Does anyone have experience or thoughts on how to refinish the exterior of an Airstream to duplicate (more or less) the satin aluminum finish of a new trailer? [Instead of the mirror finish of the buffed and polished techniques discussed on this site]. Would a phosphoric acid etch work (such as Aluma Prep, and the clear conversion treatment Alodine)? Also, are there any clearcoats that hold up. The Plasticote Airstream uses (or used to use) is a lacquer base product. I have heard of Airstreams being coated with Ditzler (PPG Automotive finish) clear urethane, also the comparable DuPont product. I have no idea exactly which products were used nor how well they adhere (and the proper surface preparation) or hold up (especially in the sunny Southwest) vs. the Plasticoat product. I live in southern California. Or is it better to simply wash the trailer and periodically apply some sort of antioxidant coating with a rag? Oliver Filippi '76 Tradewind To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original text from your reply.
