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thirtydaZe's avatar
Jul 13, 2015

Minor Delamination Bubble

This pic isn't going to be very revealing, however what you're looking as is the slide on the right side of the camper. That's the porch light above the area where the bubble is located, and then immediately underneath is a door which houses an outdoor tv (this can all be seen in my sig pic). This particular slide is our dinette, tv, entertainment system, and fireplace.

Anyhow, the bubble is probably 6" across at the top, and then narrows.



I'm not sure at this stage when this appeared. It's our 3rd season with the unit. Just kind of dumb luck that i stumbled across it, the sun was shining just right i guess.

There's definitely solid wood behind the fiberglass.

What are my options here? I'm in Omaha, so is this something i want the dealer to take a look at, or do i have alternatives?
  • Alright, i appreciate your input. either way, it seems like this is painting a pretty bad picture long term.

    This is going to generate some tough decisions i'm afraid.
  • thirtydaZe wrote:
    What are my options here?


    It depends on whether you believe that de-lamination is the result of water getting into the wall or whether it's simply a matter of the outer fiberglass panel separating and creating an air space inside the wall because the adhesive used in building it has given way. If it's water intrusion you'd want to address the issue ASAP with your dealer as it will only get worse, if it's the latter I'd try to not worry about it if you can live with it visually. I had a similar situation arise with our KZ Spree wherein the deformation of the outer skin (just on the curb side wall) would vary with temperature and at times was very difficult to see, other times easy to see. I lived with it for the last couple of years we owned the trailer and although the primary motivation for eventually moving on to another trailer was that we were by that time ready for a couple's model the fact the Spree was de-laminating certainly played a part in our decision to get rid of it, thinking that it was never going to get any better but could potentially get worse and be very expensive to repair.
  • Not many easy solutions. You have two choices replace the entire panel or drill some holes in the "bubble" and inject glue into the developed open space. The tricky part is applying pressure on the bubble to push the panel back against the solid surface as the glue dries.

    If you don't have a solid surface to press against, for example if its just a Luan wall all bets are off.

    Ron W.
  • Sorry for the bump. Still looking for opinion on how serious this is looking, if its worth fixing, is this something for the dealer or do i look for a specialist. Perhaps trade next year for a 5ver isnt out of the question.