Start of an Adventure with an S & S 8SC
So this unit came up for sale on the Facebook market right in my town and I've been looking for an OBS Ford like this for a long time and this one is relatively rust free (has a small bubble patch on ...
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Generally you would start from the bottom removing tin siding...but I would take off the top and bottom trim and see where the staples are.
Here is a great thread on the Sunline forum. This is a friend of mine (goes by JBarca on this forum) repairing water damage on a Sunline trailer, but he has a lot of great pics on rubber roof removal, siding removal, etc. Scroll down on this thread and there are tons of pics specifically on siding removal.
There may be differences in how your camper is built, but by and large 99% of RVs are built using the same materials and same techniques.
This General Tools Moisture Meter has also been a terrific help. This is the same one you see John using in the Sunline thread above. You can scan the ceiling and walls with this meter and it will identify the moisture level in the wall. The wet spot you can see on the camper is usually only the the tip of the iceberg, this meter helps you identify how far the damage extends and also helps you spot wet spots that have not yet become visible. Typically the soft wood and flakeboard they use in these campers will soak up water from a small leak for years before the substrate becomes so saturated that the interior wallboard starts to appear wet.
Here is a great thread on the Sunline forum. This is a friend of mine (goes by JBarca on this forum) repairing water damage on a Sunline trailer, but he has a lot of great pics on rubber roof removal, siding removal, etc. Scroll down on this thread and there are tons of pics specifically on siding removal.
There may be differences in how your camper is built, but by and large 99% of RVs are built using the same materials and same techniques.
This General Tools Moisture Meter has also been a terrific help. This is the same one you see John using in the Sunline thread above. You can scan the ceiling and walls with this meter and it will identify the moisture level in the wall. The wet spot you can see on the camper is usually only the the tip of the iceberg, this meter helps you identify how far the damage extends and also helps you spot wet spots that have not yet become visible. Typically the soft wood and flakeboard they use in these campers will soak up water from a small leak for years before the substrate becomes so saturated that the interior wallboard starts to appear wet.
