Tongue work - Restoring Jalousie Windows

 In this entry I cover the painting of a very rusty tongue and the rebuilding process I followed on the Jalousie windows.

I thought I took a photo of the tongue only but this gives you an idea - rusted  and scaly , the old regulator was present as was the OE gas bottle rack and wiring junction box

The wiring junction box... I have all the wire to install a 7 pin connector someday very soon 

The OE gas bottle carrier, I had to cut the bolt off with a cut off wheel, same with the wiring box

With those things removed I used a wire wheel on my grinder to remove scale and old paint 

Hard to get in all the corners and tough to reach areas

Did find the Mfg serial number though

It took years of  unprotected weather to pit the steel like that - too bad

I bought this POR 15 kit that include the cleaner and metal etch needed for a good bond - I used a variety  of tools and attachments attempting to get the metal as clean as possible prior to the POR 15 application

The kit included all the supplies to complete a small job

Cleaned and etched

Another view, the cleaner and etch made a huge difference in appearance of the old iron

Coated with the rust encapsulating paint

Looks good except I want a white tongue

I was told by the rep that any good quality spray paint will adhere to the paint while tacky 

It looks okay enough to add the battery tray/box I'll be fabricating and then I'll repaint it with urethane automotive paint

I worked on the windows at home with the goal of doing one each evening.... I am an optimist aren't I?  It is simple work and I enjoy the detail but did require time to do correctly. 

This is the window AFTER washing it! These were filthy and barnacle encrusted!

I found a video on U tube that showed the simplicity of dismantling these 

Basic hand tools are all that is needed to do the job, you will need a clutch head  socket - which I already had due to my old car disease

I was able to clean these pretty well although they are a bit corroded in places

These rubber pads are all that hold in the panes of glass, simplu remove these and the glass comes right out

Here is one of the old rubber pads removed

There are several types of gaskets used in these window, felt along each side and rubber top and bottom as well as the rubber pads needed to re-install the glass, I got everything needed and great service at Vintage Trailer Supply.  They were great and I will buy from them again!

This was rubber at one time, as you can see the weather sealing capability as is would be NONE!

These are the clutch head screws needing removal to disassemble the frame

After washing but prior to barnacle abrading... 

I used SOS pads for this step, and then washed with detergent and rinsed well

Ta-da! No the SOS pads do not make it look like this - okay I skipped a few steps in the polishing process that I will cover in detail later when I do portions of the skin... it's the same process

Here is the same type of rubber installed to seal the bottom pane of glass

The louver mechanisms were all frozen, I doused them heavily in penetrating oil to  free them up, I then wire brushed the  rivets in an attempt to clean the rust from them with some success - they work great now

Removing the old felt from the sides

The felt and rubber come in cut ot length rolls (?)

Much nicer with new material installed

The new installation pad material is also cut to size, this works great as not every  window pane bracket  is the same

Installed...

Here is how the completed windows look - I am quite happy with the appearance and they now work great

A side view, all of the glass is original 

Gas & Electric

Well it's been quite awhile since my last post, I've made some real headway but have not had time to put up entries.

The following photos cover two days on separate weekends that I had help getting the Gas and Electric systems done. A big thank you to my brother Butch (man what a difference working with an expert!) who helped (actually I was his helper....I think I helped anyway) with the propane system and my very good friend Lynn who kindly offered his assistance on the electrics.

Here are the photos-

My buddy Lynn with his ever present smile, a great help the weekend of 6/2 - he even added  coaxial for a TV should I decide to put one in - Thanks Lynn!

Light - we have lights!  I was so happy when I plugged the converter box in and both the 12volt and 110 systems worked  perfectly!

The potty area woo hooo!

The light we are using next to the jack knife sofa

Lynn suggested testing each outlet to insure all is well - great idea

I just had to see how the toilet was gonna look...now for the magazine rack...

I bought this Marinco kit to convert the shore power cord from hard wired to a plug in type, really nice kit!

This is what the male-female plug look like, I connected it temporarily to test all the power systems. 

These are bright!  I felt like a kid when everything worked correctly! What a relief!

Progress I can see, all 110 and 12 volt (inverter and battery) checked out 100%

May 14, 2011

The weather cooperated and was quite beautiful for us on this day

 - Learning from my big brother...what a treat!  He is a great guy plus really knows his stuff - and he was patient with his "kid" brother while I fumbled with the tubing bender and flaring tool - he ran circles around me! 

This is the guy you want working on your critical systems, here he is schooling me on pressure testing - you folks along the Long Beach Peninsula (Washington) are lucky to have his expertise available!

Smart guy, came ready for the dirty girl Katrina!

This is a new line run for the water heater, the tee takes the gas on to the stove....

A new route for the line as I added a furnace and the water heater, removing the radiant heater. My home made hanger as suggested by my brother, works great and won't chafe  the copper over time

Silver soldered by the expert....I could have spent several weekends attempting to figure it out  and not gotten the same great results - 

Old and new come together, at least it is readily accessible - the only system that is... 

The new tee'd main line - one side goes to the furnace location and the other to the hot water heater

Butch finally allowed the kid to "try" out the tools...LOL - I bumbled a little but he was patient with me.  These are the furnace and refrigerator lines 

Another view of the hot water heater and the line that goes to the stove

Behind the refrigerator, I still need to vent it and build an enclosure

The furnace set in place 

Beautiful huh?

The line that supplies the stove and oven, capped for pressure testing

So there it is; 2 of the 3 major systems completed and tested!

I have several more updates coming, tongue work, Jalousie window restoration, more birch fitting and this past weekend we started re-skinning her!