Re: [VAL] Hoo, boy! RE: 1956 Caravanner Skin Care

["Tom" <tmeeker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fine.  But, the only sealant that is needed is "between" the laminated
sheets of aluminum - where they overlap which is where the rivets are
placed.  Overlapped can also be applied to where stringers and ribs are
attached to the outer skin.

If there is sprayed on sealant that isn't "sealing" metal at joints and it's
falling down or coming off - no big deal.  The older Airstream trailers were
built with *clad* aluminum - a coating of 100% pure aluminum that would
naturally form an oxide coating that will *protect* the underlying aluminum
alloy metal.

No reason to panic if sprayed on sealant, sprayed on bare metal, comes off.

I have yet to see any Airstream trailers, no matter how bad and mistreated,
with rotted aluminum caused by corrosion from the inside out.  Have you?

Tom
WBCCI 5303