New Owner.... 85 13 ft. Scamp... needs lots of work

[Harry Young]

Joe,

Really nice job on the fiberglass repair.

I would surgically cut the foam away and inlay into the depression a matching new one into the spot using the same thickness of foam...Then I would adhere a covering over all of it old and new, a marine fabric with the texture and color I wanted...There are many marine fabrics on eBay already bonded to some foam. You could be thrifty and simply paint over the repair but I do not like it on the older trailers. (pre-bubble wrap/carpet era scamps) the foam is under the name Rubatex I think, its also ensolite.

http://www.rubberplastics.com/

Happy Camping, Safe Trails.

Harry

[Raya]

You can still buy Ensolite foam, by the way, so you could get new foam of the same thickness, and glue it on the the walls where you are missing yours.

I would want to cut the intact foam back and just generally make the edges square, regular, and inconspicuous as possible*. That would probably mean trimming some of what is still on there. Like say, back to the window rubber, and maybe down to an area behind the bench or sofa back. Then you would need to sand off any remaining glue remnants to a nice, clean and fair surface, and then prep with acetone or the like. Then you could glue in the new stuff.

Now, what we *haven't* been able to find is the Ensolite foam with the whitish vinyl layer bonded to one side (which makes the walls of the trailer white). However, you can paint the "raw" Ensolite that you can buy, and you could of course try to match the color.

IR Foam Specialty sells the Ensolite. As far as I know, the original thickness in the Bolers was 3/16", but IR Foam Specialty has a variety of thicknesses, and also different densities. I had them send me a few samples to check them out.

Raya

*Or, just go bold, and paint the new foam to look like a Band-aid Heck, you've earned it!

[Joe Steadman]

Some more repairs...

In this one I decided to cover up the extra hole that was used for the Fridge. I am not going to use a three way fridge and see no need for an extra hole in my skin..




I glues small strips of wood all over the wall to be able to staple and glue my carpet to the wall.




Was gonna go for the Shag... LOL

[james kent]

Our 84 Boler has a carpet type of material on the inside walls that's similar to the brown colour that is shown. We've had absolutely no problems with it.

[adrian rowlands]

Anyone try the stuff that goes inside truck canopies? I don't know were to buy it but must be readily available as lots are out there.

[Joe Steadman]

Well... did a lot and just got back from our first trip!

No leaks!
besides all the glass repair and structural fixes:

New tires $120
painted inside walls
re-upholstered all cushions (wife)
made a new cushion (one missing)
rock guard the entire bottom
painted the top half Detroit Tigers orange
installed a new sink and faucet
installed a new fridge (just 110 v)
new door handle
new door foam edge
rewired all lights
installed new tail lights (I have the stock if you want them)
new carpet

all and all still under $1500 total investment.

[Donna D.]

SWEET! Colors look more like Chicago Bears to me

GO BEARS!

[Mark Shaffer]

I am wondering if the tent in the background is part of your set up? I see 4 kids, the wife and a stroller(baby), the chocolate lab and of course you. That makes 8 in my math. Surely not everyone is sleeping in the Scamp 13?

[Joe Steadman]

Originally Posted by Mark Shaffer

I am wondering if the tent in the background is part of your set up? I see 4 kids, the wife and a stroller(baby), the chocolate lab and of course you. That makes 8 in my math. Surely not everyone is sleeping in the Scamp 13?

4 kids in tent, dog tied to the bumper, wife - me - 2 yr old in Scamp.

[Lee Senn]

Joe Steadman: You are the "MAN". What an awesome job of reconstruction !! You have truly brought your little Scamp back from the dead. Congratulations and welcome to the "egg" world. Lee and Norma

[Carol H]

Lab sleeping outside! Your kidding! My old lab would have been crying all night keeping everyone in the campground awake. He would in the worse case settle for the floor but would make it clear that he really wanted the big bed. :-)

[Michel, Bouchard]

Great job ! what type of paint did you use for the outside ? You mentionned rock guard, did you used something like Durabak ? Thanks

[Joe Steadman]

Originally Posted by Michel, Bouchard

Great job ! what type of paint did you use for the outside ? You mentionned rock guard, did you used something like Durabak ? Thanks

I used Durabak for the blue and just regular exterior house paint for the top. The Durabak is great, went on really well and we love the feel and toughness. We just threw on the orange, we were out of money and wanted to go camping ASAP. We are going to paint over the orange with the Durabak orange. The bedliner has a great bonus of sealing the windows, seems, and rivets really well. No leaks for sure! Only issue is the cost.

[Joe Steadman]

Originally Posted by Carol H

Lab sleeping outside! Your kidding! My old lab would have been crying all night keeping everyone in the campground awake. He would in the worse case settle for the floor but would make it clear that he really wanted the big bed. :-)

She is 6 months and really did well. She was right under our window and did great. I put out a mat and put her blanket down. When it was hot she would low crawl under the camper. She had a great time.

[Carol H]

Great choose in a dog for the family they really do try and please us.

[Joe Steadman]

I ended up painting the top half with orange rock guard.

[Donna D.]

Originally Posted by Joe Steadman

I ended up painting the top half with orange rock guard.

I see that in your avatar. How about posting a bigger picture in this thread

[Joe Steadman]

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