Replaced water filler and replaced porch light

before light was replaced

Could not find an original water filler worth anything and decided to replace it with a marine water filter which we purchased at Boatersland Marine.  It is a Scandvik Deckfill Water filler and we think it looks nice.  We also got an original porch light off ebay and replaced the bulb inside with a livewell LED light  from West Marine which fit snugly inside of it.  The light is fairly dim which I like since it is not a bug attractor but it is enough to see the handle and unlock the door.  Outer surface of chrome light has some chrome defects but decided not to rechrome it due to cost.

March 2011 While at Colin Hyde Trailer Restorations Fantastic Fan and Door Hinge Replacement

Door hinges were worked on while at Colin's.  We are so not about to lose the door-within-a-door which is one of our favorite features of our trailer.  We also had Colin put in a deadbolt so that the suicide door won't fly open while travelling down the highway.  Since we live in Vermont, we elected to yank the old non-original airconditioner and have it replaced with two new fantastic fans.  It gives the outer trailer a more original appearance and we love the new profile!

March 2011 While at Colin Hyde Trailer Restorations

Waiting for Hurricane Irene to hit and for us to lose power I thought I would add a few more photos from when are airstream was at Colin's.  Here are some photos of her awning rail being replaced since it was completely destroyed when a previous owner had attached a porch roof to it (ugh!).  Wheel wells were worked on with new Carlisle tires, new emblems from Vintage Trailer supply being attached, and new lights being added.  Various patches were added as well.

July .. Insulating trailer

We hemmed and hawed about how to insulate our trailer and decided to go with Colin Hyde's approach. We used Reflectix on the outer skin with no spacers and then placed Safetouch by Dow in the interior.  Safetouch is made up of polyester fibers and is considered a "green" product.  You can work with it with your bare hands and since I absolutely HATE the pink itchy  formaldehyde-infused stuff it was a no brainer for us.  Even though it won all sorts of awards it is now being discontinued (probably due to price).  Now that it is on clearance, it is actually cheaper than the pink stuff.    It was slightly harder to work with since it did not divide evenly-you have to split the R-13 batting into two halves in order to fit in within the skin.   The reflectix actually pressed easily into the frame.  In areas that did not have a frame we used a 3M adhesive spray which also worked really well.

Painting A frame, bumper, and step with POR 15 Stirling Silver

In July we painted the exposed chassis, step, and bumper with a topcoat of POR 15 Stirling Silver.  Thought I would share photos with you all.  A little POR 15 topcoat goes a long way.....it is almost like painting with a thin liquid mercury.  Very strange paint but we got great results!

Putting interior panels in

Nothing is ever easy on this trailer.  Placed the lower street side mid panel in and things were going swimmingly until we realized the panel is now a wee bit too long.  The new floor and new axle must have shifted things up a bit.  Off the panel went and we had to trim the lower edge just a smidge so it can fit back in.  Above are the photos when we realized the panel was too long!

My sister's blog on helping us put in the endcaps! Too funny!

Putting the end cap back in!