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10-14-2005, 10:10 PM
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Lay some skin on me brotha !!
I am helping a friend do some repairs on a 62 Bam. We will be needing some small pieces of vintage alum to cover up some nasty blow out tears.
Looking for maybe a 3'X3' section. Anybody got some vintage skin??
And yes I'll be polishing it.
DMC
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10-15-2005, 11:09 AM
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Rivet Master  
, Minnesota
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Where are you located?
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10-15-2005, 11:11 AM
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4 Rivet Member
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Where you say??
Chicagoland ... Home of the White Sox (and the Cubbie Bears)
DMC
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10-15-2005, 12:08 PM
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Just an old timer...
2022 27' Globetrotter
Tipton
, Iowa
Join Date: Mar 2003
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It's what happens when you blow up a Bambi too big!!! 
Sorry... couldn't help m'self!
Nah... seriously, when a tire fails at speed, the tire parts that remain attached to the carcass beat the inside of the wheel wells really badly. Typically the skin over and around the wheel well can be severely damaged by tread flapping at 60mph.
Roger
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Airstreams Emeritus: 1953 Flying Cloud, 1957 Overlander, 1961 Bambi, 1970 Safari Special, 1978 Argosy Minuet, 1985 325 Moho, 1994 Limited 34' two-door, 1994 B190, 2004 Interstate T1N, 2020 GT 23 FBQ
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10-15-2005, 01:41 PM
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4 Rivet Member
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Blowout
As in tire blow out,
That can cause damage to the surounding wheel well area.
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10-15-2005, 04:23 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Flying Cloud
Durango
, Colorado
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: 1975 25' Tradewind
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Why don't you just buy new skin - it has not changed at all.....
Ken
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1956 Flying Cloud
Founder :
Four Corners Unit
Albuquerque National Balloon Fiesta
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Vintage Trailer Academy - Formerly the original
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10-15-2005, 05:05 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1961 26' Overlander
Gabriola Island
, British Columbia
Join Date: Aug 2003
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What you need is a piece of .040" 2024-t3 aluminum.Easy to order online or try a metal recycler near your local big airport.
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10-15-2005, 11:37 PM
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Creampuff
2022 27' Flying Cloud
2016 25' International
Airstream - Other
Malibu
, California
Join Date: Apr 2002
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Originally Posted by airstreamcaravel
I am helping a friend do some repairs on a 62 Bam. We will be needing some small pieces of vintage alum to cover up some nasty blow out tears.
Looking for maybe a 3'X3' section. Anybody got some vintage skin??
And yes I'll be polishing it.
DMC
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I am re-skinning a streetside sheet on 'the 'Puff' in about a month if you're willing to wait. I'll have a decent section that large. But ,yes, new 2024 is good too, and maybe more local!
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Murray
AIR #189
"If aluminum isn't magnetic- why am I so attracted to to it?" 
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10-15-2005, 11:44 PM
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4 Rivet Member
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2024??
Sorry but I can't wait till then!! Unless you could transport some from the future!! Now seriously the owner and I would prefer vintage alum ... if nothing else to match the polishing effort and "patina".
DMC
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10-16-2005, 12:06 AM
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4 Rivet Member
1961 26' Overlander
Gabriola Island
, British Columbia
Join Date: Aug 2003
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If the trailer is polished the new Alclad 2024 will match.
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10-16-2005, 12:09 AM
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4 Rivet Member
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Oh silly me !!
I thought 2024 was the year of the trailer it would be from ...
See my thumb ... I'm so dumb !!
DMC
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10-16-2005, 08:24 AM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Flying Cloud
Durango
, Colorado
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: 1975 25' Tradewind
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Yeah I did the same wheel well repair on my 58 - matches perfect and polishes up just fine.....
Ken
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1956 Flying Cloud
Founder :
Four Corners Unit
Albuquerque National Balloon Fiesta
Rally
Vintage Trailer Academy - Formerly the original
restoration rally
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11-25-2005, 10:57 AM
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Creampuff
2022 27' Flying Cloud
2016 25' International
Airstream - Other
Malibu
, California
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 527
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Still need???
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Originally Posted by Creampuff
I am re-skinning a streetside sheet on 'the 'Puff' in about a month if you're willing to wait. I'll have a decent section that large. But ,yes, new 2024 is good too, and maybe more local!
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DMC- I've got some 'skin for ya brotha' if you still need it.
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Murray
AIR #189
"If aluminum isn't magnetic- why am I so attracted to to it?"
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