RV Remodel Update (BETTER OR WORSE) Full Time RV
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- RV Remodel Update (BETTER OR WORSE) Full Time RV: If you are looking for an easy way to brighten your RV interior painting your cabinets might be the answer. Our RV remodel update will show you how a little paint can brighten your RV interior. We absolutely LOVE our motorhome makeover. Our RV remodel is staying for better or worse. Check it out and see if you would paint your RV kitchen cabinets.
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I am the person that has updated the Kenwood. The biggest issue was the need for a blank SD Card to go in the Kenwood. Wasn't expecting that, but once I had that in hand the update was easy. Message me if you need any assistance, happy to help you guys out, love watching you every Saturday!
Thanks
Wow, I was amazed that y'all painted the cabinets the first time. Not because they were the natural wood but because its a small space and you live there! Its a job to paint them and live in a house and still function and so much more in the RV and with a dog! So when they didn't turn out the way they were supposed to I was disappointed with you!! Not being a fan of re-work I felt your pain at having to do them again. I hope it was easier because you were at the RV park. Im so happy to see how they turned out and even more glad that you love them now. Not fun to have to live in the dark because of ugly cabinets! Glad you're back on the road too. Have fun and be safe! And as always you have enriched our community by sharing your experiences with us.THANK YOU!!!!😁💙
Thanks Hope.
Wow you all were close to us (in Comanche Oklahoma) just a bit north of Wichita Falls. Next time you come by that way let’s us know. We have power, water and sewer drop on the ranch (not to mention horses and a fishing to enjoy)!
Well I don't want to curse us again but we had a showing at 6 p.m. and while we were getting ready for that one we had another couple drive and looked at our ranch. Fingers crossed and more prayers if this is to be something will come of it this time and stick with no defaults. Glad to see the cabinets came out and that you two are on the road again and getting out of our 100 degree plus temps! I also chuckled when I saw your co-driver in the jeep. 😊 Maybe we'll join you all sooner than later now. As long as they don't default again.
Sending up a little prayer for a sale
@@todayissomeday Thank you we need it!
Phil: We find that applying Rain-X Glass Treatment helps with water, ice removal, and bug removal. The bug juice gets into the micro holes in the surface of the glass, which makes it hard to clean. Rain-X fills the micro holes in the surface of the glass with optical grade stuff, so the bug juice stays on the surface and is way easier to clean off. Same principle for water and ice too.
Rain-X comes in a spray bottle, squirt bottle, and as a windshield washer fluid.
We apply from a spray bottle a few times per year, or when it’s not working as good as we wanted, whichever comes first.
I am not suppose to use Rain X on the windshield as I have the Diamond Shield coating on my front cap. It will cause it to turn color and eventually need to be replaced.
@@todayissomeday Good to know. I've "heard" good things about spraying hydrogen peroxide on the window's first - even for 30 seconds before cleaning, to help make bug removal a lot easier. No road trips for me since last summer, otherwise I would have tried it too.
@@todayissomeday What about car wax on the windows? I have done that for as long as I can remember. Not sure how it would affect the Diamond Shield
F11 and Wash wax works good also. Safe travels. I am glad to see you get back on the road!
It might be a little more expensive but the Rain-X washer fluid works like a champ also
Paint looks so much better. We just love your videos,
Yes.. the new paint looks so much better than the little buy blue you painted first! It was funny.. when you were walking through that Super C and talking about it.. I was thinking about what color Stacy would paint in there :-). I liked those Texas RV camps.. looks like the heat scared people away for you.. good AC has gotta be a Must! Volunteering with you RV buddies.. how rewarding is that!! Awesome! (And I LOVED the Oh Rah from the cheap seats.. I had a Brother there to help) I am So glad you guys are back on the road!! I appreciate all the hard work that goes into creating these videos! Aloha from Oahu!
Thanks so much! We love the color so much!!
hope all the extras done do not get damaged from the storms coming! Stay safe here in Texas, we are located only about less than 100 miles from you if you are still in san Antonio!
Glad to see your new color on the kitchen cabinets. Great choice.
Thank you!
Awesome! The neutral color will look tons better!
I think so too!
Sometimes enough is enough
Good on you for all the volunteering!
Wichita falls Texas, I was stationed at Sheppard AFB for 4 years there. I loved it. (Navy Instructor) and arrowhead state park has great fishing. Its hot in July lol some people would choose a boiler room over North Texas in July lol. Love the videos guys, still working on my 2nd retirement check, will hit the road in 5 more years... Fair Winds and Following Seas You Me and the RV...
Great video, Phil & Stacy! Cabinets look great🙂!
Thanks so much! Hope you are doing well!
I had completely forgotten about the skeleton. That's hilarious.
He was chilling in our storage unit while we sat in Texas. But he is back to driving the Jeep! 😂
Tom Board Me too🤣😂
I thought I saw a skeleton..lol..funny
We carry a 22” blackstone griddle with us all the time. Hope you are liking it.
Lindy and I love your videos.
Safe travels.
We love it!
Oh I love the new color of the cabinets!! So glad your able to get back on the road. I usually watch all your video's on my tv and you can't leave comments. But today I decided to open my laptop and leave you both a message and tell you I am loving all your video's. I've been watching for a while now and all you info is great. I keep a book with pages for all the states. I mark in my book as I watch for all the places you've been and what we want to go see. I was in a bad car accident on Nov 20, 2018 and have been recouping and over 50 doc appointments and procedures later, we are just about ready to start RVing our selves. Hoping by fall. Almost 2 years later, but I never gave up. I have been watching and writing down where to go!! Again, thank you for your wonderful video's and I'll be watching!!!
Thanks so much! Hopefully you can get out here with us soon!
The cabinets look fantastic...
Great video and love your cabnets, Glad your doing so much better Phil
Thanks so much!
Looks amazing, the natural wood colour is just so yesterday
@@geemee3364 If you look at the winnebago horizon and its glossy modern look I'd take this any day over pretty much any wood, looks way less grandad's RV
Cabinets look great. 👍🏽
Thanks 👍
According to my husband who’s a mechanic It’s your rigs computer you needed to wake up not the hydraulics. Hitting your leveling woke the computer. The paint is much better. Looks really nice.
That makes sense too! Hopefully the computer is not on the blink.
@@todayissomeday it is not, most automotive type computers have a " relearn" mode. when it sits , it relearns to do nothing over and over. so it just goes to sleep or on standby mode.. kinda like a battery saver on your phone. its ok really.
The cabinets do look really good. Stay safe out there and please keep Phil out of trouble.
Hey Phil good to see your arm is working better.
Thanks so much!
Good troubleshooting Stacy!
Hi, Phil and Staci! My husband (Brent) and I (Donna) just bought an Allegro 33 aa. We are planning to go full time next Septemberish. We have watched all of your videos, and we love what you are doing. Thanks for being so real! We can’t wait to follow in your foot steps!
Congrats! Enjoy it.
Enjoy your videos and like the skeleton driving the jeep.
Thats Skully! He is a good guy but a bit on the quiet side.
I live outside of Rockport in Taft, Texas. I was the pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Refugio when Hurricane Harvey came through and it left our church like that Baptist Church in Rockport you two worked on. I said that to say this, lots of people came and gave of themselves to help the whole area. So I tell you that you are most appreciated. Thank you for giving of yourselves. :)
Thanks so much! So glad to hear that so many others came down to help the cleanup efforts. I hope your church has been able to rebuild.
Love the new color! Shh.. just pretend like the blue never happened. That comparison with the floor/backsplash was the way to go! Enjoy the road!
The kitchen looks great.
Thank you!
The operation of slides is always sketchy. Nothing worse than being stuck from a slide no working. Glad you were lucky to get tips from the FB site that worked, very nice. By the way, I got my first aid kit yesterday, along with most of the adders you suggested. It is the perfect size! We're keeping this one in the toad. Thanks for the info and motivation on that.
Awesome! Hopefully you never need it! 😉
Hubby and I have said “someday” for about 10 years!☹️ We are now researching the “perfect” class C for us and plan on hitting the road first of the year!😬 We’re not spring chickens but we’re physically able and after the shut down we knew it was time! Thank you for the great videos and info!!
Congrats!! So glad you will be living your someday!
Just be careful and check the CCC or Cargo Carrying Capacity capacity
L2theW thanks! And thank you for your service! Hubby also a vet🇺🇸
WILLIAM COOLEY thank you!
I just read your post and it sounds like me and my husband. We have been wanting to rent an rv for over 10 years. Finally rented a small travel trailer this park weekend and it was one of the worst nights sleep ever but I’m not giving up. We have been researching class Cs also
Love it. Much better. That blue was horrible. 🤭👍
I keep hearing alot of good things about Tiffin RV'S and their great customer service experts 😀😀😀
It’s all true!👍
The white is waaay better!
Cabinets look great! If Plan "A" doesn't work...move to Plan "B"! Good job! Nice to see you back on the road again! :)
Yes! Thank you!
Wow paint looks great now!
I think so too!
Love the cabinets, beautiful!
Thanks so much! 😊
Great video the cabinetry looks awesome 👍
"We painted the beautiful wood so we could brighten things up in here. . .We kept it dark so we couldn't see the paint. . ." LOL! Looks great now y'all! Great to see you back on the road. Thanks for another great video.
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You too are great!
Safe travels 🚙
Thank you! 😃
Retribution for being locked away, Skully changes the Garmin preferences. Glad Phil is Seaworthy again. Yes dirty windshields and glass don’t belong on day one of a trip. When we rent vehicles I clean both sides of the glass, check the tire pressure, and add water to the washer bottle. Safe travels.
God watch over you guys for doing what you do that was nice of you to donate your time to the church 👼🖖🏽💪🏽👍🏽😊
Thank you. We loved it.
Love, love, love the white. Just think of the blue as doing Jay a favor, if I would have seen that white in TX, we would have been having a painting party at the resort. LOL.
It looks good! You should try it!!
Love the skeleton in the driver's seat.
Love COE campgrounds, have yet to stay at one we didn’t like. 50% off with our pass is a price that can only be beat by boon docking.
So glad your happy with the new paint. Enjoyed the reminder to search Facebook forums to troubleshoot problems on the rig! 👍🏻
You and me both!
Gray that ends up in blue...let me count the rooms in our sticks and bricks that turned out that way! And then there is the GPS. We use Google Maps integrated into our F350's Sync 3. Last year leaving Ballinger TX on the way to Sweetwater, "Maps" took us on a "shortcut" across country. on a couple of Texas Farm to Market roads that were very narrow. Lesson learned - review the entire route and make the adjustments before putting the truck in drive!!
Final observation, your hydraulics must be rock solid as I'm surprised you didn't have to re-level at least once while you were parked for that long.
We were on a cement site so we didnt sink.
The cabinets look terrific! You really nailed the color this time. Looking at the undertones, and being sure that color related to something else in the room, is exactly what you needed to do. Great job!
You did actually have a blue grey before, but it looked terrible because it *didn’t* relate to anything else in the space. It was more blue than grey, but all with a slightly green undertone. A different shade of blue might have worked very well, especially if it had leaned a touch towards the violet end of the spectrum.
Lighting, and especially all the brown, which has a bit of an orange undertone, brought out the blue in the paint, since orange and blue are complementary colors (opposite each other on the color wheel). But orange and that slight green just... didn’t do anything for one another. The yellowish floor definitely didn’t help, either, because it helped in creating a slightly greenish cast - because, of course, yellow plus blue makes green. In short, there was a lot going on there that was just clashing. The right blue could have been beautiful; brown and blue is a classic and very sophisticated combination. Grey and brown together *can* be made to work, sort of, if done right, but you didn’t have the necessary elements. Basically, you had a much more complicated color situation there than you had realized ;-)
I can’t remember if you used a primer or not, but some primer colors, and certainly the underlying color of the surface being painted, can greatly affect the final color as well, especially if an inexpensive brand of paint is used and only one coat. They just don’t have as much pigment in them as the better brands. Less pigment means poorer coverage means more bleed-through of the original color, which is why many brands require 2-3-4 coats or more to fully and evenly cover.
The thing about paint in general that people usually don’t realize, and what really caught you guys, is that those color “samples” are printed, not actual paint, and those are two different technologies with different color spectra that can’t fully duplicate each other.
What this difference in technology means is that what is going to actually end up on the wall is virtually never going to exactly match the sample, especially once it’s up against the colors on adjacent walls, flooring, and furniture.
As you found out, sometimes that difference is pretty extreme.
The best way to be sure of what you are actually going to get is to buy a sample pot of the color you are interested in, and just try a swatch or three. Those little “sample” cards should only be viewed as a starting point, from which you adjust as needed. With you guys, I think your eye is good enough that you would have caught the problem like this.
I hope that doesn’t read as any sort of castigation. I was just trying to explain *why* the first color looked so terrible and the new one totally works, and a little bit of general color and paint education to try to save others the same problems that you encountered.
Nope not at all
Beautiful. Worth the ...”darn we need to do it again”.... time and effort. Good lesson for other who are contemplating making changes.
Thanks for your joy, your willingness to share your adventures, tips and opps’es.
Great job love the white
Thanks so much!
I updated my GPS. Same one as yours. I had no problem other than having to leave the SD card in the slot permanently.
Gonna have to give it a try, thanks Mark.
I loved the quick B roll insert shot at the 4:32 mark of the dragonfly, as they are 1 of my totem animals!
Wow! a lot of work! Great Video!
Yes it was!
Cabinets look great! Nice job. Agreed that blue was horrible. Ha
Typically the lower cabinets are darker than the upper when doing the new trendy look. I would paint the upper cabinets now as well, especially since you don’t have a kitchen window... would really brighten things up further and tie it all together --and I think would look original down the road if you go to sell. Cheers from Bermuda! I enjoy your videos...
Thanks for the tips...we may do that down the road.
Carry a bottle of simple green spray your windshield right before you clean it bugs come off alot easier.
Good tip!
Always sand prime then paint.Love you way of life would love to tour around America
And another great video top notch !!! Yahoo !!!
Thanks!
Looks great! Fabulous!!
Of course, after painting the one side, you'd have to remove that protective BLUE floor covering to make sure it doesn't reflect BLUE on the new paint scheme giving you a blue false coloring. Great idea gathering so many colors and using different areas to sort out most to just a couple of colors.
Great point!
Blackstone's rules, Webber grills suck, e have one, and all the ceramic rusted off, and I really do not like to use it any more.Be well, And as my biker friends say, keep the rummer side down. Thank you for sharing the sunset, it is beautiful.
What about stripping the cabinets and retaining them. You can send the draws and cabinet doors out to be done and the only thing that you need to strip and sand are the bases of said cabinets.
They are going for something more bright and airy feeling. There’s already so much dark wood that they just needed to brighten it up.
As someone who said to never paint wood....I like the new color! Well done.
Thank you! Cheers!
Happy to see you guys are moving again. Love the white color the blue just didn’t work. 🤪🤗👍
Thank you 🤗
Phil: This summer I applied a ceramic coating to my tow vehicle and our RV. I got this idea from Martin at RVSTREET to use a soap cannon with my pressure washer and soap from “The Chemical Guys”. After a trip I can just foam the surfaces, let it sit for a few minutes, rinse it off and then towel it dry. All but the very worst bugs come off without even rubbing. The ceramic coating works on clear coat, glass, fiberglass, and plastic. The soap has a PH of 7.0 (neutral) and it will not harm your decals or your paint. It has made cleaning our Rv a breeze.
Thanks for the tip!
Great video guys. I’m so glad you like your cabinets I’m so glad you got back on the road. I expect you don’t remember me but I was privileged to meet you at the RV show this past winter in Tampa. Our travel were cut short this year because Three members of my wife’s family caught COVID they all doing well. Hoping to be back in Florida in the winter.
Thanks so much!
Glad you two are back on the road.
Kitchen lower cabinets looks wonderful. Great job.
Thanks for all your tips.
Have a bless and safe journey.
Can't wait to see what next.
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Thanks so much!
I agree, looks great guys !!
Cabinets look great now. Give another view of them from a distance later. AND if you are heading North please stop in Cedar Rapids Iowa & volunteer for Derecho Storm damage. Stay Safe!
We will include them in the future.
I agree with you both... the white is an improvement. Looks really good.
Glad you love the cabinet color! That’s all that matters.
Yes! Thank you!
Phew - the white worked - lol. It looks really good you guys and I'm glad you were able to take care of it before you hit the road again. One less thing on the 'to do' list to have to fret about as you're traveling. 77k+ subs as I type this - it's going to be 100K subs before you know it, yippee!!! Must have something to do with the fact your vids are almost always a good combo of ideas, tips, tricks, information, humor, and real-life in an RV.
Thanks so much Linda! We are so glad to be rolling again. Hopefully you will join us soon.
Hey guys, glad the repaint worked out for you. Cabinets are such tedious work, BZ on the result, Safe Travels
Smart move on getting out and checking the tracks. Glad to see you guys back on the road. Oh and thanks for the heads up on the Tiffin Technical forums group I did not know about it.
Any time!
We are from Texas and have camped at both Coleman and Lake Arrowhead. We really like Lake Arrowhead. It's good for group camping. Because of Covid, it was difficult to make reservations at Texas State parks because they were shut down for a while. I'm sure it will pick up soon.
I think you are right about that.
Great video. Loved the ground level, time lapse, lakeshore view. Glad you are back on the road. Enjoy!
Thanks 👍
Happy for you that Phil has healed up and you’re on the road again. The cabinets look great too! Good job. Your videos are awesome! We’ll see you on the road someday...
Thanks 👍
Our RV had a problem that ruined the underlying floor bracing, subfloors and flooring. We’re stuck at home another 6 weeks or so until the repairs are complete. And, we’re in Central Florida so it’s so so so hot and I’m having to hibernate until we can get to the mountains! Can’t wait till we, too, can hit the road!!!
The cabinets look a lot better. Good job.
The updated - update looks great guys! You nailed the color spot-on!
I think so too!
I still don't understand why you painted perfectly good varnished cabinets, but there's a lot of things I don't understand. I like the color they are now better than the whatever it used to be and it sounds like you do too. Maybe I can hook up with Phil and his wife for the horse barn thing. We have a purchase agreement on our house and as long as the inspection goes OK tomorrow it should be sold but October 1st. Then an RV right after the first of the year. Keep the good stuff coming.
hello guys loved your video today yes that blue look horrible thank you very much for changing it it was blinding and each one of your videosyou should have looked at the tent in the thing when it was dry you should have taken this lot of wood and let it dry this is your friend John chalker Waterbury Connecticut loyal friend and subscriber on TH-cam we love you CC ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much 🤗We are so thankful for your support!
Looks Fantastic! up to date .
Our Garmin took us down a dirt road switchback in Tennessee a couple of years ago. It looked like somewhere out of Deliverance 😳. Glad to see y’all are back on the road!
Oh wow!
I have updated the GPS we have the same electronics you have in ruby. All you need is a good internet connection a micro SD card and the upload instructions that came with the coach. You call if you need help, by the way we are getting ready for a nine month run. This is going to be epic. Stay safe Mike
Thanks Mike, gonna try the SD card and see what I get. I have you on speed dial just in case! LOL
It was great to see you guys back on the road and the painting turned out great. Safe travels
Thanks 👍
First off....thanks for the vids ! They are upbeat and informative. My wife and I have been "looking" for just about 2 years now. Our strategy? Lookin for a diesel pusher or super c that is 2 to 3 years old with less than 40k to pay CASH for. I cant justify buying NEW even if I were a lottery winner...just too much depreciation. We intend on tripping across America into Northern Canada..crossing Canada and then down the East coast by fall. Always looking for new vids from you 2.
Best of luck!
Glad that Phil is feeling better, and you are back on the road! The cabinets look beautiful! P.S. Gizmo is so cute!!!
Thank you! 😊
The cabinets turned out great! Glad we didn't have to do ours twice.
The remodel looks great. Looks like you all had fun. happy your back up and on the road.
Thanks 👍
Love the new kitch cabs! Looks so good! Thank you for the mention on Wild Hearts Equine Therapy! They are doing so much good for so much and we are super excited to help! Oct 5-Oct 23, 2020!!
Anything we can do to help!!
I'm from Rockport! It was cool to see that Year to Volunteer and y'all were there! I tried to look at the equine link, but it didn't work. Has anyone else had that problem?
Barbara Murphy oh my gosh that’s so awesome! I’m sorry we didn’t get to meet you there. The link on my phone doesn’t work but it does on my computer so I’m not sure what the deal is there but here’s a different link see if this works. facebook.com/wildheartsequinetherapy/
Love the new kitchen colour. So much better. Happy travels.
Us too!
You know a lot of county and city parks in TX have hook ups and are free for up to 3 days.
I LOVE THE WHITE LOVE YOU GUYS 😇😇😇
Thanks!! We do too!
My husband is Active Duty Army and we are currently at the US Army War College. We JUST bought our very first travel trailer last weekend and can't wait to get on to some adventures! May I ask what the "access pass" (I believe that's what you called it) is? We are newbies and trying to learn as much as we can! We really enjoy your videos!
Great to see you on the road again. Have a good and safe trip.
Thanks, will do!
I love the cabinets! Way better! Looks great guys!
Thanks so much!
The cabinets look great now ! Good to see you on the road again.
Thanks 👍
Like you, we use the Garmin 770 as primary and the in dash as back-up. I have used WAZE in the past and especially out west found it very unreliable. Doesn't account for vehicle size or weights and takes lots of "shortcuts" through middle of towns and neighborhoods. I don't use it all any more for that reason.
So we have the same Kenwood Stereo. It’s sort of a pain to download the Garmin update tool on your laptop. But once you do that it’s just a mater of putting the update on a SD card and then plugging it into the stereo. You leave that card in the stereo and it reads your map data off that. Once you’ve done it once it should be really easy to do after that. We have the 770 also and use that as our primary GPS. I use Waze on my phone as a tertiary GPS for traffic and hazards.
The cabinets came out great!
Great update on the slides. We’ve been sitting for about a month now and we’ll probably be sitting for at least another month. Great to know it’s a simple fix if we have that problem. Thx!
Thanks Will. I am going to try the SD card trick.
FYI the SD card method for updating is not a trick - It’s the only way you can update that kenwood. I have the same head unit in my 2018 Tiffin Open Road Allegro and I have updated the firmware as well as the Map. You need a 32GB Micro SD card formatted to (very important) FAT32 in order to make it all work. You actually put the Micro SD card in the kenwood first - this will put a unique ID into the Micro SD card, then remove the card and put it into your laptop and download the update from the kenwood website. You will also want to update the firmware on your kenwood before you install your new maps. It’s actually easy and can be done with a MAC or PC laptop. Feel free to shoot me a message if you need a step by step walkthrough. It will take about 20-30 minutes to complete. Also, love the new color of the kitchen cabinets!
Will Richards would occasionally putting the slides in & raising/lowering the levellers help avoid that settlement issue?
You, Me & the RV sounds like Christopher Salazar has the proper sequence to update your kenwood.