Laverne - Taillights & Her Rear End

 

After striping the passenger side I moved on to the back of my motorhome.  I got started by first removing the spare tire cover and the spare tire.

 

I decided to take the taillights apart and clean them out really good as they were full of dirt.  

The ground wire connectors were rusted so I gave them a good clean and lubed them with a little dab of petroleum jelly before screwing them back in place.

 

I replaced a couple of bulbs that were looking a bit tired as well as the license plate light that had completely rusted with a brand new one.  

Before

After!

I also repainted the taillight covers and the license plate holder.

 

Before I put everything all back together I got the stripes taped off and over the course of a two days got those repainted the same as the passenger side.

 

Before

After!

I even spruced up the two outlets.

 

Look how shiny she is!

The taillights went back together and the entire back end from top to bottom was cleaned and give two coats of wax.

 

I am still undecided what I want to do to the bumper and the spare tire rack as well as the spare tire cover.  The one I have is big and bulky and I'm contemplating replacing it with just a vinyl tire cover.

 

The spare tire rack isn't very pretty right now so I will likely paint it.  The bumper and receiver hitch could use some love too.  Both of those projects may end up waiting until next year however as I seem to be running low on time these days.  But, you never know.  We'll just have to wait and see.