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    Quote Originally Posted by DoubleChevron View Post
    Oh well, it could be worse. There's some crazy fool over on the classic caravan forum that thinks he going to tow an old caravan with a 101
    There'll soon be two.

    If I can't use a pressure washer, any suggestions on how else to remove the lichen?

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    Good time to do it is after it's been raining, or damp whether.
    The lichen becomes soft & comes off alot easier.

    With that much Lichen I don't think you have much choice but to carefully use a pressure washer

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh View Post
    There'll soon be two.

    If I can't use a pressure washer, any suggestions on how else to remove the lichen?
    I honestly have no idea.... I just know what will happen if you pressure wash a caravan that's likely sealed up with 30+ year old mastic

    I'd probably try reducer/thinners/ecalyptas/cutters/etc .... before I'd pressure wash. It's going to be a massive job if you have to do it by hand though.

    seeya,
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    I have used diluted Bleach and a brush

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    if you are going to replace all the window seals,,
    does it matter?

    how things change,,
    the 70's vans were all formica surfaces,
    the 90's were all varnished timber,
    the '10s are all formica surfaces,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift View Post
    if you are going to replace all the window seals,,
    does it matter?
    I think the concern is the seal of the window frame to the body, not the glass to the frame.

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    Cammo paintjob,cammo anexe and cammo net Mick?????
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    Quote Originally Posted by LandyAndy View Post
    Cammo paintjob,cammo anexe and cammo net Mick?????
    Andrew
    Not in this case. I'm thinking of towing it with the W109 Merc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LandyAndy View Post
    Cammo paintjob,cammo anexe and cammo net Mick?????
    Andrew
    I thought about doing that to mine for a second or 2 but I thought people may call me a word that sounds a bit like 'tanker'...
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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    Mick
    I did some "handyman" work on a very similar van a few years back for a friend to live in on their country block.
    They have a flimsy wooden frame underneath,the one I worked on had dry rot in the sub-frame,I dont know how they got it from Perth to Williams without a road train imploding it.
    If its a doer uper check the framework.If its coming away where the walls meet the floor and walls meet the roof dont bother,its only good for a chassis for a trailer.If you are going to drag it nearby to live in,the interior looks much nicer than the one I worked on,exterior the same.It should be OK.
    All the window fittings,roof hatch fittings are all still available from caravan supply shops.I had to replace plenty on the van I worked on,they were all brittle.
    ENJOY
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