Yes, please do keep us posted. Daisy Wayne wrote: > > At 19:44 -0700 2001/05/15, Robert C Townsend wrote: > >I stripped all the old paint off the exterior of a '60's Cardinal TT using > >that orange BIX stripper... most of the paint came right off the aluminum > >with a single application. For the top, i ran the more liquid version > >through a wagner paint-sprayer, and once the stripper had done its work, > >just hosed it all off with a garden hose. It's supposed to be pretty > >eco-friendly, in that the water neutralizes it... For the paint on the > >sides, especially where there was primer under the logo, i used the paste > >version of Bix... took a couple of applications to get down through the > >primer stuff... but it does work, and you don't need to get after it with > >anything abrasive that would scuff the aluminum. > > > >I've got the same deal on the Trailwind - someone had painted over the > >interior zolotone with white paint... i had some leftover BIX in a spray > >bottle, and squirted it onto a couple of places, and it worked just great. > >I'm going to strip the interior down to the aluminum, and polish it lightly > >before i put the whole thing back together... when i've got the Airstream > >interior done, I'll see if i can stand it - if not, i'll do an original > >zolotone finish... > > This all sounds fairly straightforward. Almost too easy. I could > probably have this done by the end of the week if I could find a > paint sprayer, which makes me pretty happy. > > >Anyone had any luck finding any lightweight floor material? > > We're investigating that now. Once I removed the front storage area > today I realized that the floor is water damaged where the power > outlet is and the pipe frame's upside down u-bolt mounts to the metal > plate that caps the floor. That means that I am going to now at least > replace the flooring from the door forward. If I can find some space > age ultralight flooring, I'm gonna rip all the flooring out and > replace it all and while I'm at it replace the insulation below that. > > >As for the panel/skin repair - check this out: > > > >http://www.tinmantech.com/html/kent_white.html > > > >He travels around doing trainings and such - I'm thinking of having him come > >over the hill here to Reno and do a workshop, if i can line up some other > >students... > > I'll call him and find out if he can perform the panel replacement > for me. I hope it's not too small a job. > > The person I'm working with to do the restoration just came back from > a workshop up in the gold country and I am fairly sure that it was at > his place. She's psyched to design and fabricate 100% of the interior > herself. Since she's a metalworker and an artist, it's going to be > something really special. > > Later this week she begins construction of her English wheel which > will allow her to form custom curved aluminum parts for our project. > I believe that the plans came from this guy, too. > > I'll keep you all posted if you're interested in our progress. > > wayne > > 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. > > 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.
