1967 Overlander beltline

[mukluk25]

Hello, can anyone show or tell me what the beltline looked like on my trailer originally? I have removed the trim for polishing and am ready to put it back on. Does the beltline just go back on with blue painted rivets? Was the center painted? I am pretty sure that there is not supposed to be a rubber insert for 1967. Any help would be appreciated. thanks

[kevinb]

go to vintageairstream.com you will find pics that will help you

Kevin

no rubber insert on my 68

[eubank]

I paint the inside of our trim on the 67. Get yourself some brush-on (not spray-on) oil paint. The color matches Krylon Blue spray. Then grab a small brush and a good, clean rag. Paint into the depressed area in the middle; wipe off excess from the raised rib.

I've been preparing a bunch of rivets for reinstallation of our trim, which I've pre-painted using the method above. Drilled a bunch of slightly oversized holes into a short piece of 2X4, filled with a bunch of rivets, and sprayed with Krylon Blue. I'm not entirely sure that the painted rivets won't lose a small amount of paint when I use them in the rivet gun down the road, but at least it'll be less touch-up than using unpainted rivets, I think.


Lynn

[ALANSD]

where do you have a beltline on yours? My 66 has only a small strip around near the bottom.

[eubank]

Our 67 has two connected strips running from the rear to several feet behind the door, and a larger strip running around the front and most of the rear. Pic attached.

Lynn

[ALANSD]

Must be an International model. Mine does not have that upper one only the lower. Looks nice though. You could buy vinyl striping and put that in there, I have doen my lower one with black and red. ( Go UGA Dawgs)

[mukluk25]

Originally Posted by ALANSD

where do you have a beltline on yours? My 66 has only a small strip around near the bottom.

Here's my un-restored beltline.

[mukluk25]

Thanks Lynn, do you have the specific Krylon blue to match? It seems they have a lot of blues. The one that looks closest to me is their True Blue? Steve

Originally Posted by eubank

I paint the inside of our trim on the 67. Get yourself some brush-on (not spray-on) oil paint. The color matches Krylon Blue spray. Then grab a small brush and a good, clean rag. Paint into the depressed area in the middle; wipe off excess from the raised rib.

I've been preparing a bunch of rivets for reinstallation of our trim, which I've pre-painted using the method above. Drilled a bunch of slightly oversized holes into a short piece of 2X4, filled with a bunch of rivets, and sprayed with Krylon Blue. I'm not entirely sure that the painted rivets won't lose a small amount of paint when I use them in the rivet gun down the road, but at least it'll be less touch-up than using unpainted rivets, I think.


Lynn

[eubank]

Ok, I just ran out and checked. It's Krylon Gloss True Blue.

Lynn

Originally Posted by mukluk25

Thanks Lynn, do you have the specific Krylon blue to match? It seems they have a lot of blues. The one that looks closest to me is their True Blue? Steve

[mukluk25]

Thanks everyone for your help. This part of the project is coming along well. Does anyone have a good way to straighten the beltline back out? I assume it wasnt glued originally ('67 Overlander). It has a few areas where it is bent a little bit and not flush to the body. Is gluing a no no (I spent the good part of a day getting silicone off of the body from the previous owner) The beltline is off the the trailer should I just try to manipulate it by hand? Thanks

[eubank]

Is it bent such that parts of it stand out from the rig (or in)? Or is the bent part along the lenth of the piece so that it's not straight from front to back?

Lynn

[mukluk25]

Originally Posted by mukluk25

Hello, can anyone show or tell me what the beltline looked like on my trailer originally? I have removed the trim for polishing and am ready to put it back on. Does the beltline just go back on with blue painted rivets? Was the center painted? I am pretty sure that there is not supposed to be a rubber insert for 1967. Any help would be appreciated. thanks

Originally Posted by eubank

Is it bent such that parts of it stand out from the rig (or in)? Or is the bent part along the lenth of the piece so that it's not straight from front to back?

Lynn

It's bent such that it is not flush with the body of the airstream. In other words it bows out from the body. It is straight front to back.

[eubank]

Humm. I had a slight bend in ours. I placed it on a clean, long piece of cardboard over a clean, flat concrete floor and used a rubber mallet. Hit it gently along (more than) the length of the bent area. It'll take many hits, all very, very gentle.

Lynn

[mukluk25]

Originally Posted by eubank

Humm. I had a slight bend in ours. I placed it on a clean, long piece of cardboard over a clean, flat concrete floor and used a rubber mallet. Hit it gently along (more than) the length of the bent area. It'll take many hits, all very, very gentle.

Lynn

Thanks Lynn, I cannot lie it on the ground because the rear ends curve quite a bit. Maybe I need to build a long table and let the tail end hang off, then try your technique. Thanks for the help. Steve

[falcon-N-Air]

I hope to be able to find the piece for the bottom of our Coach sometime, as the PO must have had it off at some point of time and it never got replaced. All the rest is in place and in good shape. If any members know of a source for this I would really appreciate the heads up!