johnnylawless wrote:
westend wrote:
The front window cover can be mended with fiberglass mat and resin, it's too nice to just replace.
Removing all the old white paint and polishing it to a brilliant shine, then coating it so it won't immediately oxidize is not trivial. You would have 100's of hours into a project like that. A better solution is to leave the existing paint on, prime the exposed parts. and repaint. I repainted the bulk of my 22' trailer in an afternoon but I have professional spray gear.
At this point in your RV career, you should be looking at the roof, siding, and windows to make sure there is not ONE little leak. This will be the most important thing you ever do to keep the old gal in good shape. Look around on here to see what others do.
Welcome to the Forum!
I was afraid of that regarding stripping. If it were a collectible trailer I might consider it, but I will heed your advice on this one.
The front window cover is very brittle, you can poke through it with your finger. Thus, I don't believe it's worth saving :( I was thinking a sign company could cut a sheet of painted metal to fit, but am afraid it will rattle going down the road.
The bathroom has been redone, along with the door frame. I don't see any water damage under the sink or utility access panels, but the main floor area has been built "up" and covered with new vinyl, so it could be covering some damage. There is definitely a leak in the front window, the base of the window frame has dryrot. There's also a chewed mouse hole in my fresh water storage area!
Yeah, those fiberglass window covers do get brittle after sitting in the sun for that many years. Shame, cause the name Man-O-War is just too cool.
I replaced mine with vinyl coated aluminum panels:
If you need ideas about restoration, you can look through the link in my signature line,
The Cowboy/Hilton. I've done just about everything you can do to a trailer in that thread.
Good luck, and congrats on the new trailer. It looks to be in pretty good shape.
