Airstream Renovation Process
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Temporary Home
Downtown Santa Barbara, a commercial work yard in the FUnk ZonE. My neighbors are: One old trailer where a gentleman lives and makes custom sketchbooks out of dried hickory; three 25-30 foot boats; several bands that practice and record in shipping containers; a local artist sculptor (he just submitted an artpiece on the hollywood walk of fame (big guitar sculpture.)
Here’s a picture of the work yard.
Clear coat Stripping
With the ultimate goal of polishing the outside to a mirror like shine, I found that a very thin and stubborn animal lay in my way. Before I can even touch the aluminum skin of the trailer, I have to remove what amounts to a factory option clear coat finish (to protect the aluminum over the years.) It just makes it look dull.
After trying some nasty gnarly products from the local home improvement store, I found a product off the internet that is NON TOXIC (wow) and environmentally friendly - seems I don’t even have to wear gloves. It goes on with a brush in the evening, and sprays off with a hose in the morning.
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| The clear coat removal product applied to the entire side of the trailer.
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| I decided to take off the red and white pin-striping on the sides. Going for an all aluminum, no frills finish
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| This stuff is amazing. |
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| Removing the side decals. You can see the improvement in shine already around the window.
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| With the rock-screen off. Doesn’t she look a bit naked? |
I’m really looking forward to following your renovation process, particularly how you outfitted the inside (since I have a pop-up trailer and not an Airstream, I can relate a little more to that). But I have to know: what is this miracle clear-coat stripping product from the “internet”????
Look into Napier Removall 220. A small miracle, indeed.