A litle Hi from us and WELCOME to SALLY Re: window frames

[Light Ltenergy@...]

Hello Sally,

And WELCOME to the amazing life of BlueBird owners! We are relatively new here
also and have been fulltimers for about three months now. We are still
"shedding" our home furniture, and three storages of goodies so we can be free
of the ties to land. We will be sailing off to Auburn in a month. We have
figured a few things out. It take patience and a LOT OF HELP from the
incredibly generous and knowledgeable people in this forum.

I have to give a shout out to PHIL -who is my personal Hero. His assistance and
persistence helping us as we drove our "Blue" home from Kentucky, was without a
doubt the best thing we could have had. He is an angel. He also made finding
our Bird SO much more efficient and technically sound for us. He shared tons of
info with us and pointed out different things/trade offs on each coach we were
thinking about. There are always trade offs, but buying a sound Bird was in a
large part due to his pre-sale assistance so we found our PERFECT Bird. Phil is
a wealth of caring and information.

And when we get our bird on the road, we shall hunt Phil down and take him and
his wife to the best dinner we can find. I have to thank so many others who
have always tried to help when we had questions.

This forum and its members are huge BLESSINGS! We are so sad that we didn't get
to go meet everyone at Q. I owe Phil a big hug and a bigger THANK YOU -- and
that Lobster Dinner I promised!

My point being, this forum is filled with terrific, talented, giving, helping,
and warm people! WELCOME!!!

Blessed to be here,
hugs,
Light and Dennis
1991 PT WB
--currently in Santa Cruz for another month (ish) then off to Auburn to look for
work.

PS...Anyone know of any construction projects that are in need of a very
talented construction superintendent or the like? From the largest to the
smallest, we are good at building things!

Have BB, will travel...


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, sally brustowicz <sbrustowicz@...>
wrote:
>
> The coach is a 1993 WL WB PT.
> We recently bought it.. What you said is what I was thinking of doing.
> Sanding and paining them with enamel paint.. The window big on the drivers
side only has a small area. The window frame on the inside of the door is the
worst one. I will try to remove
> the wood.. I was thinking of sanding and painting the larger window frame with
it in place if possible. Then use an enamel paint after masking it off. We are
previous boaters, so I'm used to doing things like this.
> Thanks for your help. We are new to the forum and BB..
>
> Sally Brustowicz
> 1993 WL WB PT 40
> Niceville fl
> On Jan 24, 2010, at 5:08 PM, tcandt wrote:
>
> > It is not the windows themselves I believe she refers to. There is a wooden
frame aroung the door and driver's window sets that get moisture through the
glass and need to be painted from time to time. If you have a skylight, you
might have the same problem if you do not re-seal them from the outside from
time to time (guess what? Mine leaked at the Q this week and I know I hould have
performed preventive maintainance sooner).
> >
> > You might want to rmove them so you can sand then down without damage to
walls aroud them. A good primer and enamel spray paint works well.
> >
> > What is you coach year and model?
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Eric" wrote:
> > >
> > > Welcome to the forum.
> > >
> > > All of the windows that I have seen on BB are made out of aluminum. I have
been told that BB made the windows in the mid 90's coaches. (Maybe even earlier
years???) All the finishes I have seen on the outside of the window frame have
been an anodized finish. The fact that you mentioned that something was peeling
makes me think that someone may have painted those frames. Anodizing doesn't
peel as far as I know. Anodizing is an oxidizing process that forms a layer of
"rust" on the surface. It's possible that the anodizing is wearing off but this
doesn't occur as peeling so far as I know. There is a rubber seal that goes
around the window. I doubt if that is peeling.
> > >
> > > I can't comment on a BB logo on your door. Honestly, I don't recall seeing
a logo on the doors.
> > >
> > > One suggestion that has been one of the protocols of this forum: It is
helpful if, when you sign your name, you put the year and the model of your
Bluebird.
> > >
> > > Eric Perplies
> > > 1996 PT-42
> > >
> >
> >
>

[sally brustowicz]

Thanks for the warm welcome. Everyone has been so nice and yes very helpful. We are going thru the learning process, so it's a lot of fun. Ted and I are previous boaters so we've been thru similar experiences with boats..

Looking forward to meeting all of you in the future.

Thanks,

Sally Brustowicz

1993 WL WB PT 40

Niceville Fl

On Jan 25, 2010, at 3:30 PM, Light "Ltenergy@aol.com" wrote:

Hello Sally,



And WELCOME to the amazing life of BlueBird owners! We are relatively new here also and have been fulltimers for about three months now. We are still "shedding" our home furniture, and three storages of goodies so we can be free of the ties to land. We will be sailing off to Auburn in a month. We have figured a few things out. It take patience and a LOT OF HELP from the incredibly generous and knowledgeable people in this forum.



I have to give a shout out to PHIL -who is my personal Hero. His assistance and persistence helping us as we drove our "Blue" home from Kentucky, was without a doubt the best thing we could have had. He is an angel. He also made finding our Bird SO much more efficient and technically sound for us. He shared tons of info with us and pointed out different things/trade offs on each coach we were thinking about. There are always trade offs, but buying a sound Bird was in a large part due to his pre-sale assistance so we found our PERFECT Bird. Phil is a wealth of caring and information.



And when we get our bird on the road, we shall hunt Phil down and take him and his wife to the best dinner we can find. I have to thank so many others who have always tried to help when we had questions.



This forum and its members are huge BLESSINGS! We are so sad that we didn't get to go meet everyone at Q. I owe Phil a big hug and a bigger THANK YOU -- and that Lobster Dinner I promised!



My point being, this forum is filled with terrific, talented, giving, helping, and warm people! WELCOME!!!



Blessed to be here,

hugs,

Light and Dennis

1991 PT WB

--currently in Santa Cruz for another month (ish) then off to Auburn to look for work.



PS...Anyone know of any construction projects that are in need of a very talented construction superintendent or the like? From the largest to the smallest, we are good at building things!



Have BB, will travel...



--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", sally brustowicz <sbrustowicz@<wbr>...> wrote:

>

> The coach is a 1993 WL WB PT.

> We recently bought it.. What you said is what I was thinking of doing.

> Sanding and paining them with enamel paint.. The window big on the drivers side only has a small area. The window frame on the inside of the door is the worst one. I will try to remove

> the wood.. I was thinking of sanding and painting the larger window frame with it in place if possible. Then use an enamel paint after masking it off. We are previous boaters, so I'm used to doing things like this.

> Thanks for your help. We are new to the forum and BB..

>

> Sally Brustowicz

> 1993 WL WB PT 40

> Niceville fl

> On Jan 24, 2010, at 5:08 PM, tcandt wrote:

>

> > It is not the windows themselves I believe she refers to. There is a wooden frame aroung the door and driver's window sets that get moisture through the glass and need to be painted from time to time. If you have a skylight, you might have the same problem if you do not re-seal them from the outside from time to time (guess what? Mine leaked at the Q this week and I know I hould have performed preventive maintainance sooner).

> >

> > You might want to rmove them so you can sand then down without damage to walls aroud them. A good primer and enamel spray paint works well.

> >

> > What is you coach year and model?

> >

> > --- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", "Eric" > wrote:

> > >

> > > Welcome to the forum.

> > >

> > > All of the windows that I have seen on BB are made out of aluminum. I have been told that BB made the windows in the mid 90's coaches. (Maybe even earlier years???) All the finishes I have seen on the outside of the window frame have been an anodized finish. The fact that you mentioned that something was peeling makes me think that someone may have painted those frames. Anodizing doesn't peel as far as I know. Anodizing is an oxidizing process that forms a layer of "rust" on the surface. It's possible that the anodizing is wearing off but this doesn't occur as peeling so far as I know. There is a rubber seal that goes around the window. I doubt if that is peeling.

> > >

> > > I can't comment on a BB logo on your door. Honestly, I don't recall seeing a logo on the doors.

> > >

> > > One suggestion that has been one of the protocols of this forum: It is helpful if, when you sign your name, you put the year and the model of your Bluebird.

> > >

> > > Eric Perplies

> > > 1996 PT-42

> > >

> >

> >

>

[Light Ltenergy@...]

Hi Sally,

Captain D and I were also former sailboaters. We just sold our 46' Cal
sailboat. We loved it, but living on it was tough. We spent years upgrading
and getting her into great shape and then sold her. LOL Basically, sold yacht,
bought Land Yacht. We are SO happy with our Blue! Lots to learn... but very
fun and fulfilling getting to know our Blue.

Happy Trails... hope to see you on the road someday.

Hugs,

Light
1991 PT WB
Santa Cruz, CA

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, sally brustowicz <sbrustowicz@...>
wrote:
>
> Thanks for the warm welcome. Everyone has been so nice and yes very helpful.
We are going thru the learning process, so it's a lot of fun. Ted and I are
previous boaters so we've been thru similar experiences with boats..
> Looking forward to meeting all of you in the future.
>
> Thanks,
> Sally Brustowicz
> 1993 WL WB PT 40
> Niceville Fl
> On Jan 25, 2010, at 3:30 PM, Light Ltenergy@... wrote:
>
> > Hello Sally,
> >
> > And WELCOME to the amazing life of BlueBird owners! We are relatively new
here also and have been fulltimers for about three months now. We are still
"shedding" our home furniture, and three storages of goodies so we can be free
of the ties to land. We will be sailing off to Auburn in a month. We have
figured a few things out. It take patience and a LOT OF HELP from the incredibly
generous and knowledgeable people in this forum.
> >
> > I have to give a shout out to PHIL -who is my personal Hero. His assistance
and persistence helping us as we drove our "Blue" home from Kentucky, was
without a doubt the best thing we could have had. He is an angel. He also made
finding our Bird SO much more efficient and technically sound for us. He shared
tons of info with us and pointed out different things/trade offs on each coach
we were thinking about. There are always trade offs, but buying a sound Bird was
in a large part due to his pre-sale assistance so we found our PERFECT Bird.
Phil is a wealth of caring and information.
> >
> > And when we get our bird on the road, we shall hunt Phil down and take him
and his wife to the best dinner we can find. I have to thank so many others who
have always tried to help when we had questions.
> >
> > This forum and its members are huge BLESSINGS! We are so sad that we didn't
get to go meet everyone at Q. I owe Phil a big hug and a bigger THANK YOU -- and
that Lobster Dinner I promised!
> >
> > My point being, this forum is filled with terrific, talented, giving,
helping, and warm people! WELCOME!!!
> >
> > Blessed to be here,
> > hugs,
> > Light and Dennis
> > 1991 PT WB
> > --currently in Santa Cruz for another month (ish) then off to Auburn to look
for work.
> >
> > PS...Anyone know of any construction projects that are in need of a very
talented construction superintendent or the like? From the largest to the
smallest, we are good at building things!
> >
> > Have BB, will travel...
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, sally brustowicz <sbrustowicz@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > The coach is a 1993 WL WB PT.
> > > We recently bought it.. What you said is what I was thinking of doing.
> > > Sanding and paining them with enamel paint.. The window big on the drivers
side only has a small area. The window frame on the inside of the door is the
worst one. I will try to remove
> > > the wood.. I was thinking of sanding and painting the larger window frame
with it in place if possible. Then use an enamel paint after masking it off. We
are previous boaters, so I'm used to doing things like this.
> > > Thanks for your help. We are new to the forum and BB..
> > >
> > > Sally Brustowicz
> > > 1993 WL WB PT 40
> > > Niceville fl
> > > On Jan 24, 2010, at 5:08 PM, tcandt wrote:
> > >
> > > > It is not the windows themselves I believe she refers to. There is a
wooden frame aroung the door and driver's window sets that get moisture through
the glass and need to be painted from time to time. If you have a skylight, you
might have the same problem if you do not re-seal them from the outside from
time to time (guess what? Mine leaked at the Q this week and I know I hould have
performed preventive maintainance sooner).
> > > >
> > > > You might want to rmove them so you can sand then down without damage to
walls aroud them. A good primer and enamel spray paint works well.
> > > >
> > > > What is you coach year and model?
> > > >
> > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Eric" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Welcome to the forum.
> > > > >
> > > > > All of the windows that I have seen on BB are made out of aluminum. I
have been told that BB made the windows in the mid 90's coaches. (Maybe even
earlier years???) All the finishes I have seen on the outside of the window
frame have been an anodized finish. The fact that you mentioned that something
was peeling makes me think that someone may have painted those frames. Anodizing
doesn't peel as far as I know. Anodizing is an oxidizing process that forms a
layer of "rust" on the surface. It's possible that the anodizing is wearing off
but this doesn't occur as peeling so far as I know. There is a rubber seal that
goes around the window. I doubt if that is peeling.
> > > > >
> > > > > I can't comment on a BB logo on your door. Honestly, I don't recall
seeing a logo on the doors.
> > > > >
> > > > > One suggestion that has been one of the protocols of this forum: It is
helpful if, when you sign your name, you put the year and the model of your
Bluebird.
> > > > >
> > > > > Eric Perplies
> > > > > 1996 PT-42
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>