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07-14-2008, 09:09 AM
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Vintage Alum. Enthusiast
1959 24' Tradewind
Phoenix
, Arizona
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: I currently do not own a 2nd Airstream
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I'm Sick and Need Professional Help
At a garage sale recently, I found this aluminum lawn chair and thought right away how great it would look all polished up with the cedar wood redone. Just finished up this morning.
Why is it I feel I need to polish everything associated with my vintage Airstream? I'm sick, I know.
Brad
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4CU 2699 / AIR 10 / TAC AZ-1
I'm haunted by aluminum.
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07-14-2008, 09:10 AM
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Rivet Master 
1972 25' Tradewind
North Vancouver
, British Columbia
Join Date: Feb 2006
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I can think of worse ailments. That chair looks awesome! Although, I think it needs a matching mate to make it a pair.
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Cameron & the Labradors, Kai & Samm
North Vancouver, BC
Live! Life's a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death! - Mame Dennis
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07-14-2008, 09:17 AM
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Vintage Alum. Enthusiast
1959 24' Tradewind
Phoenix
, Arizona
Join Date: Feb 2002
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I would love for it to have a mate. I'll keep looking.
Brad
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I'm haunted by aluminum.
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07-14-2008, 09:20 AM
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Miss Rivette
1965 17' Caravel
Hell
, Michigan
Join Date: Apr 2007
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Its okay, I suffer from the same condition!
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07-14-2008, 09:25 AM
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Rivet Master
1967 22' Safari
1960 Caravel
Edmonds
, Washington
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,445
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Quote:
Originally Posted by flyfshr
Why is it I feel I need to polish everything associated with my vintage Airstream? I'm sick, I know.
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Oh good, I'm not alone. I bought a vintage cooler at an antique mall last weekend, and before the day was over, I had hauled out the can of Mother's and a stack of microfiber cloths. I stopped polishing when it hurt to look directly at it in sunlight. 
Nice chair, by the way!
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07-14-2008, 09:35 AM
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Rivet Master
1972 25' Tradewind
North Vancouver
, British Columbia
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by flyfshr
I would love for it to have a mate. I'll keep looking.
Brad
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I sense another sickness coming on! 
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Cameron & the Labradors, Kai & Samm
North Vancouver, BC
Live! Life's a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death! - Mame Dennis
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07-14-2008, 09:42 AM
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Vintage Alum. Enthusiast
1959 24' Tradewind
Phoenix
, Arizona
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Same sickness, just worse case of it. 
Brad
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I'm haunted by aluminum.
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07-14-2008, 11:07 AM
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Rivet Master
1994 30' Excella
alexandria
, Kentucky
Join Date: Aug 2004
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WOW! That is one dag gone good looking chair. Is obsessive compulsive in your lexicon?
got to polish something, got to polish something, got to polish something,
got to polish something, got to polish something, got to polish something,
got to polish something, got to polish something, got to polish something,
got to polish something, got to polish something, got to polish something,
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07-14-2008, 11:18 AM
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Moderator
1968 17' Caravel
Battle Ground
, Washington
Join Date: Dec 2002
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What is wrong for you people? I have a good mind to invite you all over to dinner and leave a few jars of polish and some cloths next to my trailer and let nature take it's course 
Awesome chair, BTW!
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07-14-2008, 11:20 AM
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Rivet Master
1960 22' Safari
in the wilderness
, The great Mojave Desert
Join Date: Jun 2006
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As addictions go you could have worse ones.
This one gives you excercise and doesn't hold the threat of jail and with some effort on your part it probably won't lead to divorce either.
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I'd rather be boon docking in the desert.
WBCCI 3344 FCU
AIR# 13896
CA 4
Yes, we have courtesy parking for you. About an hour North of Los Angeles.
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07-14-2008, 05:35 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
2008 22' Sport
Lemon Grove
, California
Join Date: Apr 2008
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airstreamy....
My husband Bruce and I are also afflicted... and everywhere we go, we're always pointing out things that look --- "AIR - STREAMY"
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"It ain't no sin to be glad you're alive" - Bruce Springsteen
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07-14-2008, 05:44 PM
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Retired.
Currently Looking...
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Originally Posted by Goin camping
This one gives you excercise and doesn't hold the threat of jail and with some effort on your part it probably won't lead to divorce either.
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Obviously you haven't been caught polishing your neighbor's LP tanks at 3 am... 
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07-14-2008, 05:54 PM
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Site Team
1964 26' Overlander
1964 19' Globetrotter
OlyPen
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Quote:
Originally Posted by overlander63
Obviously you haven't been caught polishing your neighbor's LP tanks at 3 am... |
Ooh, ooh.. pick me
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07-14-2008, 06:04 PM
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Rivet Master
Airstream - Other
2016 Interstate Grand Tour Ext
Bosque Farms
, New Mexico
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Well, all I can say is that I hope that you used your Cyclo to do the polishing.
Lynn
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07-14-2008, 06:22 PM
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Site Team
2002 25' Safari
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Brad,
I want to help...
I can have my Trade Wind parked in your side yard in about an hour. Go crazy and polish all you want. Maybe that would be the best therapy.
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Richard
Wally Byam Airstream Club 7513
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07-14-2008, 06:25 PM
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Vintage Alum. Enthusiast
1959 24' Tradewind
Phoenix
, Arizona
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: I currently do not own a 2nd Airstream
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That's not good therapy at all. First of all, it would be outdoors and you know what its like out there. Second, mine is at the head of the line for another annual polishing, although its been 4 years. Third, yours looks just fine the way it is.
Brad
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4CU 2699 / AIR 10 / TAC AZ-1
I'm haunted by aluminum.
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07-14-2008, 07:07 PM
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Rivet Master
1972 25' Tradewind
North Vancouver
, British Columbia
Join Date: Feb 2006
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How about you come up to British Columbia? Bring your fly rods and polishing gear. You can help cure your illness on my trailer between hatches. 
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Cameron & the Labradors, Kai & Samm
North Vancouver, BC
Live! Life's a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death! - Mame Dennis
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07-14-2008, 08:03 PM
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Rivet Master
1977 27' Overlander
Trotwood
, Ohio
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Hummmmm this is the worst outbreak of ALUMINITIS I have seen. I'm sorry I'm of no help cause I have it too. Everytime I get near that trailer I have the urge to work on it.
I just don't know.
Roger
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07-14-2008, 08:08 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,637
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The chair looks great! I too suffer from the disease. I just found out the rims on my Vespa are aluminum under the dull grey paint.....humm....they would look so gooood shineyyyy! My husband has told me to stop the insanity! (I still think they'd look better shiny!)
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Becky
1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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07-14-2008, 08:49 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
2007 25' International CCD
1964 19' Globetrotter
2012 Interstate Coach
vero beach
, Florida
Join Date: Mar 2005
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aluminitis maximus
Quote:
Originally Posted by flyfshr
At a garage sale recently, I found this aluminum lawn chair and thought right away how great it would look all polished up with the cedar wood redone. Just finished up this morning.
Why is it I feel I need to polish everything associated with my vintage Airstream? I'm sick, I know.
Brad
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Yes you are very ill.
What a cool chair btw.
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07, 25' Ocean Breeze
64, 19' Globetrotter
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