Diamond Plate Trailer Nose

[MNFox]

I unfortunately poked a hole throught the outer skin on my 2007 Jayco Jayflight 213 last weekend. The hole fortunately did not penetrate the inside,so I filled it with expanding foam to make it ridgid and then put an Eternabond bandaid on it. I have decided to have some diamond plate put on to cover my error. The installer asked me how far up I wanted to go withh the diamond plate. He suggested going four feet since that was the width of the sheet of material. Is there any reason I should not go this high?

[hddecker]

bobsrvnet wrote:
Thanks for the tips guys, I think I'll hunt around for a 'White' aerosol can version and give that a try.

If your nose cone is in good condition you can use clear and not worry about a color match.

[bobsrvnet]

Thanks for the tips guys, I think I'll hunt around for a 'White' aerosol can version and give that a try.

[hddecker]

bobsrvnet wrote:
How did you guys fasten the diamond plate to the RV? Also if you have a fiberglass front how would you suggest fastening? Does anyone have any other ideas other than diamond plate for protecting the front end of TT's? Spray Rock guard perhaps?

I have a fibreglass nose cone, the first thing it when I got the TT home was spray rocker guard about 2 1/2' up. Stones bounce off and don't leave a mark. If it does get marked up you can touch it up.

I used the pint cans with an undercoating gun, but you can get it in areosol cans. With the under coating gun you can adjust the texture with air preasure, the areosol cans give a fairly fine texture.

[tackhammer]

The diamond plate on ours is 24" and I wish it was higher. I tow with a 2006 Chevy Express 2500 and have 4 dents on the aluminum nose of our TT above the diamond plate from rocks coming out of the tires at hwy speeds.

[Burgeogull]

I added 2 feet to ours after we haad a small ding from a rock. Follow this thread to page 2.

http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/25790593/srt/pa/pging/1/page/3.cfm

[bobsrvnet]

How did you guys fasten the diamond plate to the RV? Also if you have a fiberglass front how would you suggest fastening? Does anyone have any other ideas other than diamond plate for protecting the front end of TT's? Spray Rock guard perhaps?

[Doug33]

CAn you post a pic of the damage area so we can better assess and give opinion?

[ExxWhy]

I used a 2'X 8' sheet I bought online for about $60 delivered. 1 trim for width and it was an easy project. 4' sounds like a lot to me.

[plumberdad70]

i would 2 feet on the front and the other 2 feet on the back so it would match,but that is just my 2 cents worth!!

[TomSaraMiles]

When my Lance trailer was new I noticed one problem with the diamond plate on the front: When traveling into the setting sun the light reflecting off the plate would blind me when looking in the mirrors.

Now that I haven't washed the trailer in awhile I don't have that problem any more...

[MNFox]

That is exactly how I did it. I rested the bar on the frame and forgot that I had done so when I lowered the power tongue jack. What a sickening sight that was.

[evanrem]

Not sure about your ? How did you poke the hole in it? I know three people tha that've done the same thing by resting wd bar against the trailer and lowering the front.

[69_Avion]

A nice diamond plate rock guard works great and if the surface is perfectly flat for four feet I would use it. Rocks will hit that high. As far as thickness, the thicker the sheet, the less chance of getting cut on an edge if it isn't being covered. Besides, the aluminum is not that heavy.

[opnspaces]

He should be able to cut it so I would go maybe 2 feet. I think that's what my Jayco has on it.

I also think you should make sure he's using really thin RV diamond plate. Mine is not much thicker than the side panes on the trailer. In other words it's really flexible if I push a finger into it.