Polishing Wars Part Two

Jestco method was started first

Not many days left to polish, but my sister came up and helped play with our polishing technique.  We decided to do what Frank suggested and do a side by side comparison of the Jestco method versus the Perfect Polish method.  It was a dreary windy day, hovering around 55 degrees and we didn't think we would be too successful with either method!  Note,  mask protection was not used since it was windy and we literally worked on it for 15 minutes.

Then we used the Perfect Polish Method

It seems like the Perfect Polish method (on right) went faster but left more oxidation behind

In the end, the results were similar...the jestco method left faint vertical scratches whereas the perfect polish method left faint rotary scratches.

The Verdict-  Still out there but we are definitely going to play with the Jestco method more.  It cut through oxidation faster and frankly is WAY cheaper than the nuvite polish.  We have another whole side of a 24 foot trailer to play with so the scientific study is not over!

Grey tank venting

So here is the story. We are totally happy that we had Colin Hyde put in two grey tanks  from Vintage Trailer Supply.  Now the bad news.... one of the tanks vented out of the floor into our alley separating the double bed and the vanities.  You see most trailers have two twin beds on either side of the the trailer which would have totally hidden the vent but in our  double bed case it sticks right out in the visible portion of our floor.  Yuck.   We thought about trying to pull the tiny middle bureau out but it would actually land right on top of the vent making the bottom section unuseable.  So we vented it as low as possible and shunted it under the bureau.   We are going to have to somehow cover it with something sturdy so that we do not inadvertantly kick it in the middle of the night on the way to the bathroom but so be it.  Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!  Sometimes you can't always get what you want (insert Rolling Stones music here!)  We are so pleased with our grey tanks that we don't really mind.

Here is the vent sticking out looking torwards the bathroom.  See how the middle bureau was inset between the two closets.   However the vent is directly in line with the cabinetry making it impossible to move the bureau forward.

We vented it with a small pipe underneath the middle bureau

Floor's eye view of the venting

Unfortunately the vent is flush with the other flanking cabinets so we can not pull the middle bureau forward

View of venting inside of the bureau around the wheel well.

Nature's Head Composting Toilet

Installation of the Nature's Head Composting toilet was extremely easy.  We had already prewired the area with 12 volts to power the internal muffin fan and we drilled a hole through the bathroom wall into our utility closet for the vent tubing.  Two "L" shaped brackets attached the toilet to the floor and we were "good to go"  so to speak!!  The toilet fit nicely into the area that are black tank/original toilet was. So far we have been extremely happy with it.  Absolutely no smells are noted.   

The cabinet adjacent to the toile can still be utilized.  The panel front is on a hinge so that you can remove the panel completely. This was original to the trailer.

Simple brackets attach it to the plywood floor

Note the toilet is vented behind the last Fantastic Fan.  We had picked up this vent and although it is not original it at least tries to be period correct.  It is made of aluminum and we used screen over the vent holes to minimize hornet nesting


Forgot to show everyone the inside of the closet where the venting went.  It merged with the gray tank venting and went out through the original black tank vent opening.  The portion outside of the closet area should be covered by the bathroom wooden partition that holds the privacy curtain.