Hi Greg and Marcy~
We will definately keep you posted as we go. You too. I have most of the
contact paper off the interior too. It is very stubborn in some places. I 'll
paint the the dark brown fake wood. I am sure it will look great. Tambours too.
I like the look of painted surfaces, they are clean and fresh. I am not going
to attempt taking the vinyl finnsh off the aluminium. I'll paint right over
that.
We are faced with building a dinette at the front. The previous owner took it
out. Do you have the capability to send a picture of yours?. It would be good
to see what we are aiming for. Anything you can say about it would be helpful
too. We have to move on this quickly so I won't have time to seek out a local
unit to view. It makes into a bed, yes? We are unsure if we will do that. The
tables seem far away from the seat. Do you find this to be true?
The end caps are tricky. If I have any energy left after we tackle the big
things I may remove the vinal covering keeping the padding in tact and put
canvas on and paint a picture on it. That may have to wait. In the meantime I
will leave it and see if something jumps to mind. I may just paint it.
Greg Hankins wrote:
> Hey Lincoln & Gwen
>
> Marcy and I have the same vintage Tradewind as yours and are merrily
> messing with it. We share your sentiments on the vinyl interior endcaps and
> the oppressive dark brown melamine on the closet doors. I'd be very
> interested in knowing what success you have painting the endcaps. The front
> one in ours has a couple of small cracks -- something else I have to figure
> out.
>
> We have stripped the vinyl wallpaper off the interior walls (though not off
> the inside of the shell) and are painting the plywood wood underneath with
> a light color paint. Seems like it's going to give the A/S a much more open
> feel. Our floor is vinyl, which we expect to cover with parquet. And we're
> having the cushions re-upholstered.
>
> Someplace down the road I'd really like to remove the dark brown melamine
> from the closet doors and replace it with some brighter color -- but maybe
> painting it is a viable option. I'd really like to know how yours turns out
> if you go that route.
>
> Noted you got hit with a bit of testiness; ignore it. There's plenty of
> '70s era Airstreams around to supply both the folks who want to "restore"
> and those who want to "renovate."
>
> I just wish the 8-track player in mine still worked . . .
>
> Look forward to reading about your progress.
>
> Greg
>
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