The Vintage Cabinet Hardware

Well, since they are so hard to come by....I decided that they had to be kept.  Problem was, they were the faux gold tone finish....hate that.  Hate the word "faux" also. Here they are as found:

Close up

They are really neat vintage style pulls

Here they are, with the bakelite type end caps masked off

Here they are with the primer applied...

And with a few coats of flat black finish coat

It was the only alternative, as the faux silver (chrome) always looks so fake

At least the flat black actually does look like hammered wrought iron

It is a vintage look

And here are the rest of the handles, hinges...

That look quite sharp actually

Below are all of the square-ish hammered looking screws

Bonus points for painting all of them flat black to coordinate

I would have gladly bought new, but you just can't find them any longer

Exterior Paint - The Side Markings

The original curb-side paint design was just barely visible
I wiped it down with denatured alcohol and sanded it, and it was basically just a shadow

I wanted to get some paint on it now, before we paint the entire trailer so that the lines of the design will be visible to even mask it off - it was hard enough this way, I can't even imagine trying to mask it off the reverse outline.  This must have been the side that was alway in the sun, the other side is still good enough to see the design on.

Masked off with blue tape

Masked off

Green enamel was applied. "Italian Olive" I doubt this will be the final color.

Now the white looks exceptionally shabby...

Another view.  This is a really cool design...