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profdant139
Explorer II
Jul 11, 2016

Deteriorating door handle -- solved -- see update below

There is a handhold/handle next to the door of my trailer, mounted to the side wall. It is getting gritty and crumbly from weathering -- the trailer is four years old and has been used a lot -- and i...
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opnspaces
Navigator III
Jul 12, 2016
Probably easy to replace. On my trailer there is a flush square plug at each end of the handle. A small regular screwdriver will pop the plug out and expose the screw underneath.

you need a new handle Maybe one of these and some butyl tape to seal the screw holes.

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