Cleaning up rear rotted 'skirts' on camper...
Literally Drivers side 06/08/14 Passenger Side 07/23/14 Last thing yesterday, swept up our rear driver side skirt or rear wing. After putting it off for way too long- forced to start the...
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Ouch 1200 bucks. Though I got lucky in reusing filon, had the luan and some of the materials I used. Haven added it up yet guessing I may have 100/125 all said & done to do both skirts. Labor though adds up quick to have anything done. Course Im bumbling along, figuring as I go have about 4 days in this.
Any way drivers reconstruction done. Have a mile of caulking. A lot of clean up painting, recoat the inside of wing/skirt.
On the tank cover I ended up cutting some 1/8" HDPE or UHMW poly sheet don't remember what I have. Made a L shaped spacer to slip behind the tank flange to run past the bottom skirt trim. On the inside it over laps the added al sheet.
Cut the al sheet to slip into lower cabinet area. Hopefully all the overlapping should caulking fail divert any water. Screws thru the poly weren't predrilled, self sealing- water shouldnt get thru screws, (they will get caulked though). Mostly wanted to get past the trim flange on bottom.
Aluminum installed. Used some ProLine adhesive, mostly to fill uneven voids and under staples. Slipping behind tank cover was a challenge. Inserted the poly spacer. Couple of staples at top and wrapped edges.
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Cut the inside lip off lower edge trim as it will now butt up against the poly spacer that hangs about 3/8" lowere than trim.
Once the tank cover screwed on al sheet is pretty taught. I think this bottom edge is where the second most amount of water was entering. Should run off and any that otherwise get in trim should run out. So's the plan...At least Im seeing the caulk as not primary defense.
Except intrusion of screws, no direct path to wood. Going to pull the edge trim and reseal the edge due to staples, but wanted it on to hold the al edge until adhesive sets. Pull screws one by one and caulk reinsert. Some areas will get caulked then painted, mostly back side of skirt. Exterior trim edges, jack bracket etc will get painted first, then final caulking.
I'll look at the passengers side, curious how it interfaces with the generator box-but wont tackle for a few weeks. Probably wont be able to see anything until filons off. At that point is when ill add additional jack brackets to bumper. Get this side all spifed up and call it good for a while.
Any way drivers reconstruction done. Have a mile of caulking. A lot of clean up painting, recoat the inside of wing/skirt.
On the tank cover I ended up cutting some 1/8" HDPE or UHMW poly sheet don't remember what I have. Made a L shaped spacer to slip behind the tank flange to run past the bottom skirt trim. On the inside it over laps the added al sheet.
Cut the al sheet to slip into lower cabinet area. Hopefully all the overlapping should caulking fail divert any water. Screws thru the poly weren't predrilled, self sealing- water shouldnt get thru screws, (they will get caulked though). Mostly wanted to get past the trim flange on bottom.
Aluminum installed. Used some ProLine adhesive, mostly to fill uneven voids and under staples. Slipping behind tank cover was a challenge. Inserted the poly spacer. Couple of staples at top and wrapped edges.
, Cut the inside lip off lower edge trim as it will now butt up against the poly spacer that hangs about 3/8" lowere than trim.
Once the tank cover screwed on al sheet is pretty taught. I think this bottom edge is where the second most amount of water was entering. Should run off and any that otherwise get in trim should run out. So's the plan...At least Im seeing the caulk as not primary defense.
Except intrusion of screws, no direct path to wood. Going to pull the edge trim and reseal the edge due to staples, but wanted it on to hold the al edge until adhesive sets. Pull screws one by one and caulk reinsert. Some areas will get caulked then painted, mostly back side of skirt. Exterior trim edges, jack bracket etc will get painted first, then final caulking.
I'll look at the passengers side, curious how it interfaces with the generator box-but wont tackle for a few weeks. Probably wont be able to see anything until filons off. At that point is when ill add additional jack brackets to bumper. Get this side all spifed up and call it good for a while.
