1965 Shasta Travel Trailer Renovation
My son has a 1965 Shasta travel trailer that he is renovating. He asked about sand-blasting the aluminum before painting. I have no experience along this line. Any suggestions? GM
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Shasta did a beautiful job prepping/painting those old trailers- most of them just sort of fade rather than peel.
Unless this is an exception and the old paint is peeling your son would be wise to refrain from stripping down to bare aluminum by any means. Aluminum requires special prep for paint to adhere properly- why waste the work that Shasta already did?
If the paint that's still on that puppy is still well adhered, thorough cleaning and perhaps light wetsanding without breaking through the paint should provide an excellent bonding surface for a new topcoat.
Unless this is an exception and the old paint is peeling your son would be wise to refrain from stripping down to bare aluminum by any means. Aluminum requires special prep for paint to adhere properly- why waste the work that Shasta already did?
If the paint that's still on that puppy is still well adhered, thorough cleaning and perhaps light wetsanding without breaking through the paint should provide an excellent bonding surface for a new topcoat.
