Diamond in the Rough - Alaskan 8' cabover

[Sea Bear]

Well, this is our second Alaskan, and first post on WTW. The first was an old 1965 10' C/O which we loved until our kids got too big. Now they are grown and running loose. We looked for another Alaskan for over a year and finally found an 8' cabover front dinette at a decent price.

We're sure looking forward to a fun summer!

 

[JJ1]

Looks like a great setup!

 

[Sea Bear]

Here are some pics of our old camper. We took it up some great roads in the Cascades & never paid for campground fees. The only problem... it didn't have a furnace. We froze a couple trips up around 7,000 feet in the fall. This "new" camper has furnace and the wife likes it.

 

[Sea Bear]

I repainted the stripes on the side, which were peeling. Changed to earth tone colors to quiet it down a bit. The camper doesn't need much work. Just a few fix-it projects.

 

[Toyman01]

Nice camper.

You old 10 footer is identical to mine.

 

[poriggity]

I repainted the stripes on the side, which were peeling. Changed to earth tone colors to quiet it down a bit. The camper doesn't need much work. Just a few fix-it projects.

DO you mind sharing what type of paint and procedure you used to repaint your camper stripes? I am looking to repaint my stripes as well.

 

[Sea Bear]

DO you mind sharing what type of paint and procedure you used to repaint your camper stripes? I am looking to repaint my stripes as well.

I used Rustoleum. I sanded the existing paint with 220 to rough it up. Then I brushed on two coats of liquid (not rattle can) with a good 2" brush. The paint leveled out nice on its own. The weather was warm that day, which made it dry quick. That part of the camper siding has a wood grain texture, which covered any imperfections. The color didn't turn out as nice as the can label, but it sure looks better than it was.

 

[poriggity]

I used Rustoleum. I sanded the existing paint with 220 to rough it up. Then I brushed on two coats of liquid (not rattle can) with a good 2" brush. The paint leveled out nice on its own. The weather was warm that day, which made it dry quick. That part of the camper siding has a wood grain texture, which covered any imperfections. The color didn't turn out as nice as the can label, but it sure looks better than it was.

Perfect, thank you, that's exactly how u planned on doing my stripes.. gonna change mine from tan and brown to match the silver and maroon of my truck.

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[Sea Bear]

I forgot to mention, I also used a small flat artist brush to cut in the edges. Turned out great.