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buylow12
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Apr 09, 2015

Exterior Trim Repair (for a noob)

Well I'm very new to Rving and yesterday while I was pulling out of a spot there was a bit more of a decline than I should have been on and the front of my fifth wheel came in contact with the truck. Thankfully it was fairly minor as far as I can tell but a piece of the trim (moulding?) was bent out and the wood on the bottom popped out of place.

Can anyone give me some tips on how to fix it? Explaining it like you would to a five year old would be great, lol. I assume I'll have to pull the side piece off to where it's bent and bend it back and pull the bottom piece off to the same place and get that wood back under it. Then reattach both with some glue (4200?) and put sealant around it again. How would I go about clamping it together to dry?

We are currently in the middle of a long trip, we'll be traveling heavily for the next several weeks. I assume we'd have to give it at least a day or two to dry right? I was thinking maybe we could just to a temporary fix until we get where we are going. I have some Alex plus and was just thinking of shooting some of that where it is bent to keep any water from getting down there or even just covering it with a bit of duck tape.

There are a few pictures below so you can see what I'm talking about. Thanks for the help!

Tim Czarkowski
TotalTravelers.com









5 Replies

  • X2 on the white gorilla tape.
    You sound savvy on the repair techniques, so enjiy the trip.
    If tape adhesive resin is diificult to remove, lemon oil right from a lemon peel does the trick, and leaves a sanitary clean surface.
  • Had a similar problem recently, and just duct taped over till I got home to fix.

    Tip: don't leave the duct tape on any longer than needed; it is a real pain to remove after its set up awhile.

    Doug
  • I agree with ddndoug.... Patch it to keep water out and enjoy the rest of your trip.
  • Personally since you have some much travel time ahead of you I would pick up some white duct tape or better yet Gorilla Tape (they make it in white too) as a temporary fix to keep moisture out until you get to a place where you can take your time and repair it properly and allow it to cure thoroughly.

    Doug

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