Reminds me of a job I had during summer after 1st year at college. Worked in a Koehler factory that made FRP shower and tub surrounds. I ended up as a gunner.
Wondering if you put the Ductless mini split in your rig yet. That would be great to see That is my idea too. when you mentioned it, I was anxious to see how you would do it. My idea also is to put a ceiling cassette in
Good video! With PVA, you can get a near perfect glossy surface if you dilute the PVA with water on your last coat. Gotta be careful to not let it run, though! Saves a ton of time - no need to sand and paint. Oh, and the music was pretty cool, too!
Hey there.. just subscribed. I see that you haven’t posted in 4 months.. are you ok? Looking forward to your continuation of your GMC build.. I own a 1977 GMC, and only wish I had half the tooling and skill and knowledge you have.. 👍🏼🇺🇸
Your red/pink gelcoat is a smart idea. ;-) Well, I've just spent my time watching these videos and am looking forward to you continuing them. Thank-you for your effort, skill and knowledge (not counting welding). ;-)
There's been a few conversion videos I'd enjoyed (Scenicruiser bus, fire damaged coach, etc...) but their videos are no where to be found (life I guess).
looks great! We have only recently found your channel and have learned so much already from your great videos on your GMC. We recently got a 1974 Canyonlands 26'. Due to rodent damage everywhere inside and out, it will be slow going to completely gut it and try to get it to a "breathable" level. Thankfully we can watch you work and learn what to look for and how to repair things. I can't wait to see how it all turns out for you! Much respect, Michelle & Mike.
Thanks for watching and congratulations on the Canyonlands purchase. Mold was the destroyer of my interior, and my wife has a severe mold allergy that’s why it all had to go for me. Mice can do some nasty damage. Try to inspect as much wiring as you can. Way too many coaches have been lost to electrical fires. And mice love wiring Insulation. Good luck to you. Enjoy the journey.
@@getoutgadabout3423 Thank you so much! Oh wow, do I understand about mold allergies. I have them too, and asthma. It is nothing to mess around with. I am so excited for the day you and your wife can enjoy it together. We just had a long day of tear out. There were so many nests behind the cabinets. We are going to have to rewire it all, like you said, it is not worth the risk! But a happy event today...My hubby got it to rumble and start up! A major victory! :) Take care, and thanks again for sharing your knowledge here. It is greatly appreciated.
Nice job. I repaired the one I have with mesh tape and some products from a body repair supply house. Not as ambitious as what you've acomplished. But mine wasn't as deteriorated to begin with.
Yea I’ve been busy with work and weather hasn’t been cooperating with my time off. Just got supplies to finish the headliner and will be making a video soon. Thanks for watching.
Nice job. I hope you block this mold well as it would be a great resource for the GMC community if you allowed. I need the rear inside cap for our Birchaven, but our Palm Beach front/rear is in fantastic shape. A couple of notes. I had a 60k sq ft composites mfg faculty for about a decade. We used wax additives for external gel coat applications (repairs) to help push the cure due to the low mil applications and little mass to push the thermoset. It won’t have much impact on your glass layers as you should put down more mass than that to wet the glass. Yes, oxygen does impede the cure, but not nearly as much impact as the exotherm. Agreed you don’t want wax additive in the gel coat or other layers. PVA was probably a good choice first layer here to prevent styrene migration and a potential stick of the new plug. Might want to use wood strips in the future in leu of polystyrene foam with tape. The bridging won’t be a big deal and I’ve cut into a lot of glass when someone didn’t use urethane foams and it is often a mess inside. I hope you can show some close ups of how much texture you picked up on the final part. Nice job! Maybe next summer for us.
you know way more then me lol I haven’t split the part out yet. still waiting to finish the last layer. been a crazy Winter. weather is turning and the other more important projects are finishing up in the house so hopefully back at it soon.
@@getoutgadabout3423 oh my god I'm glad you're ok, with how covid is down in the States I was worried, I've been checking back every so often in case I've missed anything. I've loved your videos and you have inspired me to one day get ones of these beautiful GMCs
@@getoutgadabout3423 if you haven’t done the second layer yet (or even if you have) consider flexing some 1/2 plywood strips in there or use weights/tight bond to glue some 1/4 strips to match the curve across those large flat surfaces. You can just lay them in with glue still wet (don’t glue the wood to glass first step) and clamp/weight down so the layers take the surface shape. Then do one final layer over these with some chop mat or woven to hold them in place. If you double the section thickness, the stiffness goes up by 8. It will keep it nice and level. If you wanted a more permanent plug you could do an egg crate sort of insert with plywood 2-3” and it would be rock stable. For one or two off, this will do great.
@@getoutgadabout3423 Thank bejeezus. I stumbled upon your videos the other day. I was hoping for the best when I saw there hasn't been a post for quite some time. Sounds like you're doing alright.
I had a question about your efi How good is the Holley your using? Also what engine is yours? I have 2 one a 455 and one a 403 23 and a 26 Trying to figure out what to upgrade
I see you posted this three months ago. Do you have more current videos showing your continued progress? I love what you’ve shown so far and can’t wait to see it completed
Yea I will be finishing it in the next video. Hopefully soon. Just got the supplies in. I’ve been working crazy hours trying to catch up at work and the weather hasn’t been cooperating with the time I’ve had off. Thanks for watching. Will be back soon.
Checking back in. Loved your videos. Are you going to have a comeback? Did you secretly finish and are going to keep us in suspense? Love your channel! Just watched a bunch of episodes for second or third time. Can’t wait to start work on our two GMCs!
Hey! Checking back in. Nudge nudge! We are making progress on our shed. Probably a year or two from beginning our 1978 GMC palm beach freshen up. We drove it from California to Alabama, but it needs some tweeks. Staying all original. Found the original clock AND the microwave!
I use the GoPro max 360. The camera doesn’t actually spin it’s all done in the editing. So normally I can face the camera in any direction and it’s still recording whatever I wanted to but I accidentally had in hero mode which only uses the main lens and that unfortunately was facing towards the wall for several clips. I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos thanks for being there.
The next video will be the making of the final product. I was thinking of giving away 1 or 2. Not sure if I want to make anything off of it as a product. I have no time as it is. Shipping costs for a part so big I would assume would deter most. Might end up going to a rally one day and passing by it on if someone wants to make one and they can pass it on. Time will tell. Thanks for watching.
@@getoutgadabout3423 You really are one of the best and the love you have for the GMC is really apparent. My dad bought a new 75 in Chicago, and I'm m getting ready to relive my childhood. I've seen plenty with problems like this. I think you could make some money even if it is regional. You produce great videos and I look forward to them.
I apologize, I thought I responded to this I must not of hit send. The caps are made of ABS plastic. You can’t just glue the edges together in a crack. It will not hold. The caps are very difficult to pull out as well. I feel the correct way to fix the crack would be to reinforce it from behind with some fiberglass and Epoxy resin. You could put another piece of ABS plastic to back it up glued with some MEK which works really well for bonding Abs. For the pieces that are missing once again I would put some kind of a backing fiberglass or ABS and then fill it with a little bit of body filter and try and match the texture the best I could.
I knew you would have the answer. I got it out...surprisingly the original crack didn’t break. So I can get to the back of it and reinforce with fiberglass. What kind of an epoxy would you use? I see the SEM has a plastic epoxy. Or should I use the total boat stuff you used? There are some holes from when some one tried (and failed) to hang a curtain. If I back it with fiberglass and epoxy...what you use to fill the hole? ...and btw...we haven’t seen any videos recently...
I’m sure any brand Epoxy resin would be OK. I would just use regular Bondo putty to fill the little pieces missing and just sand it and try and texturize it. You could even use a little bit of Epoxy resin mixed with silica to make like a peanut butter consistency, but it’s kind of hard to sand. I also wouldn’t fill the little missing pieces until the Is back in place, they might want to crack if you flex them too much. Don’t forget to lightly scuffed the ABS before you apply Epoxy. Ever since things started opening up I’ve been working 70+ hour work weeks so finding time to make a video and suitable weather has been kind of daunting. I am planning on one soon doing the roof seems. It seems When it’s not 95° out, it’s pouring rain so that hasn’t been helping out. The little bit of time I’ve had I’ve been working on the GTO because it’s indoors lol.
Looking forward to your next video! Hope all is well!
Reminds me of a job I had during summer after 1st year at college. Worked in a Koehler factory that made FRP shower and tub surrounds. I ended up as a gunner.
Great content. Hope to see the finished project some day. Thank you again for sharing!
Hope you can get some stuff done and upload some videos. Left on a cliffhanger 😁. Thank you for the ideas and how-to's.
Wondering if you put the Ductless mini split in your rig yet. That would be great to see
That is my idea too. when you mentioned it, I was anxious to see how you would do it. My idea also is to put a ceiling cassette in
Great job, Keep the videos coming!!!
Good video! With PVA, you can get a near perfect glossy surface if you dilute the PVA with water on your last coat. Gotta be careful to not let it run, though! Saves a ton of time - no need to sand and paint. Oh, and the music was pretty cool, too!
Thanks good to know. Not going for the total glossy look for the end result of the headliner , but could be helpful for other future parts.
Hey there.. just subscribed. I see that you haven’t posted in 4 months.. are you ok? Looking forward to your continuation of your GMC build.. I own a 1977 GMC, and only wish I had half the tooling and skill and knowledge you have.. 👍🏼🇺🇸
Thanks all good here, getting ready to make the next one. Supplies are in. Now just need time off and cooperating weather. See ya soon.
Great job ! Thank you for sharing !
Your red/pink gelcoat is a smart idea. ;-)
Well, I've just spent my time watching these videos and am looking forward to you continuing them.
Thank-you for your effort, skill and knowledge (not counting welding). ;-)
Ha! Glad you are enjoying. Starting up again soon.
There's been a few conversion videos I'd enjoyed (Scenicruiser bus, fire damaged coach, etc...) but their videos are no where to be found (life I guess).
Fantastic job, a wealth of information and we appreciate all of the time you are putting into the sharing aspect.
looks great! We have only recently found your channel and have learned so much already from your great videos on your GMC. We recently got a 1974 Canyonlands 26'. Due to rodent damage everywhere inside and out, it will be slow going to completely gut it and try to get it to a "breathable" level. Thankfully we can watch you work and learn what to look for and how to repair things. I can't wait to see how it all turns out for you! Much respect, Michelle & Mike.
Thanks for watching and congratulations on the Canyonlands purchase. Mold was the destroyer of my interior, and my wife has a severe mold allergy that’s why it all had to go for me. Mice can do some nasty damage. Try to inspect as much wiring as you can. Way too many coaches have been lost to electrical fires. And mice love wiring Insulation. Good luck to you. Enjoy the journey.
@@getoutgadabout3423 Thank you so much! Oh wow, do I understand about mold allergies. I have them too, and asthma. It is nothing to mess around with. I am so excited for the day you and your wife can enjoy it together. We just had a long day of tear out. There were so many nests behind the cabinets. We are going to have to rewire it all, like you said, it is not worth the risk! But a happy event today...My hubby got it to rumble and start up! A major victory! :) Take care, and thanks again for sharing your knowledge here. It is greatly appreciated.
Strips are fine. What you don’t want is a mechanical bond. Chemical bonds are important for your mold.
Nice job. I repaired the one I have with mesh tape and some products from a body repair supply house. Not as ambitious as what you've acomplished. But mine wasn't as deteriorated to begin with.
Looks awesome!
Thank you.
Awesome work... Takes a lot of time.. and material..
Captain Sam Wilson for sure it does. I normally work lots of overtime but now I have time. So it’s a good time to pull off some of the big projects.
@@getoutgadabout3423 lol. and that is a big project... I can't wait till you get to the back cap...;p
Can't wait for the next video, hope you're doing ok!
After all your work making this mold, do you intend to manufacture the headliners commercially?
No , that was never the plan. I might make a few to give away at subscriber # intervals. We’ll see when I get back into the swing of things.
Just found this channel, I hope you are ok, Would love to see what has gone on.
Yea I’ve been busy with work and weather hasn’t been cooperating with my time off. Just got supplies to finish the headliner and will be making a video soon. Thanks for watching.
@@getoutgadabout3423 That is awesome, I am glad you have work and this covid stuff did not hit ya.
Nice job. I hope you block this mold well as it would be a great resource for the GMC community if you allowed. I need the rear inside cap for our Birchaven, but our Palm Beach front/rear is in fantastic shape.
A couple of notes. I had a 60k sq ft composites mfg faculty for about a decade. We used wax additives for external gel coat applications (repairs) to help push the cure due to the low mil applications and little mass to push the thermoset. It won’t have much impact on your glass layers as you should put down more mass than that to wet the glass. Yes, oxygen does impede the cure, but not nearly as much impact as the exotherm. Agreed you don’t want wax additive in the gel coat or other layers.
PVA was probably a good choice first layer here to prevent styrene migration and a potential stick of the new plug. Might want to use wood strips in the future in leu of polystyrene foam with tape. The bridging won’t be a big deal and I’ve cut into a lot of glass when someone didn’t use urethane foams and it is often a mess inside. I hope you can show some close ups of how much texture you picked up on the final part. Nice job! Maybe next summer for us.
you know way more then me lol I haven’t split the part out yet. still waiting to finish the last layer. been a crazy Winter. weather is turning and the other more important projects are finishing up in the house so hopefully back at it soon.
@@getoutgadabout3423 oh my god I'm glad you're ok, with how covid is down in the States I was worried, I've been checking back every so often in case I've missed anything. I've loved your videos and you have inspired me to one day get ones of these beautiful GMCs
@@getoutgadabout3423 if you haven’t done the second layer yet (or even if you have) consider flexing some 1/2 plywood strips in there or use weights/tight bond to glue some 1/4 strips to match the curve across those large flat surfaces. You can just lay them in with glue still wet (don’t glue the wood to glass first step) and clamp/weight down so the layers take the surface shape. Then do one final layer over these with some chop mat or woven to hold them in place.
If you double the section thickness, the stiffness goes up by 8. It will keep it nice and level. If you wanted a more permanent plug you could do an egg crate sort of insert with plywood 2-3” and it would be rock stable. For one or two off, this will do great.
Where have you gone. Is everything ok? We miss your videos.
Literally in the garage working on it right now. I wanted to get one out last Sunday but it didn’t work out see you soon.
@@getoutgadabout3423 Thank bejeezus. I stumbled upon your videos the other day. I was hoping for the best when I saw there hasn't been a post for quite some time. Sounds like you're doing alright.
I had a question about your efi
How good is the Holley your using?
Also what engine is yours?
I have 2 one a 455 and one a 403 23 and a 26
Trying to figure out what to upgrade
I see you posted this three months ago. Do you have more current videos showing your continued progress? I love what you’ve shown so far and can’t wait to see it completed
Yea I will be finishing it in the next video. Hopefully soon. Just got the supplies in. I’ve been working crazy hours trying to catch up at work and the weather hasn’t been cooperating with the time I’ve had off. Thanks for watching. Will be back soon.
Checking back in. Loved your videos. Are you going to have a comeback? Did you secretly finish and are going to keep us in suspense? Love your channel! Just watched a bunch of episodes for second or third time. Can’t wait to start work on our two GMCs!
its no where near done. I keep trying to get back i to it. I hope the warm weather approaching will do the trick.
Hey! Checking back in. Nudge nudge! We are making progress on our shed. Probably a year or two from beginning our 1978 GMC palm beach freshen up. We drove it from California to Alabama, but it needs some tweeks. Staying all original. Found the original clock AND the microwave!
We need an update 😪
I was just thinking the same thing. Came to look and couldn’t believe a year is gone!
Awesome job, I look forward your videos and I'm actually learning a lot. What camera do you have that let's it spin like that?
I use the GoPro max 360. The camera doesn’t actually spin it’s all done in the editing. So normally I can face the camera in any direction and it’s still recording whatever I wanted to but I accidentally had in hero mode which only uses the main lens and that unfortunately was facing towards the wall for several clips. I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos thanks for being there.
Who is the bald headed guy that killed the scraggly guy?
Rick Hegdahl I was forced by work to shave to get gas fit for a respirator. My wife can’t stand the sight of me now lol.
Not true, Lover. Lol ❤️
@@getoutgadabout3423 really like the work you did on the mold. Well done!
Since you have a great mold completed do you sell a finished product?
The next video will be the making of the final product. I was thinking of giving away 1 or 2. Not sure if I want to make anything off of it as a product. I have no time as it is. Shipping costs for a part so big I would assume would deter most. Might end up going to a rally one day and passing by it on if someone wants to make one and they can pass it on. Time will tell. Thanks for watching.
@@getoutgadabout3423 You really are one of the best and the love you have for the GMC is really apparent. My dad bought a new 75 in Chicago, and I'm m getting ready to relive my childhood. I've seen plenty with problems like this. I think you could make some money even if it is regional. You produce great videos and I look forward to them.
How Much $$$ To Make A Headliner For Mine ?
PVA = hairspray
Would you actually do a few units and sell them?
Are you still working on your Gmc?
I started laying the second ayer of glass on the headliner. just haven’t had time. Nursing a broken wrist now. Can’t get a break lol.
Well get better
I am working on 2 of these machines
And yeah know what you mean
Doug - How would you fix the rear plastic cap? Mine has several cracks and 2 small missing pieces? Thank you for your help in advance.
I apologize, I thought I responded to this I must not of hit send. The caps are made of ABS plastic. You can’t just glue the edges together in a crack. It will not hold. The caps are very difficult to pull out as well. I feel the correct way to fix the crack would be to reinforce it from behind with some fiberglass and Epoxy resin. You could put another piece of ABS plastic to back it up glued with some MEK which works really well for bonding Abs. For the pieces that are missing once again I would put some kind of a backing fiberglass or ABS and then fill it with a little bit of body filter and try and match the texture the best I could.
I knew you would have the answer. I got it out...surprisingly the original crack didn’t break. So I can get to the back of it and reinforce with fiberglass. What kind of an epoxy would you use? I see the SEM has a plastic epoxy. Or should I use the total boat stuff you used? There are some holes from when some one tried (and failed) to hang a curtain. If I back it with fiberglass and epoxy...what you use to fill the hole? ...and btw...we haven’t seen any videos recently...
I’m sure any brand Epoxy resin would be OK. I would just use regular Bondo putty to fill the little pieces missing and just sand it and try and texturize it. You could even use a little bit of Epoxy resin mixed with silica to make like a peanut butter consistency, but it’s kind of hard to sand. I also wouldn’t fill the little missing pieces until the Is back in place, they might want to crack if you flex them too much. Don’t forget to lightly scuffed the ABS before you apply Epoxy. Ever since things started opening up I’ve been working 70+ hour work weeks so finding time to make a video and suitable weather has been kind of daunting. I am planning on one soon doing the roof seems. It seems When it’s not 95° out, it’s pouring rain so that hasn’t been helping out. The little bit of time I’ve had I’ve been working on the GTO because it’s indoors lol.
Hoping for a ‘regular’ work week for you and 70* weather. thanks again
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