Delaminated Arctic Fox 811
Ok! I have bought an Arctic Fox 811 slide in camper, I love it. The shell 811 was used for a week by the previous owner, never used anything in it apart from the bed. So it is mint!! The problem is ...
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mellow wrote:
Shucks, was hoping someone would post about a super easy way to fix delamination :(
I went and looked at this 2003 Lance 1161 and it has delamination really bad on both sides and on the wings, actually has a hole in the side by the slide letting water in and the guy would only come down to $12k, was thinking it would be a good winter project but not at that price. If the guy would come down to $6k-$7k I would pick it up, but I was still trying to figure out how to fix that severe delamination.
I was thinking I could inject gorilla glue then use a roller to attach it back?
Whoa, that's only a $12k camper in good condition! He's dreaming and waiting for a sucker.
On another note, gorilla glue would not be a good thing I don't think. It expands as it cures. Would require too much pressure to keep it from just pushing out the fiberglass.
I'd go for epoxy, or something more liquid like rubber cement.
I took out the front window on my 03. Has some delam on the front cap, but dry and not rotten. Leaked when new and sealed up way back then.
Aside from it being too stiff on the curved part to effectively push it back in place, the bond between the 2 surfaces has pulled the "paper" off the luan or whatever the backing is. Didn't look like it would bond well to me even if I could have pushed it back in. With that, I think you want some type of adhesive that will penetrate the surfaces some to keep it stuck back together.
