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Now that we have "Gypsy Rose Barth" all stripped down to bare alloy, there are two aluminium trim strips down the sides, one that the mirrors are mounted on, and the lower one that the bottom awning mount is screwed to. Gypsy is a 1987 34T Regal(looks just like a 33' Regal to me). In each trim strip is a plastic (pvc?) strip that we want to replace. Does anyone know what it's called and where to get it? Thanks, John | |||
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Most RV stores have this material in a roll form. Take a sample with you, to make sure you get the right size If this is the right size, maybe it’s the look you have been looking for. Trim insert strips http://www.campingworld.com/browse/products/index.cfm?d...&prodID=1616&src=TSC Could you post some pictures of your work here for us to see? Presently camping on the Natchez Trace. ------------------ On the road. 89 Barth Regal 32 Runs like a Deere New Hampshire  | |||
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Jack hit it on the nose. Some of the Barth strips were colored. I talked with Bob Barth Jr. once and asked where they got the colored strips and he told me that they painted them. ------------------   | |||
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John, I think the Camping World stuff in rolls is the flexible stuff they use on stick & staple RVs. If yours is like mine, the strips are quite rigid, and might need to be slipped in from the end. I need to relace some on mine as well. It appears to have shrunk over time because I have several small gaps that total about 4' in length. I saw some similar material at a local RV supply house, so I'm going to pull off the shortest piece on mine, and take it out to compare with what they have on the shelf, and what's in their catalog. You might try doing the same down there. There should be some decent-sized RV supply place in Vancouver, or certainly in Portland. I'm not quite ready for this item yet. I've completed 23 items on a 42 item to-do list, and this one is at least a week in the future Roy | |||
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Hi Roy, Mine is like yours, rigid and shrunk, plus the old paint REALLY stuck to it. I popped it out real easy with the point on one of those scrapers that painters use and it was pretty easy to put back by just pressing it in with my thumb. My jobs left are a tranny cooler (is a Perma Cool from Summit good?) and I think we'll spring for a Gear Vendors OD, I could use that 2nd over on the hills around here and in the Rockies this summer. We've scheduled for double pane windows from Peninsula Glass too, 'more than we wanted to spend, but living where there is up to 100" of rain in the winter, we don't want that condensation problem we had last year. Cheers, John | ||||
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Hi John, Can't tell you about the Summit tranny cooler, though I've bought stuff from them in the past and never had a problem. I don't know how much difference there is in the effectiveness of different styles of coolers. The most important factor is probably the weight rating. If 'twere me, I'd opt for the next size above the g.c.w. I figure on having with the rig plus the toad. Bill H might have some greater words of wisdom on this subject. I'm daydreaming about Gear Vendors too, though the bank account still hasn't recovered from the hit I got from WA sales tax when I licensed the rig last April. I'm still in the nickel and dime phase (more like 10 bucks, 100 bucks phase). When that's done, we'll see. I finished three more items on my to-do list yesterday, and the list increased by one. How about posting some pix of your newly-naked Barth? I bet lots of us would like to see one in pristine, shining glory. Roy | |||
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Roy, I'd like to post pix, but no digital camera plus my computer is dying and the scanner isn't working, so none that way either. Maybe I can take a polaroid over to my son's sometime soon and he can email me a jpeg of it. Let's just say it stands out in a parking lot as big, ugly, silver and..... well, mostly ugly. Up close, it's a lot better because of the quality of the construction. At least when we're in it, we don't have to look at it! I have probably, a solid week of buffing ahead of me sometime, Then, we'll have to figure out a color scheme to put on the fiberglass cowl, that the windshield sets into. I think we're leaning towards a light/medium blue swoosh, reminicent to a 40-50's Greyhound. Maybe with art deco sweeps of blue like fenders on the front....Taste, what taste? Cheers, John | ||||
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John, to avoid the dreaded thread drift, I will respond in Dave's topic on coolers. [This message has been edited by bill h (edited July 08, 2004).] | |||
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