Hello from Ohio
Just found this board and had to join. My name is Chris, I am currently living near Portsmouth Ohio and starting restoration on my first old camper. I have a 14 foot, 1949 Boles Aero. So far I have...
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Welcome Chris, sorry to hear about your trailer being swiped. It is down right low to have it stolen, but to paint it JD green. Now I'm a JD guy, but to paint a 49 Boles Aero JD green, I can't...
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No kidding. I thought about leaving it green and then painting it like a rainbow trout, but I really cant do that to her. I guess I will start stripping that ugly paint off so I can eventually polish...
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Glad it came back! Most likely they used an aerosol to paint it with? If so, try oven cleaner in a small spot. The fresher that it is, the better that it will work. This shouldn't leave much of a...
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Aw that's a good idea, Ill try that. They used a roller to paint it, so I'm not sure what kind of paint it is.
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Was it insured? If so, maybe the insurance co. will pay to have the green paint stripped. I know, fat chance. I hope it comes off easy. Nice trailer.
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It might be latex then? You might want to try Goof Off first. http://www.goofoffstainremover.com/cleaning/how-remove-latex-paint
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It wasn't insured so I guess I will just bite the bullet and do it myself. I'm hoping it was latex and maybe it will come off pretty easy
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Hello Chris-- Nice to see another '49 Boles here. You are going to have fun. I completed the gutting and rebuild on mine a while back and am now using it often. I rebuilt rather than restored mine --...
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I really need to pick you brain sometime. Mine is also going to be used a lot so I plan on lots of updates
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My computer does not get along well with YUKU (they say it is too old) on this site (the only thing I am able to do is make a reply to a post), so the best way to contact me would be by private...
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