March 15

We’ve had mostly rain for the last week.  I was able to get the front floor section in and the 3rd-from-front out, but that’s about all.

DSCF0684But now we’ve got some sunny days.  I got the frame cleaned up.

DSCF0692 DSCF0685 Note that this section has the axle, meaning a lot of extra nooks and crannies. DSCF0683 Those also had to be cleaned. Also this time around I painted some bits up front that I couldn’t get to from inside, and the wheels.
DSCF0674There’s an interesting mount for propane tanks.  This bolts onto the front of the frame. Kind of rusty, but it’s salvageable. I’m trying to keep as much of the original as feasible.DSCF0695

This little fingers pointing down from the top are just right to slip over the ring at the top of a tank. So I disassembled that and cleaned it.

DSCF0696 DSCF0697The frame currently has two coats of paint, the wheels have two, and the propane tank holder has one.  I’ll get frame and tank pictures tomorrow.  I like the way the wheels look.

DSCF0704 DSCF0703I mostly really like this Alumathane.  But it’s “only” good for 250 degrees Farenheit.  That’s way higher than most of the trailer bits will ever get, but brake drums could get hotter.  So for that I got this stuff:

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I’m not making any recommendations, but it’s supposed to “stop” rust and is good for 1000 degrees.  Pretty sure it won’t get hotter than that.  So now the brake drums look like this:

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