If you had to do it all over again, would you go for the polished look? It does look really nice, but that is alot of work....
Just curious... IF I ever move someplace warmer, or where I have a shop that the C-10 will fit into, I am thinking of doing the same, as my C-10 has had a rough life in Alaska...
Today while taking the camper off the truck, I noticed that at the drivers seam between the cab over and the front round corner, the sealant had split, and I had about a 1 inch gap that could leak, I sealed it for now, but I'll watch all the seams closer now.
Also, Avion C-11, what did you do on the roof? Just leave the factory strip? Or reseal? Or did you strip it to reseal?
Glad to see all the new C-11's, now we need to find a few more C-10's, and maybe a CAYO or two.
Thanks,
Garry in AK
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2002 F350 CCSB 5.4 6spd 4x4 in AK
1966 Avion C-10 Truck Camper
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garryk6 wrote:
Avion C-11,
If you had to do it all over again, would you go for the polished look? It does look really nice, but that is alot of work....
Avion C-11,
If you had to do it all over again, would you go for the polished look? It does look really nice, but that is alot of work....
Its an enormous amount of work, but the result for C-11 is going to be worth it, I think. Its the vision that motivated him and his dad in the first place. For my part, I've decided to paint...though that's going to be a while from now.
I was very impressed with the door rehab by C-11. Its a terrific job. Much to admire.
Years ago, I was on the highway and saw a 11.5 foot Bigfoot like mine that was painted to match the truck it was on. I only got a glimpse of it. From what I did see, it looked pretty good.
Wayne
garryk6 wrote:
Avion C-11,
If you had to do it all over again, would you go for the polished look? It does look really nice, but that is alot of work....
Just curious... IF I ever move someplace warmer, or where I have a shop that the C-10 will fit into, I am thinking of doing the same, as my C-10 has had a rough life in Alaska...
Today while taking the camper off the truck, I noticed that at the drivers seam between the cab over and the front round corner, the sealant had split, and I had about a 1 inch gap that could leak, I sealed it for now, but I'll watch all the seams closer now.
Also, Avion C-11, what did you do on the roof? Just leave the factory strip? Or reseal? Or did you strip it to reseal?
Glad to see all the new C-11's, now we need to find a few more C-10's, and maybe a CAYO or two.
Thanks,
Garry in AK
Avion C-11,
If you had to do it all over again, would you go for the polished look? It does look really nice, but that is alot of work....
Just curious... IF I ever move someplace warmer, or where I have a shop that the C-10 will fit into, I am thinking of doing the same, as my C-10 has had a rough life in Alaska...
Today while taking the camper off the truck, I noticed that at the drivers seam between the cab over and the front round corner, the sealant had split, and I had about a 1 inch gap that could leak, I sealed it for now, but I'll watch all the seams closer now.
Also, Avion C-11, what did you do on the roof? Just leave the factory strip? Or reseal? Or did you strip it to reseal?
Glad to see all the new C-11's, now we need to find a few more C-10's, and maybe a CAYO or two.
Thanks,
Garry in AK
Would I do it again. That's a tough question. The simple answer is that I wouldn't do it again any time soon but I'm glad to have done it.
For me the camper would have not stayed around long in my life in its shabby beat up per-restoration condition. Now that it's pretty and unique and we have bonded over long hours of brutal labor I'll probably keep it around a long time and enjoy it much more.
If I had to do it again though I would have searched out a better specimen to start with. Having nice un-dented skin would have been nice.
As for the roof, I will probably just seal over the existing sealer. It's not that bad as it is.
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Avion C-11 wrote:
Would I do it again. That's a tough question. The simple answer is that I wouldn't do it again any time soon but I'm glad to have done it.
For me the camper would have not stayed around long in my life in its shabby beat up per-restoration condition. Now that it's pretty and unique and we have bonded over long hours of brutal labor I'll probably keep it around a long time and enjoy it much more.
If I had to do it again though I would have searched out a better specimen to start with. Having nice un-dented skin would have been nice.
As for the roof, I will probably just seal over the existing sealer. It's not that bad as it is.
garryk6 wrote:
Avion C-11,
If you had to do it all over again, would you go for the polished look? It does look really nice, but that is alot of work....
Just curious... IF I ever move someplace warmer, or where I have a shop that the C-10 will fit into, I am thinking of doing the same, as my C-10 has had a rough life in Alaska...
Today while taking the camper off the truck, I noticed that at the drivers seam between the cab over and the front round corner, the sealant had split, and I had about a 1 inch gap that could leak, I sealed it for now, but I'll watch all the seams closer now.
Also, Avion C-11, what did you do on the roof? Just leave the factory strip? Or reseal? Or did you strip it to reseal?
Glad to see all the new C-11's, now we need to find a few more C-10's, and maybe a CAYO or two.
Thanks,
Garry in AK
Avion C-11,
If you had to do it all over again, would you go for the polished look? It does look really nice, but that is alot of work....
Just curious... IF I ever move someplace warmer, or where I have a shop that the C-10 will fit into, I am thinking of doing the same, as my C-10 has had a rough life in Alaska...
Today while taking the camper off the truck, I noticed that at the drivers seam between the cab over and the front round corner, the sealant had split, and I had about a 1 inch gap that could leak, I sealed it for now, but I'll watch all the seams closer now.
Also, Avion C-11, what did you do on the roof? Just leave the factory strip? Or reseal? Or did you strip it to reseal?
Glad to see all the new C-11's, now we need to find a few more C-10's, and maybe a CAYO or two.
Thanks,
Garry in AK
Would I do it again. That's a tough question. The simple answer is that I wouldn't do it again any time soon but I'm glad to have done it.
For me the camper would have not stayed around long in my life in its shabby beat up per-restoration condition. Now that it's pretty and unique and we have bonded over long hours of brutal labor I'll probably keep it around a long time and enjoy it much more.
If I had to do it again though I would have searched out a better specimen to start with. Having nice un-dented skin would have been nice.
As for the roof, I will probably just seal over the existing sealer. It's not that bad as it is.
I called Cayo and they said to scrape off (plastic scraper) what will come off and recoat with new roof coating. I asked them about Heng's Alkyd Aluminum Roof Coating and I was told that it is probably as close to the original as I'm going to find.
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1988 Avion Triple Axle Trailer
1969 Avion C-11 Camper
69 Avion wrote:
I called Cayo and they said to scrape off (plastic scraper) what will come off and recoat with new roof coating. I asked them about Heng's Alkyd Aluminum Roof Coating and I was told that it is probably as close to the original as I'm going to find.
I called Cayo and they said to scrape off (plastic scraper) what will come off and recoat with new roof coating. I asked them about Heng's Alkyd Aluminum Roof Coating and I was told that it is probably as close to the original as I'm going to find.
You didn't happen to ask Cayo why the roof coating was put on in the first place ?
'68 Avion C-11
'02 GMC DRW D/A flatbed
ticki2 wrote:
You didn't happen to ask Cayo why the roof coating was put on in the first place ?
69 Avion wrote:
I called Cayo and they said to scrape off (plastic scraper) what will come off and recoat with new roof coating. I asked them about Heng's Alkyd Aluminum Roof Coating and I was told that it is probably as close to the original as I'm going to find.
I called Cayo and they said to scrape off (plastic scraper) what will come off and recoat with new roof coating. I asked them about Heng's Alkyd Aluminum Roof Coating and I was told that it is probably as close to the original as I'm going to find.
You didn't happen to ask Cayo why the roof coating was put on in the first place ?
I'm sure this question has been asked before, but what are you guys using as a seam sealer on your Avions? The previous owner used a light grey caulking, that came out pretty nice, but I need to fix another potential leak, and want to use the "good stuff"...
Thanks,
Garry
Find it here....http://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/TremPro_635_p/vts-267.htm
The only complaint I'd have is that it's a bit thin, but that's probably better for wicking into seams.
The syringes they sell also come in handy.
Dennis
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