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03-16-2006, 05:02 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1958 26' Overlander
1958 22' Flying Cloud
coronado
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My new old Airstream
Hello all!
I recently purchased my first Airstream and will be picking it up in a month from now. It is a 58 Overlander 26'. A couple of issues I have up front. It has a HUGE swamp cooler on the roof. Anyone have any advice on how to remove something that big? My other issue is that someone actually painted the roof white (why oh why?!). Is there any particular type of paint stripper I should use?
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03-16-2006, 05:18 PM
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Rivet Master
1973 23' Safari
1977 23' Safari
2018 25' Flying Cloud
Palmer Lake
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you can safely get up on top only with a scaffold of some sort. Here's an example:
http://www.airforums.com/forum...tos-20568.html
if you want to begin understanding painted tops, look at threads "painting Airstream red" and "painting the top of...Airstream"
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03-16-2006, 05:22 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Safari
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Conifer/Evergreen
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Congratulations!!! I can't help you with the swamp cooler, but the white painted roof was done in an effort to keep the trailer cooler. Actually, the new trailers have white roofs...
Striping it can be done the same way as stripping clearcoat, Aircraft Stripper, BIX, CitriStrip all work...some more agressively than others. Regardless, remove all the "plastic bits" as the stripper will melt the plastic too. You can do a search here to find all kinds of methods and some that are more "green".
Shari
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03-16-2006, 05:26 PM
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Vintage Alum. Enthusiast
1959 24' Tradewind
Phoenix
, Arizona
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Plastic? On a '58? Not unless someone has replaced original items with newer stuff like the vent covers or sewer vent pipes. Can't think of anything else that could be plastic.
Brad
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03-16-2006, 05:48 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Safari
2015 27' Flying Cloud
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Conifer/Evergreen
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Good point Brad..
Shari
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03-16-2006, 06:06 PM
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Rivet Master
1948 16' Wee Wind
1953 21' Flying Cloud
Denver
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Plastic, plastic everywhere, and not a bit to melt ...
How about the teardrop side marker light lens?
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03-16-2006, 06:23 PM
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Vintage Alum. Enthusiast
1959 24' Tradewind
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You're right Fred but I hope there's not any on the roof. Seems like a strange place for a side marker light.
Brad
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03-16-2006, 06:52 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Safari
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Conifer/Evergreen
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Thanks Fred...I thought there had to be plastic somewhere ~
but I wasn't sure when they went away from the glass light covers.
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Originally Posted by flyfshr
You're right Fred but I hope there's not any on the roof. Seems like a strange place for a side marker light.
Brad
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...and that stripper stuff does drip down Brad.
Shari
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03-16-2006, 07:49 PM
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Rivet Master
1948 16' Wee Wind
1953 21' Flying Cloud
Denver
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More plastic & photo magic
Thinking harder (but still slowly), there's more plastic in the rear tail light lens and in the large forward fixed side windows, which are made of plexiglass, and perhaps in some of the smalller front, rear and side operable windows, which also may be made of plexiglass. Drip, drip, drip.
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Denver, Colorado - WBCCI Unit 24
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03-17-2006, 05:39 AM
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Rivet Master
1994 30' Excella
Currently Looking...
Milwaukee
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Welcome to the forums, what a great looking trailer you have. Looks like they did a lot of desert camping with that AC unit. Looking forward to more pics.
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Forest River Forester 2501TS
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03-17-2006, 06:08 AM
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Just an old timer...
2004 22' Interstate
Tipton
, Iowa
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I have removed inappropriate and off-topic posts from this thread. I have also edited some posts. Please stay on topic.
Roger
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AIR 2053 Current: 2004 Airstream Interstate "B-Van" T1N DODGE Sprinter
Former Airstreams: 1953 Flying Cloud, 1957 Overlander, 1961 Bambi, 1970 Safari Special, 1978 Argosy Minuet, 1985 325 Moho, 1994 Limited 34' Two-door, 1994 B190 "B-Van"
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03-17-2006, 07:52 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1958 26' Overlander
1958 22' Flying Cloud
coronado
, California
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Thank you Roger for cleaning up my thread. I appreciate it! So....about that swamp cooler. Does anyone have any idea how much something like that weighs?
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03-17-2006, 08:09 AM
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Vintage Alum. Enthusiast
1959 24' Tradewind
Phoenix
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I haven't personally seen a swamp cooler but would imagine it to weigh close to an early AC. It will take a minimum of two strong guys to take it down in one piece. Now, if you don't want it anymore, a good toss to the ground should be in order.
Brad
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