An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

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Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #50 – January 03, 2014, 10:55:22 am

Thanks Tim,
I mentioned that to Brittany (the artist)... it is just part of their stock clip art. It would be nice to see the headlight upgrades in the rendering, but I was using my imagination

. It is encouraging to hear that the delam on your slide hasn't progressed. I suspect that the delam on ours has been there for years, maybe from the factory... probably not that uncommon I suspect

Don

Quote from: Tim Fiedler – January 03, 2014, 09:47:28 am

Looks great Don, hope you bought your last coach first with all the effort, time and expense you are going through.

Interesting, on rendering they show the old headlights. WOnder why not showing your new ones? I had delam on U-270 (dryer vent) and had it fixed at Xtreme. Have had delam on front of slide since I bought the coach, still watching and it is not growing.

LOVE those steps. That upgrade is on my radar, along with probably getting the delam taken care of at the same time, probably in next 18 - 24 months.

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #51 – January 03, 2014, 03:37:23 pm

Don--We're a little jealous (of the paint, step and the fact that you're in your coach). It'd going down to -10 here on Monday night and I have (I hope) the coach shut down and all winterized and ready for the big chill. I'm starting on the interior rework this week. We'll be having the upholstery redone in the next 8 weeks along with new MCD shades. Should be ready to roll again in the late Spring. Hope to see your final product somewhere on down the road.

Rich and Peggy

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #52 – January 03, 2014, 04:08:54 pm

Thanks Rich! We are looking forward to crossing paths with you guys as well... You meet the nicest people in a Foretravel! Seeing the painted graphics on your coach made me want to minimize the paint in favor of maintaining shiny gelcoat on ours... It ended up not quite as minimal as I originally wanted, but the design is growing on me as we watch it take shape in the paint shop. In the end, I think I will be happy with the way it worked out. Tys likes it a lot, and that is of course the most important part!

Quote from: richb3125 – January 03, 2014, 03:37:23 pm

Don--We're a little jealous (of the paint, step and the fact that you're in your coach). It'd going down to -10 here on Monday night and I have (I hope) the coach shut down and all winterized and ready for the big chill. I'm starting on the interior rework this week. We'll be having the upholstery redone in the next 8 weeks along with new MCD shades. Should be ready to roll again in the late Spring. Hope to see your final product somewhere on down the road.

Rich and Peggy

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #53 – January 03, 2014, 04:27:26 pm

More Pictures in process...

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #54 – January 03, 2014, 05:26:40 pm

The delam on the slides is usually on first generation sludes. They used the wrong mastic that ate away the foam. Where it was on wood it was really strong. I had mine repaired at xtreme a couple years ago.

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #55 – January 03, 2014, 06:19:40 pm

Don, that is going to be stunning!!! I really like the way it is shaping up. The only bad part is all the ideas you are putting in my head

FYI when we were in Nac last year, we stayed at the La Quinta with the two dogs. They are pet friendly. The rooms were nice enough. The only down side for us, we went in August (stupid yes, but had to pick up grands) and the room was so humid that we had to wring out the clothes before we could wear them. The AC was on all night, but everything was soaking wet. The clerk said it was common for that time of year.

Keep the pics coming, hope to catch up with you all somewhere down the line and see the big difference in person.

Larry

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #56 – January 03, 2014, 07:46:12 pm

Larry, my first teaching Call was in Houston. I stayed only one year - now you know why.

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #57 – January 03, 2014, 07:47:02 pm

Thanks for the head's up on the La Quinta and the compliments. As it turned out, there are still some Monday morning details to take care of, so we will be staying in our coach after we move out in the morning. They made a valiant effort to finish, but I think the light of day on monday will tweak the outcome to end up with an even better result. Here is a picture of the more or less finished product. Colors are muted, but not nearly as much as they appear in the picture taken in the twilight. We will post better pictures as we go. I will attempt to make an album that is more or less chronological of the whole process. By the way, we absolutely love it!

Don & Tys

Quote from: ohsonew – January 03, 2014, 06:19:40 pm

Don, that is going to be stunning!!! I really like the way it is shaping up. The only bad part is all the ideas you are putting in my head

FYI when we were in Nac last year, we stayed at the La Quinta with the two dogs. They are pet friendly. The rooms were nice enough. The only down side for us, we went in August (stupid yes, but had to pick up grands) and the room was so humid that we had to wring out the clothes before we could wear them. The AC was on all night, but everything was soaking wet. The clerk said it was common for that time of year.

Keep the pics coming, hope to catch up with you all somewhere down the line and see the big difference in person.

Larry

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #58 – January 03, 2014, 08:01:16 pm

Don,

Looks great! What a journey you have had from our first phone call to now. Lots of fun to be had with your new home.

BTW, take good care of that white gasket around the entry door, only available in black now.....

Way cool.

Tim

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #59 – January 03, 2014, 09:09:01 pm

Outstanding. What a great-looking coach.

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #60 – January 03, 2014, 10:12:42 pm

Thanks all! Tim, it has been a long, strange, trip... to paraphrase an old song. I feel like we have rounded the corner now though... here is a before picture as it sat when I called you back in September of 11'. And here is a picture of it now from almost the same angle... It looked okay then, but it looks nicer to my our eyes now. Especially to my eyes knowing all the behind the scenes improvements I have made. Most will never be seen in the light of day. It is nice to have one upgrade that actually shows!

P.S. Tys did a great job of picking out colors (with just a bit of input from me...

!
Don

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #61 – January 03, 2014, 11:06:42 pm

Don that looks great. I am sure you are glad that is behind you and you can relax a while. Thanks for taking us on the journey with you.

Mark

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #62 – January 03, 2014, 11:21:12 pm

Don & Tys,
Wow! It looks 1000 times better than it did all taped up in the paint booth today!

Congratulations,

Jerry aka Murph

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #63 – January 03, 2014, 11:30:38 pm

Don and Tys,
LOVE it!
Lots of water under the bridge since our first bulkhead PM's!
ENJOY!
Thanks for the EXCELLENT sharing.
Would love to see all in person.
Coming to Florida?
Maybe you shouldn't (only 50F tonight). Brrrrrrrrrr!
Neal

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #64 – January 03, 2014, 11:32:51 pm

Thanks for stoping by Jerry... It also smells a thousand times better too! It was amazing to watch these guys work their magic. I am glad you got to see a little of it. Sage traveling to you and Cindy!
Don & Tys

Quote from: coastprt – January 03, 2014, 11:21:12 pm

Don & Tys,
Wow! It looks 1000 times better than it did all taped up in the paint booth today!

Congratulations,

Jerry aka Murph

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #65 – January 04, 2014, 06:58:39 am

David,
I know the feeling. We have kids living SW of Houston. They want us to move in with them. They will pay the bills, buy the food, etc. I would mow the grass and DW clean the house. Thanks for the offer, buuuttttt, I don't think they can AC the whole area around the city

Don,
what can I say but Fabulous!!! Joy & I both love what you've done. I'm not sure which I like the most, the paint, lights or steps. Definitely on the radar for us down the road when we get ours. Until the next time we get to meet, be safe down the road.

Larry

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #66 – January 04, 2014, 08:10:56 am

Thanks Neal,
Your encouragement, not to mention your manifold informative posts on the forum were invaluable to me as I worked through the process. Even though I ultimately had to come up with my own solutions given the individual nature of our issues, my skills, facilities, and tools, I always felt like there were options.

We do plan plan on getting to Florida sometime, but not this trip. Looking forward to meeting up one of these days!
Don

Quote from: Neal Pillsbury – January 03, 2014, 11:30:38 pm

Don and Tys,
LOVE it!
Lots of water under the bridge since our first bulkhead PM's!
ENJOY!
Thanks for the EXCELLENT sharing.
Would love to see all in person.
Coming to Florida?
Maybe you shouldn't (only 50F tonight). Brrrrrrrrrr!
Neal

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #67 – January 04, 2014, 10:22:18 am

Beautiful! I would like you to keep tabs on how many times you say to one another,"Gosh! I am SO glad we had that step conversion!!". I am guessing it will top 50 in the next 2 weeks. SO worth every nickel.

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #68 – January 04, 2014, 10:34:12 am

Don/Tys
Beautiful coach! I'm sure it's nice to be home. Hope to see you in Q.
Safe travels,
Josh

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #69 – January 04, 2014, 10:51:15 am

@Don... I never did find a picture of our steps and coach door closed... and by the time George returned, to see if he had an image on his computer... you had already posted the paint job on YOUR new stairs!

They're fabulous... and as everyone says... you and Tys will LOVE them! They are SO stable/solid and, even when the coach front end is raised, I've never felt the need to carry an auxiliary step (and I'm 5'3" with short legs).

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #70 – January 04, 2014, 11:51:53 am

Hi Josh,
Nice to meet you at Camp Foretravel the other day... We are looking forward to Quartzsite and a whole lotta Foretravel goodness!

Don & Tys

Quote from: pedalman – January 04, 2014, 10:34:12 am

Don/Tys
Beautiful coach! I'm sure it's nice to be home. Hope to see you in Q.
Safe travels,
Josh

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #71 – January 04, 2014, 11:54:08 am

Thanks for looking Patricia! We are still getting used to them, but I am sure that once we are, it will be like "how did we ever manage without them?"
Don

Quote from: Patricia – January 04, 2014, 10:51:15 am

@Don... I never did find a picture of our steps and coach door closed... and by the time George returned, to see if he had an image on his computer... you had already posted the paint job on YOUR new stairs!

They're fabulous... and as everyone says... you and Tys will LOVE them! They are SO stable/solid and, even when the coach front end is raised, I've never felt the need to carry an auxiliary step (and I'm 5'3" with short legs).

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #72 – January 04, 2014, 11:56:57 am

Not to mention that they look so cool! It is almost worth it for that alone...

Hope to see you and "Mr Wonderful" at Q!
Don

Quote from: Carol Savournin – January 04, 2014, 10:22:18 am

Beautiful! I would like you to keep tabs on how many times you say to one another,"Gosh! I am SO glad we had that step conversion!!". I am guessing it will top 50 in the next 2 weeks. SO worth every nickel.

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #73 – January 05, 2014, 02:00:53 pm

I believe there should be some kind of a donation box for Don and Tys for the entertainment value in watching the progress in their coach. What a wonderful instructional on EVERY aspect of these coaches. The only thing that they have that is original in their original purchase a couple of years ago is the bill-of-sale. Even the title is changed with their name on it. Thanks so much for the photos and ihe opportunity to follow your progress on all the upgrades. I've anxiously opened the forum site wach day to see what has happened in the on-going saga.

Re: An Xtreme Christmas, and a shiny New Year

Reply #74 – January 05, 2014, 02:15:15 pm

Well gee thank you Larry

! Along with the donations, there should be a slip of paper which suggests future projects to put the money towards, because I can't seem to think any of my own

Don

Quote from: lgshoup – January 05, 2014, 02:00:53 pm

I believe there should be some kind of a donation box for Don and Tys for the entertainment value in watching the progress in their coach. What a wonderful instructional on EVERY aspect of these coaches. The only thing that they have that is original in their original purchase a couple of years ago is the bill-of-sale. Even the title is changed with their name on it. Thanks so much for the photos and ihe opportunity to follow your progress on all the upgrades. I've anxiously opened the forum site wach day to see what has happened in the on-going saga.

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