4.15.13 Doors, Eyebrows, Awning

4.15.13

The eyebrows were an easy install, once they were all cleaned up, lightly sanded and buffed. 

 

 

 

 

 

The door…however another story.  At this point, when you are now putting everything back together in the reverse order you took it apart, it gets a little harder to remember everything.  This is where being able to drag my laptop out to my work area came in handy to recall it all.  Once I got the door installed I attached the screen door as well.  I took the door handle and the storage hatch to the local locksmith.  He was able to key the hatch, however the door handle was so rusted AND the inner mechanism did not function as a lock at all.  The locksmith was able to dig around in some “old boxes” and he found a great replacement. 

 

 

I went online and emailed a couple people who custom make vintage awnings and asked for some quotes.  I ended up choosing Vintage Trailer Awnings by Kristi (you can find her on facebook).  The price was right, she was quick, communicated the process to me every step of the way, and the craftsmanship was great!  The awning rail was a little tricky…. I originally ordered an awing rail from Vintagetrailer.com, however the rail is rigid and straight as a board – duh.  The fact that the trailer is rounded and curved I had to do some research and order a flexible awning rail.  I found one at sailrite.com  When it arrived I made sure it fit the awning, spray painted it silver and attached it per the video tutorial on their website.  This was super easy to install!