Mid 60's Shasta Refurb

The exterior was a pain in the back-side because the PO had painted the entire trailer (including trim & eye-brows, etc.) in a flat gray latex house paint. You can't sand it off. Gotta use chemical stripper and it was a mess. I did most surfaces when I had the siding off during the re-framing...but still hate how hard this was to deal with.



I used a good automotive seam sealer everywhere there were joints or openings. Then primered with a good high-build sandable automotive urethane primer.


That's not over-spray...that's dust from sanding.

I used a good quality urethane single stage paint. If you go for the fleet colors (chevy white, ford white) you really can get the paint at a decent price. All in - 1 gallon of primer, 1 gallon of chevy-white, 1 quart of orange, hardeners, reducer, lacquer thinner, masking tape, other supplies, I'm at about $300 total for all the paint & supplies. It didn't hurt that I've painted before and had some thin line tape for striping and some very decent painting equipment... but here is how she turned out.









Then I added a little orange to make it stand out.







Here it is with the trim back on, wings included. I also painted the frame, tongue, rear bumper, step with rustoluem "Aluminum" oil-based paint. Brushed it on and it looks very nice as well.











Well, That pretty much brings it up to date. Got to finish the wheels and a few more little items like the Shasta emblem & decals and the outside is done. A few more things inside and we'll be ready to go camping

Looks great and it's inspiring me to get back to work on my 67. Do you care to share where you got the laminate? I love the cabinet drawers. Simple but really good looking.

I found this site online where you can make a custom decal...for anything you want!!! This is so cool because I'm going to test these out to see if they'll work for the worn & faded & painted over plaques I have on my trailer. Hate to admit these are WAY cheaper than other sources...but the verdict is still out until I get them & see how they actually look. I'll be happy to report once they come in.

Here is what I made up for the replica plaques...They will be printed on high quality vinyl (weather proof, UV resistant) and I'll apply them to an aluminum plate I make up. Anyway here is what the artwork I submitted looks like...


Can't wait for them to arrive. 

I'm also curious about the decals. What's the website address?

Do they only do the Shasta decals? Or is this also the place that's doing the other decals you showed?

Great work.. really inspiring!

Awesome!!