Aluminum Exterior Molding - Flexible and Shape-Able
I'm posting here to try and get as wide an audience for my question as possible. This is about vintage style aluminum molding.
Today's exterior RV trim is commonly still aluminum, painted or otherwise, and also in plastic and vinyl. The aluminum stuff is available in a variety of profiles, but its one main property making it unsuitable for my application is that it is rigid. Minor bends or curves maybe, but not flexible as I need.
My vintage truck camper has both an outside corner molding (L shape 3/4" x 3/8"), and a drip edge/gutter molding (J shape 3/4" x 3/8"). The camper resembles a sheep herders wagon or gypsy wagon shape. This stuff is VERY flexible and bends into a new shape quite readily.
What are the Internet search words I need to locate what must STILL be available - rolled aluminum and flexible (I think annealed is the correct term, but not having any luck with that either). Brand names fine too. What are your experiences with this stuff and its availability?
I am currently into the tedious job of re-claiming the existing/original trim, and depending on price, might just re-use the existing trim anyway. But I don't want to continue this path just to find out what I need is commonly available and inexpensive.
RV shops in my town have no idea because it's not in the RV catalog.
Do you know?
Today's exterior RV trim is commonly still aluminum, painted or otherwise, and also in plastic and vinyl. The aluminum stuff is available in a variety of profiles, but its one main property making it unsuitable for my application is that it is rigid. Minor bends or curves maybe, but not flexible as I need.
My vintage truck camper has both an outside corner molding (L shape 3/4" x 3/8"), and a drip edge/gutter molding (J shape 3/4" x 3/8"). The camper resembles a sheep herders wagon or gypsy wagon shape. This stuff is VERY flexible and bends into a new shape quite readily.
What are the Internet search words I need to locate what must STILL be available - rolled aluminum and flexible (I think annealed is the correct term, but not having any luck with that either). Brand names fine too. What are your experiences with this stuff and its availability?
I am currently into the tedious job of re-claiming the existing/original trim, and depending on price, might just re-use the existing trim anyway. But I don't want to continue this path just to find out what I need is commonly available and inexpensive.
RV shops in my town have no idea because it's not in the RV catalog.
Do you know?
