Well, just back from a super weekend up in New England! While we arrived too late at Antiques Roadshow for filming our valuations, I may be appearing on public television stations around the country next winter extolling my excitement over my dear, beloved Rubic’s Cube. Yay! In the for what it’s worth side of this [...]
It’s a low week as far as the trailer is concerned. We’re expecting house guests in a week–and I’m about to head off for a weekend in New England. Part of that has meant getting trailer stuff out of the guest areas in the house. Why is it that the stuff that fits easily into [...]
Restoring an Airstream
Isn’t always a pleasant dream,
It always seems that something unexpected bites me in the butt,
Leaving me irritated and occasionally in sobs.
I know if I get myself out of this darn rut,
I may finish up all these bleep bleep bleeping darn jobs
Rotozips and sawzalls
Leave me dog tired so I know well
A dream trailer is [...]
Remove that adhesive in two applications! Hahahaha! That darn wall took three hours of endurance scraping and endless reapplications! They really used fantastic glue, back in the day. Tough part is, it is a truly purgatorial task to remove it. But eventually, persuasive treatment with steel wool prevailed. Then I managed to eek out two [...]
It’s exceptionally nice when a messy job requires taking a break! Today is fume day—I’ve set up a big fan in the trailer (mostly for ventilation purposes), strapped on my respirator (outfitted with new filters) and I’m doing the solvent dance! Presently, I have a half hour break while the adhesive remover gets working. Because [...]
Most of my window epic is resolved. I spent a couple of hours grinding and polishing, then I installed the lexan panel in the frame. Why lexan? We did this since it’s the front window and we don’t have a rock guard covering for it. Eventually, I hope to fabricate a covering and return glass [...]
Good news! The window mostly fits in the opening. Mostly–because the channel it hangs from was filled, but I can file that gunk out. However, it fits the space, so we are both breathing a lot easier!
Removing the old vent involved drilling out 46 rivets
This weekend, I only have today available for working on the [...]
I’m a bit late writing this, so pardon the delay! This weekend, I worked Sunday and Monday on the trailer–and I practically have finished the windows…but my efforts have led to a bit of a crisis…
You see, a cautionary tale hangs there. Late last week, I started readying the window that I had “alumiwelded”–and noticed [...]
