We backed the trailer into the shop and began to get excited about beginning the work to restore our little Sweet Pea on October 19th 2009.
I decided to do an off frame restoration, due to rust on the frame and bumper. This way I could sandblast frame, prime, and paint. I will go back under trailer with a new floor.
Fender wells were very badly rusted through. Fortunately, my son is a sheet metal worker and quickly made new fender wells for me.
I began to remove everything from inside of trailer. I stored the cabinets so that I would have pattern when I began to rebuild. Water had damaged the veneer on the walls, cabinets, and built-ins.
While taking everything out of trailer, I took a lot of pictures and notes, knowing that I would need this information when I began to put things back. I could have saved some of the veneer, but decided to replace all the veneer with 1/4 inch pre-finished Birch veneer. The original veneer was 1/8 inch. I also would rebuild all cabinet frames out of solid hard birch.
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