So the corner was closed back up on our new baby…
And while I awaited our budget to allow the purchasing of the Gaco products to give The Ohana it’s proper coating, I decided to start prepping other things…
The front flood lights were quite antiquated, and since I knew the LED headlights were going to not be in this phase of our project, I decided to upgrade the floodlights.
I researched replacing them, but decided to try and open them up to see if I could just replace the bulbs. After drilling out the corroded hardware I was able to get them open.
After researching LED bulb replacements I determined I could upgrade them for $40 instead of replacing them for a few hundred! So we ordered some bulbs.
With the bulbs removed I was on to grinding the bumper….
I dawned my coveralls, face shield, hearing protection, gloves, and downloaded a few episodes of my favorite podcast. Then it was time to get into the groove for endless hours of grinding.
As I approached the rear of the bumper, it was time to remove the fender flares, and the mudflaps. Specifically, I was excited to finally get to remove my “dorky mudflap” I had made in a pinch during the winter.
After a few days of grinding on and off, the bumper was ready.
Even the moose were hanging around awaiting to see what this was going to turn into…
As soon as we could Laura and I got down to bed lining the bumper!
And in the end it turned out pretty cool!
Next we decided we were going to pull the faux hood scoop and give it and it’s mounting spot the treatment…
Knowing we would have to take it back off again, we just couldn’t help it; once the scoop had dried we re-mounted it for the time being.
With the front bumper finished I was onto the rear! So off came the diamond plate box for now!
I removed the switched backup light and tested it… it was toast, so I capped and stowed the wiring for later use.
Then it was back to the grind!
With the bumper cleaned up it too received the royal bed liner treatment.
And the bumpers were complete!
With spring in the air, it was hard to break away from finally getting to work on our project. Yet, there was something else very important we needed to get in motion; finding Serenity her new home. 😢
Really, it was okay. We needed to sell her to help pay off the loan we took to get The Ohana. So I went up to do an inspection of the roof. Here is how it looked after it’s second Alaskan winter outside…
Yep, That’s Right! A little bit of pine needles here, a little bit of dirt there. She would need the seasonal clean, but there was not one crack that needed touch-up! The Gaco treatment was still holding strong!
Geoff Murphy 6/22/2020
Awesome 😎