Rear Corner Repair

[TnP-2027]

This looks like the worst of our worries on our new-to-us 2009 2027.

Any thoughts on the best approach for repair?

Thank you all in advance!

[TnP-2027]

Apologies, I thought I had a better picture of the corner taken from the passenger side, not the rear.

I will get a better picture to post.

My assessment is that the corner cladding is loose from the exterior now, I would like to fix...

Thank you!

[Larryjb]

A couple of years ago a couple of us did the same type of repair:

https://www.trailmanorowners.com/for...ad.php?t=19356

[TnP-2027]

Originally Posted by Larryjb

A couple of years ago a couple of us did the same type of repair:

https://www.trailmanorowners.com/for...ad.php?t=19356

Thanks Larry!

[rickst29]

(After you have repaired the inner structure) 3M's fast cure boar sealant # 4200 is possibly the best material to use in re-attaching the plastic corner piece. It will discolor to a lighter yellow after many years, but my two corners continue to hold firm after may years. No cracks have developed with this sealant, from flexing the shells during road travel and setup/take down. (Some other products might loose flexibility over time not hold up as well.)

I bashed both of my curb-side corners loose within a too-small garage, on different occasions many years ago.

I have also used the Home Depot clone "Loctite PL Marine Sealant" in other jobs, and to replace my roof fan. If you buy it at Home Depot or Lowes, just make sure that the tubes you select can still be pressed-in with your thumb when you buy them -- lots of stock at my local store has been damaged by tiny, invisible bits of exposure to air, or just old age, leaving the tubes fully cured and rock-solid on the inside.

The Loctite version also seems to works well - but I'm unsure about long term discoloration under extended sunlight exposure. With the Loctite version, you need a really good caulk gun, capable of delivering lots of pressure on the bottom of the tube (without busting it's own "disk" off from it's push rod). The stuff is VERY sticky inside the tube, and hard to squeeze out. And be sure to fully pierce the seal at the bottom of the spout, because a single small hole in the middle of the seal will not be adeqaute to allow adhesive flow into the spout.

[TnP-2027]

Thanks Rick!

Looking forward to getting out to the camper and checking the connection between the rear and side panels.

[Shane826]

To tell a tale about the Home Depot stuff... I tried a tube of it. It seems to work just fine. But I have a Ryobi automatic caulk gun and the adhesive is so thick and sticky that the caulk gun pushed the back of the tube sideways, and the rod went all into the adhesive. I had to let it harden and then pick it all off the caulk gun. What a mess.