I'm on Cloud 55

[Sugarfoot]

Wow, well done, very clean. Professional even! I fully expect Trailer Buff will do well rebuilding 5 picture windows and I will be totally happy if they look as nice as yours.

[BarryIowa]

Thanks Sugarfoot! The bonus is that it doesn't leak any more and it did pretty badly in the past. The old crusty seal was mostly gone and there was some pretty nasty calking in there - it was hard as a rock and tough to remove.

[BarryIowa]

I did learn by trial and error a trick to getting a nice, tight window seal. Put the glass in and snug it up nice and tight with the aluminum retainers and install the window. Fine tune the fit by visually inspecting that the glass has a uniform distance from the frame. THEN, put in the seal and it will be nice and tight. Start at the top center and work your way around. If too tight, use a tiny bit of WD40 and it will slid right into place. I found that if I put the seal in and then tried to put in the retainer strips, I could not get a tight fit. I hope someone finds this useful.

[BarryIowa]

Nothing motivates action like an upcoming rally. I had my first one last Saturday and even though I didn't camp overnight, I did bring the Flying Cloud out as a show and tell. Everyone was very interested and welcoming - we'll be joining the Iowa unit in the next week or so.

I got the new tanks installed after sandblasting, priming and painting the tongue. The tank holder was also bent so I worked it back into shape before installing new hardware to attach it to the angle iron on the frame. The frame is completely sound and solid - I hope the rest of the frame is in this condition. While I was at it, I sandblasted, primed and painted the step. As you can see, the ugly warts (old and unsafe tanks) have been removed. Obviously the new tanks need polishing which will be a good job for the approaching winter.

[nmbosa]

Barry, your trailer is really looking awesome. I enjoy reading your frequent updates. Keep up the good work.

Norm