Dudes! We are overhauling a 1972 Bell Travel Trailer! Follow the entire series from the beginning here!
What started out as an ugly duckling with a lot of potential (if you closed one eye and squinted the other) is fast becoming a swan. With as much work as the little Nugs needed, we have learned a lot (multiple times) so I thought it would be fun today to share 7 of the most necessary products to fix up a trailer, or really any space!
1. ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape. Lets just start off by acknowledging that ScotchBlue™ is the mothership when it comes to DIY support. Everything from help protecting the awesome floors from caulk, to getting a super sharp paint line, to taping off the outside pattern (eeeee!!) It is #1 on the list for a reason.
2. 3M™ Patch plus primer. We made a lot of small holes. We also had a lot of small holes to fill. Patch plus primer is hands down my favorite patching product, because it sands so smooth and doesn’t have a completely different sheen when you paint. The proof is in the pudding on this wall that we had to patch.
Can you believe that this is what that wall looks like now!?
3. 3M™ Advanced Abrasives So maybe sandpaper should be my #1…hmmmm. Literally every.single.surface in this trailer has been sanded more than once. From the drywall, plaster, stucco and wood, to the floors. I’ve learned that a little 3M™ Patch plus primer and 3M™ Sandblaster™ Pro Advanced Abrasives can really fix just about anything
4. 3M™ Sanding and Fiberglass Respirator. So much sanding, so many unknown treasures on the walls. Taking care of our lungs is critical because let’s be honest, who wants lungs full of mold and sawdust? Not this girl.
5. Eye Protection. I had a pretty crazy experience while I was cutting the moulding for the cabinets. A piece of wood the size of a matchstick broke off of the piece that I was cutting and flew up and hit my eye. Or what would have been my eye had I not been wearing 3M™ Chemical Splash/Impact Goggles. I have never had that happen before, and I was so glad that I didn’t injure an eye and my sanity working on this thing. Sanity eventually comes back, right?
6. Hearing Protection. When in the presence of power tools (and children) ear muffs are crucial.
And last but not least #7. Court’s favorite thing to come out of the Nugget. 3M’s Auto Electrical Repair Kit. Update on this post he still wont let me use it.
Looking back through my computer to find the pictures for this post made me a little astonished at just how far this little trailer has come! Holy cow. I cant wait to see it when it’s all finished!
For more amazing ideas check out the 3M DIY Website!
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I am proud to be a 3M- sponsored blogger, and, as part of my responsibilities, I get the opportunity to evaluate products from 3M DIY. Opinions are my own and additional product used in the project were selected by me.
AWESOME! Mind you, everything you do is awesome – you are fearless!
~Kylie
Having had worked on a few homes and done the ground work for the,, I now appreciate so much more when people do work like this, we often don’t realize the level and the talent it takes to accomplish such a task.
I’ve been following you project, and I think you made a great call in redoing the back splash and cabinets. It really looks more classic and clean, and AMAZING. Great craftsman ship. Can’t wait to see the finished product. And Keep “truckin”!
Amy
To clean the outside of fiberglass trailers I use MISTER CLEAN MAGIC ERASES. They did a great job and left a good shine. Hope that this will help someone.