The Vintage Airstream Podcast

Listener question: Painting bathroom fixtures Listener question: Polishers in Michigan Listener question: Crime to paint an Airstream? Listener question: ’65 Caravel questions Listener question: Brakes on a ’63 Bambi Ambassador Update Grey tank mounted Keep right Bathroom plumbed with SeaTech fittings City water inlet installed They ALL leak! Wires, wires, everywhere Peacocks vs. Free Wifi Lifeline AGM battery from Best Converter Vintage Trailer Supply windows seals What’s a jalousie window? Listener question: What to do with a ’53 Flying Cloud? Sure…. I’ll do it! Rusted solid! Tire troubles Ronny to the rescue! The real adventure begins Sparks everywhere There’s the tire, and the wheel, and the hub…! Won’t tow again without safety skids Hunt for new bearings on a Sunday Send in the Pro’s The point system, Rob’s the two-time loser We’re in trouble 5 year old and wheel grease 1953 spare tire, jewel of the day Thanks to NY State Troopers I’ve always wanted my own Airstream

Cold dents Replacing outriggers for the steps Shower paneling Building bulkhead walls What’s a rivnut? Missing gaucho Worth more to keep original? Restoring the interior wood

His excellency wants RV’s Painting interior panels Replacing the gaucho 1949 Prairie Schooner rebuild Do I need to seal rivets? What can I replace window glass with? How to rebuilt jalousie windows? Running a fridge off solar? Trailer power explained Wood stoves for trailers

Finding the perfect trailer Not practical to have a polished trailer Swift video inspiration Nuvite – polish of choice Low speed compounding Aluminum is porous Altering aluminum: Abrading, Burnishing, Coating Compounding horsepower reshapes the aluminum Problems with wet sanding The different polish gradesWhich grade should I use? Filiform corrosion explained Acid etching for severe corrosion Alumiprep 33 Develop a polishing system How to use a compounder Learning the techniques DeWalt DW-130 compounder – high torque low RPM Cyclo polisher – The finishing step Why people skip the compounding and go straight to the cycloing What is a cyclo? Sweatshirt material on the cyclo is the key CycloWraps Innovations: Compounding, Sweatshirt material, Micro fiber cloths Cleanliness is very important for polishing Prepare a polishing kit Cyclo usage techniques How much polish does it take? The learning process Tips and Tricks Arlen and Shirley’s website

How to remove an hehr vent Attaching a subfloor with screws and bolts Leaky ’66 Overlander in a tornado Repairing skin slices Fixing a sagging door on a ’67 Swaying pucker moments Buying restoration supplies Modifying the frame Toilet too high!

117 Trailers Opening tune from the campfire! Jim and Patsy sing us a didy! Tim turns 49. Still vintage. Lexi Kingsinton fulltimer 100 year anniversary in 2019 A large variety of vintage trailers Karen - Sword swallow and graphic artist Alice - 1948 Airstream Liner to restore and a 2004 Airstream International Hunter Hampton - Airstream Courtesy Parking Facebook Page

Colin’s new torsion axles Tim’s battery test Solar test. Updating tank and voltage monitors Installing a subfloor Elevator bolts vs self-tapping screws Adhesive on the subfloor to frame? Seams in the subfloor Towing with a six cylinder Tacoma Single vs dual axle Modifying a trailer for a toy Harley Modifying a grey tank sensor Compartment door not water tight

Never rains in CA Lifeline AGM’s last a long time Colin’s Optima AGM lasted 9 years Lithium converters available Lithium battery advantages Trailers still shipped with single-stage charger Single-stage converter vs multi-stage Six volt vs 12 volt Buying multiple batteries at the same time Compare batteries with amp-hours Don’t discharge below 50% TriMetric Battery Monitor Solar panel offerings

Tim killed his batteries and converter Sourcing hard to find parts Replace our leaf-spring axle or not? Plumbing vent solutions Seam and window sealant removal Removing interior glue C-Channel rivets on a ’57 Restoring lock mechanisms

How to prepare an out of state trailer to tow home Temporary tow lights Checking a subfloor with a hardwood floor in place Smaller trailers for national parks Fixing the plumbing on a ’74 Surfing the net with no wifi Imaginary mint 70’s Airstream

TheVAP interviews Wally Byam founder of the Airstream Travel Trailer Company. Wally jumps 50 years from the past to talk with us! Wally talks with us about his travel trailers and caravans!

In this episode we talk with Eric Bricker who, along with co-producer Lisa Hughes, is producing a documentary on Airstream travel trailers. They are funding their effort via a Kickstarter campaign, which ends on December 16, 2016. Click here for more information on how to be a part of it!

US Election Mounting gray tanks Wiring vent fans 12vdc wiring splices Porta potty garage ’55 name plates Disguise a TV Spray in wall insulation RV Fridge options

Skeleton Flamingos Installing a deadbold on a ’76 Why a deadbolt? Suicide door looses its arc New shocks? Securing a trailer Finding a lost trailer What’s with my brakes? Wiring a new umbilical cord

Colin’s boy scouting NorCal Rally Repairing the blue stripe on an ’88 Excella Click together flooring Towing in the mountains Rebuilding an A/C? Trempo vs Vulkem Sealing a jalousie window Putting in ceiling panels Anti-sway ball Bolting the subfloor back on Beefing up the A frame