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Originally Posted by DonFitz
Hi there! After talking about it for a couple of years my baby and I decided to buy an Airstream through E Bay. No horror stories...we had an honorable seller and it was a positive experience! We picked it up a few weeks ago and started our "stewardship" of this great silver beast. It's a 1970 Overlader Intl Double, and while the prev owner did some very nice upgrades (new A/C, TV antenna, power tongue lift) the interior has thankfully been left alone and is in very good condition. We took it on a trial weekend to Copper Falls State Park in far northern Wisc - and despite the constant rain and chill in the air the AS was cozy and we had a great time! Now that we've had it a few weeks I'm thinking about what we can do to restore it, and I need some advice. At one point there was some kind of a royal blue striping tape that covered rivets in an accent channel along the bottom measuring about 3/4 inch wide, and there's a smaller stripe about 1/4 inch wide needing to be replaced as well...any idea where you can get that tape?
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Some of that is available from Airstream, in large rolls only, as far as I know. InlandRV used to carry it. They are a forum member.
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Originally Posted by DonFitz
Also about 1/3 of the roof, and starting to creep down the sides, the clearcoat is missing, and the finish looks dull. Is there a way a do it yourselfer can repair that?
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Clearcoat failure is very common. You can strip the entire trailer, and have it re-applied, or polish the beast. Search for clear coat, there's lots of info on this.
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Originally Posted by DonFitz
I'm planning to get some paint to touch up the faded blue paint accents around the tailights and the AS logos front and rear.
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Some forum member have used Rustoleum's Royal Blue. A close match.
Welcome to the forums, btw.