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