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From www.Spartantrailer.com (interior restoration) Before any refinishing was done all leaks in the trailer had to be sealed. I used a liquid seam sealing product called Capt. Tolly’s. This is a marine product which has a capillary action by which it draws itself into the crack and hardens. Vulkem 116 Sealant was used for larger Daniel Riedemann is a native of Kansas and fifth generation carpenter who learned specialty restoration from his father and grandfather. He uses his 1951 restored Spartan as an office and home away from home. He offeres his advice about green trailer restorations. Dan runs read more] This article is taken from http://www.spartantrailer.com/ about a restoration on a 1946 Spartan Manor: One of the first restoration tasks on this trailer was to make it water tight. This meant that all water leaks from the windows had to be stopped. All Ad courtesy spartantrailers.com Gaskets: http://www.restorationspecialties.com/ Window weather stripping and more: http://www.jcwhitney.com/ Aluminum sheets and rivets: http://www.airpartsinc.com/products/trailer-restoration.htm Reclaimed Wood – Resource Conservation Group http://www.resourceconservationgroup.com/ Vintage Trailer Supply [read more] Here are some remarks comes from various discussions groups and web sites about ripping out the floor and ceiling. The first post comes from Frank @ http://56spartan.blogspot.com/2010_07_01_archive.html July 6, 2010 It’s fourth of July weekend. Not exactly a weekend I want to go up Here is a picture of a kitchen vent from a 51 spartan From Spartan discussion forum: My husband and i are currently working on a 1950 Royal Mansion, she came to us gutted of all her period glory save for her stove. However we are still under her spell! We are going to outfit PIC foam with aluminum facing Credit: timelesstravel.com The good, the bad and the truly ugly truthiness of insulation. Glass Fiber Insulation Fiberglass insulation Glass fiber insulation is made or glass, new or recycled, and held together with binders. It is cheap and non-combustable. But How to polish a trailer http://www.airstreamguy.com/polishing_info This post is part of a series documenting Sam Breen’a Spartan Restoration Project. Please see his first post here and check out the archive here. The CSPA is helping Sam by serving in an advisory role, offering modest support |
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