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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / September 2007Weatherproofing had made camper.
I'm building a small camper-trailer. Somewhat similar to those that you can buy plans for on ebay. It's small, and mostly plywood. How do I seal the wood? I see that some people have varnished, painted, ureathaned . How well does that work? I priced aluminum, but that doubles the cost of the trailer. Isn't there some kind of vinyl that I can put over the wood? Something similar to house siding but flat without the ridges. Would vinyl flooring work? Too soft or too brittle? This is a low budget trailer so I guess varnish or urethane or paint will have to do. But how does it hold up? > I'm building a small camper-trailer...mostly plywood. > How do I seal the wood? > I guess varnish or urethane or paint will > have to do. But how does it hold up? In what little wood work I've done, much less of that finished with polyurethane, my experience has been that polyurethane-finished surfaces are VERY durable and water-resistant. I don't know how such treated surfaces stand up to outdoor storage and, worse, direct exposure to UV. Without the UV, I'd bet polyurethane endures quite well outdoors. With the UV, all bets are off for me. I'm a camper, grandpa and phone guy. Your query might be better directed at a woodworking group. Good luck!  Signature:) JR 2000 Skamper Ultra 249 TT 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Vortec 8100 - Allison 1000 > I'm building a small camper-trailer. Somewhat similar to those that you > can buy plans for on ebay. It's small, and mostly plywood. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > This is a low budget trailer so I guess varnish or urethane or paint will > have to do. But how does it hold up? ...you need to make sure that any finish you use is 'exterior' rated...marine varnish....thompsons water seal...after all, it's not going to be so big that you couldn't recoat it every summer... john ( vinyl flooring - not good...) > I'm building a small camper-trailer. Somewhat similar to those that you > can buy plans for on ebay. It's small, and mostly plywood. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > This is a low budget trailer so I guess varnish or urethane or paint will > have to do. But how does it hold up? Laminating epoxy would seal it pretty well. Even better would be to fiberglass the corners and seams. Locate your nearest West Marine products dealer and let him show you what you need. If you do go this route don't disregard the safety issues regarding respirators, ventilation and adequate gloves. Jon |
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