My turn for Delamination

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'

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

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?

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.

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...

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 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.

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".

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.

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...