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Jfet
Apr 30, 2015Explorer
What is the thickness of the aluminum? We see quite a bit of buckling on a hot day on our 0.040 aluminum roof on our homebuilt camper but we planned for this and it floats with no rivets or anything to pull loose. I have not noticed any buckling on the 0.063 aluminum side panels but they are held with Sikaflex which probably allows some expansion.
Aluminum is going to expand with temperature increase, not really any way to get around that. Perhaps if it were thicker it would just flex the whole frame and bulge the trailer walls outward. Might look better.
Aluminum is going to expand with temperature increase, not really any way to get around that. Perhaps if it were thicker it would just flex the whole frame and bulge the trailer walls outward. Might look better.
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