Back to work

Over the weekend I got back to work on the Airsream. There are a lot of small projects I want to finish up before Falluminum, our first Airstream rally being held in Hiawassee, Ga.

The first thing I did was pull out the dent in the front. Here is a picture of what it looked like before:

and here is after:

I used a suction cup puller. Eventually I will remove the inner skin and hammer it out properly.

Next was the curved skin on the front street side that attaches to the belly skin. It was hanging down and looked really bad.

Before:

This is a bad after shot but you get the idea. I had to use a floor jack to hold the skin up while I riveted it into place.

The next thing I worked on was all the rusty metal on the exterior. The rims, bumper, and hitch were all painted at one point with an ugly gray paint that was peeling away with a lot of rust on it.

Here is a before pic:

Here is the after:

I sanding it down with a wire cup wheel on a drill then painted it with Rustoleum Aluminum paint.

Next I did the bumper. The aluminum door was mostly broken off so I riveted it back on once I painted the bumper.

Before:

After:

Next I tackled the rims, not only were they rusty but they were covered in grease from the hubs.

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During:

After:

Next on the list was to build the microwave shelf and install the microwave.

Before:

Sorry I didnt get any in-progress pics of the shelf build but here is the after:

The last thing I got done over the weekend was the speaker covers in the front. I took them apart and painted them the lighter wall color for a little bit of contrast.

Before:

After: