VACList-Digest Saturday, September 29, 2001 Issue 77
Today's Topics:
1. Re: Vulkem on house
2. Looking for a Vaillant Demand Hot water heater manual to photocopy
3. Design Boom
4. Re: Design Boom
5. 1950 Cruiser
6. Re: Design Boom
7. Re: citrus paint remover
8. Re: citrus paint remover
9. New door Lock 76 Sovereign
10. Re: New door Lock 76 Sovereign
11. 1960's hubcaps
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Message Number: 1
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 21:32:55 -0400
From: D Welch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Vulkem on house
Paint thinner it is, and plastic putty knives and sometimes a really
skinny screwdriver that is blunted. Vulkem is a sucessful caulk because
it never really gets hard or brittle. Most of what I had to dig out were
S.O.B. of caulk. Even the big fat ropes of it under the vent I replaced
was still pliable to actully pull most of it off.
Daisy
Sarah Calhoun wrote:
>
> Okay, so what happens (on either house or trailer) when the seal fails and you
> have to dig the old Vulkem out of the seam in order to re-caulk? Does it come out
> readily at that point or is it really hard to dig out? I presume on the trailer
> it's possible to damage the skin while digging out old caulk -- are there
> alternative methods (e.g. paint thinner)?
>
> --Sarah
>
> Dan Weeks wrote:
>
> > Yep, it's great for that. The best. Bonds to wood, paint, concrete, stucco,
> > pretty much anything. My siding-to-trim joints are caulked with Vulkem and
> > I'm in a climate with a temp range from -20 to +100, and all joints are
> > great.
> >
> > Dan
> > 75 Argosy 26
> > Des Moines
> >
> > > From: VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> > > Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 16:36:07 -0700
> > > To: Multiple recipients of VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Subject: [VAC]
> > >
> > > Does anyone think Vulkem would also be good for the stucco-to-wood joints on
> > > my house? Or is it only for metal?
> >
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Message Number: 2
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 19:21:33 -0700
From: "Cindy Hale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Looking for a Vaillant Demand Hot water heater manual to photocopy
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Hi folks,
I'm still trying to find a manual for the Vaillant hwh that's in my 59
traveler.
I'd be happy to pay someone to copy it or copy it myself and return it to
the owner. I've contacted several 50s Airstream owners in the hopes of
finding one. No luck yet. If I can find one, I'd be happy to make several
copies for the others who expressed an interest in it if I found one.
Let me know... on or off line: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or by phone
604.487.1566.....
Cindy
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Message Number: 3
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 21:30:09 -0700
From: RJ & Krista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Design Boom
Hi Guys,
Airstreams are still in I guess. A European design magazine and website
is running an article on Airstream as design influence this month, with
a mention of yours truly's website. There is a condensed version of it
on their website:
http://www.designboom.com
click on the Airstream picture. They got permission from airstream for
the pics they used, I told them who to contact. I hope they got
insidedesigns permission, too.
RJ
VintageAirstream.com
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Message Number: 4
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 10:30:39 -0400
From: "Richard P. Kenan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Design Boom
At 09:30 PM 9/28/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>They got permission from airstream for the pics they used, I told them who
>to contact. I hope they got
>insidedesigns permission, too.
They give "courtesy of" credit to Inside Designs for the prototype
images.
- Dick
(5368)
"Think like a man of action. Act like a man of thought."
- Henri Bergson
Dick Kenan Tel: 770-451-0672
Retired and loving it!
WBCCI # 5368, 28' 1995 Excella
Atlanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.mindspring.com/~as5368/
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Message Number: 5
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 08:42:35 -0700
From: Chuck & Elaine Kemming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 1950 Cruiser
Thanks for the feed back on the propane system. We will proceed with
caution. ELK
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Message Number: 6
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 09:07:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: Toby Folwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Design Boom
wondering - has everyone seen this? this email just
reminded me:
http://www.digitalwonder.com/HTML/interactive-airstreamflash.html
http://www.digitalwonder.com/PDF/Airstream.pdf
TobyFolwick
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Minneapolis, MN
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Message Number: 7
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 13:12:12 -0400
From: "Chris Elliot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: citrus paint remover
Has anyone used this for stripping clear coat ( mid sixties formula clear
coat ) ? On the plus side its not so toxic when I wash it off in the yard
,on the minus side it says for inside use and that it is photosensitive (I
assume it wont work in sunlight)- and its twice the price of Bix . Too bad
environmentally friendly is code for expensive ,but can you put a price on
clean water?.I`ve got a well here. Anyway ,does it work?
Chris 67 caravel which wants to be shine-y
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Message Number: 8
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 14:38:18 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: citrus paint remover
We used the citrus paint remover as well as ammonia to remove clear coat from
our '72 Safari. They worked differently and each had its time where one
worked better than the other. We did it in an area of ground where we could
wash it off after it had set up and loosened the clear coat. The ammonia
idea was from this list. Just put full strength ammonia in a spray bottle
and spray and wait about 5 minutes. Also remember to wait for the citrus
paint remover to interact with the clear coat. Only in a few spots did we
use other stronger paint remover.
John Semon
San Luis Obispo, Ca.
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Message Number: 9
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 13:43:36 -0500
From: "Don Hardman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: New door Lock 76 Sovereign
I have the choice of having a new door lock from Airstream put on my 1976
Sovereign or a completely rebuilt original lock.Price is not the object
since it will be paid by my insurance. Just wondering if anybody had any
thoughts on this. At first glance I would say the new lock, but I wonder if
the quality is as good as the original. Thanks
Don Hardman
1976 Sovereign
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Message Number: 10
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 17:51:40 -0400
From: Terry Tyler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: New door Lock 76 Sovereign
on 09/29/01 2:43 PM, Don Hardman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have the choice of having a new door lock from Airstream put on my 1976
> Sovereign or a completely rebuilt original lock.Price is not the object
> since it will be paid by my insurance. Just wondering if anybody had any
> thoughts on this. At first glance I would say the new lock, but I wonder if
> the quality is as good as the original. Thanks
>
> Don Hardman
> 1976 Sovereign
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Hi Don,
1 - Suggest you call Oasis RV in Tucson or American Way in Boise and ask
them to rebuild the original lock (less than $100 including S&H). Why?
Because sooner or later you'll slam the door once too many times and break
one of the internal pieces. Oasis and American Way will have the parts to
repair it.
2 - If instead, you buy a new lock, you may get the exact same lock or you
may get a mongrel lock (plus or minus $400) that will require cutting the
existing hole to fit the new lock in place and drilling new holes to
stabilize it. It will always look like a mongrel lock.
Sooner or later you'll slam the door once too many times, break one of the
internal pieces and then, the fun begins with you searching for mongrel
parts.
3 - Best deal is to locate an idential lock to the one you have - so the
insurance company can buy it. Then, you install it and save the old lock for
the parts that aren't broken. At your leisure, send the broken lock to one
of the above dealers to rebuild for use as a spare when you slam the door
one too many times. In this event, you'll be ready with a fully functional
lock (in your spare parts box) and can have the old one rebuilt when you get
around to it.
4 - Keep track of other options that I'm sure will be suggested to you. One
of them may be the "Ahhh Haaa" answer you need.
Terry
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Message Number: 11
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 16:29:16 -0700
From: RJ & Krista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 1960's hubcaps
I ended up with three 1960's era NOS Airstream chrome moon hubcaps for
the 15" conventional wheels. I'm keeping one as a spare for our
Caravel, and will sell the other pair first come first served for
someone trying to do a faithful restoration. Details can be found at:
http://vintageairstream.com/AShubcaps.html
RJ
'65 Caravel
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