Pop Up Camper roof repair/rebuild
Got 1998 Palomino B600 in AZ and drove it back to AK this summer. As I became more familiar with it I noticed some issues that I wanted to fix. The front panel of the roof was rotted and as I got into it I realized that the side panels are rotted except the rear one so I am going to rebuild all four sides and maybe the wood edge on the roof top. I decided to do the rear panel also as the roof mechanism had been worked on and the ends have been unscrewed several times. Any help along the way would be greatly appreciated!
I removed the OSB from the front roof side panel and replaced it with Azec plastic trim as I thought that was the only piece I was going to replace. I have a few pin holes in the aluminum and not sure how to fix those, maybe eternal bond tape? Here is a picture:
As I got into the rear to try and took the corners apart I realized that the sides are rotted also. My goal is to replace all the wood and put back together, with both Dicor tape and silicone. I have not decided if I will use marine grade plywood or not. Any suggestions? Here are the sides:
The rear was hacked together by the previous owner and he plastered the whole thing with caulk that was already pulling away by the time I got hom. I was going to remove caulk and silicone it but saw the damage to the aluminum and have decided to fix or replace the back aluminum piece. I think I am going to cut the aluminum off about 2 inches below the top edge and slide a new piece of aluminum under the remaining aluminum put dicor tape and silicone it then put the drip edge back on that goes along the top. This piece should cover my seam I created. Here are pictures of the rear side wall:
I removed the OSB from the front roof side panel and replaced it with Azec plastic trim as I thought that was the only piece I was going to replace. I have a few pin holes in the aluminum and not sure how to fix those, maybe eternal bond tape? Here is a picture:
As I got into the rear to try and took the corners apart I realized that the sides are rotted also. My goal is to replace all the wood and put back together, with both Dicor tape and silicone. I have not decided if I will use marine grade plywood or not. Any suggestions? Here are the sides:
The rear was hacked together by the previous owner and he plastered the whole thing with caulk that was already pulling away by the time I got hom. I was going to remove caulk and silicone it but saw the damage to the aluminum and have decided to fix or replace the back aluminum piece. I think I am going to cut the aluminum off about 2 inches below the top edge and slide a new piece of aluminum under the remaining aluminum put dicor tape and silicone it then put the drip edge back on that goes along the top. This piece should cover my seam I created. Here are pictures of the rear side wall:
