Sorry it took so long to update my progress. The kids are in 4H at our local fair so I had to get the RV finished so I could bring it here thru the week.
I repaired the wall delamination using the system from delamrepair.com. The product works as advertised when
installed per the instructions and advice from Andy.
The biggest problem with my delamination is there is no way for excess resin to drain out. All the repairs I saw had
excess resin leak out the bottom. Andy advised me to drill a hole at the bottom of the repaired area to allow excess resin
to escape. I didn?t feel that was necessary since I would keep an accurate detail of how much resin I applied. He also said
that the resin would go ANYWHERE thru cracks, small holes or any other openings that may lead into the RV.
As suggested I made sure I was completely ready to begin, including a flat board to press up against the RV, all
mixing tools, chemicals and a few dry runs since once you mix the resin it will start hardening in about 30 minutes and
there is no way to stop it. NO PRESSURE.
I needed to get the resin to the bottom of the damaged area and I decided to use ?? soft copper water line that?s
used for refrigerator ice makers. Unfortunately, the only way I could get it straight down behind the wall was to drill a
hole in the roof near where I just repaired it. Another small patch job. :-[
The videos I watched of people using this product showed it somewhat thick when poured. I found it to be thin,
flows easy and easy to push thru my tubing using their supplied syringes. I talked to Andy the night before regarding
working temperatures. I calculated how much resin I needed to apply to the wall. The next morning my wife and I
started the process when the RV?s temperature was 65 and the air temperature was 70. I was surprised how quickly
the stress level increased after we mixed our first batch of resin.
The process was going very well until I asked her how much we applied.
She said ?I thought you were keeping track?. Oh crap. The simplest, easiest and most important little bit of information
we needed was never tracked. What a #%%#^$ idiot. (self-censored ;D)
(I feel I?m now qualified to work with the idiot that originally repaired the roof. I feel like we are related.
)
We didn?t know for sure how much was applied. We would have to hope for the best, install the flat board
and see what it looks like after the overnight hardening period.
Well as you may have guessed. We put too much in.
The repair looks better than when it was delaminated because it is nice and flat and doesn?t stick out as far. At the
top portion of the wall were we didn?t have excess resin it is flush with the rest of the wall. Andy mentioned that
the resin will go anywhere it can. Well it went further down the wall into an area I didn?t know needed repairing. (and it fixed it) It drained behind the wall onto the ground and went down along the top of a storage door preventing me from getting to the black & grey tanks. I had to take it apart to remove the resin.
I attached two pictures of the repair:
1.) Worst case picture so no one here thinks I?m perfect
2.) Better picture since it makes me feel better
So the product works very well but it has to be done correctly and it helps to have some experience.
I put everything back together including new slide toppers and awning from Stone Vos and am currently spending
time at the fair with the family as the kids show their animals.