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Originally Posted by Bob&AnnaMari
As others have stated there are products out there that do some amazing things with the stains you see on this coach. I have had wonderful results with Oxy-Clean with issues like this.
We had a serious water leak occur when out bedroom slide out cover split away from the coach body. You would not think a slide out cover would make a difference, but when it tore away from the body, and we were in the middle of a serious rain storm, it allowed water to get down on the top of the slide out and we discovered a manufacturing defect that had gone unnoticed for several years. There was actually a hole in the top of our slide out that allowed rain to get into the slide out walls, flood the cabinets over the bed and go down the wall causing stains similar to what you see here.
I only mention this because your first picture is of the driver's side front-room slide out (not part of the coach body where the antenna is attached). I cannot imagine how any water from a "torn antenna" would migrate into the top of the slide-out. I think you have more issues here than just a broken antenna problem
I am also curious as to why the original owner just left the stains there. We knew immediately when our coach started to leak that we had a serous problem and did everything we could think of to get the water soaked up in towels and out of the coach even while it was raining (which included bringing in the slide out so no more water would get in). We also did everything we could to get the area dried and cleaned as soon as possible. Stains seem to be harder to remove the longer they sit. The stains I see here make it look like things were not dried quickly. But, if there was a structural problem with whatever water got into the coach, I would think the inspector you hired would have pointed that out. Sometimes looks can be deceiving.
The one really great thing about the 2004 Beaver is that all the framing is aluminum (versus steel on later models) and that cannot rust. So, as long as you don't seem to have a mold problem and the luan seems to still be solid, you may just be OK.
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Bob&Anns you are right about the front driver's side slide being the issue. I was also trying to fogure out how a roof antenna leak could cause stains all the way over there and found myself theorizing that the original bat-wing antenna was knockked off while driving. That would mean with the slide in.
If they didn't know the antenna was ripped off while driving -home, then they may have just parked it and didn't notice it until a storm later. With the slide in, and the leak fairly center, and with a slight tilt, the water may have drained on the top of the slide trying to find a way down. QUITE POSSIBLY this slide has the same manufacturers defect you found, however the slide water damage happened with the slide IN.
I have a picture of all slide toppers and they are all just -slightly- sun faded with no rips or defects seen. Which brings me to the question I'd like to pose to you Bob&Ann:
As schooled and educated with the Beaver brand that I am, I can't seem to find out -what kind- of TV Antenna was factory installed. I'm told, or believe it was a Bat-Wing antenna, but thoes generally have the hand crank inside the coach WHICH IS NOT PRESENT IN MY PICTURS where the replacement Saucer antenna is on the roof.
Was the Beaver Bat-Wng antenna automatic? Deploys at a flip of a switch?
But as far as the stains. I too find myself mistified as to why the stains were left there. With how easy cleaning theses stains seem to be with very common store bought agents like OxyClean, I too wonder why they just left the stains without trying to clean them up before sale.
The dealer said that he saw the wife trying to scrub the small stain on the original carpet (slide - and yes I have a picture) before they left the coach as well as place flowered decorations and tidy up the coach for inspection by possible buyers. But I find it hard to believe they didn't have the resources to ask a similar question in a forum or webpage like this one as we speak. To find out how the stains could be removed.
The coach was originally owned by the husband's brother who had passed a decade ago. Maybe it's just time. Time to let the coach and memory go. I don't know..
The inspecor was Level 2 IRVA certified. He tapped around and pressed on all the areas. He did not see any other signs of damage beyond the stains. I trust his training and abilities, but no one can predict whats really under the skin by just looking at it from outside.
But really only 3 things beyond the stains are issues. Everything else fantastic shape! Even the original euro lounger and the couch are gently used. The wood is a desired cherry with No scratches on any of them. All the slides move and seat well, oil analysis is checking out. Seriously besides the stains it's a nice coach.
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