Restoring Vintage Trailer Windows

Drew farwell i ve spent the last five years obsessing over finding buying updating decorating and enjoying my fleet of vintage travel trailers.

Restoring vintage trailer windows. When choosing a vintage trailer restoration project most people don t consider the little details that make vintage trailers so charming. Check out there stock to see if they currently offer what you need. Bud s vintage trailer parts. Please take the time to register and we hope to here from you soon.

One common vintage trailer doorhandle is also one of the trickiest and most expensive to replace. Vintage trailer talk is a place to view discuss and post topics related to all things vintage trailer. Facebook groups where you might find parts and windows. The vintage trailer restoration projects she s completed have taught her many lessons about what to look for and avoid in a trailer.

Obviously this process can take months. Rotted wood can be repaired to look like new with easy to use epoxy fillers designed for wood window restoration see abatron ad below. The window frame window jamb and. Chcamper offers new custom built jalousie windows up to 32 home depot.

Believe it or not one small item that can make or break a deal for april is the trailer s doorhandles. In many cases these windows have been in service for over a hundred years with much of their deterioration resulting directly from a lack of maintenance. A 1963 shasta compact a 1958 shasta 16 foot travel trailer and a 1994 ford econoline van. I do not believe it is an actual hehr brand window but it is built like the hehr window so that is why we call it a hehr style.

A restoration usually involves removing the trailer shell stripping out the electrical and determining the condition of the frame and interior panels. Vintage campers has salvaged windows. Before and afters from flippin rvs check out some amazing trailer home transformations done by restoration geniuses from the hit tv show flippin rvs. Restoration on a vintage trailer can be a challenge but it is worth the effort.

If you would like to become a member of vintage trailer talk we ask that our members abide by the forum rules in order to ensure a pleasant experience for everyone. If there is water damage they may have to strip the entire project down to the frame and start from the ground up. Vintage trailer storage yards and junkyards are a great place to find abandoned trailers a project trailer to restore or original interior or exterior parts for your vintage trailer restoration or refurbishment project.