Baby, it's cold outside

Temps in the teens/twenties at night, highs only in the 30s during the day.  That is the forecast for this week.  I still need to wash & prep the frame before applying the POR 15, but that can only be applied in temps above 52 degrees.  Not only am I waiting on warmer temps, but I'm waiting on my brother-in-law to have a chance to do the welding that needs to be done before I can paint the frame.  Until further notice ladies & gents, we are on hold with any progress.

The good news is that I *did* get new glass put in the two windows that we broke so THAT'S a bit of progress, right??  The one window where we bent the frame? Well the guy at the glass place worked for two hours to get it straightened out to be able to hold the glass, so I'm thankful for his hard work & efforts.  I won't get a chance to put it in the trailer until later this week, so that will be the true test.  Until then, I ordered some buck rivets to replace those outside pop rivets (a BIG no no) and a new window crank to see if they'll work better than the old ones that are defunct.  I just ordered one in case they don't work properly.  If they get the job done, then I'll be ordering more.

I'll be heading back over to the wig wam on Thursday--until then, I hope you all have a blessed Thanksgiving!!!!!

Recent decor purchases

Wonder how long away it will be before I can actually decorate the Airstream??  Who knows the real answer, but I continue to collect things from time to time, nonetheless.  Here are a couple of my recent Etsy purchases.  (For those of you following along that want to add to your vintage camper collection, there is a *ton* of available adorable items on Etsy--don't say I didn't warn you!!)

A lil' Airstream pot holder--custom colors!

1957 Tea Towel, to match our beloved '57 Overlander

Another rainy workday

Of course, the past two weekends that we didn't work on the trailer were sunny & mostly warm.  This Saturday?  Rainy & chilly of course!  Not too cold, but not warm enough to continue working on stripping the front end cap.  So, at least we had the Airstream to keep us dry.  We were able to finish sanding the exposed frame, grind down any burrs on the frame to get ready for welding, disinfected the walls inside the trailer, and removed the old step.  Today I ordered a new step, and some new window cranks, so hopefully they'll be here before next weekend--and of course, they're calling for rain!

My mom helping remove the old sealant

Our brother-in-law, Derek, cutting some new iron pieces for the frame

Mark sanding the bottom of the frame

More fun with windows....

The windows that are able to be removed from their tracks (in other words, the ones with broken cranks), have now been resealed.  The ones that still have the crank attached are proving to be a bit of a pain.  We can't figure out how to get the crank off the track that runs down the middle of the window.  Because that crank is still attached, the glass can't slide out.  I'm about to just fix the seal with the window attached, which will probably be tricky, but not impossible.  It's frustrating because I'm sure the answer is simple...but I'm getting impatient & irritated....surely it's not rocket science!