Horrible day - Is the camper fixable?
We have a 2005 Cub Aerolite hybrid. We got our camper a month ago from an individual. This was our first trip. On the way home, I look in the rearview mirror of my car and realize the wall has come ...
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Bummer.
I concur with N7BSN, it can be done given enough time and effort. Done yourself, it shouldn't cost very much (perhaps under $600....but this is just a guess) and will look "reasonable enough" (not new though).
For the fiberglass, you may want to consider using filon. It comes in a variety of colors in large sheets and you just cut it to shape and glue on (with contact cement). Of course, this is after you have cut out all the rotted material and replaced it with solid wood. Then cover the seams between the old and new filon with trim pieces you either buy (where???) or have made. Or you could just cover the seams with strips of fiberglass tape and resin (of the same color) and sand to feather out (just like you would do a drywall patch).
The vinyl decals are the easy part as they can be custom made at a sign shop.
My biggest concern would be how much of the existing material you have to cut out to get rid of the rotted material? So you may want to do some poking around to determine this before getting too committed to the project.
Best wishes and do let us know how it turn out should you choose to go this route.
I concur with N7BSN, it can be done given enough time and effort. Done yourself, it shouldn't cost very much (perhaps under $600....but this is just a guess) and will look "reasonable enough" (not new though).
For the fiberglass, you may want to consider using filon. It comes in a variety of colors in large sheets and you just cut it to shape and glue on (with contact cement). Of course, this is after you have cut out all the rotted material and replaced it with solid wood. Then cover the seams between the old and new filon with trim pieces you either buy (where???) or have made. Or you could just cover the seams with strips of fiberglass tape and resin (of the same color) and sand to feather out (just like you would do a drywall patch).
The vinyl decals are the easy part as they can be custom made at a sign shop.
My biggest concern would be how much of the existing material you have to cut out to get rid of the rotted material? So you may want to do some poking around to determine this before getting too committed to the project.
Best wishes and do let us know how it turn out should you choose to go this route.
