My turn for Delamination

[bmet2000]

My 2010 Jayco is delaminating in two places and of course both are my fault. One is near the back on the street side and is about 2 feet long. The other is on the bunk slide on the side of it, (not the exterior wall). It is right in the middle so I can't imagine that water just magically appeared there. DW is heartbroken and the estimate was over 70 hours of labor. No way we are pouring that kind on money on a 5 year old camper.
I thought Jayco would have stepped up but I guess not.
This camper was built over Labor Day (in 2009) and has had several problems that our dealer couldn't fix. Even simple ones like leaking under/around the glass shower doors. I let them try that repair 3 times before I just removed them.
The other problem was the black tank had the hole drilled too big. They messed with 4 times and I finally got smart and took it to another dealer that saw the problem right away and ordered a new tank.
It's just sad...

[bmet2000]

No, it doesn't have any plastic over it. That bubble is about 6 to 10 inches long. It's kind of hard to see but it's just below he reflection in the 'E'

[westend]

You don't by any chance have the original shipping plastic on the slide wall?

[bmet2000]

Ok, so here is the one on the side of the bunk slide. Where/how would water get here without getting anywhere else. I think that the fiber glass wasn't made/installed properly. But what do I know?

[Bird_Freak]

chorbelt wrote:
FWIW, I took the financing comment to be directed at the banks; meaning that it should be in their interest to ensure that these things have some semblance of QC when they're the ones loaning the money for many purchases.

I just took it as someone bragging he did not have to finance.

[bmet2000]

Thanks for the tips/advice as we are still weighing our options. End of the quarter so work is crazy and I don't have pics up yet. Hopefully on Sunday night I will have time...

[chorbelt]

FWIW, I took the financing comment to be directed at the banks; meaning that it should be in their interest to ensure that these things have some semblance of QC when they're the ones loaning the money for many purchases.

[westend]

i saw one delamination repair, on the side wall of a trailer. The owner placed adhesive underneath the delamination, parked close to an outbuilding, and braced the repaired wall from the building while the adhesive set. I believe this was successful.

[Paul_D_]

Just finished repairing a 2 ft x 6 ft section on the front fairing of my 08 Gulfstream . Pulled the corner trim off, pried open the delaminated area, checked to make sure the wood was not totally rotted. Masked off the section under it with painters tape and some poly sheeting ( could have used a heavy coat of wax unremoved also). Mixed up a batch of west system. worked that in with a brush on a stick then spread it well with an old sock on a strip of wood. Made up a weighted pressure clamp with a 2x 12, some staging planks and patio blocks. Sorts propped the 2 by up against the fairing with the planks then added weight. Let it set for 24 hours and it is almost perfect. one wave in an area where the underlayment had already buckled a bit. Very easy , but a bit time consuming. There is a video of someone doing the side of a mobile home, it was over kill, but the general idea is the same . I'll see if I can find it.

Sorry no luck, but there is plenty of advise out there if you search "repairing delaminated rv".

[wmoses]

Even if it is not in an area with a decal one could always place a decal there. Good idea and glad to see actual on topic posts about this issue. I am personally still waiting for the OP to get some pics online so we can actually see what we are all 'surmising' about.

[spoon059]

rbpru wrote:
Can you drill a small hole and squirt in some adhesive, then draw the panel tight with a through bolt. Or would it be better just to live with it.

That's a good thought... Hopefully the delamination is in an area with a decal... pull the decal off, drill some holes and pour in fiberglass epoxy or some other adhesive and clamp or otherwise put pressure on the delam spot. When everything dries, buy a new decal to put over the drilled holes and it looks brand new again.

Obviously find the source of the leak and fix that first though...

[goducks10]

Here's a delam kit. I've never used it so I really have know idea if it works. But it's a start.
http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/caulks-sealants/delam-kit-instructions.pdf

[rbpru]

Okay enough about the merits of financing. Let's get back to the original problem.

If a person has a side delamination and it is “fix it or live with it”? Just how do you fix it, once the dealer or manufacturer has bailed out?

Can you drill a small hole and squirt in some adhesive, then draw the panel tight with a through bolt. Or would it be better just to live with it.

I have a stick and tin TT Dutchmen but I was thinking of a future purchase.

[rbpru]

Okay enough about the merits of financing. Let's get back to the original problem.

If a person has a side delamination and it is “fix it or live with it”? Just how do you fix it, once the dealer or manufacturer has bailed out?

Can you drill a small hole and squirt in some adhesive, then draw the panel tight with a through bolt. Or would it be better just to live with it.

I have a stick and tin TT Dutchmen but I was thinking of a future purchase.

[wmoses]

bid_time wrote:
Let's suppose for a second that he did use your language instead of his. How does financing or not financing change anything? Whether you finance or not doesn't change the risk of whether you get delamination or not. And whether or not you finance doesn't change the decrease in value to your camper after you get delam. So financing has no bearing on the issue at hand; so why make the comment?

Of course financing has nothing to do with delamination.

But you missed the point I (and I would like to think that he) was making. Re read my post above again. He could be seen to be saying ... 'it is a pity that we are stuck with poor build quality - moreso with the people who have to finance to be able to get into this in the first place'. If that is indeed what he was saying then I am not sure I disagree.

His topic might not be 100% on topic but then that is for the Moderators to decide.

🙂