Post #28 - Lower Cabinets installed

I finally got all of the little issues fixed (Level, and plumb) in regard to getting the lower cabinets to fit into their respective spots and got them installed. Plus got the kitchen and bathroom cabinets ready to install. The bathroom wall needed to be sanded down for a better fit around the curve in the back, and regimped.  Also got another panel installed over the bathroom, but I still need to affix the rafters to it and cut out the vent hole. The vents that came with trailer are about 9" instead of the more common 14" vents in other trailers. 

I plan on putting one more panel on top and one in front (these two are already shellaced). Then I have to shellac a few more sheets.  I hope to have the trailer paneled by the end of next week, if everything goes as planned.  Once that is done it's on to wiring the fridge so I can get it off the floor and out of the way, Then I will figure out where the overhead lights and outlets are going to be located and get them wired. The to do list is long........

Here are a few photos of my cabinets installed.

Post #27 Paneling update

I may have figured out a fix to the "Ghosting/blushing" problem I've had with my paneling that has been under the carport all winter.  HEAT Gun  - on low power, moving it back and forth, up and down seemed to magically remove the white cloudiness on the paneling.  I also put a coat of Treewax over the top to help protect it from moisture getting  back in under the shellac.  I hope it stays beautiful... we'll see.  Here are some more photos  - in progress and finished.

Post #26 - Paneling and shellac issues.

So I'm finally back at working on the trailer since the weather has warmed up to 40-50 degrees during the day and in the upper 20's and 30's at night.

An issue I've run into with my birch paneling that I put on the trailer side panels is "blushing" or "ghosting" where moisture gets under the shellac and makes it turn a milky white.  Not sure how this happened - the trailer is under cover and protected for the most part.  I'm thinking that with February's weather so frigid and snowy, the humidity in the air somehow penetrated through the shellac coatings.

I've read up on this and supposedly I should be able to go over it again with more shellac and denatured alcohol which should remove the blush.  I sure hope so.

I've tried an experiment - I recoated another sheet of plywood - french polish method, and put two coats of paste wax over the top to see if it will protect the paneling from humidity.  We still have a lot of snow to melt, and the rainy season should be here soon.  I don't really want to have to wait until May to finish this trailer just because of humidity.

With the help of my hubby, we got this sheet of plywood installed today at the rear of the trailer - most of these two panels will be behind kitchen & bathroom cabinetry, so if they cannot be fixed I'll figure out how to cover them up.

Here are a few photos - notice the white ghosting/blushing to the first photo.

The bottom inch and a half of the edge to the upper sheet of plywood had "ghosted/blushed", but I managed to wipe it away with sanding and two more light coats of clear shellac.

The bathroom wall has started to blush out, but as you can see the side of the closet still looks good, and it's been in the trailer for quite awhile,  I put on an additional two coats of shellac using the French Polish Method, with a "Rubber" (a pad of cotton batting or wool, wrapped in cotton cloth), which is loaded with shellac, denatured alcohol and a drop of mineral oil. Once dried I put on a coat of paste wax.  I did this with all of my cabinetry and the bathroom wall and it all still looks good, while the walls has a milky white look to them.   

Here is a photo of the cushions seat and seat back together...the back is split because I plan on having two different options for the bed and dining table.