Thanks! That little assistant is now an 18-year old horse trainer and recent graduate of both high school and EMT school! She was a big help when I was building the trailer and I'm mighty proud of her!

@@Halekini as you should be, im proud of the both of you. And your efforts reaped the rewards of spending time with her.

Good luck Netty!

Mighty lucky to have her in my life. The middle grand daughter.

Good luck! Take your time and enjoy the challenge!

Well thanks! Nice meeting you too!

Haha.. Just now reading these, and someone above just suggested "We need a music track." I'm with you though... sometimes those music tracks can be pretty annoying.

@@Halekini most of the time , myself I like to hear the work ,,,,,and the foul language lol

Thanks. Good luck with yours!

That kiddo is now a 911 EMT, getting ready to start paramedic school. She is also a professional horseshoer!

@@Halekini that’s awesome! Good for her!

Carla Bower good luck, Carla!

My partner is a mechanic and will be doing the axel flip back to it's regular position, appliance repairs and bearing repacks and such, I will be learning as I go but your video is so helpful!!

Good luck Lori!

Funny you should mention that. I am actually camping right now, in Joshua Tree National Park. Sitting at my dinette table sipping coffee. Cheers!

Good tips, jayocular. I looked up Acrysol and they sell it on Amazon. Here's a link for others who might want to try it.: www.amazon.com/INSTALLBAY-P20005-Spray-Products-ACRYSOL/dp/B00FMS48XU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419224381&sr=8-1&keywords=acrysol How about posting a link to the "bone?" Thanks, Gary

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Nicole Stout You can do it Nicole! Let me know how it goes. Good luck!

Good luck! It's just a series of small(ish) tasks. Congratulate yourself on the completion of each one! My restoration took quite a long time, but it's the journey, not the destination.

Good luck Josephine!

Haha... thanks, but the applications are closed... That granddaughter is turning 21 in a couple days, and has been hired as the first ever female firefighter in her home town's department. She's an EMT studying to become a paramedic. Mighty proud!

All of the old original staples I pulled out were steel, and yes they were pretty rusty, but still there after 40 years. They should all be well covered with butyl putty tape, which helps keep moisture away from them. All my new staples were steel, although for the exposed screws in the J-rail, I used stainless. Also, the staples are really mostly redundant once the J-rail is screwed on, since the rail covers the staples and the screws go through the two layers and into the wood in the same place as the staples. I've never seen aluminum staples, and imagine there would be a lot of the collapsing problem I had with mine, as shown in the video. Even though the aluminum skin is pretty thin, penetrating two layers of it and sinking into wood framing is not an easy job, even for steel. Do you have a source for aluminum staples that would penetrate adequately and hold tight? Thanks, Gary

+jayocular Called "dissimilar metals". I was at Lockheed when the "wrong nuts and bolts" problem on those C-103s happened! That was my job but day shift decided to change parts because of the pain in the arse it was to put those 4 bolts onto a U channel while standing on their heads inside the wing on the jig! 4 bolts in 5 air craft but several wings before and after those 4 had to have the tank bladders removed just to inspect the washer and nut on the bolts! That is a very legitimate problem even if it's covered with another panel. The little hole it can make in the metal can also be like a virus and eat it's way to the outside as corrosion doesn't stop. The tape will keep it from going that way but it has the staple to feed on inside the wood.

Sure you can! Good luck, Laura!

Hi Mike, I got the edge molding here: www.prohmi.com/aluminum_face_nosing_moldings_s/130.htm I paid them a little extra to cut it to shorter lengths that could be sent by UPS. Good luck! Gary

Well, you'll see in the video that for the repair I switched to 1/4" wide, 3/4" long cabinet staples. Mine happened to be Bostich, but you will need to get what's right for your gun. You'll definitely need a pneumatic gun, not one of those spring-loaded things that you squeeze, and while a wider staple might be better, make sure it's long enough to hold well, and strong enough to penetrate the metal.

TheFarmerfitz Not sure what that one looks like. There was a Skamper, spelled with a K, which should come apart pretty much like mine, and of course the Scamp, which was fiberglass. If it's a travel trailer that has any hope of restoration, why not put it on Craigslist and see if it can go to someone willing to restore it? Then take the money and buy a flatbed. If you do tear it down, pulling the skin will reveal the attachment screws where the walls attach to the frame. It might not be a very heavy duty farm trailer though. Check the springs and axle and the condition of the frame before you undertake the job. And be prepared to haul away a lot of wood and metal. I was able to take my aluminum siding to a recycle place and actually got a little money for it. Good luck!

Gary Williams Thanks...It is spelled like I spelled it... It's a 1971, 19' single axle, but it was a bit of a heavy beast, so I'm thinking that without the weight of the canopy, it would be a handy light duty trailer I could put a slow moving sign on it maybe... It needed a lot of restoring before the hail(we quit using it for camping way before the hail hit it..lol... well actually 2 bad hail storms).... And then, My aunt inlaw has the same make and a bear got into hers and wrecked the door, so we swapped, so now it has no door really... And then hail broke all the windows and top vents and dented it all up... It's basically either separate it from chassis, advertise it for free, or take it to the dump(if they'll take it)... My location is out of the way so it's hard to sell it because no one wants to drive a long ways for a wrecked trailer that varmants have already been in...lol...

Hi Dede, I'm not sure I'll have all the answers, but feel free to contact me at kinihale@gmail.com. Regards, Gary

Hi Kirk, The most popular supplier for vintage RV metal in Southern California is Hemet Valley RV in Hemet CA. www.hemetvalleyrv.net/ They're extremely helpful and understand old trailers as well as modern RVs.

I am in North Texas.

Kirk Gman Well they ship, but shipping will add a fair amount to the cost. There is a place near Denver if you're willing to drive that far: www.themetalcompany.com/ Good luck!