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Post by WhitneyK on Dec 28, 2022 19:55:21 GMT -8
Hope all goes well on the surgery. Speedy recovery
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Post by vikx on Dec 28, 2022 20:53:03 GMT -8
Wishing you the best tomorrow!
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Post by nccamper on Dec 30, 2022 2:17:41 GMT -8
I hope your surgery goes well and you're back on your feet soon.
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Post by tincanalley on Jan 4, 2023 14:10:12 GMT -8
Hobbling around enough to sit and work on what seems to be not very rewarding at least not yet. Starting the window restoration. 5 jalousie windows, plus the rear tilt out. Having trouble finding the numbers on the windows to order the right gasket rebuild kit… 25F00949-0B23-41D5-8112-F6912FF10FE1 by asmay22, on Flickr
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Post by tincanalley on Jan 4, 2023 15:03:26 GMT -8
Found it. They are Hehr 1626 6 18 windows
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Post by Teachndad on Jan 5, 2023 6:07:18 GMT -8
Have fun with your windows!!... This was a project I loathed in it's tedium. But, in the end, it becomes quite the accomplishment with a sense of pride. I did the same as you after a back operation, it forced the start on my windows during the summer because I couldn't do much else. It got the windows out of the way. Things happen for a reason. Cheers, Rod
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Post by tincanalley on Jan 5, 2023 8:18:06 GMT -8
Thanks Rod,
The polishing might be tricky. Will have to see how it goes. I can’t believe what people do. Had to dig out a bunch of clear calk someone decided was a good idea to hold the jalousie slat glass in place instead of the hehr glass retainer discs…uhhhg.
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Post by tincanalley on Jan 6, 2023 16:53:38 GMT -8
After removing layers of paint. A little scotch bright. This part of this window, the pitting not too bad. Others don’t look so great, will see. Aluminum polishing…the art of diminishing returns, and the obsession begins. Actually, what have folks done after hours of polishing to keep it looking good? Sealer? Or are we just signed up for constant re-polish every x-years depending on use and climate? 17AC1521-DCE0-43C7-AE55-B8B12638AC07 by asmay22, on Flickr
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Post by nccamper on Jan 7, 2023 0:21:59 GMT -8
The clean polished looks lasted longer than I expected. 8 years. But I stored the camper under cover.
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Post by tincanalley on Jan 7, 2023 10:12:35 GMT -8
Thanks nccamper. Did you replace any of the rivets? Mine are rusted and some of the pane holders are missing the bottom tab. They still move but I’m cursed with the “while your here” scope creep and replace the old steel rivets with SS.
Thoughts?
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Scott
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Post by Teachndad on Jan 7, 2023 22:28:17 GMT -8
Scott,
For the broken window clips in your jalousie window, you can buy replacements through Vintage Trailer Supply. If you search "Jalousie Glass Holders for Hehr 1600 Windows - Pair". If you go this route, caution should be used when riveting them into the assembly. You don't want the rivet to press them so tightly together they don't move. While I have not done this fix, I believe you can use a very thin spacer when you rivet these arms in place and then remove the thin spacer after riveting and that will allow the arms to move against each other at the placement of the new rivet. Someone with more experience with this fix, will hopefully chime in.
My Shasta needs this same fix, but I don't have time to work on it right now.
Rod
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Post by tincanalley on Jan 8, 2023 9:10:27 GMT -8
Rod,
Thanks,
I was just wondering about drilling them out and re-riveting. I’m going to use the stainless rivets like VTS has. Also several of the pieces of glass are chipped pretty bad. They don’t look like tempered auto glass the way they have chipped and cracked. Mine are the standard 3/16 thick, and 4” x 16 5/16”. Turning as many of the chipped sides to the top so I have enough glass for the button to press against.
Scott
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Post by tincanalley on Jan 8, 2023 12:37:32 GMT -8
Looks they are tubular rivets that are used. The hand rivet setter from VTS should work, might take a while to to 5 windows.
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Post by nccamper on Jan 8, 2023 22:03:05 GMT -8
I tried the rivet approach on the swing pivots but they were too tight so I switched to a stainless steel (tiny) screw and lock- nut
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Post by tincanalley on Jan 12, 2023 18:24:32 GMT -8
5 jalousie windows disassembled ready for cleaning, new rivets, screws, a few busted side glass holders, gaskets and maybe some new glass. The start of the OCD aluminum polishing! Clutch head screws…yet another fastener head from the 1950s. Going to replace with ss, as well as ss tublar rivets. Actually re thinking the use of ss. The dissimilar metals can cause galvanic corrosion in the presence of water/humidity. I think the old tubular rivets were probably zinc coated and lasted as long as they did next the aluminum. Stainless and aluminum don’t okay well together on the galvanic chart. Probably overthinking this one a bit. thanks, Scott DE23976D-A60B-4031-8EFD-94F91AFFEDC5 by asmay22, on Flickr
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