Installed back taillights and they are water tight. The previous owner try-ed to seal the 13 panels with what appears to be tar, what a mess. Used Jasco sealer and adhesive remover from Home Depot and it works great. After removing the tar? decided to go ahead and compound, this is a first cut, will compound 2 more time before polishing. Will also install teardrop markers.
It was great to see you at TCT, I wish we could have talked some more. Give me another month and then you can come over and show me how to do that compunding a few times...
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Dave
Operation "Save Rudy" Strike Team (charter member)
You mess with the Strike Team,... you mess with the whole trailer park!!
It was great to see you at TCT, I wish we could have talked some more. Give me another month and then you can come over and show me how to do that compunding a few times...
TCT is such a great time, very nice talking to you and Rhonda. When done with our Mr. Whipple I don't want to see another compounding pad, the inside was also compounded and will be polished to a mirror finished.
Installed back taillights and they are water tight. The previous owner try-ed to seal the 13 panels with what appears to be tar, what a mess. Used Jasco sealer and adhesive remover from Home Depot and it works great. After removing the tar? decided to go ahead and compound, this is a first cut, will compound 2 more time before polishing. Will also install teardrop markers.
I was curious... did you add the marker lights above the windows? My trailer does not have them, and when I had Anna inspected they said they were not required due to the age. I have not seen any other trailers out there without the three marker lights above the windows. I know folks like them glowing at night. Was just wondering. And I too think the job you are doing is fabulous.
I was curious... did you add the marker lights above the windows? My trailer does not have them, and when I had Anna inspected they said they were not required due to the age. I have not seen any other trailers out there without the three marker lights above the windows. I know folks like them glowing at night. Was just wondering. And I too think the job you are doing is fabulous.
Thanks.......The marker lights where already there, the previous owner put 60's type marker and I'm going with the teardrop 50's style. I was talking to my wife last night about this subject, will check with the state of Michigan to see if they are required.
I was told that if it is more than 20 years it is grandfathered in. That is here in Maryland, cannot say in your state. I kind of like the marker lights, but because they were not there I did not want to remove the end caps to put them in. Like I said, all the trailers I see have the lights there and I was wondering...
I was told that if it is more than 20 years it is grandfathered in. That is here in Maryland, cannot say in your state. I kind of like the marker lights, but because they were not there I did not want to remove the end caps to put them in. Like I said, all the trailers I see have the lights there and I was wondering...
I'm looking at a '58 right now that does not have them. No big deal, but I do think they look really cool and I'd probably consider adding them at some point if I had that part of the trailer apart anyway.
This has been the toughest job so far...............
Installed a new drip cap today, and this was a challenge. Took the old drip cap (non heat treat) and flatted it out with a rubber mallet, traced it on to a piece of 2024-T3 aluminum. Using a metal brake, bent edge and the part that fasten to the trailer was done by hand. Then very slowly form to shape using my leg. The challenge was filling the old holes with trempro 635 and drilling new hole and assembling the new drip cap so you don't see the old holes and keeping ever thing symmetrical while handling 2024-t3 aluminum on a step latter 1 foot away. Glad I had a air hydraulic riveter.
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