Man, I'm sorry the wrap didn't turn out the way you envisioned it, I feel real bad about it. But it was a great learning experience and I think the paint will be a solid way to go. That trailer is very impressive brother!

@DirtLifestyle

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for coming all the way up here to give me a hand buddy! I hope the next time you see this trailer it will be in person on the trail 👊

@donneraxt1981

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Orange looks real good .... maybe Orange bedliner

@jaredourada

2 жыл бұрын

I would use Raptor Liner for durability.

@MicahBell_1860

Жыл бұрын

Only things that should have a rendered finish are cement walls. Leave the raptor liner to the construction workers

@nannuartworks5812

Жыл бұрын

@@DirtLifestyle You have to heat that vinyl the rough texture will still give you issues. If you have a good surface and put this down and heat it or let it sit in the sun it will become VERY hard to get off without a heat gun.

This week was brutal! We were close to 100 degrees outside and by the end of each day it was definitely more than that in the shop. Needless to say productivity took a hit lol. Next week we are going to knock out as much electrical as possible and hopefully finish the paint. This video just went live and I'm already heading back out to the shop to get started on Next Sunday's trailer video! See you next week!

@rogerleavitt9480

2 жыл бұрын

You could do a video putting an AC in your shop! Haha!

@Roks4life

2 жыл бұрын

Box fans are cheap and maybe get one of those window mount AC units set up and between the two you could temper the heat closer to the work bench.

@donaldbrown6044

2 жыл бұрын

This weekend was the first time we have been below 100 for 2 days in a row in North Mississippi for quite some time. We are also stay about 65-90% humidity depending on the time of day. So I feel your pain. I put the biggest window unit I could find in my shop and it keeps it around 80-85 on those super hot days.

@shitloveaduck

Жыл бұрын

We don’t get quite that hot here in Alberta Canada, but have hit 100 a couple days this year in my area and had many days in the 90s. I have a big swamp cooler set up for a fan that blows air through a filter (kinda like a car filter, but 3 ft x 3 ft, and a water container which is then pumped evenly over the filter. It works really well. It’s never cold in there, of course, but more than bearable and it filters the air so hopefully helps when you are painting.

IF you are going solid color then YES paint it. Vinyl is great for design. I like the orange. Do both gloss with a ghosted flat paint design.

One other upside to gloss is that dust and dirt won't stick to it as easily as it does to matte finishes...the orange looks good...my first thought is always "how hot is it gonna get inside once the sun hits it" and so I tend to sway towards lighter colors whenever possible...

@keithlea6804

2 жыл бұрын

I agree but orange with black looks so dam good together. Hugger orange my favorite

@crisnevin7934

2 жыл бұрын

Also, the flatter it is, the more heat it will pick up. The gloss will reflect more of the light leaving less heat energy.

@nivid01

Жыл бұрын

What are you talking about mate. It’s the dark colours that cause heat buildup in a vehicle. If you want to keep things as cool as possible, use a light colour (e.g. white).

@AJvsEverything

Жыл бұрын

@@nivid01 Did you not read my comment? I said I sway TOWARDS lighter colors for that reason...

I would do orange bed liner. Take more trail abuse. Keep up the great content!👍💪

@rdsmith334

2 жыл бұрын

I second the bed liner. Raptor has a tint-able version you might try.

@ottawander949

2 жыл бұрын

I was going to suggest this too, so I'll add my vote to this idea 👍

@mikebiron7339

2 жыл бұрын

I third this idea!

@Smoke-LXXV

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed 👍

@silverbullet0875

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah orange liner is the way to go jmo 😁

paint paint paint. I like the orange gloss, but black gloss would work. Thanks for this run of videos, it gave me some bright ideas.,

I really appreciate how you teach with examples of your mistakes and the suggestions for us viewers on how to avoid them. Not just this video but all of your 'build' type videos, the white board sessions are excellent too. While it's an awesome trailer, build, and video series is there any chance of a bomb proof TDI re-build coming next? 🙂

@DirtLifestyle

2 жыл бұрын

Thank man, I appreciate the positive feed back! The Trailer series should get wrapped up in the next couple weeks, Then I finish building my Tacoma and prep it for Ultimate Adventure 2022. after I get back I will be working on either manual swapping the Discovery (2 episodes) Or I finish building a Top secret project (4 Episodes) I bought. If you have ever seen a show called extreme 4x4 I had a chance to buy my favorite project that they built on the show. I wasn't in the market but I couldn't say no to such an important piece of offroad history. I think I can get it running in a month or so. So I'm thinking I will start building the TDI TJ in November. But this will be worth the wait I promise. And if you like the tdi TJ you will LOVE the crawler I bought from Extreme 4x4 😎. If you know my taste it's easy to guess what I rig I'm talking about...

@stevenrailey9204

2 жыл бұрын

@@DirtLifestyle man i hope it's the 6x6 burban :D

Live and learn, Nate! You’re doing so much work and so many things - every so often something isn’t gonna go quite right but you come out on the other side with more knowledge and a funny story to tell. I think the matte orange actually looks great, and paint makes sense for something like this.

Its about time 😁😁😁⌚Hi from South Africa 🇿🇦🇿🇦

The orange looks awesome. If you paint, I’d almost consider using some kind of paint protection film over it to keep it looking good, but I know that goes against the budget build. Orange truck bed coating is an option too, but the smooth walls look really good.

Great content, educational and very well composed footage/editing/stitching. Motivating to get out there and try projects. Plus, our temps are way cooler than what you have been experiencing 😎

@DirtLifestyle

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Dude, it's been pretty hot for us up here in the PNW. I my body is more acclimated for snow lol

The drill taps are great for thinner steel…you use it on thick metal and they break

The Land Rover in the back ground is what hooked me and trailers I build as well thanks for all the inspiration it keeps me working on my land rover discovery, I have a2002 that I’m working on keep it up I will keep building

I appreciate the honesty in dealing with the mistakes…it happens to all of us…always an opportunity to learn. I have been considering wrapping the bumpers on my truck…probably go with black, but given all the curves, not sure if I can do it…the only way to learn is try.

Try Monstaliner! Great colors and super durable. It has texture to it, but not as much as other bedliners.

Orange and black is definitely the scheme! It looks so good!

Orange paint! Love the video. SO APPRECIATIVE when you guys show your “mistakes” and first attempts. VIdoes like these make so much more of an impression than when everything is perfect on the first go. 95% of viewers fail the first and/or second try. Thank you!

Giving me inspiration to get back to work on my trailer. Thanks!

I love that y share the wins and the losses! That’s how we all learn.

Great video, sorry about the vinyl not going as planned but like you said, try new things and always learning. Love how you are so down to earth and can admit you're human. We ask make mistakes, and you come right out and say it. Trying new things, sometimes times it turns out sometimes you adjust. Thank you for being very humble and true to what you do. You build and fabricate amazingly functional and great looking things. Thank you for bringing us along. Awesome channel and content! My vote is flat Orange.

I love your thinking. You want to experiment and try new stuff . I think the same way. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. It’s all a learning experience. You don’t know until you try.

Paint it....you're almost there! Paint is done in no time whereas more vinyl = more $, more prep, wait for it to be shipped, gotta grab your buddies again to help apply the new/improved vinyl.....just paint it! BTW, trailer looks GREAT!

Vinyl can be tricky for sure. I'd go with paint. The side benefit is you can easily touch up any scratches

I love it man 👍🤟 Seeing someone with your experience trying to learn something new and failing and then being humble about it is refreshing!!

To me the big advantage behind vinyl is graphics. If you want to do fancy cool ass images then vinyl is THE way. But if you are just gonna go with some single color or maybe 2 colors...paint it. No harm in trying something new though. Thanks for sharing it with us, Nate.

Definitely keep the orange. Looks good!!

I’m very thankful for this mistake. I’ve had the same thought building and working on things, I’ll get some cheap vinyl to throw over something and cover it up. Now I know it isn’t easy or cheap.

As an Aussie and fabrication apprentice I really like the story telling that goes with your builds. Most the 4x4 channels i watch are local Aussies but I love seeing the way you do things. We are all jelous how wild you can go on a vehicle. Soon as we take a grinder to the chassis or suspension it needs to be certified (engineered) by an official tester linked to the department of transportation. Can be done but near impossible on anything that has t/c stability control 🥲.

I've been waiting for your trailer videos to drop. It turned out nice. Spray it, quick and easy.

Paint it!! Glad to see Edward 🤙 Thanks for the videos

Gloss orange laquer, clear coat, done! Vinyl is great for some applications, but there are obviously limitations and quality varies as well. Paint takes a beating!

@captainswampy9501

2 жыл бұрын

Not lacquer, it's not durable. Use a modern base coat/ clear coat that uses hardener and cures.

Nate, I have my own HVAC company that I started this year after working in the trade for 9 years. Most recent was Local 572 pipefitters and service technicians union. I’d be happy to fly out and install some ductless mini splits in your shop. Heating capacities to -10 ambient and 100% cooling capacity up to 110 on some units. The experience would be amazing. If interested, feel free to reach out.

As an SF Giants fan I love the orange and black! We all make mistakes just like that vinyl wrap - don;t beat yourself up too hard Nate. And thanks for sharing all the good and bad parts of doing a build like this!!!

Like other’s have said, I really appreciate the full experience you show, including big mistakes. It makes approaching this sort of project much less daunting. I say go for the paint! And the orange/black looks sick, I say stick with it.

Nate, I'm also building an offroad trailer! I'm about to do a vinyl wrap on it as well, and I want to thank you for showing us all the lessons learned. Its a great build, and as I've been following along as I work on my own. The fact you include your mistakes is fantastic! Watching you I've gained new techniques, or used different products to create my own stuff at home. So many people, youtubers, instagramers etc. hide the learning process, and the mistakes, always trying to show perfection when the reality is none of us making cool custom shit ever get it perfect. Cheers dude!

Ed did a hell of a job on both his trucks. I'm sure he tried his best as you said! Excited for what's to come

I love the OSU orange, Go Pokes! Sorry the wrap sucked, but you did learn from it, and so did we! Thank you for all the great content.

Lessons learned on vinyl. Thanks for sharing the good and not so good. Waiting for the weigh-in.

As a fellow builder/video creator it’s so important for us show mistakes when they happen. Some people see this flawless project get executed on video and expect theirs to go the same & get discouraged. The fact of the matter is all projects have setbacks and everyone makes mistakes! Good on you for not just showing the “good” parts man. Setbacks make us stronger when you push thru them.

Yes on the gloss orange. Love the series.

Orange spray on bedliner coating the sides and white or grey top for heat reflection. Also will help seal it from outside.

Regardless of the vinyl issues, that trailer is sick!!!

Great lessons learned and I’m sure helped a lot of people to not make the same mistakes. All in all it looks bad ass!! I would stay with the Orange.

As a carpenter I use those drill taps all the time and love them! They last a long time for me. The trick I use is to put your drill in “driver mode” and set the clutch to a low number. As you tap a little and the clutch kicks in, put it in reverse and back out then go back in, kind of like using a regular tap. The thickest steel I use them on regularly is 1/4-3/8”. If you give them another shot I hope this helps!!!

My ideal color scheme for my trailer. Keep it just do it with paint. Looks awesome!!!👍🏻👌🏻👏🏼

Vinyl wrap definitely looks like a lot of work. I would personally just paint it. The orange is cool, definitely will be seen!! I truly appreciate your transparency with any project you work on and letting us know what works, what doesn't and the best way to fix it. Keep up the awesome work. looking forward to the electrical part!

Dude, so rad! Gloss orange paint for the win! One of my favorite color combo’s is gloss orange and black chrome.

Love the orange....for sure

I know that was disappointing but thanks for showing it anyways. As a long time car builder and fabricator I know that it is important for a lot of DIYers watching these videos to know that we all make mistakes and are sometimes let down by product. The trailer looks great and I look forward to seeing it in paint, as well as fully rigged. You have an awesome channel and shop setup!

Go with the orange paint!!! Great build!! Glossy and gaudy will make you stand out with this build. Peace!

Def paint it. That orange is dope. I'm thinking that vinyl wouldn't have held up very well after a few encounters with some heavy brush. So kind of a blessing in disguise

👍👍 Very much enjoy this series. 🍻

Thanks for sharing the hard lessons! I’m sure you can make it look better with paint. I think vinyl is good for projects where the vinyl has a print on it like your Tacoma.

I think you're a great fabricator and designer. At the end of the day, function is what matters. Besides if you're using that trailer, it will be covered in muck in no time so I say who cares how shiny it is, you saved yourself $$$ by doing it all yourself. That's a win in my book all day.

Like others: do the Raptor Liner tintable. Raptor Liner is super easy to do with the gun they sell. I'm a paint idiot and have pro-level results with Raptor. My entire Tacoma was coated! And you should be proud as hell with the way this trailer is turning out!

Love seeing we all have to get IRL data and rewind sometimes during the creative process. Since you asked at the end of the video - Paint that beast! A good coat of primer and paint will last through years of hard use washes etc. You built a robust piece of equipment, and you can also squirrel away a can of the same paint for touch up or total respray if damage or mods require it. Just one guys opinion :)

Agreed ..use paint, and use gloss Orange for sure. Killer Trailer! Looking forward to the next video!

Honestly bro everything you build always comes out so incredible and I've always wished I had the vision to create the way you do. I'm sorry the vinyl didn't work out but the fact that you put this out here as an unsuccessful attempt is pretty cool/humble.

I learn more from your mistakes than your successes so I appreciate your honesty. Of course for my sake I want to see you wrap it but paint would get this thing on the trail much faster and that’s what we want to see!

From 20 yards she looks amazing, so a gloss Orange is absolutely the right way to go, plus paint her rather than going the vinyl wrap route. Keep up the great work, looking forward to seeing the electrics being installed 😎👍

The trailer is looking great, too bad the wrap didn't work out. I agree with Edward, the paint will be excellent with the orange pop!!

love this build series, even though the wrap didn't turn out the way you wanted. stick with paint, that's what you know how to apply and touch up.

Great video and love your channel! The orange wrap looks great. I'd like to see a part two, "the wrap up" after you've prepared the surface.

I am a fan of the Orange, and yes paint is the way I would go! May be grab a quart of safety gloss orange and the spray gun and do it in a day! I really like how the trailer is turning out, good job Nate!!

You might want to change out that air filled castor wheel with a solid rubber one. I’ve tried that castor on a gate and it failed. Solid rubber will last longer and not puncture the tube. Just remember to get the same size and not worry about trying to get the exact center hub offset. Since the rim is a two piece and the solid rubber tire rim is a two piece also, you can transfer the tire. Plus those drill/tap bits should be used in the impact driver. Don’t know why, but it does work.

Orange Raptor bed liner would look great IMO.

Keep it Orange, paint it! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

AWESOME!!!

You live an learn! The orange looks great!! Paint might be the way to go!

Thank you for sharing

On the bright side the colour combo of that orange and black is simply awesome! I painted the flares on my 90 series Toyota Prado a few years back with black raptor paint with some orange highlights and the orange makes it totally pop!! It's really refreshing seeing you being totally honest about the fails and it's very reassuring to see someone with so many skills still has to face trial and error and then sucks it up and keeps on going! Great work mate 👍👌😎 I would be going with orange raptor paint rather than gloss tho. I'd have thought it would be a lot tougher to scratch than the gloss. Keen to see the finished product! Haha fyi I wrote this before I watched the end of the vid and hadn't even heard you rave about the colour and the Poppin 😂🤣😜😎😎😎

That trailer is bad ass! Regardless of how it ends up, very impressed with your work.

Love the Orange and a glossy Orange paint would be pretty dope! Love the videos, Nate!

Very cool. I like the orange and black.

Paint! It looks good even raw!👏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻💪🏻

Orange tint some raptor liner and raptor line the whole thing! Boom, Bob’s your uncle!

Thanks for sharing the failures as well as the successes. Definitely a fan of the gloss orange paint on it. Great think about paint is that it will stick to bedliner unlike the vinyl. Keep up the great content.

The pnw is trying to bake us alive and I cannot imagine being locked up in a the shop during this. You're a mad man!! I was dying filming in my driveway and even watching this just now out here

Looks good man. I have seen the bigger off road versions and man I want one. I don't need one but I want one. Just a real cool man toy. It's something the kid inside of me would want to take out in the woods and camp in with my dirt bike, kayak, guitar, ya know just the toys for the boys.

Great video as always

The vinyl you had was pretty decent(for a cheaper vinyl). I have wrapped a couple cars with it and the key to getting it to stick appropriately is using heat. You should be able to heat and squeegee as you go over and get it to stick. Then once it is down heat a little to get better adhesion. Even with the overspray, as long as it is cleaned it should stick. I love the trailer and the orange works perfectly! Big fan of the channel and built my own bumper because of you, thank you for the hard work!

Great chow like always. Paint will be awesome,

I’ve had great experiences with the Greenlee brand of drill/tap combo all the way up to 3/8 holes. Much more durable than any other brand I’ve used

Love the color. Keep it.

Orange semi gloss with extry lights 👍

The orange looks good, stay with it!

I love the color, with the black accessories it's terrific maybe you could cut the vinyl to make it look like an off-road Mountain scene up where it actually is sticking away from the fenders. The trailer has turned out awesome

Yeah love the colour scheme. Paint will be good.

Stay with orange 🍻great to see Kelly hanging out

Orange with some blue! Then slap a number 3 on it! Go Broncos!!!

The orange looks great. Nice job on the trailer.

Love your videos man iv been watching forever stay orange looks killer

Def stay orange!! Gonna look awesome

Paint! Easy to touch up. Especially with a good primer under the paint.

Dude,I loved the video. It’s a great diy video. I love learning what not to do.( no disrespect) I’m a huge fan of your channel, and do hope to meet you one day on the trail. Thankyou👍🏻👍🏻

Go with gloss man!!! Any time you put matte anything on… the second it gets something scratched up against it…. It turns to gloss. I speak from very expensive experience. Lol. Loving the videos man. Especially this build. Wish you and your family well. Stay safe!

Love the orange. I used the vivid gloss orange on my JK, next time I will use a higher quality vinyl because I had the same adhesive issues

Gloss orange with a clear coat. You did good with the trailer

The color looks great

Sorry that didn’t workout but mad props for keeping it real and honest. Sometimes things don’t workout. Some reasons we can control and some we can’t but we jus gotta keep moving on.