[VAC] Re: Paint top

[Charlie/Betty Burke]

Ralph Shumaker wrote: I am restoring a 1969  27 ft.  We are putting a high gloss finish on the trailer and thinking in terms of painting the top white.  Hoping this might clean it up and avoid dirt washing down the sides.  Any suggestions or hints on this.Ralph Shumaker If you look closely at this picture from the Vintage Club site  http://www.airstream.net/images/jordan.jpg you will see at least 8 white topped coaches. In 1994 when Airstream starting to build the widebody, they also started having the top sheet precoated white. They claimed a 10 degree temperature drop because of it. They continue today with a painted top. Charlie