Replacing Wheel Wells 1990 Sunclipper

[neshaminy]

Hi ,

I need to replace the rotted wood around t all 4 wheel wells on my 1990 30' Sunclipper. The rot extens about 8 to 10 inches around the wheels. Has anyone ever done this? My idea was to cut a horizontal line thru the fiberglass, remove the fiberglass then replace the rotted wood with pressure treated plywood, 3/4" back to back. Then regluing the fiberglass to the wood and using aluminum molding to seal the seams. I'm looking for ideas or pictures of what I can expect when I remove the fiberglass. How to reconnect the plywood to the existing wood. Thanks

[rvfunhunter]

I looked at the photos you posted and you are going to have fun doing this. I can see that there is a trim half way up the wheel well so you can likely just remove it and peel back the skin in these areas. Above the wheel wells is a different story. If you cut the fiberglass siding it is very difficult to refinish correctly. Since I cant see any higher on the sides I'm not sure what kind of a job it would be to just peel it back and upwards to get access. If you can do this you can replace the luan and then re glue the siding to that. It's important to have the paneling perfectly flat and in line with the rest or you will see imperfections in the outer siding when you glue it back down!
There is a good Lepage contact cement that is made for use on RV,s. I would use this kind of glue. Be sure to seal everything up really good so no more water can wick in from the bottom.....it doesn't take much to screw things up really good.
If you post a few more photos I may be able to get a better idea of the job at hand!
Good luck!