What did you do to the Sunline today? - Page 26

**JohnB** · 01-09-2018, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomascine

We are in the 50s and 60s here this week so I will be taking advantage of the warm weather as well. Right before it turned cold, a friend offered up some diamond plate that she had left from her camper remodel. I want to use it on the bottom front. Do you replace the existing aluminum siding with the diamond plate or install over top of it? Can't really tell from pics.

Thanks,
Tommie

Hi Tommie,

I have not done the diamond plate yet on my T310. We did do it on BenB's T264.

I plan on taking the orignal aluminum siding off and then put the diamond plate on in place of it. We did BenB's that way. See here, will be doing the same thing. http://www.sunlineclub.com/forums/f7...tml#post131682

In my case, I want to make sure I never had some kind of road water splash get up under the front Darco area. With the siding off I can inspect. I have a few rusted screw heads on the bottom of that lower sheet and that may means something is behind it.

I have seen others who put the diamond plate over the top and it came out really well. I think it was Kathy and Leo (Poppy & Nana) who did theirs this way on their T2499 and it blended in so well it was hard to find it was put on over the top. The caulked in the edges such that it blended right in.

When you said bottom front, I'm assuming you mean the angled knee lower part of the front wall? Not the under the camper bottom up front. If it is the lower knee part, you can do it both ways. If you already sealed the corner on tight, then going over the top is a good idea. Just stop the diamond plate to fit between the moldings. Once install, then Dicor caulk all edges so water does not get behind it. May even want to put some caulk on the old siding at the edges of the plate and like glue it on and over the outer edge to seal out any water. If the corners are still off, then you can put it on without the lower siding piece, diamond late all the way to the outside edge of the camper and the moldings over the top of it. Either way is good.

mmyerspa · 01-10-2018, 12:05 PM

It's finally over 30 degrees here in Pennsylvania. I visited Plum Crazy and added non slip shelf liner to the two cabinets where I'll be storing dishes. The extra shelf in this cabinet was added by the previous owner. I am interested in hearing hear what you do to keep your dishes "safe" while traveling. We like our ceramic dishes and will be taking a select few in the TT.

Here's the product I used. Our local Walmart had a much smaller roll. I would have purchased this 24' roll if I would have known about it.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Duck-Bran...24-ft/23262215

I tried to include a pic but it didn't stick...

**JohnB** · 01-11-2018, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mmyerspa

I am interested in hearing hear what you do to keep your dishes "safe" while traveling. We like our ceramic dishes and will be taking a select few in the TT.

We use Corel dishes and some Corning ware casserole dishes. We put the dishes in the drawers under the sink. We all store these different and for different reasons.

As a rule, we do not put a lot of heavy ware up high in a big open cabinet. The sliding around while towing shifts loose things real easy. Most all glass is lower to the floor and in a tighter fitting cabinet or drawer.

We use some of this liner, the grippy kind as needed, ours is white but I found this from your link at Walmart.

These pics should help. Again use these as ideas to spark thoughts on your end. The drawers are full and by being full they help from things shifting.

This our galley setup

Here is our sink drawers.

Top drawer shorter draw has the silverware

Second drawer has the Corel plates. Some of the grippy liver is cut into a plate circle to keep the smallers ones from shifting on the larger ones underneath.

Bottom draw has some of the Corning ware casserole dishes. They work well in the micorwave

Above the sink, we have a top cabinet we have plastic and some glass cups in. To keep the cups from flying all over we put them in a plastic bin.

Under the stove we have a larger drawer, in there are pots and pans.

Above our table (we have a slide camper) there are small upper cupboards. This is mainly paper & plastic products and some glassware. Here is a pic of the table setup

Hope this helps

John

mmyerspa · 01-13-2018, 12:32 PM

Thanks John - this is a great help.

Digmenow · 01-15-2018, 02:05 PM

I somehow managed to injure my leg around Thanksgiving. I was on crutches for a while so I couldn't get up on the roof to clean it or check for leaks. After I healed, there was either bad weather or holidays or something that managed to get in the way so that I couldn't get out there and finish the job. Finally today I climbed up there and looked at the roof. It was dirty, but there were no apparent leaks. The previous owner had just redone the roof so it appears to be okay. So I went ahead and put the cover on and it's zipped up for the winter. I will clean it in the spring!

**Sunline Fan** · 01-16-2018, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Digmenow

I somehow managed to injure my leg around Thanksgiving. I was on crutches for a while so I couldn't get up on the roof to clean it or check for leaks. After I healed, there was either bad weather or holidays or something that managed to get in the way so that I couldn't get out there and finish the job. Finally today I climbed up there and looked at the roof. It was dirty, but there were no apparent leaks. The previous owner had just redone the roof so it appears to be okay. So I went ahead and put the cover on and it's zipped up for the winter. I will clean it in the spring!

Looks good!

Thomascine · 01-16-2018, 10:57 AM

I just bought a cover last month but have not had a chance to put it on yet. Still covered with the tarp. What brand do you have? Are there any brands that last more than a year? I have read many reviews and one of the main complaints was on how quick the covers deteriorate.

sunnywi · 03-27-2018, 02:32 PM

today I put a new trim piece in the back, installed new thermostat, and installed repaired water tank. ready for the season!

Photokit · 03-27-2018, 07:46 PM

I hung new wall fabric in my bedroom area. Love the victorian feeling. photos soon.

Digmenow · 05-26-2018, 01:54 PM

I was in the thrift store yesterday and came across a brand new, still in the sealed package Kwikset Hall Passage doorknob set, which I had been planning to pick up at Home Depot et al for some time. It was satin bronze.

Why, you ask? Good question!

Every time the 1950 goes on the road, the bathroom door swings shut and then LOCKS ITSELF. I have to go and get a flat blade screwdriver and fiddle it open.

Every. D@MN3D. Time.

I finally put some Monster Tape over the lock to prevent it from locking but it STILL managed to somehow catch just enough to lock!

So, since I'm at the age where I hope MsDig WILL walk in on me unexpectedly and she's at the age where she will DEFINITELY NOT, I decided that we probably don't need the door to lock anyhow so I decided to get a non-locking passage door knob to replace the current miscreant. At just around 3 bucks, the thrift store knob was just what the doctor ordered.

I got it home and realized that all of the knobs and pulls in the camper are bright brass and the new knob would not match the rest of the hardware. Since both the new and the existing knobs were Kwiksets, I just removed the locking half of the knob from inside the bathroom and replaced it with the new non-locker half. The outside is still bright brass but inside the bathroom, it's satin bronze.

This means that the camper is yet again, another step removed from correct restoration (although I kept the original part in case someone is a stickler for detail on selling day) but unless you knew to look for it, you probably wouldn't notice it.

Oh, and Sunline Fan..?

jleslie48 · 04-30-2020, 10:42 AM

getting ready for the season. One of the things that always is annoying is lost items, where is the bug spray, where is my flashlight? where is [xyz]? So I made a "lost items" shelf. When you stumble on something, or don't know where it goes, put it on the shelf. The shelf installs in seconds, requires no tools, and collapses down to nothing.

**JohnB** · 05-01-2020, 11:56 AM

When we had our Coleman popup, there was a ledge about 3" wide down the side of the camper. That ledge was the "shelf". We were always putting something on it. And when we broke camp, you always say the shelf and what was on it. Ah, that is where I put it....

CSXFAN · 07-19-2020, 09:00 PM

I washed ours a couple of weeks ago. It gives me hope now!

roger66ogden · 07-28-2020, 08:23 PM

Adjusted the slide out. Got the state safety inspection completed and tinkered with little odds and ends.

jleslie48 · 08-07-2020, 08:18 AM

the corner of the door is very pointy and constantly rips tarps. I added a wood frame, that I could round the edges so the tarp slides easily over the door. Now that its also a solid piece of wood, its easy to add some always needed extra hanging hooks. These are perfect for umbrellas.

roger66ogden · 08-10-2020, 08:38 AM

Actually started the process yesterday of adding another 29dc to my 320sr. It will be a snug fit between the camper and the tanks but there is enough room so there is no contact between any of the 3. I have some cleaning and painting I want to do before mounting everything in place. I had to swap out the long 1/2 bolts on the stabilizer brackets with shorter ones to give me the additional clearance width wise.

roger66ogden · 08-10-2020, 02:15 PM

Battery addition complete. Glad I removed the lp tanks to do this. Wouldn't have been happy campers with almost 2 empty tanks. The last time we used our camper was 2 years ago when we lived in it from July through January while our house was being built. We got so used to it we were having reservations about moving into the house. But a warm toilet set and flushing ability made the decision pretty easy lol

**Sunline Fan** · 08-10-2020, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jleslie48

the corner of the door is very pointy and constantly rips tarps. I added a wood frame, that I could round the edges so the tarp slides easily over the door. Now that its also a solid piece of wood, its easy to add some always needed extra hanging hooks. These are perfect for umbrellas.

While the wood should work, if you find that it still wears on the tarp, here's what newer Sunlines with factory awnings came with to roll along the awnings. It simply attaches with two screws to the upper outer corner of the door:

https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories...s/3725014.html

candj · 01-02-2021, 12:11 PM

We have done so many upgrades and repairs this year, new power converter ,figured out why the water heater didn’t work on propane , etc. Todays project was coming up with a plan to install the small inverter I purchased so we can run a fan and maybe watch a little tv in the t2370 when we lot camp overnight while traveling. Plan is in place and i have all the required materials around here to run an outlet to the tv cabinet over the dinette. If it is halfway warm maybe i can get it done next weekend.

mainah · 01-02-2021, 03:16 PM

What I did was install a 1000 watt inverter in a storage area it is connected to my twin batteries so when I need AC I just plug the camper power cord in with an adapter. I have the ability to by pass the converter via a circuit breaker so it does not try to charger the batteries. Basically charge the phone and laptop batteries small stuff with the inverter so I very seldom use it. My fan is a 5" 12 volt computer fan right over the bed!