Total Re-skin. Possible?
I've got a '06 Cavalier. The skin is in rough shape. Thought about patch panels for some areas. Then I got to thinking about just replacing all the skin with a more common type and for the fresh paint...
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soren wrote:Gjac wrote:
Not familiar with Cavalier construction is it Al sht bonded to foam laun?
Cavalier was the brand name Gulfstream used when they won the contract to bang out a few thousand FEMA trailers after Katrina. They were built about as cheap as it gets, including old style sticks'n'staples walls with wood framing, and aluminum panels stapled directly to the studs. They are noted for two issues. They are not self-contained, they had no storage tanks at all, since they were designed to be hooked up to public utilities on a semi-permanent basis. They also had extraordinarily high levels of outgassing formaldehyde. due to interior finish materials.
"Sticks'n'staples" Is used on more RVs than one might think. Also, Most dealer units that have Al siding are stapled to the studs. Secondly, Units on the dealer lots had time to air out. Fema units went straight from factory to site. There are a lot of misconceptions about these units.
