fulltimin
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This shot shows what is still in place in the right front.
The one with the red arrow, definitely needs to be replaced. That piece connects to the one on the right, with the yellow arrow, but upwards about another 6-8 inches.
The steel with the yellow arrow, may need to be replaced as well.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/frontcappass.jpg)
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The unfortunate thing about replacing that 2nd piece of steel, is where it is located.
Below shows, the trim, which is pop riveted to the piece of steel inside. After seeing the damage in other areas, where rivets were concerned, I figure, it needs to be looked at.
The area between the yellow lines is where that frame is, and as such, I will have to remove the rivets, the trim, the window and pull back the fiberglass siding, to get a good look at it, and then probably replace it.
The red arrow also indicates another piece of steel inside, that ties into the top of the wall. If I am doing all this other steel, that will get replaced also.
Hey, there is only so much stuff left to take off. Eventually, things have to start going back together, instead of removing them.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/frontcappass2.jpg)
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Had my first problem with Por 15 today.
I went to open a new quart can, and about destroyed the lid, trying to get it off.
The can was shipped with 2 clips, (green circle), holding the lid on.
Trying to remove the lid, resulted in the following damage, to the lid.
I know if, after removing the lid, if paint gets in the groove, it can be very difficult to near impossible to get the lid off.
This, however, was a new can, that I had never opened.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/por15lid.jpg)
This is what the top of the can looked like.
So, I poured the paint over into another container, 'cause this one is done for. Lol..
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/por15lid2.jpg)
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So, this morning I took the new setup I put together, and painted the one side that had not been painted with Por 15.
Later in the day, after it had dried to the touch, I gave it a second coat, according to Por 15 directions.
I have a pic of it before I started, but not after I finished. Oops.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/passengersideunderfrontwindow24.jpg)
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After that, I got ready to remove the steel framing, that helps hold the front cap in place, and framing that holds the co-pilots window in place.
The red line indicates, roughly, where the piece of steel is that I needed to remove, and the yellow lines indicate, about where the steel is that hold the window in place.
The yellow line running vertically, is just a brace, and runs down to the lower pieces that I removed earlier, and painted today.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/passengerfrontwindow.jpg)
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As you can see in this picture, there are a bunch of pop rivets that hold these pieces of trim in place, and removal was nothing special.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/passengerfrontwindow2.jpg)
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For those of you who have been following this thread for a while, I have a special deal for you.
We are about to begin marketing a new line of window and door trim.
It is a little wider than what is normally used, and is white instead of black.
There is a pic below, and it comes with a guarantee. It is guaranteed not to leak, until it does. Then the warranty is null and void.
We will have a number available shortly to text to, should you want to order some of this new mostly water proof flexible trim.
It will follow any contour, as shown in the pic.
Price is yet to be determined.
Hey, ya gotta have a little fun, with this process, right?
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/passwindowtrim.jpg)
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Ok, back to being serious.
Here is the steel frame, that I removed today, and all I need to do, is cut my new pieces to match these, lay the new ones on top of the old, tack them together, and then weld them in place.
Add a couple of coats of Por 15, and it will be ready to go back into the rv.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/passengerwindowframe.jpg)
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Ok, here's looking at the inside of the window frame area, and trim covering up the steel frame, and rubber of the windshield.
As you can see, the green arrows, show the screws that need to be removed, in order to remove the inside trim ring of the window. They run completely around the window, and after removal, the trim ring (brown ring) will pull right off, on the inside.
The window will then push outward, and removal is complete.
The red circles, show the screws that need to be removed, to allow the brown plastic trim to be removed.
The yellow arrow, shows a second piece of trim at the bottom, that I also removed, and only had a couple of screws to take out.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/passengerfrontwindowinside.jpg)
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After removing the side window, and the plastic trim, I took a look at what was beneath the bottom plastic trim.
The pic shows some labeling, and a green circle, which is a rubber gasket. This gasket appears to run around the front of the dash, and is supposed to act as a seal between the dash plywood and the fiberglass front cap.
There is also some sealant there to take up some of the gap, that the rubber didn't cover.
My guess is, that this is where some of the hot, and cold air comes in while driving down the road, as it doesn't appear to be sealed all that well.
So, there is another place to put some type of sealant as I put this back together.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/passengerdash.jpg)
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