Cool, thanks Barry. I'm looking forward to using my Christmas present buffer/compounder in the near future, but first I have to finish the back half. But I have used it on the interior panels after stripping the paint/zolatone, and it works really well, so I'm pretty excited about it.
Keep us updated with everything you find about products/techniques. I know there are tons of polishing threads out there already, but I always like hearing first-hand from people who are currently doing it, to see what works for them.
What a nice find! Ya just have to love those original cast iron drain pipes and fittings. I lost 40lbs by replacing them. BTW, in my opinion, don't paint the interior...strip it clean!!! The exposed aluminum interior is lovely, It's a rugged job that requires removing everthing but once its done...wow... easy to clean and maintain and makes the trailer feel more spacious, bright and open.
Hey, Marcus. I LOVE what you have done with the shiny and wooden blend. It looks fantastic! If I was keeping the 62, your vision is similar to what I would attempt to do. This 55 is so original and in such good shape, I'm going to try to do what I can to just fix what needs fixing and have a nice example of an original trailer.
The polishing is looking great. I'm with you on the interior. I love Marcus' trailer, he has serious artistic talent. But when you get a time capsule like your 55', it's nice to keep it as original as possible.
So how bad are the floors? Do you have a full replacement in the works or can you patch a few areas and get on the road?
Hi Norm,
The floors are pretty bad unfortunately. I'm not sure if I'm going to just do the front 1/3 first or bite the bullet and just get it all done at once.
Even though it was 95 degrees with about a 173 heat index I managed to get a bit of polishing in. It is a good work out. I had to wait until just before dark so it was cool enough to work - that explains the dark images.
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