Fixing up the '75 Trillium 1300

[David Tilston]

I take it you are going to keep the green interior?

[PrettylilTrilly]

Originally Posted by David Tilston

I take it you are going to keep the green interior?

Yup! Decided to work with it rather than fight it lol. And it's growing on me


Lilly The Trilly - 1975 Trillium 1300

[David Tilston]

Classic Trilliums came with three interior color options. Colonial white, green, and yellow. I am quite partial to the Yellow. I have a 1300 that is green on the outside and yellow on the inside. I call it the Cantaloupe. It needs a lot of work. It was painted with interior latex on the inside, and outside. But they painted it green and yellow.

The green and yellow disappeared by the mid 70's. I have never seen a Trillium 4500 that is any colour other then Colonial white, both inside, and outside.

[Maia]

Actually you can soak the T strip in hot water for a few minutes. Then take it out, wipe it dry/clean and snap it back in while it's still soft. It really works!

[PrettylilTrilly]

Update:
Well I got the front bench backrest and seat cushion done today and considering I don't have a lot of experience with a sewing machine, they look pretty good My fingers are a bit pin pricked, I could have probably donated a pint of blood just from them!
So I took my beautiful new cushions over to the trailer and started to reinstall the backrest and low and behold what did the hubby find as he was squished in under the bunk screwing in the hinge.....
LEAK!!! ARGH!
So out come the cushions in a hurry before they get wet and stained, out comes the plywood hole covers on the bench and with my head stuck in the hole staring at a large puddle forming a string of profanities escapes my mouth, &!^# &!^# &!^# !!!
I guess I should have known from the rusty streaks down the ensolite that there was a leak from where the previous owner had bolted the rock guard arm back on through the fiberglass and ensolite. But noooooooo... I had stuck my head in the sand and ignored it.
Cautiously, I peeked around the rest of the trailer and low and behold another LEAK!!! this time from the corner of the back window.
Le Sigh... Since this is the first wet weather we've had since buying the trailer, this is the first time I've been able to see the leakage.
Hubby swears these will be easy fixes... remove the olde rusty bolts, add silicone/caulk, screw in new bolts, add more silicone/caulk. I on the other hand want to pull back the ensolite a bit and check for mold... or stick my head in the sand again :/
So everything is on hold until the weather gets a bit nicer and we can fix the leaks... at least the bright side is that I have a source for T moulding! yay!


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[Jim Bennett]

Lyndsay, unfortunately I think you will need to take them as far as I mentioned when you were over here, and remove the windows. You can then check the condition of the wood backer for the screws, and reseal the windows when you insert them with new screws. Just putting in new screws and putting silicone into the holes will do little to stop the leaks. This is a very common problem in these older trailers.

The costs will not be too high, just a bunch of labour.

[PrettylilTrilly]

Originally Posted by Jim Bennett

Lyndsay, unfortunately I think you will need to take them as far as I mentioned when you were over here, and remove the windows. You can then check the condition of the wood backer for the screws, and reseal the windows when you insert them with new screws. Just putting in new screws and putting silicone into the holes will do little to stop the leaks. This is a very common problem in these older trailers.

The costs will not be too high, just a bunch of labour.

What is the grey putty used to seal the window with called? I can't remember lol


Lilly The Trilly - 1975 Trillium 1300

[Jim Bennett]

It is butyl tape, Lyndsay.

[David Tilston]

Butyl tape.

I got mine at Woody's RV. He asked if I wanted the "easy stuff" or the "messy stuff". I took the "messy stuff". There are different widths. 1" wide is about right.

On edit:
Jim and I are like twins.

[Jim Bennett]

Originally Posted by David Tilston

On edit:
Jim and I are like twins.

'cept you have more hair.

[PrettylilTrilly]

So I noticed this the other day while looking for leaks.




No water issues but I am puzzled as to what may have caused it or how I would go about fixing it if I felt so inclined.


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[David Tilston]

Lindsay, are you talking about bubbles under the Ensolite? It is not easy, but it can be done.

[PrettylilTrilly]

No it seems like the roof is a bit caved in. It looks like someone tried to stand on the roof maybe? The ensolite is still attached.


Lilly The Trilly - 1975 Trillium 1300

[David Tilston]

Hmm... Is it that way both front and back?

BTW, that is not uncommon. There are two things that can be done. The easiest is to support it from below, when you are not using the trailer. This will allow the fibreglass to relax back into it's orignal shape. This may not solve the problem.

The other solution involves pulling off the Ensolite, then adding more fibreglass on the inside, then putting up a new liner. If you are lucky, You might be able to shave off the Ensolite in one piece and reuse it. To put it mildly, a BIG job.

There is someone who posted their solution of adding a ridge on the outside to act as support. It looked like a Mohawk, kinda. That should work, but in my opinion, kinda unattractive.

[PrettylilTrilly]

Originally Posted by David Tilston

Hmm... Is it that way both front and back?

BTW, that is not uncommon. There are two things that can be done. The easiest is to support it from below, when you are not using the trailer. This will allow the fibreglass to relax back into it's orignal shape. This may not solve the problem.

The other solution involves pulling off the Ensolite, then adding more fibreglass on the inside, then putting up a new liner. If you are lucky, You might be able to shave off the Ensolite in one piece and reuse it. To put it mildly, a BIG job.

There is someone who posted their solution of adding a ridge on the outside to act as support. It looked like a Mohawk, kinda. That should work, but in my opinion, kinda unattractive.

Just in the back, that I've noticed. I will try supporting it from below first. It's not a big issue right now so maybe over the next winter we will try it.


Lilly The Trilly - 1975 Trillium 1300

[PrettylilTrilly]

Well I zepped 80% of the interior fiberglass just the front lower portion of the kitchen and the front bench left to clean up and Zep woohoo! I installed the backsplash in the kitchen and it looks amazing! I decided to do this because the PO had screwed something into it and there were holes that I just didn't feel like filling and painting.

Before




The product


After




Easy to install and forgiving when I screwed up lol


Lilly The Trilly - 1975 Trillium 1300

[Island Claire]

Originally Posted by David Tilston

Classic Trilliums came with three interior color options. Colonial white, green, and yellow. I am quite partial to the Yellow. I have a 1300 that is green on the outside and yellow on the inside. I call it the Cantaloupe. It needs a lot of work. It was painted with interior latex on the inside, and outside. But they painted it green and yellow.

The green and yellow disappeared by the mid 70's. I have never seen a Trillium 4500 that is any colour other then Colonial white, both inside, and outside.

David, our trillium is a 4500 and it is yellow inside. Previous owner painted the ensolite white, (it is still yellow inside the cupboards) but all the fiberglass is yellow.

[David Tilston]

Claire, Is it Colonial White, (a yellowy white) , or yellow, like an orange yellow?

[Island Claire]

Hi David, It is lemon yellow. It is a 1978 we believe.

[Island Claire]

Sorry pictures would not attach to other message.