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08-30-2004, 07:57 AM
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Rivet Master 
1967 26' Overlander
Huntsville
, Alabama
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Run his prints, Danno...
Preparing for a trip next week to Disneyworld, I Walbernized (Walbernize is a wax for Airstreams) my Overlander for the first time since getting it this past December. Before that, it had probably been more than 20 years since anything was done to the skin.
Interesting thing is that several distinct hand smudges became apparent after the Walbernize was hand buffed off. The picture below shows the best example. In it you can see where someone layed his palm on the skin before the TV antenna was mounted. It had to have happened at the factory.
The print appears to be on the aluminum skin, and not on the clearcoat.
Although most of the clearcoat on the roof has eroded away, the clearcoat on the sides of the Overlander came out looking pretty good.
I just thought it was interesting.
Tom
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08-30-2004, 11:18 AM
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Rivet Master 
1966 26' Overlander
Woodstock
, Georgia
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 8,525
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interesting, at least it wasn't a butt print
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08-30-2004, 11:20 AM
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Rivet Master
1967 26' Overlander
Huntsville
, Alabama
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 3,013
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Originally Posted by ALANSD
interesting, at least it wasn't a butt print
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Hmm, maybe that's what was on a rear panel 
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08-30-2004, 02:41 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
Join Date: May 2004
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Looks good Tom!
So you just washed it and waxed it with Walbernize?
Ken
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08-30-2004, 02:53 PM
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Rivet Master
1967 26' Overlander
Huntsville
, Alabama
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 3,013
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Originally Posted by TroutStream
So you just washed it and waxed it with Walbernize?
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Yes, I was a little surprised myself!
Tom
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08-30-2004, 03:39 PM
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Moderator
2004 30' Classic Slideout
Fenton
, Missouri
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Just curious. Walbernize has a few different products to use, dependent upon the finish of your trailer. Which one did you use?
Jack
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'04 Classic 30' S.O.,'03 GMC Savana 2500,'14 Honda CTX 700
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08-30-2004, 04:03 PM
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Just an old timer...
2004 22' Interstate
Tipton
, Iowa
Join Date: Mar 2003
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I am an FBI trained, court-qualified fingerprint examiner. I did a comparison based on the photo supplied. That hand print belongs to Jimmy Hoffa. OK, Tom, I have a few questions for you... 
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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08-30-2004, 04:31 PM
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Rivet Master
2019 25' Flying Cloud
Airstream - Other
Airstream - Other
North Central Texas
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Could be 'Etching'
The acids in our skin can & do 'etch' metal. Especially non-anodized aluminum. If the print is under a clear-coat there is not much you can do without removing the coating. If it is in the coating there is a product I've just heard of called 'Nanowax' that might help. I'm going to try it later this week on some minor scratches in the clear-coat of our A/S. Walbernize will not remove the ones I'm referring to.
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08-30-2004, 05:27 PM
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Rivet Master
1967 26' Overlander
Huntsville
, Alabama
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 3,013
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Didn't know I had a choice
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Originally Posted by jcanavera
Just curious. Walbernize has a few different products to use, dependent upon the finish of your trailer. Which one did you use?
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I used Steve's offering at Airstreamdreams.com
Tom
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08-30-2004, 06:28 PM
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Retired.
Currently Looking...
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Originally Posted by 85MH325
I am an FBI trained, court-qualified fingerprint examiner. I did a comparison based on the photo supplied. That hand print belongs to Jimmy Hoffa. OK, Tom, I have a few questions for you...
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Last I heard, Jimmy Hoffa was up North, and now is in real estate...
Terry
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08-30-2004, 07:44 PM
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Rivet Master
2019 25' Flying Cloud
Airstream - Other
Airstream - Other
North Central Texas
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Originally Posted by argosy20
Last I heard, Jimmy Hoffa was up North, and now is in real estate...
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And all along I thought Jimmy was now into Interstate overpass foundations!  ...Is that considered real estate?? 
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08-31-2004, 07:51 AM
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2004 30' Classic Slideout
Fenton
, Missouri
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Originally Posted by Ed & Debbie
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Naw, I heard that the folks looking for the WMD in Iraq found him there......
Jack
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'04 Classic 30' S.O.,'03 GMC Savana 2500,'14 Honda CTX 700
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08-31-2004, 07:56 AM
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2004 30' Classic Slideout
Fenton
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Join Date: Mar 2002
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Originally Posted by tcwilliams
I used Steve's offering at Airstreamdreams.com
Tom |
The folks at Walbernize told me that the Super Seal is their suggested product for the precoated Alcoa finishes or a trailer that has been recently clear coated. It has the least amount of abraisives in it. Dependent upon how much oxidation you had, there are two other grades of the Walbernize product that might just get that hand print out. You can check out the Walbernize site at www.walbernize.com
Regards,
Jack
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