| Window removal
Since the trailer was almost completely gutted, I started by removing the windows - hoping to sell them and make back some of the initial cost of the trailer. I am planning a rear door, with windows on each side. There are two identical windows that will work for this purpose - they are bit larger than I might have liked, but will make for a nice light filled space - and as good screens for rear-projecting video and images from the interior.
Removing the windows is just a process of carefully drilling out rivets with a 5/32" drill bit. Start the bit as close to the center of the rivet as possible, then continually lean the bit towards the center. The soft aluminum drills easily. Eventually the head falls off and the rivet punches through to the other side.
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