Restoring Vintage Trailer Windows

Ebay often has these windows listed for auction.

Restoring vintage trailer windows.

Rotted wood can be repaired to look like new with easy to use epoxy fillers designed for wood window restoration see abatron ad below. 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. Drew farwell i ve spent the last five years obsessing over finding buying updating decorating and enjoying my fleet of vintage travel trailers. Vintage campers has salvaged windows.

Bud s vintage trailer parts. 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. A 1963 shasta compact a 1958 shasta 16 foot travel trailer and a 1994 ford econoline van. A restoration usually involves removing the trailer shell stripping out the electrical and determining the condition of the frame and interior panels.

When choosing a vintage trailer restoration project most people don t consider the little details that make vintage trailers so charming. Believe it or not one small item that can make or break a deal for april is the trailer s doorhandles. Facebook groups where you might find parts and windows. Vintage trailer talk is a place to view discuss and post topics related to all things vintage trailer.

One common vintage trailer doorhandle is also one of the trickiest and most expensive to replace. Obviously this process can take months. 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. Please take the time to register and we hope to here from you soon.

Although she pays the pros to handle things like repacking wheel bearings and if necessary glass replacement she only purchases a trailer if she s confident she can do most of the repair work herself. Restoration on a vintage trailer can be a challenge but it is worth the effort. This is a complete window which was salvaged from a 1952 elcar vintage trailer. If there is water damage they may have to strip the entire project down to the frame and start from the ground up.

The window frame window jamb and. Before and afters from flippin rvs check out some amazing trailer home transformations done by restoration geniuses from the hit tv show flippin rvs. The vintage trailer restoration projects she s completed have taught her many lessons about what to look for and avoid in a trailer.