{"id":9328,"date":"2018-05-10T09:06:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T16:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/?p=9328"},"modified":"2019-02-02T09:33:43","modified_gmt":"2019-02-02T17:33:43","slug":"sprinter-4x4-camper-van-build-day-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/10\/sprinter-4x4-camper-van-build-day-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Sprinter 4&#215;4 Camper Van Build: Day 21."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Started off of day dry fitting the side cabinet panel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"41109440305\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/963\/41109440305_228c557cfd_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sprinter van build day 21 042918\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->And adding little ledges under the window cut outs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"27139659927\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/972\/27139659927_caac0603b7_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sprinter van build day 21 042918\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Look. More staring at this cabinet. Lol.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"27139660277\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/959\/27139660277_a86337e9a1_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sprinter van build day 21 042918\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our mattresses for the van showed up today too. We ordered tri-fold mattresses off of Amazon. Amazingly they are the prefect for BOTH beds. Not sure how that happened. Totally not planned. Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2I20MLD\">adult ones<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2G1qkD2\">kid ones<\/a> we bought.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"28136656108\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/975\/28136656108_b404fd7090_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sprinter van build day 21 042918\" \/><\/p>\n<p>OK. Back to cutting some more wood.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"27139660157\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/965\/27139660157_b56c0470bc_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sprinter van build day 21 042918\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shelf pieces are in!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"42009152991\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/967\/42009152991_91af9b94eb_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sprinter van build day 21 042918\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now I can seal up the wood with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2I93DhZ\">Minwax Polycrylic Protective Finish in Clear Matte<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"42009152881\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/969\/42009152881_d99f2d44b6_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sprinter van build day 21 042918\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The larger pieces dried in no time at all outside on this hot day.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"41109440805\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/974\/41109440805_b0be76ca27_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sprinter van build day 21 042918\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I ended up doing three coats with some light sanding in between. The sanding I did left some streaks so I gave up sanding on the last coat.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"42009153181\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/950\/42009153181_8bbbf3eda3_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sprinter van build day 21 042918\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dan spent a good chunk of time using his new <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2IcMQe8\">rivnut gun<\/a> to install <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2IcN6d6\">rivnuts<\/a> and wall brackets that will also help support the kids bunk.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"41109440365\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/827\/41109440365_c51aec521f_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sprinter van build day 21 042918\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alright. Looking much better. Tomorrow we will finish up this cabinet and work on the top bunk.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"41109440435\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/977\/41109440435_6fc987a71b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sprinter van build day 21 042918\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the video to go along with day 21 of the build. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HHKOQlPZztU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As always, thanks for following along,<br \/>\nMarlene<\/p>\n<p>P.S. 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