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06-17-2014, 09:08 PM
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1 Rivet Member
2001 34' Excella
Topeka
, Kansas
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 15
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Airstream Art?
Does anyone have photos of Airstreams that have had some of their aluminum skin decorated with paint or decals or any other medium? Wife wants to decorate the rear side and back of ours.
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06-17-2014, 10:01 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 30' FB FC Bunk
Hoover
, Alabama
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 3,530
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I need to look up the stuff...but they make a printer paper that you can print on that has a sticky back on it that is easy peel off as well....I will be printing some on it “soon” and ill post results...
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06-17-2014, 10:03 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 30' FB FC Bunk
Hoover
, Alabama
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 3,530
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IT Supplies - Photo Tex
not exactly sure how it would do on exterior? anyway, a thought...
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06-17-2014, 10:21 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1965 17' Caravel
San Antonio
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 102
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Fathead.com
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06-18-2014, 09:42 AM
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Rivet Master
1978 31' Sovereign
Texas Airstream Harbor
, Zavalla, in the Deep East Texas Piney Woods on Lake Sam Rayburn
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 2,435
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Painting a logo
Painting a logo
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"Suck it up, spend the bucks, do it right the first time."
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Trailer '78 31' Sovereign
Living Large at an Airstream Park on the Largest Lake Totally Contained in Texas
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06-18-2014, 10:12 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1992 29' Excella
Tulsa
, Oklahoma
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 36
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I've often wondered about the vinyl wrap concept. Next clear coat re-do that comes (every 5-10 years if stored outside), i'll be looking into it.
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...2013 Chevy 2500 HD, 6.0 Gasser
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10-02-2014, 08:41 AM
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The Sign Lady
1969 23' Safari
1974 Argosy 22
1964 24' Tradewind
Victoria
, British Columbia
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 677
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Working in a sign shop I know for sure that you could always add vinyl decals or even a wrap to the aluminum. You would need to be cautious with paints though to ensure you had something that would adhere to aluminum. The skin would likely need to be acid etched or something for the paint to bond. I know I've always thought to myself that I should do a major vinyl wrap job and turn my argosy into a yellow submarine, I'll probably never do it but the thought makes me smile ☺
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10-02-2014, 09:57 AM
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Figment of My Imagination
2012 Interstate Coach
From All Over
, More Than Anywhere Else
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 10,868
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I'm not sure exactly what Alcoa's clear-coat formula actually is, so I'm not sure if it can get good adhesion to any particular type of paint. But if you remove the clear-coat first, and then roughen the surface of the aluminum to get good adhesion, you've got plenty of options. There are any number of paint formulas that will provide good adhesion to metals. Epoxy polyamide is my personal preference for painting metals, because it has good resistance to "extreme" atmospheric exposure, including UV, high humidity, and even salt air for coastal areas. Two-component epoxy polyamide MIL-DTL-24441 is the type of paint the Navy uses to paint everything, but you don't need mil-spec paint for an Airstream; any epoxy polyamide should work.
Also, once you've painted a graphic with epoxy polyamide, you could cover the whole graphic with a clear polyurethane paint as well, to protect it; polyurethane and epoxy polyamide bind together well.
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10-02-2014, 12:03 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1974 31' Sovereign
1978 28' Argosy 28
Edmonds
, Washington
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 38
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I was sort of thinking about getting these atomic stars for the Excella we have, but now we are focused solely on our Argosy Motorhome and just using paint for the exterior. Check it out: Airstream Dream | Die Cut HutDie Cut Hut
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10-02-2014, 04:28 PM
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The Sign Lady
1969 23' Safari
1974 Argosy 22
1964 24' Tradewind
Victoria
, British Columbia
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 677
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Boles Aero Logo in Vinyl
I did this reproduction of the Boles Aero logo for my buddys '54 using our digital vinyl printer
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