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RudyH

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  • My Toyota Motorhome
    1986 21' Sunrader
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    Colorado Springs, CO

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  1. I fiberglassed over the two plexiglass window openings (that was a big job) and now I'm getting back to dealing with the sagging SIP ceiling in the sleeper area. Rethinking things a bit and I think I'd like to spray some adhesive up there between the shell and the SIP ceiling in the places where the SIP is sagging (mostly driver's side front corner) before getting too crazy with removing or reinforcing anything. Does anybody have a recommendation of a good spray adhesive to use in this type of situation? I won't be able to prep the surfaces with anything since it's not reachable. I'd just be sticking the nozzle of the spray can up there, giving it as good of an even coat as I can (without being able to see it) and then pressing the SIP ceiling up into place with some braces for a few days while it dries. The fiberglass shell is still in great shape and at this point it is only the SIP ceiling that has sag. Thoughts...?
  2. Not sure what it's called but I'm thinking of removing the metal bumper strip that is over the seam where the two fiberglass shells (top and bottom) meet up. Doing some painting of some fiberglass repairs and thought it might be nice to get rid of the metal and just sand the fiberglass seam a little and paint. Does anyone know if the metal bumper strip actually does anything structural as far as holding together the two halves? It looks to me like it was put on to hold the fiberglass shells in place and then the seam was actually fiberglassed over from the inside meaning that the fiberglass is the structural support and the metal trim is just cosmetic trim over the seam. Thoughts...?
  3. Looks like I'm 82" wide no matter how much I stretch the tape. Guess the lights will be staying. Back to the ceiling question... I pulled the sidewall paneling from the sleeper area to check for rot and it looks like I'm going to be okay there (I had a big rot area under one of the big windows so I'm checking everything now). Anyway, once I pulled the side paneling out, the roof paneling (not the fiberglass) started sagging even more because it was only being held up by the side paneling on the driver's side. Any adhesive that was holding it in place on the driver's side front must have given up awhile back. I guess I'm at the point of thinking that the ceiling paneling is probably more of a liability than a structural support at this point since it's just hanging rather than supporting. Soooo... IF I pulled the ceiling paneling from the sleeper, what would I find? I'm looking at the pictures that Kayakthecoast posted about his renovation and I'm not seeing what I'm looking for... are there already some structural beams fiberglassed into the ceiling fiberglass or is it really just paneling with a couple boards at the seams to hold the paneling in place and nothing is actually supporting the fiberglass structure. What I'm hoping is that I can pull down the paneling and then maybe reinforce whatever structural support is already fiberglassed in (such as running a pre-bent strip of flatiron along the existing beam and screwing it into that beam if it exists). The shape of the fiberglass is currently good. I'm just trying to head-off any sag that may come in the future.
  4. Trimming it back a little and finishing it off sounds like a good idea. I have a seam in the ceiling at about that location that might work for making it come back to a straight line. Follow-up question on the clearance lights... I did some reading about whether or not I need to keep them and you (Corbin) mentioning that yours doesn't have them made me wonder again what is legal. I'd like to just pull them and fiberglass over the holes. It looks like some previous discussions made it sound like you could go either way but I wasn't sure. It sounds like yours never had them... were you able to figure out whether or not you actually need them?
  5. Thanks for the input. I used to have a Scamp so I should have thought of checking their forum. So, the concern about condensation is a pretty big one. What would be the minimum I could get by with but still have condensation protection. Would automotive headliner (foam backed - 3/16" thick) glued directly to the fiberglass take care of condensation concerns?
  6. Howdy All (again) - Renovating my 1986 Sunrader. I'm removing the interior paneling (due to some water issues) and was planning to replace it with some new paneling. However, the inside of the fiberglass is much more smooth than I was expecting. I'm thinking of just doing a light sanding on the fiberglass interior and then paint it instead of re-doing all the paneling. I've seen some posts about painting the interior paneling or ceilings, but not much about painting the interior fiberglass itself... has anyone done this and has it stood the test of time? I'd need to frame out the windows so that they would be held in place properly, but otherwise it would just be painted fiberglass. If I don't end up doing this throughout the coach, I'm thinking of at least doing it in the sleeping area above the cab since all the paneling up there doesn't really follow the contours of the coach anyway. Pluses as far as I can tell would be that any leaks or problems would be immediately noticeable rather than hiding behind paneling for years. It also could look pretty nice if done properly (I think). Cons would be that I wouldn't have any insulation which would make it noisier. Anyone with experience having done this or any suggestions?
  7. Howdy All - Renovating my 1986 Sunrader. Question about the ceiling over the sleeping area that is above the cab. From the outside, it appears that the fiberglass is not sagging. From the inside the ceiling is sagging a little toward the front edge. I'm removing all the interior siding from the rest of the coach but not removing the ceiling due to the many warnings at this site (I plan to just paint it in place). However, I'm thinking of removing the ceiling over the sleeping area to see what's going on. It doesn't appear to have any structural significance... is this correct?
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