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Thanks Eddie -- you've given me renewed hope -- I always enjoy reading your comments. I'll be taking a ton of before, during and after shots and will be happy to send those around. Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eddie" <Eddie@Huffstetter.com> To: <sslist@tompatterson.com> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 4:42 AM Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] replacing a floor in the Silver Streak > Jason, > I've not done your early model. Have not done SS. All are hand-made and > thus each has differences. Have done Streamline and others like Schult. > Don't think you need to pull exterior panels and suggest you don't. > Suggest doing sections at a time. Yes use marine and none other. You will > have to remove old fasteners along perimeter channel into floor as you go. > Put aluminum paint on foundation structure as you go. You don't have to > work yourself to death prepping those before painting. Rattle can and > brushing aluminum paint works good. More is better. You probably need 3/4 > and not 5/8. > > Try to take pictures B4 and after. I would like to see. Use blue tape or > other marking labels to keep up with your panels. When reinstalling panels > use temporary #8 or #6 Phillips screws to align before tightly riveting. > Use huge card board patterns for radius ends if floor too bad for pattern. > > A big tough hard job that will be so rewarding. I'm in your corner and > cheering you on. > -Eddie- > Houston, TX >
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