Ditto in my 1983 manual..... It is just too bad that the previous owners didn't follow that advice starting 21 years ago in my case! I guess I'm still...
Thanks chuck for the info. Will you be polishing your '62? I have polished sections of my '58 R-23 (to remove streaks). I am just not sure about doing the...
I may polish it all, eventually. I did about a third of it about two years ago; it shined up REALLY nicely, and I did it by hand with a product called "Ouator"...
Hi. I am looking seriously at an 86 Avion. My husbands concern is getting parts. I know if we get an Airstream there are parts available for almost anything. ...
Missy: I own a 1983. I haven't run into any problems whatsoever with getting parts. I think about the only part of an Avion that may be difficult to find is...
Hello MIssy. I am sure someone will think of some additional parts that are going to be hard to find but here are some items that I can think of. Most items...
Zip Dee is alive and well. Chuck ... From: worahm@... To: avioncampingandrestoration@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 6:21 PM Subject: Re:...
After last week's flurry of posts regarding anodized aluminum I started a project for the Silveravion Web Site that I have been putting off doing. I am...
Paul, That is a great primer on the aluminum skins of our Avions. I look forward to the expansion of the information as you determine which years had which ...
Your post Web address needs to have the 2001.htm as part of the address. Here it is http://www.silveravion.nieus.com/Maintenance/Structural/Anodized%2001.htm ...
Chuck Cayo will be able to tell you the last year for non anodized. I have a 1961 and it is pre anodized. I want to say they started anodizing in 63. Not...
Try www.southwestwheel.com/wheels/alcoa/alcoacleaningkit.htm As you see it is southwestwheel, not southwestwheelS. Good luck, I signed up on this site as I...
Regarding the aluminum polish for aluminum wheels ... This is just a reminder that by definition any polish is designed to remove oxidation and to buff a metal...
Of all the issues regarding Avions, the most discussed issue is the finish on Avions. The recent communications are trying to help us maintain our Avions, but...
Based on the information printed on the identification plate that is attached to my 1987 Avion, 30P model Avion, 11/70 is the month and year the unit was ...
The only way to really know your trailer and hitch weight is to weigh the trailer yourself. I have had good success at highway truck weigh stations when they...
Gregory, You asked: 1. How can I tell what the finish is on my 1964 T-20? 2. What year models were alclad, which years were anodized, and what years were...
I have a friend who has owned four Avion's over the years. I have attached the Email he sent in response to my inquiry about when the skin on Avion's was ...
I believe 1963 was the first year for the anodized finish. I have a 1963 T-20. There is currently a 1962 T-20 on Ebay if anyone would like to see the...
I wonder how many people HAVE painted an anodized Avion? There was a late 60's model on EBay a few weeks ago that was painted battleship grey. Looked pretty...
I have seen, up close, several Airstream trailers that were painted and one older Avion that was painted gray. Somehow the Avion that was painted battleship...
Bill, They might have used a light grey base with a partial or full light metallic coat that had a sheen to it in order to look like anodized. Cheers, Rol...
That may be Rol.... I remember something about a five step process that Avion advertised when they introduced the painted skin. Bill [Non-text portions of...
I just came across this group and signed up for it. Timing was great for me, since I recently purchased an '80 model 34' with double bed in the center of the...
Michael, Welcome to the group! First I suggest you log onto the YahooGroups web page for our group and read through the archive of back messages. You will...
Was surfing the web and came accross this clearcoat called Vivilon. Check out the link to see a before and after picture. It sells in 5 gallon cans and cost...
The Avion certainly looks nice in the photographs. I cant help but wonder, how the trailer skin was prepared for the Vivilon Coating? The corrosion has to...
Did you take a look at the steel roofs and U-Store It Doors? They don't appear to have been prepared of course that's paint. ... From: worahm@... To:...
