Camper skins????? - Good Old RVs2024-03-29T10:24:30Zhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/forum/topics/camper-skins?commentId=2093474%3AComment%3A86581&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI used sheets of aluminum fro…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2011-08-29:2093474:Comment:870392011-08-29T01:54:18.444ZToddhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/Todd
<p>I used sheets of aluminum from a race shop that builds dirt race cars.</p>
<p>I wasn't skinning an entire camper but did have to buy three peices and cut two of them up and had waste.</p>
<p>The sheets were pre-painted which I repainted to match my RV.</p>
<p>At $75 a sheet it was not the cheapest option but way cheaper than anything I found at RV stores.</p>
<p>Good luck with your project.</p>
<p>I used sheets of aluminum from a race shop that builds dirt race cars.</p>
<p>I wasn't skinning an entire camper but did have to buy three peices and cut two of them up and had waste.</p>
<p>The sheets were pre-painted which I repainted to match my RV.</p>
<p>At $75 a sheet it was not the cheapest option but way cheaper than anything I found at RV stores.</p>
<p>Good luck with your project.</p> Wow I didnt think of the fact…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2011-08-28:2093474:Comment:867622011-08-28T23:52:22.840ZKurth Familyhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/KurthFamily
Wow I didnt think of the fact mobil homes and rvs are similer. Great advice! Thanks alot, also we are in oregon so shipping would be as expensive as siding! Haha, thanks for thinking of us!
Wow I didnt think of the fact mobil homes and rvs are similer. Great advice! Thanks alot, also we are in oregon so shipping would be as expensive as siding! Haha, thanks for thinking of us! Hi, my wrist and hand is stil…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2011-08-28:2093474:Comment:868382011-08-28T22:12:45.629ZKevin Townhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/KevinTown
Hi, my wrist and hand is still swollen, however, I managed to get quite a lot more done on the inside today as we had strong winds from the outer edge of the Hurricane that moved through. Not a good day to install aluminum. I got the aluminum from a salvage yard, it was new, but it sat outside and was dirty, so tomorrow I plan to wash it and paint it. I got 160' of 2-4' rolls aluminum for only $100.00 and I have a lot left that I haven't even touched, I really don't need all that is left. If I…
Hi, my wrist and hand is still swollen, however, I managed to get quite a lot more done on the inside today as we had strong winds from the outer edge of the Hurricane that moved through. Not a good day to install aluminum. I got the aluminum from a salvage yard, it was new, but it sat outside and was dirty, so tomorrow I plan to wash it and paint it. I got 160' of 2-4' rolls aluminum for only $100.00 and I have a lot left that I haven't even touched, I really don't need all that is left. If I had a way to get it to you, I would sell it to you dirt cheap, but the rolls are big and heavy. I ran an ad on Craigs list under "Items Wanted" and a guy that is in the mobile home business called me after I bought the rolls and said he had a ton of flat aluminum panels that is used to side house trailers. That type of siding is very simular to camper siding, just a tad heavier. Try contacting people who are in the mobile home business or run a ad on Craigs List, you might be surprised with the responses you get back as a lot of people read under the gategory "Items Wanted". You might get as many phone calls as I did, and there were many offering aluminum for sale cheap!....Good luck, Kevin Its really coming together! W…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2011-08-28:2093474:Comment:869352011-08-28T18:20:10.989ZKurth Familyhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/KurthFamily
Its really coming together! We hope your hand is okay, we're all cheering you on! Where ever did you find the alumimum? We are looking everywhere! Any advice is greatly apppreciated.
Its really coming together! We hope your hand is okay, we're all cheering you on! Where ever did you find the alumimum? We are looking everywhere! Any advice is greatly apppreciated. Thank you for the quick reply…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2011-08-26:2093474:Comment:864862011-08-26T12:59:04.120ZKevin Townhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/KevinTown
Thank you for the quick reply. I think I will have to go with aluminum and pay the price, but now that I know what it cost ( I should have checked before I built ) I doubt I will be building anything else after this, it's just too expensive of a hobby thanks to the ongoing greed in this country. I have to wait until I can get the skins before I can continue on this project, but I will upload more pics once I can resume the finishing work. Thanks again, Kevin.
Thank you for the quick reply. I think I will have to go with aluminum and pay the price, but now that I know what it cost ( I should have checked before I built ) I doubt I will be building anything else after this, it's just too expensive of a hobby thanks to the ongoing greed in this country. I have to wait until I can get the skins before I can continue on this project, but I will upload more pics once I can resume the finishing work. Thanks again, Kevin. That sounds good...is that wh…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2011-08-26:2093474:Comment:865872011-08-26T02:57:39.486ZKevin Townhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/KevinTown
That sounds good...is that what it is called, Dynel?...is it a spray on or are they actual panels and where can it be purchased at?...Thanks for your help, Kevin.
That sounds good...is that what it is called, Dynel?...is it a spray on or are they actual panels and where can it be purchased at?...Thanks for your help, Kevin. I thought of the same thing,…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2011-08-26:2093474:Comment:863712011-08-26T00:15:53.493ZKevin Townhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/KevinTown
I thought of the same thing, however, shower panels crack going through winter. I will have to bite the bullet and pay for aluminum, but now that I know what I know about comodities, I will forego another project in the future.
I thought of the same thing, however, shower panels crack going through winter. I will have to bite the bullet and pay for aluminum, but now that I know what I know about comodities, I will forego another project in the future. We are going through the same…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2011-08-26:2093474:Comment:864832011-08-26T00:07:15.760ZKurth Familyhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/KurthFamily
We are going through the same thing too. We have been checking into, I know this sounds crazy but shower panels, they make a plastic one that is recycled pvc pipe that is 11$ for a 4x8 or a reinforced fiberglass that is 33$ for a 4x8, we would prefer to find a roll, because we cant figure out what to do with seams. its just an idea, and the guy at home depot said it was a bad one! Hahaha, he never built a rv on a budget!
We are going through the same thing too. We have been checking into, I know this sounds crazy but shower panels, they make a plastic one that is recycled pvc pipe that is 11$ for a 4x8 or a reinforced fiberglass that is 33$ for a 4x8, we would prefer to find a roll, because we cant figure out what to do with seams. its just an idea, and the guy at home depot said it was a bad one! Hahaha, he never built a rv on a budget! Thanks for the info...I have…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2011-08-25:2093474:Comment:865842011-08-25T23:42:10.395ZKevin Townhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/KevinTown
Thanks for the info...I have checked around different salvage yards, however, most of the old trailers have already been de-skinned because someone thought they would get rich from it. It is very discouraging and once I get some skins or aluminum to finish my trailer, I will never build another one. The way everything cost so much today it just isn't worth the headache anymore.
Thanks for the info...I have checked around different salvage yards, however, most of the old trailers have already been de-skinned because someone thought they would get rich from it. It is very discouraging and once I get some skins or aluminum to finish my trailer, I will never build another one. The way everything cost so much today it just isn't worth the headache anymore. Check out jims discussion on…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2011-08-25:2093474:Comment:865812011-08-25T23:39:55.943ZKurth Familyhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/KurthFamily
Check out jims discussion on the rebuild of a class c on the home page, he has a fantastic list of suppliers that might be of help.
Check out jims discussion on the rebuild of a class c on the home page, he has a fantastic list of suppliers that might be of help.