1955 rainbow "lounge bait" blog

[bagpipeswest]

loungebait.blogspot.com

I hope the link works
Cheers

[thehorsepeople4]

Talk about seeing the possibilities.....! You are a very talented individual to take on a rescue like this. It is obvious that you have the skills and imagination to see beyond the mold and rust to the finished product. Looks like it will be better than new when you get it finished. Thanks for sharing....you give me hope as I work on our Deville.

[bagpipeswest]

Wow thanks. I don't have the skills at all. But I have ADD. Maybe that's what gives me the determination.
I'm learning as I go making mistakes as well. I found the hardest part is starting the next phase. ie. cutting the birch panels or making templates

I took woodworking in high school over 30 years ago and failed it. So if I can take on this project anyone can

Thanks for the kind words

[bagpipeswest]

I added some more pics to my blog.

Cheers BM

[Redwings]

Fab Fab Fab-u-lous! Great documentation as well as a fine job. Thanks for putting up the blog to show us how it can be done.

[sodashoponwheels]

Wow! It's coming out great! I can't wait to see the finished trailer. You are doing a wonderful job. Love those original appliances too!

[offspringin]

wow, you have made AMAZING progress. I wish i had failed woodworking in high school. I love the way its turning out. Flooring choice is great, whole kitchen assembly works great together. When your done your going to have one super sweet trailer. Congrats. Looking forward to seeing this one done too.

[nomad]

Your definitely passing now !! ADD seems to work well for you....great job!

[philandrenee]

Nice work! I hope yo are going to re-skin it when you're done with the inside, it makes a world of difference!

[bagpipeswest]

thanks for the great encouragement, in some places there are 7 coats of poly urnathane with sanding between every coat. the little magazine racks are still the orginal shellac, I used violin cleaner/polish on them. dont go out and buy that stuff , I just had it when I restore my fiddles.

I now working on the back bed.
cheers BM

[bagpipeswest]

I'm just putting this one out there...
Do you guys take out, cataloge, store, destore, polish the screw head, and re-install it back in the same place?

[boandsusan]

Wow! Super nice. Love the green colour and fabric choice for your seating. Can`t wait to see this one complete.

[boandsusan]

Feb 29, 2012 22:02:35 GMT -5 bagpipeswest said:

I'm just putting this one out there...
Do you guys take out, cataloge, store, destore, polish the screw head, and re-install it back in the same place?

We, remove it and place it in a zip-loc. We write on the zip-loc where it was removed from. We have been known to reuse screws but usually we purchase new. We only zip-loc them as a reminder what to purchase and how many and where they go.

[bagpipeswest]

I added more pics to the blog and posted a youtube video

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNezerocqIo

BM

[cdavis]

Wow! We have a '56 Rainbow that we bought in 2010... your basic template with a clear title. We have put off working on it while we jockey the floor plan around on paper trying to make room for a larger bed & portal potty closet. It was already pretty well butchered when we got it, so we don't feel too bad about updating for amenities. Does have original stove & icebox, & most of the original cabinetry to copy for 50s flavor. Your blog is very encouraging- thanks!

[persimmonpal]

Your work in the trailer is absolutely beautiful.. Love everything!
I was wondering if I could ask where you purchased your flooring? I really love it!
Great job!

[bagpipeswest]

I got the flooring locally
but it's called bubble fun by "easy living"

I hope that helped
BM

[cowcharge]

If you restore fiddles you've obviously learned a lot since shop class, lol.

"Catalogue, store, destore, polish"? Nah, I just generally sorted the screws I removed by length and type, but I did reuse a bunch of old twisty nails for the new ceiling, and a bunch of the old black square-bit wood screws on my new kitchen counter.

[bagpipeswest]

Am I losing it? Did I mention somewhere in old posts that I fix fiddles? who did you know that. I have only varished one fiddle (15 coats). the other 3 had been restored along with a good cleaning.

[cowcharge]

"thanks for the great encouragement, in some places there are 7 coats of poly urnathane with sanding between every coat. the little magazine racks are still the orginal shellac, I used violin cleaner/polish on them. dont go out and buy that stuff , I just had it when I restore my fiddles."

^

[bagpipeswest]

its been 11 months since my last post. I so bad

I joined and rock band as a bass player. I didn't really know how to play. Long story short, just finished a 3 1/2 hour jig over 40 tunes and now its time to get back into the trailer.

I'll get some pics up soon. I peeled off the roof skin and replaced the ceiling panels and replaced the roof and my seat were finished just in time for a planned camping weekend.

my hot water tank is up and running and I now have a flush toilet. I have to box in (hide) those two things and all be all done but the paint.
I went camping in it old girl last year in Oct. The fumes for the finish were a bit high still.

cheers Brent

[bagpipeswest]

It was a nice sunny morning so I took some pics of the seats curtains and more

loungebait.blogspot.com/

Cheers
Brent

[Deleted]

Beautiful - just beautiful!

[mobiltec]

That looks like something one could actually sleep on. Nice job Brent.

[Hamlet]

Standing ovation!

[Deleted]

Your trailer looks fantastic! Nice job!

[boandsusan]

Super nice!

[bagpipeswest]

thanks for all the great comments. This week I took the (very) old tires off took the rims.and took the rims in to get powder coated. should be done in two weeks.