Trailer Trash Bash

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For those at Mendo where I mentioned some planned trailer work...

I just returned from the Trailer Trash Bash put on by the Southwest Vintage Camper Assn near Albuquerque, NM. It was a great time with a fun bunch of people. Most of the pictures I took were of the Shasta's for a friend of mine. Only one teardrop there but my feet were hurting so I did not make it over to get a picture.
I have posted the pictures on flickr.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenskill/sets/72157601827262413/
You might enjoy the competition for TTB Queen for 2007.

I was there for another reason and the Bash just happened to fit my plans.
On Sunday my Kenskill looked like this:


When I was headed home on noon Friday, it looked like this:


You can see most of the process done by Larry Hill & Lannie Upchurch of Retro Restoration in 4.5 days at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenskill/sets/72157601824342655/

I had booked this job a year ago... the only open slot. It was well worth the wait. Coming home across the CA border, the cute lady Agriculture Inspector was not concerned with the NM chile pepper I had but in spite of the line of cars behind me and 110 heat, she insisted on checking out the inside of the trailer too.

[madjack]

COOOOOL...loved the "floozies" ...thanks for sharing with us, Dennis.....................................

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COOOOOL...loved the "floozies" ...thanks for sharing with us, Dennis.....................................

You can show up next year and enter. They are adding the Male counterpoint... I call him The Hunk Of Junk. My bet is a stuffed pair of Speedos' will win.

[madjack]

COOOOOL...loved the "floozies" ...thanks for sharing with us, Dennis.....................................

You can show up next year and enter. They are adding the Male counterpoint... I call him The Hunk Of Junk. My bet is a stuffed pair of Speedos' will win.

nawwww as bigga hunkka junk as I am, it just wouldn't be fair to the competition...they would havvta retire the trophy, the first year...but it would be interestin'......
madjack

[rooster]

After reading and re-reading about all of those beautiful refurbished
pre-1970 trailers, it brings up a question that maybe someone can answer.

Where does one get information about remove the old skin from the
trailer and does it take special tools, or you use just common sense?

Jim

[Steve E]

Your trailer came out beautiful Dennis...Wow..........
Like the color.
Hope you received letter in the mail okay........Patty

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After reading and re-reading about all of those beautiful refurbished pre-1970 trailers, it brings up a question that maybe someone can answer.
Where does one get information about remove the old skin from the
trailer and does it take special tools, or you use just common sense?Jim

I had it done and did not do it but I recommend some practice. You need a few specialized tools from what I saw. Larry Hill at Retro Restoration is very free with his knowledge. He has projects booked for the next 18 months, he is not afraid you will steal his business.
Check his site on the net.. http://www.retrorestoration.com/index.htm and give him a call. I am sure it would have cost more to have my work done in LA and it may not have been done as well.
Larry re-skins because painting old trailer just shows up all the old dings and he does not want his name on most of them.

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Your trailer came out beautiful Dennis...Wow..........
Like the color.
Hope you received letter in the mail okay........Patty

We ran out of time, I still have to add the Kenskill "swoosh". Thank you, the envelope arrived and I sold another skillet in Albuquergue. I may have to keep the last one

[Gage]

After reading and re-reading about all of those beautiful refurbished
pre-1970 trailers, it brings up a question that maybe someone can answer.
Where does one get information about remove the old skin from the
trailer and does it take special tools, or you use just common sense?
Jim

Well, with the Dalton, it just took a screw driver, hammer and a pair of pliers and patience. Once you remove all the molding/trim and windows, it's pretty simple.

Now the Scotsman was a different story. I just used a sawsall.