get it the next time he comes to visit his brother..I was worried about what would have happened if it had got blown away after he had paid it in full, it didn't so no worries for now...... Hey I've had Burro's, U-hauls, Scamps and even a Casita in my many adventures since that Scamp was bought, but just fell in love with the Trilliums and can't for the life of me stand to part with one once it joins the Herd..Thought seriously about selling this one because I don't really like them painted and I new it was going to be a ton of work but once I got into it it will be part of the herd.......hope Nancy will check in and see how it's coming.... along she move from Tenn. to Califorina and I no longer have her e-mail address.....................
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07-20-2011, 05:57 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: One 13 ft Scamp and One 13 ft Trillium and Two Trillium 4500
Posts: 895
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Well I got the 1300 painted yesterday and wet sanded and ready for the clearcoat today..Hope to spray on the clearcoat tonight after it cools down....Here's a few shots...went with purple strips and letters...
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08-05-2011, 06:27 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Tim
Trailer: 2006 Casita
New York
Posts: 764
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Your roof reminds me of a trailer I had. They not only had the vent covered with caulk, but with tar also. I spent many a day with a putty knife and heat gun. The Trill looks great so far, nice job.
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08-06-2011, 01:20 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Rod
Trailer: 2014 GWV Trillium Sidekick 1500
British Columbia
Posts: 195
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Randy Bishop
...wokeup several times in the middle of the night from nightmares because of this crap......
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My renovations are finally over. I am finding myself camping in the exact scenario/location/etc. I imagined when I first saw my Trillium and I have been waking up every morning screaming from the nightmares. This morning I woke up screaming help! Help! Thank god no one showed up.
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I am a Trilliumaire - I can go camping anytime, any place, anywhere.
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08-06-2011, 01:34 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Rod
Trailer: 2014 GWV Trillium Sidekick 1500
British Columbia
Posts: 195
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Randy, I hope you save the leather pouches and such, those are a real luxury
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I am a Trilliumaire - I can go camping anytime, any place, anywhere.
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08-06-2011, 08:56 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: One 13 ft Scamp and One 13 ft Trillium and Two Trillium 4500
Posts: 895
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rodre
Randy, I hope you save the leather pouches and such, those are a real luxury
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I did save them and have got the body back on the frame but have not yet bolted it on looking for stainless steel bolts that will fit hate to use anything else..as soon as I get it bolted on I will resume putting it back together and posting more pictures..It turned out great... this one I stripped it in purple with purple letters, Finally got Sharp half pint microwaves in all the colors to match the campers.... the red one was the hardess to find..Got them in Blue,Green,Orange,Red and Purple..just bought another Trillium with the front bathroom in it so now I guess I'll trim it in black since thats the only color left in the microwaves....Got 6 now (4) 4500 and (2) 1300 and the sickness continues with no cure in sight ...........
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08-06-2011, 09:37 AM
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Senior Member
Name: John
Trailer: gave up!!
California
Posts: 238
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Randy... I'm thinking you might need an intervention...
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08-07-2011, 07:02 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: One 13 ft Scamp and One 13 ft Trillium and Two Trillium 4500
Posts: 895
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Well I finally got enough freinds together to help me put the body back on the frame after I got done painting it, I put 3 primer coats, 3 finish coats and 2 clear coats...For it to be my first time painting one I think it turned out great..where the belly band was I dug out all the pieces of metal sanded down all the humps and filled everything up with fiberglass..It really doesn't need anything there now but I'm going to put the car trim like the others on it ......Now begins putting it all back together wanted a new set of hinges but don't know if I want to go through all the crap with Trillium to get them...Here's a few pictures of the new paint job this one is trimed in purple to match the 1/2 pint micro-wave I've got for it......
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08-07-2011, 07:11 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,697
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IMHO I like it without the belly band! Are these the hinges you need? 139 Series Hinge 139 Series Hinge Specifications 139 Sales
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Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Double Yolk - 1988 16' Scamp Deluxe
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08-07-2011, 07:13 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: One 13 ft Scamp and One 13 ft Trillium and Two Trillium 4500
Posts: 895
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Been looking for a set of aluminum wheels for this one but they have gotten harder and harder to find...I did find these 14" Ranger wheels at a yard sale yesterday for $40 for all 4, one center cap was missing the beauty rings have a few small dents but all I need is 3 anyway...So I sanded them down painted them to match the camper and will get a new set of tires put on them tomorrow..I think they will look pretty good til I find a set of aluminum wheels..
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08-07-2011, 09:35 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Trillium 4500 1978
Posts: 114
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Looks very nice.....do you have the color code? brand of paint?
Ant tips or hints? Looking forward to seeing how this trailer turns out!!
Good Luck
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