YOU GUYS ARE LIFESAVERS!!! Thanks a bunch i was completely terrified of this repair but my ol' copper canyon needs it now as well . Now thanks to you guys and gals I am ready to handle this project and get back on the road!! Thanks a million times again.

I'm a retired RV tech who specialized in repairs such as you tackled. You done good. I would have added a couple of things like milling the cross bracing down and covering the whole nose with a very thin luan plywood and using a rubber undercoating at all seams before putting your aluminum sheeting on with construction adhesive, It may sound like an extra step but it turns the nose of your 5th wheel into a battering ram and helps prevent dents from low hanging branches.. Aluminum dents real easy especially where there is nothing supporting it but insulation.

@denisedanel7062

Жыл бұрын

Henry, wondering where are you located and if you’d be willing to help me I have a moldy fifth wheel and back wall we’ve taken off the back wall but the man is helping me and myself we have really no idea what we’re doing I’m in the Denver area

Great job guys! Really appreciate all of the explanation of the process.

I've owned five different sailboats, and one nice travel trailer, and after 40 years of this I can tell you never never use silicone on a camper or a boat. Impossible to get it off, but even if you're able to do the impossible, that means you will have spent an enormous amount of time and effort at something that may never really give you a bond again. Butyl tape however is fantastic.

Thank you for all the helpful videos. I really appreciate you both.

Wow!! Gives us confidence to tackle repairs on our trailer ourselves, too.

I'd recommend applying the butyl tape to the backside of the trim. Then you pull the paper as you bend and fasten the trim in place.

Just like to say GOOD JOB! Great crew, wife and I truly enjoy your taking time to share your videos. Safe travels. Pam & Jerry

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Pam & Jerry!

Great job , I have to change my rv roof this summer ,I looked at many other video that did there roof and your the only one that did it the proper way and you gave me great advice thank you

Wow that looks amazing! Thanks for the material list, it helps out a lot!

Wow, I would not know where to start. Excellent work and attention to detail.

So well done that I used your video to do the same to my trailer. I just finished and It took a total of 3 days to complete and am very pleased with outcome. I to used aluminum as it was easy to acquire with the sizes and the "S" pockets I needed.

Thank you for exposing the structure of these campers. The sealing of the seam @7:20 is helping me with another unrelated problem. Thank you for making this video.

I've done this but used FRP panels instead. Much easier, less expensive and no worries about scratching up or denting panels. $32 at home depot for a 4x8 panel. No need for an s-channel bend, just butt up the 2 panels on a cross support and then screw down a metal trim piece and install the vinyl insert.

@fredbarrett5581

2 жыл бұрын

How is the FRP holding up after 2 years? Just interested because I wanted to use this the same way but manufacturer specs were against outdoor use due to weather

My husband and I are literally using this kind of like a template as we got an older camper and (thanks to your video) we realized what was wrong with ours. So this is beyond helpful. Thank you soooooo much.

Wow! You guys are brave! That's something we would be a little afraid to tackle. Yet again, we're not the handiest of people. But this RV life is definitely teaching us to be. lol It looks great! I'm sure it's even stronger now. Great job!

It looks awesome!! So impressed with your work on Gladys. God bless you on your travels.

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Beverly!

Wow 😳 lots of work but happy you did it, good job...I’m sure you saved thousands...

good to see teamwork going on !!

You did an excellent job, looks professionally done.

Thanks for taking the time to share your work. I'm rebuilding the front end of an 81 Chevy RV. I was hoping you chalked around the 2 clearance lights you installed.

I've got this in my future, I'm afraid. Thanks taking this on yourself and showing me how.

Thank you. We have the same issue and this will definately help

Excellent job of explaining.

Great video. Never thought that sheet aluminum in place of the Filon would give you such a great result. If/when my camper delaminates at least I now have an idea on how to address the problem.

Good job! Thank you for sharing the information.

Nice job guys. That was definitely a big job to tackle but you guys did it like pros. I hope you get to enjoy many more seasons in your camper

Fantastic video. Thanks! We need to do this so it really helped!

This is a great video! We have an extra lite camper with water damage on the front. This gives us a blueprint on how to repair it.

Awesome. Thanks so much for sharing your repair. I enjoyed watching your thought process on this. You took some of the mystery out of this for all of us :).

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Glad to be of help!

Awesome video and repair. Thank you for sharing !

Great job man. It’s a never ending battle fixing these campers. If the manufacturers left out the fluff and focused on quality, we’d all have more time to enjoying camping instead of working on the trailer.

Great job and team work.

Very well done, informative. Subscribed!

Thankyou, so much for this helpful tips on rv repairs..you, make so, easy and very effective ways to make the repairs...budgeting our pockets too

Outstanding repair! Thank you so much for sharing. Wish I could hire y’all to repair my roof. 😆💪🙌

Good video, I have a trailer with this problem and am trying to find another trailer for a mother in law cottage. Most of the trailers in her price range have this issue. I have never taken one of the fiberglass skinned trailers apart before, so it was very informative to find out what supports or fails to support the end caps. I grew up with RV's in Florida that had lots of structural issues as a result of water intrusion and resulting rot. As a result of this experience, I bought a used 81 Airstream and repaired it. I figured less to rot in one. They are lower maintenance once you get one in shape and maintain it. They are not very roomy though.

Nice job. Thanks for sharing 👍

That looks really good!

Wow, great job! I need to repair just a seal on front of our trailer. This helps.

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

Looks good! Good Job!!!

Wow, I am impressed! It looks great.

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carol!!

Great job I have done a lot of things to our RV to

Very nice and thorough video. Thank you.

Water runs down. I think you should have gone over the bottom not under. Very good job either way. Thanks

@porkchop912

Жыл бұрын

With the butyl tape it should be ok but yes ideally you are correct.

Thanks for sharing.

Great job guys !!

Great job. Looks Awesome.

Okay.... so.... watched a few so called "delaminate" videos. 1:45 this guys already showing, step by step, how to start the repair. Bravo sir! And thanks for taking the time to do things right! 👍

Wow Lots of work but what a payoff, Great Job!

Great job very helpful.

wow perfect, amazing great job.....

Great Job. Good Luck

We should follow your instructions step by step !! Thanks !!

Well done!!

Great video

Beautiful Job Sir.

Looks sharp!! Nicely done.

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott!

Wow Chris! This was so interesting and I am sure helpful to anyone thinking about doing this. I didn't even know that this fix was possible. Clear explanations of the problem and the fix. Impressive. I wonder if you will choose either a decal of your own or leave it as is, either way will look good.

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate the kind words and we're relieved that it went well! Not sure about a decal yet, if we go that route I think we'll definitely do one of our own. Thanks for watching!!

Wow look so great. Good job have a great day!

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Nice job!!!!!

Nice explanatory video. One thing I’d like to share to help viewers. On the seam you mentioned screwing it, you are supposed to staple it on. I’m not trying to be a know it all, but have been taking a vintage trailer restoration class and rebuilding a 1967 Trailblazer. There’s barely room for staples, but it may still work, but hoping they don’t rub through the top metal. Excellent video regardless

Great job guys. Looks great.

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roger!

wow!! bravo!!! thanks a lot for the video, i will start with the same job!! Saludos from Europe!!

Great video and great job with the repair.

@ToWanderFreely

6 жыл бұрын

FlyingFish28 Thank you!

Looks great!

Looks great! Done well.

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert!

Nice job.

Very nice job y'all

awesome job looks great but as far as cutting with tinsnips (they yellow ones) i'm glad you were using the correct color but if you don't cut all the way to the end of the snips and stop befor you will avoid the sharp hooks on the panel . so if you use the snips only 90 percent and then start cutting again it will be smoother.

Fantastik. You make souper again the profil.mpravo its so perfect.i am so happy.love from greece.

Whew, quite the project, good job😁

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sharrie!

Looks like a right propper job ..rah rah .. happy trails 😁

Great repair,it is probably stronger now, than it was originally.

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

That was our hope and I think we accomplished it. Thanks for watching Davie!!

AWESOME! (even 6 years later!)

Nice job

Good job, very well thought out and executed! I doubt an RV repair place would do as thorough a job.

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Norm! That was our plan going into it, we wanted to do something that would turn out to be a better finished product than the RV dealer option. If it holds up over time we will have succeeded. So far, so good. Thanks for watching!

@rena5446

4 жыл бұрын

@@ToWanderFreely how is the front of the camper today, 2 yrs later?

fantastic video, it looks amazing.

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

you made it look easy!!! now I miss sugar sands. great video

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We miss Sugar Sands the day we leave that place!!

Nice job, well done.

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very nice job y'all are fortunate to have been able to have plenty of hands in the job to get it done so it came it professional. The only thing I'd mention is you may want to go back n put some silicone/dicor around wire opening on lights n then run a bead of silicone across the outer edge of light back plate at top n sides leave bottom open. This will keep from getting water into n behind your new panel from a leak n keep water out of back plate. Awesome job!!!

@pjames4413

Жыл бұрын

Silicone is not recommended,,, use butyl instead.

Good job folks, I battled that job on my 2005' class C 5 yrs ago when I bought it, one thing in the rebuild that is a must so everything falls into place is making sure that 1st sheet is square to the nose of the Rv and spaced correctly. I totally rebuilt mine alone I might add, and my placement was off, resulting in the angle trim not covering the side panels. my seam at the top gave way last fall, I've got it striped down and am going to add a 18"x 8' piece of aluminum sheet metal and screw it down, this should lessen the vibration that caused the failure.

WOW! Y'all were brave! You did a great job! I'm a new subscriber. Ran across you maybe 6-8 mos ago. I had you video page opened to get some background and get a feel for your channel. Hubby closed down my browser and I couldn't remember you name. I have watched loads of "Wandering" KZread channels, trying to find you. I think you were around Crater Lake. Our oldest son lives out there. Just saw your video on the Congaree National Park in SC. I was born & raised in Columbia. Once your video started, I knew I had found you again! So this time I subscribed. LOL

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

It's been a journey for you to get here! So glad that you found us again and are on board this time around!! Thanks for watching!

Fantastic video! Thanks! I'm going to pull the front of my trailer apart this fall and try to repair it. I was wondering how the supports were under the curve. Minimal I see! Nice to see that there wasn't any rot or water damage to the frame and insulation. Hopefully mine is the same. I'm wondering how the aluminum has held up? Does it still look good? I'm worried that getting aluminum light enough to bend into place means that it will also be light enough to get dented (or even punctured) by flying rocks during travel.

super good video < bravo!

This is excellent work... you found a shop to make up those aluminum sheets for a retail customer! I have been practicing aluminum brazing, just for the hell of it as you never know.

Nice Job! Have a look at Eternabond 4" Tape. Does a must better job on seams. Very tidy. Once on, lay a very small bead of chalking on edges. Did a complete 37' RV, especially the roof edges, sky light domes, etc. Cheers

@denisedanel7062

Жыл бұрын

Hello, are you still in the business do you have private RV owners… I’m located in Denver Colorado and really need some help can’t find good tech don’t know what I’m doing this is my home and we’ve had to takeoff the back and now will have to takeoff the front fifth wheel lots of mold what a mess

NICE!

I will admit I was a bit skeptical. You all did a amazing job. Looks fantastic for a diy project.

great video in detail sweet job well done be safe out there :)

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Those clearance lights are a constant source of water leaks. You might want to put some sealant of some kind under them. Maybe use a led bulb and seal the lenses too. Great job- it looks awesome.

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Good tip, thanks!

@sambuvca22

4 жыл бұрын

I found that! You are absolutely correct.

Nice Job! When triming the aluminum. You can do a much nicer job by using double stick tap on a thin 1 by for straight edge. Use a trim router with a bearing to ride against straight edge. Will also work on fiberglass. Cuts like butter and True! Also use this fiberglass wheel on grinder to cut those side trim moldings. I also suggest that one puts caulking under the side edges to make contact with wood and underside of aluminum. Can never seal enough. If you squeeze some caulking into that seam where your sliding the flat piece into. It will lube it so they slide together instead of prying it apart. Good job, just some ideas for others. I work with these and know these methods to work well.

WOW !! That is a fantastic renovation!! Very nice job :-)

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks David, it was a lot of fun!!

You guys are good! I think this is a job I would have a hard time tackling. Even so, I am interested in how this works.

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rock! It was fun figuring it out and seeing everything come together. Thanks for watching!

Great job guys. Jen, no flip-flops when working on a project! Yikes, those little toes so exposed. Aunt Glady looks terrific.

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Debbie, and good point about the flip flops!! Next time I'll be more construction site approved!! Thanks for watching!

@kevinj8258

7 жыл бұрын

Debbie Alix have to agree. And please use thick gloves next time. That aluminum sheeting is damn heavy and sharp.

@ToWanderFreely

7 жыл бұрын

Right on Kevin, thanks for the tip!

One of the best How To Films I've seen GREAT JOB ! Except Chris kept using the wrong hand.....LOL. 🙃😊😁

great job. but I think I would have added some black vapor barrier. behind the panel just to be safe.

You might want to go back and seal those lights, that's where my 5th wheel leaked.

@alanosborne1947

4 жыл бұрын

I agree BC5391 I was thinking the same thing no gasket or seal behind that light will cause big problem down the road!

@CM-gx8tu

3 жыл бұрын

@@alanosborne1947 Had the same problem with my clearance lights, the factory never sealed them. I replaced mine with led lights, over sealed the back of the light

Very nice work! I would not get a new decal they typically can be a real headache with cracking, lifting, tearing and oxidizing etc. Have you thought about Eternabond tape on some of those seams? Peace & Happy Travels.

nice!!!