My first trailer:
1983 Man-O-War
My wife and I were coming back from the Florida beach and started talking about all the campers. Turns out it's been a dream of both of ours to own a camper! I've been a tent camper all my life, but I've got nothing to prove anymore ๐
Barely had a chance to clean it, got it yesterday and me and my daughter went drive way camping last night!
Questions:
* The windshield screen/awning is old and cracked. It's a plastic insert in a steel frame. What is this called and what is an easy way to replace it?
* Should I cover or replace the rusted screws?
* The wheel wheel covers are just ruined. One side looks like it popped off and they just re-screwed it making new holes.
* The siding is aluminum and there is some silver shining beneath the white paint in places. Is it possible (and cheap) to strip the white paint from the siding and have a silver ham can?
* Any easy fixes to make it look less....old? We are going to go retro on the inside (think sky blue and lime green, maybe some polka dots). I dream of a Streamline, but this is a first run for $1500 to see if we even use the camper.
UPDATE 8/25/2014:
$40 paint, $20 stain, 12*2=24 hours work:
$35 for fabric, will make cushion covers this week:
1983 Man-O-War
My wife and I were coming back from the Florida beach and started talking about all the campers. Turns out it's been a dream of both of ours to own a camper! I've been a tent camper all my life, but I've got nothing to prove anymore ๐
Barely had a chance to clean it, got it yesterday and me and my daughter went drive way camping last night!
Questions:
* The windshield screen/awning is old and cracked. It's a plastic insert in a steel frame. What is this called and what is an easy way to replace it?
* Should I cover or replace the rusted screws?
* The wheel wheel covers are just ruined. One side looks like it popped off and they just re-screwed it making new holes.
* The siding is aluminum and there is some silver shining beneath the white paint in places. Is it possible (and cheap) to strip the white paint from the siding and have a silver ham can?
* Any easy fixes to make it look less....old? We are going to go retro on the inside (think sky blue and lime green, maybe some polka dots). I dream of a Streamline, but this is a first run for $1500 to see if we even use the camper.
UPDATE 8/25/2014:
$40 paint, $20 stain, 12*2=24 hours work:
$35 for fabric, will make cushion covers this week:
