RedRocket204 wrote:
Very nicely done!
Curious as to the reasoning behind the gauge aluminum sheeting you used and why you ended up with the .020. Did you feel .020 was adequate, was it a cost thing, was the .020 readily available in large sheets in your area? Do you feel you will be susceptible to rock dings now I guess is the reason I really am asking.
It looks really nice and am considering doing the same to mine as I did have a bit of water intrusion by way of some cracked marker light lenses. My front doesn't look quite as bad as yours did before your repair but my front panel condition still bothers me and I may sell my TT a few years down the road, would want it to look nice both inside and out.
I went with the .020” white aluminum sheets for two reasons. The first being that the local shop stocks it, and the second is because it makes it easy to bend and conform to the front of the camper. If I would have went any thicker, I think it would have been really difficult….REALLY difficult to bent it down over the front and make it look nice and smooth. The .020” aluminum was easy to work with…..but plenty strong enough to do what it needs to do.
As far as rock dings….I’m hoping that the .040” aluminum diamond plate takes the brunt of the rock hits. I never really saw any rock dents in the factory white corrugated metal what was on the front…and it was pretty thin, probably .020” or thinner….so I think the diamond plate will hold up just fine.
