Motorhome Repair

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El Toro

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How would you guys repair this . It's fiberglass on a 2001 Fleetwood Bounder Motorhome . thin and flemesy cracked. Not sure if SMC or fiberglass. I have my ideas just thought I ask. Thanks
 
that sure looks like an aluminum skin that is bent up and out of the channel like coronet said. are you sure thats glass?
 
Yes 100 % sure its fiberglass or smc and when Fleetwood builds these the walls are fiberglass vac bonded to foam and plywood and then and interior type of paneling. This is below the interior floor so I can get to the back side over the wheel. Yes Crash looks like a laminate. Thank you.
 
I can't say from here if it's repairable. I'm guessing that a new piece is the best way to go, it's just too hard to tell from here.
 
That new piece if available would be large item to ship and I would have to disassemble all the trim and bonding seams.
I am thinking to make a reinforcement behind this and with SEM adhesive for fiberglass try to build this up. The panel almost looks to short and has moved away from the channel which is aluminum. Thanks everyone . This is my rv so not a customers.
Where is Shine when I need him LOL
 
Guess you could just grind out the lower area & rough it up good for a little ways up. Then add a couple of layers of fiberglass mat with epoxy resin, let it start to set & add a 3rd layer going higher up. Sand & finish off with bodyfiller.
I've successfully used roughed up strips of crappy sem type fiberglass in custom fabrication projects as a base start to a skin with both epoxy & polyester resins & had them hold out fine years later.
 
i would just get some trim to put over that seam . not sure how it is made but trim over it would hide it .
 
Looks like you could use bonding adhesive between the de-laminated parts with something pushing it flat while it dried.
 
E-T.... I looks somewhat like my 2002 ...the result of a water leak. My Winnebago has a ply/matt glass/gel coat exterior. The wood has rotted and 'swelled' ..then, delams from the glass. There's lotsa RV forum postings about it, but the short version: inject a thin epoxy into the area - then create a 'press' on the exterior skin to re-laminate the remnants. Sorry, for the late reply - I just saw this.



Jim
 
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