Al,
If you are speaking of external restoration as in stripping and polishing or
stripping and recoating or replacing aluminum skin segments, I agree with
the other list member who suggested P & S in Helena, OH.
I towed a '93 34'er all the way from Lubbock in West Texas to P & S in
February '98 to be stripped and recoated. They do excellent quality work at
fair prices and stand behind their work. They are recommended by the
Airstream factory, advertise in the Blue Beret, and are also recommended by
me.
Contact Steve(dad) or Kevin(son) Ruth @ (419) 638-6261.
I don't know if Steve and Kevin do any interior or mechanical work but the
Airstream factory service department at Jackson Center does and no facility
on the planet has more knowledge and skill when it comes to Airstreams.
Harvey
----- Original Message -----
From: Albert J. Ries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 10:45 PM
Subject: [VAC] A newbie with a 1962 Tradewind
> Hi Everyone!
>
> I am new to the list and could use some sound advice.
>
> We just purchased a 1962 Tradewind 24 for restoration. It is a center bed,
> rear bath configuration.
> FWIW, the serial number is 242T848.
>
> The body is in excellent shape. The only dent or ding is about a 1" high
by
> 7" long scrape on the streetside of the body. Other than that, there isn't
a
> mark on the unit including the roof. It has a TV antenna mounted on the
> curbside front of the unit. I gather that after looking at some pictures
of
> restored units that the TV antenna was a factory option? By the way, I'm
not
> really hung up on TV in a trailer, this monstrous antenna just happens to
be
> there.
>
> The interior is original as far as I can tell. It's in decent shape. The
> woodwork appears to be sort of a pickled oak plywood, not a dark wood at
> all. It has the original Dometic Gas refrigerator which the owner says
still
> works. The present owner installed a modern water heater though he still
has
> the outside covers from the original HW heater. He had the original
furnace
> removed though, again, he has the outside covers from the original. He has
> not replaced the furnace.
>
> To keep the myriad questions we have about the unit to a minimum, the
bottom
> line is that we would like to have the unit restored professionally. We
live
> in North Central PA. Would anyone know of a professional restorer in the
> Northeast that I might contact? All the ones on the net that I can find
are
> on the West Coast which is just a little too far from PA.
>
> We could sure use some good advice.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Al Ries
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