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>From: BillScott <wescott50@webtv.net>
>Mike and Lisa, I think the cabinets on the interior shots of Gunther
>Hauer's 49 Airsream in the Classic RV website are covered with stainless
>steel.....................................................
Hi everyone,
I have just joined this list after being unsubscribed to the "other" list
for a long time mostly because of the mail volume and my lack of interestin
most
of the threads discussed there. I was pleased to discover a new listafter a
recent visit to the Airstream.net website and am glad to see that thislist
is more focused on restoration topics.
Coming in a bit late on this thread, I have some comments. I have seenthe
Hauer trailer up close and personal and he/they (Classic RV) has donea
great job in redoing it. It is not a restoration. With the exceptionof the
body, everything has been customized or redone, including the axlesand
wheels. If you just take the body and frame as a blank canvas, youreally
can do anything you want. While it is visually striking, it is not"warm and
fuzzy" which after all is what Airstream interiors were designed tobe
(whether they succeed or not is another topic). I found the experienceof
sitting in it mildly unpleasant, the atmosphere cold and sterile. It'sall
mirror polished with stainless steel cabinets and shelve. While looking
cool, like really modern furniture, it's ultimately uncomfortable.That
said, when it came time to strip and repaint the interior of my trailer,a
1948 Liner, I decided to go with a polished interior. So much for first
impressions. However I have come around to painting it again, becauseof the
reasons above and because it is actually disorienting to sit insidesuch a
polished dome. I am leaving the very top center panels and a panelover the
stove polished as my token to the ultra cool. I will probably do something
with that too after living with it for a while.
>Does anyone
>have a suggested paint stripper that will take the paint off without
>hurting affecting the aluminum?
Almost any stripper you can buy retail is not strong enough to hurtthe
metal, you will find the effectiveness will vary.
A good idea is to apply the stripper and then cover it with 2 mil orso
plastic from the paint store. It keeps it from evaporating and allowsit to
remove more paint. Ideally, you should be able to remove the pasticand the
paint at the same time!
BTW, has anyone chromed the original bullet sidelights and plumbingvent
fittings of a 60's era trailer? I know you can buy new lights. notthe same.
Rodger McBride
1964 Bambi II
1948 Liner