Motorhome Rehab Pt 6 - It's waterproof!!

One of the most challenging parts of this job!

Luckily we had three days of great weather in a row to work out this part!

I tried my hand at cleaning some of the insulation in the nose. It was kind of a fail. I ended up just cutting some of it out and I will replace with some new stuff.

We did seal up the front nose piece. We had a plan A and a plan B but we ended up on plan F! We made a jig to hold it up while the glue dried, but realized that it wouldn't pinch right, so we were just going to use one side of the jig and the T-molding that holds it. Getting it pulled all the way up was a challenge! There is just no way get any decent leverage on the area over the hood. We ended up pinching it with the t-molding and using my Norwex mops to hold it up. Thanks to our neighbor that provided an extra hand when we were stuck. It is stressful when you know the glue is drying quickly and you have to rethink your plan a dozen times, but we got it done!

I worked hard on cleaning up the rest of the trim pieces and fiberglass. (my hands may never be the same after the scrubbing and goof off) After it was all cleaned I decided to give the trim a quick coat of paint since a lot of the original paint was taken off by goof off or the scraper. Boys helped clean the trim before painting.

Went up on the roof to asses the top seal. What a disaster! There was a huge crack in the top. This is DEFINITELY where the water was getting in. I made the decision after much googling and reading that I would go with Dicor over Eternabond. I honestly recommend either product after the research, just felt more like the original with the Dicor. Scraping off the old was way too easy! It was shot. I highly recommend checking your seals twice a year at least! Once the old was off, it was on to the new! I piled it on and left it to dry. I think it looks nice!

I have two broken vent covers (one I stepped on by accident) so I ordered replacements on Amazon, don't do this! They didn't fit, so I ran over to Scotts and Camping World to get replacements and trim filler. (mind you I was running in 5 min before closing because I was afraid it would rain and I really didn't want to put the cover back on!) Brought them home and they fit perfectly! (didn't even need to unscrew anything to put them in!

Corner tape went on next. This tape from seal-tite is in the same family as eternabond and it went on easily. I am happy with the look, though I probably should have been a little more careful with the edges, I will decide later how much I want to obsess over the parts sticking out of the trim, for now it is covered and sealed.

Trim went on pretty easily, loaded the back with sealant and went for it! Luckily Bob is a little OCD and he is also pretty good at making caulk look good. Again it's not perfect and we will need to touch up but it was getting dark.

Vinyl screw covers went in the trim and the corner cap was installed!

IT IS WATERPROOF NOW!! No more cover!! It is hard to believe we made it to this part, but we persevered and figured it out!

Last is the inside walls. I am going to try a vinyl flooring that looks like wood for the front wall. This will bend to the curve and take well to glue. (I hope) Not sure yet about the side walls. It might be ok left as is. I also got a little carried away pelling the ceiling carpet. Was thinking about continuing the vinyl but not sure if that will be too much "wood".