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via mobile 07/6/2024 at 5:52pm
 Location: Devon
 Outfit: Lunar Ariva
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Hi, while away in our caravan on a camp with family, a couple of our little grandsons thought it was fun to throw some stones..😳 they managed to hit the side of our caravan causing a dent and also a deeper chip which is showing metal through although it isn't very large.
Is there an easy repair for this and will the deeper chip rust ? Not too happy but the kids didn't realise the damage this would cause, it was just fun till we clocked what they were doing and they both got a good telling off and an early night to bed!
Thanks for any help.

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Linda

2017
May - 3 nights Yeatheridge.
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07/6/2024 at 6:31pm
 Location: London
 Outfit: Lunar Cosmos 524
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Well, firstly the exposed metal won't 'rust' with unsightly brown stains, it's aluminium not steel, but aluminium can still corrode albeit generally at a much slower rate and requiring a more corrosive atmosphere than normal, like salty sea air, it will just develop a powdery white residue, that does slowly track under the surrounding paint - think damage to alloy car wheels as an example.

As to repair, two ways to look at that, you can get touch up paint to cover the chips (don't ask me where for caravan paint colour matching - no paint codes for caravans like cars where the likes of Halfords will stock/make up the right colour! - but I believe paints are available 'somewhere'), but that will still leave the dents and dings visible! To do a total invisible repair, it's a body shop job I'm afraid (a VERY competent DIYer could do it, but risk of a unsightly botched job quite high unless skilled/experienced at bodywork repair and has paint spraying equipment!).

Aluminium caravan bodies are VERY easy to damage, and as they are completely flat panels, the damage is obvious! Being a little paranoid about kids playing around caravans is FULLY justified, even a football can leave damage!


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via mobile 07/6/2024 at 8:29pm
 Location: Cumbria
 Outfit: Coachman VIP 520
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Depending on where the damage is, a stick over the top orange reflector usually does the job!


via mobile 07/6/2024 at 9:16pm
 Location: Devon
 Outfit: Lunar Ariva
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The damage is all on one side, one quite high and the other around a foot up from the bottom of the van. May have to leave the dents which haven't broken the paint and see if can touch up the exposed dent...hopefully our two young grandsons have learnt their lesson and we will be keeping a closer eye on their antics in future!

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Linda

2017
May - 3 nights Yeatheridge.
May - 5 nights Mill Park, Ilfracombe
July - 6 nights not sure where yet
August - 2 weeks Croatia, Camp Lanterna.
2018
May - 3 night Yeatheridge campsite
May half term - 6 nights Cornwall
July - 1 week Cotswolds
August - 2 weeks Vendee.



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