jdfrost64

been building class A and B rv,s for 28 years worked for coachman and forest river. doing a toy mini right now all new wood and reskinning the whole rv plus new over head cab bunk can,t think of any rv using any plywood for sidewalls or roofs or bunk area what u have in yours in the cab bunk sidewalls and roof is .roof and sidewalls and cab bunk are 5.2mm lauan. backer for nose and rear cap uses a 2.7mm laminated to the sheet metal or fiberglass. don,t know were u live .but only place i know u can get right wood for your mini is a rv plant or right from dealer that sells to rv plants the company name is (robert weed wood products) it makes the job easyer and look better useing the right thickness and what was in it when it was built new. sence i live and work in the rv capital i can get anything for a motor home . if i can help give me a call 1-269-591-9834

not being rude none of the lauan used in these mini,s or any rv is stardard size it,s all metric 2.7 mm and 5.2mm it all comes from asia . sold by robert weed products .if you use 5mm or 1/4 on a smooth sidewall you will see the seam threw the fiber glass.the older mini,s and rv,s u can get away with it because they didn,t have smooth sidewalls i haven,t seen a sidewall yet made out of plywood it,s lauan . istarted building motorhomes for georgie boy and coachman in 1985. i,m doing a 1985 toyota mini right now replacing 85% of the wood in it reskinning the the whole mini new rubber roof lucky this one is 90% framed out of aluminum

looks dam good .u did a hell of a nice job

the correct luan in %100 rv's is 5.2 mm and 2.7 mm. for your water proofing try to find rv filon for your outer skin the paneling won't last threw the first rain storm. if i can help let me know i have built 100's of rv's coachman