This is, apparently, a genuine Dormobile bunk. Oh yes.
They both came with Brian and, whilst clearly not red as we would probably like, they are original.
See the level of original rust. They were rock solid. WD40 was our friend once again though, and after a 30 minute soak time, they were a bit less stiff!
Between the two of us we managed to get this one open.
The canvas is grubby, but solid, and whilst the steelwork is solid, it was also very rusty. Well, the bits we could see were....
The whole bunk.
Obviously when you can't see all of something and then you are going to trust it to hold your child and look awesome at a show (you can put those in whatever order of priority you like!) then the obvious answer is to strip it down.
So we did.
We took it to bits. More WD40, flat bladed screwdriver, Phillips head screwdriver and mole grips, and we were there! The poles can be seen to be in quite good condition, with just a bit of surface rust and some old paint.
Much rubbing down later, and the poles are ready to paint (but not painted) and the ends have been degreased and painted in silver smoothrite, which has gone on like a dream!
And there we go, dear reader. Part 1 is done! More sanding tomorrow, and some canvas cleaning, and some putting back together. Then paint the poles, take it apart, put the canvas on, and install in the van. How hard can this be......
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