RE: [SilverStreak] Speaking of wood paneling ...

["Tom Casey" <tjcasey52@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I will take some pics and send as son as possible.

> Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:02:38 -0700
> From: sunni.snake@gmail.com
> To: sslist@tompatterson.com
> Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] Speaking of wood paneling ...
> 
> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 9:52 AM, Tom Casey <tjcasey52@hotmail.com
> wrote:
> 
> Sunni, Sounds like I have that same kind of veneer in my 1970 26'. Mine
> 
> was peeling badly when I got it. I have taken all the appliances out and all
> 
> the cabinet doors and draws out. I scraped any loose veneer, then sanded
> 
> smooth, primed with gripper and painted with a ralph lauren metalic paint.
> 
> They came out great.
> 
> If you have pictures of this project, I'd love to see them! Since the
> list doesn't allow attachments, you can send them to me at
> sunni.snake@gmail.com .
> 
> 
> I also sanded primed and painted every hinge. Now I am
> 
> working on the inside. Should be done in about two weeks. I hope. It's alot of
> 
> work but I think it will be worth it, and probably alot easier then ripping
> 
> everything out and rebuilding. Maybe someone else has another solution if you
> 
> don't want to paint.
> 
> I'm undecided about whether I want to do a complete rebuild of the
> interior at this point. But my trailer is still new to me, so I'm not
> in any hurry ... I'm going to learn my way around her, so to speak,
> live in her a while, and then make some decisions that should be
> better-informed by the experience.
> 
> Have you considered joining the Airstream forum
> (http://www.airforums.com/forums/), and sharing your knowledge in
> their 'Vintage Kin" board? There's some good information there
> already, and if the forum that was associated with this list is going
> to be down for a while, that board might be the best alternative.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Sunni
>