Airstream Original Trim Paint Color

[Pat Willis]

I am restoring a 1960 Airstream '18 footer' to as close to original as possible. This trailer has some window trim and rain guards, bumper and hitch painted what looks now like a faded grey. The paint that hasn't been exposed to sunlight looks either very dark grey or black. Does anyone know what the original color was?

[azflycaster]

Welcome to the forums and congratulation on your first post.
As far as I know the window trip and drip trip should all be unpainted aluminum. The hitch was a silver/gray. Here is a link to several pictures that might help:
60_18foot

[CaddyGrn]

Welcome to the forums!

I think everything is aluminum in color except for a tiny bit of Airstream Blue on the banana belt and the Airstream logo on the trailer. You might check out the archives at Vintage Airstream...

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[Mexray]

Anyone know where you can buy a pint of the Airstream Blue? I want to repaint the 'Airstream' nameplate letters, etc....I guess there's always the MotherShip HQ's...

[GreatPumpkin]

Originally Posted by Mexray

Anyone know where you can buy a pint of the Airstream Blue? I want to repaint the 'Airstream' nameplate letters, etc....I guess there's always the MotherShip HQ's...

Rustoleum "Royal Blue" is as close as most have been able to get. I used it to restore my nameplates, and they turned out great.

JB

[Mexray]

Thanks...I'll take a look at the Royal Blue...I tried to mix something close but didn't get close...

[GreatPumpkin]

See the following posts for how mine turned out:

http://www.airforums.com/forums/419476-post112.html

http://www.airforums.com/forums/419478-post113.html

http://www.airforums.com/forums/419485-post114.html

[Pat Willis]

Originally Posted by azflycaster

Welcome to the forums and congratulation on your first post.
As far as I know the window trip and drip trip should all be unpainted aluminum. The hitch was a silver/gray. Here is a link to several pictures that might help:
60_18foot

Thanks Richard. The trailer has never had any work done on it and the paint looks so old and faded I am having a hard time imagining that it isn't original. I do recall seeing one trailer with painted trim (other than Airstream blue) many years ago, so I think I'm on the right track. I have a few 'posts' on other Airstream sites and am hoping someone can give me a definitive answer.