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Subject Topic: Aluminium repairs Post Reply Post New Topic
17/4/2011 at 3:52am
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We are new to caravanning and just brought a 1990 swife danette, looked great on first inspection but it's as rotten as a pear we've got ideas from site on how to fix inside but has anyone got any ideas how to make good of holes and disintegrating in the outer aluminium . Any suggestions greatly received.

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17/4/2011 at 7:08am
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Hi I've also recently discovered holes in our 94 coachman body. I've done a temp repair using car body filler, but with do a better repair with fibreglass on the inside and filler on the outside


17/4/2011 at 9:40am
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Another way would be to epoxy some thin ally sheet to double up the area from inside, then fill etc. outside.

Epoxy is a very good adhesive, and strong, so this would be a lasting repair. Glassfibre(polyester resin) only sticks to itself well, so is not as permanent.


17/4/2011 at 12:21pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Al+Mel on 17/4/2011
Another way would be to epoxy some thin ally sheet to double up the area from inside, then fill etc. outside.

Epoxy is a very good adhesive, and strong, so this would be a lasting repair. Glassfibre(polyester resin) only sticks to itself well, so is not as permanent.
Hi, good advice, I have also used just the epoxy and hardner,to fill in the holes when could not get at the rear of a panel,push it right through and it spreads out at rear, clean the face of exsess epoxy, when hard use, the car body fine surface filler, have local paint spray store a few miles away, and they matched the paint to almost the exact colour(12year old so so not exact match,hard to tell though)

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If everything runs smoothly then I must have done something wrong
If in Doubt Check it Out.



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17/4/2011 at 1:10pm
 Location: Hants
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I think that will probably last forever! The only thing epoxy doesn't like is UV. Your fine filler and coat of paint finishes the job and protects the epoxy.

Proper job!


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17/4/2011 at 2:24pm
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 Outfit: Swife danette caravan
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Thanks for all your advice !! Time to start filling. Having great trouble removing internal boards and instalation stuff on the bits that are not rotten. Oh well weathers good.

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