tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61100563524890702822011-12-08T02:41:30.917-08:00.Gator Ronnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110056352489070282.post-75669370673787795382008-12-17T05:05:00.000-08:002009-04-01T19:34:23.850-07:00<div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Aluminum buses, planes, boats, and travel trailers.</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Airplane primer for your trailer?</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">.</span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Why not?</span></strong></div><div align="center"></div><p><br /><em>Having posted this on a number of vintage trailer groups when the question comes up about what to do before painting a aluminum travel trailer?<br /><br />Aluminum can be prepped with airplane primer.....When I drove for a bus company in the early '80's in Andover Massachusetts......The owner showed me how they prepped there aluminum skined bus fleet before painting......The late Mr. Trombly was the bus company owner and was also an avid pilot.</em><br /><em><br />Airplane primer is a light yellow / green looking primer produced specifically for aluminum.......Probably could buy it from an aviation supply house or even a boat repair shop but you would end up paying top dollar.....Some auto supply shops will have it or can have it ordered.....<br /><br />A friend and I primed and painted an old aluminum canoe the first year I moved here to Florida and the paint still looks very nice today.....That canoe sees fresh and salt water often.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Look @ these products from Aircraft Spruce and Specialty Co. linked below......You will only need two of the three items listed......either Alumiprep No. 33 or Metal Prep No. 79 and then Alodine 1201 before you paint your vintage beauty.......Hope this information helps someone with-in the commuity.<br />.......................Gator Ron</em><br /><em></em><br /><a href="http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=852"><span style="color:#3333ff;">ALUMIPREP NO. 33</span></a><br /><em></em><br /><a href="http://www.shopwiki.com/detail/?q=METAL+PREP+NO.+79&amp;s=146754&amp;o=74504984&amp;d=Metal+Prep+No.+79"><span style="color:#3333ff;">METAL PREP NO. 79</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://aeroparts.com.au/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=6&amp;products_id=429"><span style="color:#3333ff;">ALODINE 1201</span></a><br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">.<br /></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BeUtE1T_hm0/SUj5Nv-WqJI/AAAAAAAABD4/N5G9WsOVBmI/s1600-h/Picnik+collage+450+png.png"></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BeUtE1T_hm0/SUj5Nv-WqJI/AAAAAAAABD4/N5G9WsOVBmI/s1600-h/Picnik+collage+450+png.png"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BeUtE1T_hm0/SUleEBZcTLI/AAAAAAAABEM/rgQlH9Ikq-0/s1600-h/Copy+of+Me+160+png.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280855461256252594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 126px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BeUtE1T_hm0/SUleEBZcTLI/AAAAAAAABEM/rgQlH9Ikq-0/s400/Copy+of+Me+160+png.png" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BeUtE1T_hm0/SUj5Nv-WqJI/AAAAAAAABD4/N5G9WsOVBmI/s1600-h/Picnik+collage+450+png.png"></a><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Gator is the temporary custodian for the</span> <a href="http://50stateclubs.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#3333ff;">50 state vintage trailer clubs</span></a><br /><span style="color:#666666;">and the main <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">1,368</span></strong> member group of the </span><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Vintage_Trailers_USA_Network"><span style="color:#3333ff;">U.S.A. Vintage Trailer Network'.</span></a><br /><span style="color:#666666;">You can see a number of his other vintage trailer blogs listed by</span> <a href="http://vintageindex.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#3333ff;">clicking right here!</span></a></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></strong></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="133" border="0"><br /><br /><br /><tbody><br /><br /><br /><tr><br /><br /><br /><td align="middle"><a href="http://www.votechdirect.com/multimedia-schools.html" target="_blank"><img alt="multimedia graphics schools" src="http://www.hit-counter-download.com/cgi-bin/image.pl?URL=83941-5383" border="0" /></a></td></tr><br /><br /><br /><tr><br /><br /><br /><td align="middle"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: none;font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9;color:#330000;" ><a title="interior design school" style="FONT-SIZE: 9px; COLOR: #555555; FONT-FAMILY: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.votechdirect.com/interior-design-schools.html" target="_blank">interior design school</a> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6110056352489070282-7566937067378779538?l=preppedaluminum.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>.Gator Ronnoreply@blogger.com1