Re: [VAL] Padded vinyl near air conditioner

["Fred Coldwell" <agrijeep@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Warren:

   The padded wall covering in the bedroom is the deluxe interior 
treatment for the top-of-the-line "International" trim level Airstreams 
such as your Overlander.  It serves as few purposes: insulation to keep 
the trailer a bit warmer in cold weather (while the same padding bed 
level on the walls keeps you separated from the cold metal walls during 
cold weather), insulation to keep the trailer a bit cooler when the air 
conditioner is running in hot weather, and a bit of sound deadening 
material to reduce the noise form outside sources.  1964 Airstreams with 
the less expensive Land Yacht trim had painted walls.  I don't know if 
the walls will be painted under the padding, so you might have you wife 
peek first to see.  If the walls underneath are not painted, then you 
will have to paint them or otherwise make them presentable after the 
padding is removed.  You are removing a deluxe original feature that 
many people look for when buying an old Airstream.

    The fiberglass bathroom fixtures will have great value to other 1964 
Airstream owners who may need those parts, so if you remove them 
carefully you can sell them to someone nearby (they are too large and 
floppy to be shipped long distances).  Someone might also find the 
gaucho useful.  In fact, most everything you carefully remove will have 
value to others, so please offer them for sale if your are not going to 
use them in your renovation.

    Has your wife figured out where she is going to move all the utility 
systems to that presently are located under the bathroom rear bench: 
plumbing, electrical, holding tank, etc.?  Good luck with your project.

Fred in Denver