jimh425 wrote:
Sure, when glass comes apart, they don't call it delamination. :). If there was only one solution that was so much better, the rv industry would all use it.
When 'glass' comes apart, it's an easy fix that is actually stronger than the original damage.
far as the rv Industry using a better solution, in general they use the CHEAPER solution, not the BETTER. solution. Filon is the least expensive of any siding and the less labor intensive too. vacuum bonded Filon can be made up in any size sheet you want so long as you have a vacuum table big enough\ to suck it and the substrate together to allow the glue to cure.
Filon is like a young gal. It looks real good when new, but as it ages, it's negatives become apparent.
You aren't going to restore a Filon clad unit like an aluminum clad unit. You cannot remove or 'peel back' Filon to repair a rotted substructure You have to replace it instead and sectional replacement is basically out of the question because you'll have a seam that stand out like a sore thumb and/or have a point of new water intrusion.
Like I said, my next unit, if there is a next one, will be aluminum clad.
