How are you planning to deal with the refoaming/reinsulating of the inside of the shell?My intention at the moment is to use one of the bulk foam closed cell spray foam kits available online. Your thoughts?
Dick
D1trout wrote:
Michael, I have considered painting the entire inside of the shell with one of the heavy duty elastomeric roof coatings on the market. I don't have a brand name yet - still a ways to go before I'm at that point. Or perhaps a mobile home roof sealer. Chuck Cayo suggested using that for resealing the outside on top of the camper where the paint-on section is.
How are you planning to deal with the refoaming/reinsulating of the inside of the shell?My intention at the moment is to use one of the bulk foam closed cell spray foam kits available online. Your thoughts?
Dick
Michael, I have considered painting the entire inside of the shell with one of the heavy duty elastomeric roof coatings on the market. I don't have a brand name yet - still a ways to go before I'm at that point. Or perhaps a mobile home roof sealer. Chuck Cayo suggested using that for resealing the outside on top of the camper where the paint-on section is.
How are you planning to deal with the refoaming/reinsulating of the inside of the shell?My intention at the moment is to use one of the bulk foam closed cell spray foam kits available online. Your thoughts?
Dick
That's what i am thinking as well....for the insulation but with reservations. I am working professionally with urethane foams for quite a while and know that they can outgas for a long time.
if you are in a ventilated area such as a house it probably causes no problems but in a small confined space that is well sealed??? .......there is my dilemma looking for the best R Value but not poisoning myself and others.
And not forgetting the tight budget.. HA
There is a foam that i would consider.
Tap Plastics X30 once mixed it expands 30 times the liquid volume.
But you would have to build a containment to get it to conform to the shape and foam every segment separately since it comes as a 2 part kit.
I like the idea of painting the entire inside ......
Another thought or plus for a " Loose " insulation is that you can take it out more easily and see what is happening behind ..
Just thoughts at this point
BTW. I took the back end caps out and they are definitely not going in as a decorative finish but i like your idea of having them as a a support for the aluminum fan shape. I probably will give them a fiberglass treatment and use them that way.
Michael
how hard it will be to replace a panel if you have "glued" the shell together.
Just sayin......
Dennis
Thanks for the bath help. I threw in the towel
and ordered new Dometic 311 toilet. I am
still concerned if it will fit the original shroud.
It requires 10.5 in and from center of flange to
back of shroud is 10 in. We will see.
New question, what is the insulation beneath
the shower pan for? The reason I ask is that
in order to run my plumbing under it I replaced
the wood with quarter inch aluminum plate and
then only have room for one and a quarter pipe.
Do I need anything under there?
On mine for the tub I plan to use styrofoam sheets slightly undersized for the opening then use closed cell spray foam around the edges to seal them in place. For the shell closed cell spray foam.
cajunavion wrote:
Howdy!
Thanks for the bath help. I threw in the towel
and ordered new Dometic 311 toilet. I am
still concerned if it will fit the original shroud.
It requires 10.5 in and from center of flange to
back of shroud is 10 in. We will see.
New question, what is the insulation beneath
the shower pan for? The reason I ask is that
in order to run my plumbing under it I replaced
the wood with quarter inch aluminum plate and
then only have room for one and a quarter pipe.
Do I need anything under there?
Howdy!
Thanks for the bath help. I threw in the towel
and ordered new Dometic 311 toilet. I am
still concerned if it will fit the original shroud.
It requires 10.5 in and from center of flange to
back of shroud is 10 in. We will see.
New question, what is the insulation beneath
the shower pan for? The reason I ask is that
in order to run my plumbing under it I replaced
the wood with quarter inch aluminum plate and
then only have room for one and a quarter pipe.
Do I need anything under there?
My shower pan has a wood frame underneath it which was filled with insulation. It was to add rigidity to the shower pan. I had that part reinforced with fiberglass so that mine doesn't flex anymore. It didn't add much weight to the pan. The only issue with my new toilet is that the lowest modern toilet was significantly higher than my original toilet. I pulled a few blocks of wood out of the area under the toilet and above the black water tank which allowed the new toilet to fit at the same finished height.
Ford F-350 4x4 Diesel
1988 Avion Triple Axle Trailer
1969 Avion C-11 Camper
But to one of the tasks at hand: if you paint the interior please take a look at Zolatone. It was the OEM paint. It is used mainly for car trunks and truck beds. It is extremely hard as a surface. But it may be difficult for painters. My painter had to do it three times because of blockage in the spray unit.
I used a white surface that I believe was used for Airstream and Avion.
1969 AVION
3/4 12 VALVE
Freightliner/24' Flatbed 50,000 miles/ Titan 4000 receiver Hitch, no Mods needed.
Happy trails!
Dick