VACList Digest Monday, January 6 2003 Volume 03 : Number 065
When replying to a message, please delete all unnecessary Digest text To unsubscribe or change to an e-mail format, please go to http://airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html Topics in Today's Digest: Re: [VACList] Capetown to Cairo [VACList] Indio - Palm Springs campground recommendation needed [VACList] Removal of silicone caulking Re: [VACList] Removal of silicone caulking [VACList] Capetown to Cairo Re: [VACList] Removal of silicone caulking Re: [VACList] Removal of silicone caulking Re: [VACList] Removal of silicone caulking Re: [VACList] VAC Decals, buttons and Flags Re: [VACList] Baseball cap was Blue Beret ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 10:49:10 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VACList] Capetown to Cairo Several years ago there was a rally in Fredericksburg, Tx, where there were three people from that trip. I can't remember the names - a woman and her daughter and husband. The latter two were married on that trip, the man worked for Wally Byam. They spoke to us after we viewed the film and it was a great program. I am sure others who were at that rally have more information to share. Just Plain Polly 1964 Globe Trotter Colorado WBCCI 7113 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2003 08:45:52 -0800 From: Marvin Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [VACList] Indio - Palm Springs campground recommendation needed I'm planning a trip to the Indio - Palm Springs, CA area and need a recommendation for a place to stay in my '76 Tradewind 25', please. Thanks. Marv Murray ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 12:42:17 -0600 From: "Ken and Sandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [VACList] Removal of silicone caulking Just drug home my first travel trailer, 68 Safari, and starting the rehab work. First I want to stop the water leaks. A previous owner used copious amount of silicone caulk around the windows and the windows still leak. Is there a good product that will dissolve or loosen the clear silicone caulk without damaging the aluminum? So far I have used popsicle sticks and golf tees to dig and scrape most of the old caulking off. I don't want to put new caulking overtop of the old caulking. Also, the caulking around the tv antenna mounts and the vent pipes have dried and are cracked very badly. How does one remove this product without scratching or scoring the aluminum skin? Thanks Ken 68 Safari ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 13:56:00 -0700 From: "gshippen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VACList] Removal of silicone caulking Ken, I actually like silicone calk because it is relatively easy to remove from surfaces such as metal by simply scraping as you have and rubbing with fingers, etc. I think during the buffing/polishing process it should come right off. I had no difficulty removing the old vulcum from around the vent pipes, etc. with a screwdriver...mostly just my fingers. There are other folks here on the site who can direct you to a source for volcum to calk those leaks. The bad part about silicone is that it leaves a trail of residue down the side of the trailer from running water. Good luck. Gerald Shippen - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken and Sandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 11:42 AM Subject: [VACList] Removal of silicone caulking > > Just drug home my first travel trailer, 68 Safari, and starting the rehab > work. First I want to stop the water leaks. A previous owner used copious > amount of silicone caulk around the windows and the windows still leak. Is > there a good product that will dissolve or loosen the clear silicone caulk > without damaging the aluminum? So far I have used popsicle sticks and golf > tees to dig and scrape most of the old caulking off. I don't want to put > new caulking overtop of the old caulking. > > Also, the caulking around the tv antenna mounts and the vent pipes have > dried and are cracked very badly. How does one remove this product without > scratching or scoring the aluminum skin? > > Thanks > > Ken > 68 Safari > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > When replying to a message, please delete all unnecessary original text > > To unsubscribe or change to an digest format, please go to > http://airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 15:17:19 -0800 (PST) From: Doug and Terry Rowbottom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [VACList] Capetown to Cairo Hi Paul Read the story in the last Vintage magazine, on page 32 in the last paragraph it explains about Toni and Art Ruiz. Art was the Airstream mechanic on the Rally and Toni was 16 at the time. They married at the end of the rally and are running an Airstream shop in Texas now. At a rally two years ago in Fredericksburg Texas they came an gave a very interesting talk about the trip. They also brought along her mother who was on the trip and she told us how they found food and water along the way. If you look closely at the movie you will notice a trailer with the axels turned over to raise the back of the trailer up to clear the washes. That was their trailer. It was the longest on the rally. There must be lots of people still around from this and early rallys and it is great fun to hear them talk. Doug #3327 Capetown to Cairo > > Like most people that like vintage Airstreams, I had > to see the > "Capetown to Cairo" film. At the start of the film > it was said > the youngest was six year old "Mary Foushing" (the > spelling of > the last name maybe wrong). That would make Mary > around 48 years > old. Does anyone know if she or some of the children > are still > around and if so, do they have and use an Airstream > trailer? > It would be fun to here some of the people that went > on that > trip to speak at different Vintage events. Just a > thought for > the different rallies. > > Paul Waddell > WBCCI 1270 > 66 Overlander > 70 LY 23' single > > ------------------------------ > > End of VACList Digest V3 #64 > **************************** > > > When replying to a message, please delete all > unnecessary Digest text > > To unsubscribe or change to an e-mail format, please > go to > http://airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 17:24:11 -0800 From: Joann Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VACList] Removal of silicone caulking I've had really good results with one of those "orange" solvents and it smells good too. jo ann On Sunday, January 5, 2003, at 10:42 AM, Ken and Sandy wrote: > > Just drug home my first travel trailer, 68 Safari, and starting the > rehab > work. First I want to stop the water leaks. A previous owner used > copious > amount of silicone caulk around the windows and the windows still > leak. Is > there a good product that will dissolve or loosen the clear silicone > caulk > without damaging the aluminum? So far I have used popsicle sticks and > golf > tees to dig and scrape most of the old caulking off. I don't want to > put > new caulking overtop of the old caulking. > > Also, the caulking around the tv antenna mounts and the vent pipes have > dried and are cracked very badly. How does one remove this product > without > scratching or scoring the aluminum skin? > > Thanks > > Ken > 68 Safari > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > When replying to a message, please delete all unnecessary original text > > To unsubscribe or change to an digest format, please go to > http://airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2003 19:38:53 -0800 From: Webmaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VACList] Removal of silicone caulking Hi Ken, That's actually a topic in in the FAQ section (I want to get everyone familiar with using this section): http://www.airstream.org/FAQ/FAQ_6.html Silicone sealant has got to be the nastiest stuff to remove from window frames and glass. Donšt use it if at all possible, because someone will curse your very existence one day, much as I am the guy who used clear silicone sealant on our '57 Flying Clouds windows in place of the shrunken window retainer. Some windows I've had to break the glass to free up the interior retainer angles. Properly applied, silicone sealant becomes one with materials. - -- Best of luck, RJ VAC webmaster On 1/5/03 10:42 AM, "Ken and Sandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just drug home my first travel trailer, 68 Safari, and starting the rehab > work. First I want to stop the water leaks. A previous owner used copious > amount of silicone caulk around the windows and the windows still leak. Is > there a good product that will dissolve or loosen the clear silicone caulk > without damaging the aluminum? So far I have used popsicle sticks and golf > tees to dig and scrape most of the old caulking off. I don't want to put > new caulking overtop of the old caulking. > Also, the caulking around the tv antenna mounts and the vent pipes have > dried and are cracked very badly. How does one remove this product without > scratching or scoring the aluminum skin? > > Thanks > Ken > 68 Safari ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2003 22:48:28 -0500 From: Daisy Welch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VACList] Removal of silicone caulking Mineral spirits and lots of paper towels will soften both the silicone and the old grey sealant. It is a good cleaner too. Daisy gshippen wrote: > Ken, > I actually like silicone calk because it is relatively easy to remove from > surfaces such as metal by simply scraping as you have and rubbing with > fingers, etc. I think during the buffing/polishing process it should come > right off. I had no difficulty removing the old vulcum from around the vent > pipes, etc. with a screwdriver...mostly just my fingers. There are other > folks here on the site who can direct you to a source for volcum to calk > those leaks. The bad part about silicone is that it leaves a trail of > residue down the side of the trailer from running water. Good luck. > > Gerald Shippen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken and Sandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 11:42 AM > Subject: [VACList] Removal of silicone caulking > > > >>Just drug home my first travel trailer, 68 Safari, and starting the rehab >>work. First I want to stop the water leaks. A previous owner used > > copious > >>amount of silicone caulk around the windows and the windows still leak. > > Is > >>there a good product that will dissolve or loosen the clear silicone caulk >>without damaging the aluminum? So far I have used popsicle sticks and > > golf > >>tees to dig and scrape most of the old caulking off. I don't want to put >>new caulking overtop of the old caulking. >> >>Also, the caulking around the tv antenna mounts and the vent pipes have >>dried and are cracked very badly. How does one remove this product > > without > >>scratching or scoring the aluminum skin? >> >>Thanks >> >>Ken >>68 Safari >> >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>When replying to a message, please delete all unnecessary original text >> >>To unsubscribe or change to an digest format, please go to >>http://airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html >> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > When replying to a message, please delete all unnecessary original text > > To unsubscribe or change to an digest format, please go to > http://airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2003 19:54:16 -0800 From: Webmaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VACList] VAC Decals, buttons and Flags Here's a link to a page with more contact info on Bob: http://www.airstream.org/contacts.html (near the bottom). - -- RJ VAC Webmaster On 1/2/03 2:22 PM, "Rick Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The need for decals was just brought to my attention. I must apologize for > not reading the list as regularly as I should. > > Decals , buttons, and flags are available from Bob Herman and he just sent > me a note saying he has a good supply.Contact Bob at : > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Rick Davis 1602 > President > Vintage Airstream Club ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2003 20:02:08 -0800 From: Webmaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VACList] Baseball cap was Blue Beret I think this is one of the prime items the "VAC Quartermaster" will be looking at later next month. I understand the board is close to finalizing approval of an individual to create, obtain & sell VAC stuff. - -- RJ On 1/2/03 3:09 PM, "john or cindy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi fellow VACrs > I just can't see myself wearing a Blue Beret. I'm not slamming them & I > understand the original reason for their use but I'm just not the beret > type. Is there a baseball cap available for the "VAC" interclub? If there > is, where can I order a couple? If none exist, is there an interest in > creating such a cap using the VAC logo? > Thanks > John Young ------------------------------ End of VACList Digest V3 #65 **************************** When replying to a message, please delete all unnecessary Digest text To unsubscribe or change to an e-mail format, please go to http://airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html
