Exterior Hole in aluminum travel trailer
I backed into my camper and left a soft ball size hole in aluminum siding! I am sick about it.........I need some help on how to patch the hole. Please!!!
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That's unfortunate but does happen. A photo might help for suggestions.
If it would look okay, I would consider installing an access door/hatch, light fixture, outdoor shower, detachable shore power cord inlet housing, etc. so it *looks* like it came from the factory that way. Or maybe just the exterior frame only for one of these. A patch will always look like a patch.
You can order any size of access door you want. One source of RV doors: Challenger door
Without seeing a photo, the first thing that comes to mind is adding a 120 volt 15 amp power inlet like in the left photo below. You would get a piece of white 1/8" HDPE and cut it in an outer and inner circle. Mount the inlet onto the round piece of HDPE and screw it on and caulk it. I did this with a 30 amp inlet as in the photo and it looked factory original. I used a small cutting board made from HDPE that I got from a dollar store. You could cut the HDPE in a circle in a size to suit the damaged area.
If you can get a replacement section of the siding and the damage is near the bottom, you could consider removing a full length panel or two from the bottom up (RV siding is different than a house or mobile). You'd have to screw the very bottom piece back on as you won't be able to staple it like it was originally. Probably far easier to put on a dummy door or something. According to google, it looks like you would have to pay a shop several thousand $$ to make it look new again.
For something quick and elegant(not), you could always just put a bumper sticker over the damage...
If it would look okay, I would consider installing an access door/hatch, light fixture, outdoor shower, detachable shore power cord inlet housing, etc. so it *looks* like it came from the factory that way. Or maybe just the exterior frame only for one of these. A patch will always look like a patch.
You can order any size of access door you want. One source of RV doors: Challenger door
Without seeing a photo, the first thing that comes to mind is adding a 120 volt 15 amp power inlet like in the left photo below. You would get a piece of white 1/8" HDPE and cut it in an outer and inner circle. Mount the inlet onto the round piece of HDPE and screw it on and caulk it. I did this with a 30 amp inlet as in the photo and it looked factory original. I used a small cutting board made from HDPE that I got from a dollar store. You could cut the HDPE in a circle in a size to suit the damaged area.
If you can get a replacement section of the siding and the damage is near the bottom, you could consider removing a full length panel or two from the bottom up (RV siding is different than a house or mobile). You'd have to screw the very bottom piece back on as you won't be able to staple it like it was originally. Probably far easier to put on a dummy door or something. According to google, it looks like you would have to pay a shop several thousand $$ to make it look new again.
For something quick and elegant(not), you could always just put a bumper sticker over the damage...
