Re: [A/S] 57 Silver Streak no.208

--- In AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com, Hunter Hampton <airstreamingypsy@...> wrote:
>
> pergle wrote:
> > Hello all; I've put together a photo album of the resto of the
> > exterior of my 57 S.S.if anyone wants to have a look or if yer
> > thinkin of taking on a job like this, you will know what yer in for.
> > Also the interior pics are posted and will be up-dated. I'm going to
> > get around to putting together an album of roadside derelict and
> > other trailers of interest. You know the ones. You see them in a
> > field, dumped over a hill or in a junk yard mostly along two lane
> > black tops when yer not slabbin it. I'll also post pics of the ones
> > you see when you go around the block cause you're lost and, there it
> > is! Until the next time --- Glenn P. 57 S.Streak - "The Breeze"
> >
> Hi Glenn,
>
> Your trailer looks amazing.... of course there should be a
> caution....once you start polishing its a life long proposition.....
>
> The minute you quite the polish started to tarnish <g>
>
> Very informative though.... thanks for sharing.
>
> Hunter
>
Howdy; Yeah, I know about that. This trailer had a pretty nice natural patina maybe cause it came from Arkansas? But it also had some bad places where it looked as if something corrosive had been splashed on it. Not too visible from the pics but up close, bad. I had no choice but to polish the spots and you know what that means.You're commited to the whole thing. Although not a show trailer by any means,I still wanted it to look reasonably good.I didn't do the very top panel of the roof.Mostly truckers and people on bridge over-passes will know. Ha!The guy that sold me the Metal Armor stuff(snake oil?) told me that it will slow that somewhat and allow it to turn slowly back to a natural, even patina if you don't maintain it, which was my goal. I don't want to become a slave to maintaining the shine. As time passes, I'll let ya know how it turns out.
Glenn P.

__._,_.___

Messages in this topic (3)

Recent Activity:

• New Members 5
• New Photos 47

To unsubscribe from this group, go to http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/AirstreamList/ and unsubscribe. To suspend delivery while traveling, simply change the delivery option to No Mail-Web only.

This site is not sponsored by or affiliated in any way with Airstream Inc, Thor Inc, or the WBCCI.