Rpod 172 Delamination Issue
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Topic: Rpod 172 Delamination Issue
Posted By: Pete Brayton
Subject: Rpod 172 Delamination Issue
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2015 at 1:48pm
I recently purchased a 2010 172 and I noticed an area of delamination just below the keder for the dome. Any suggestions on how to fix it? Thanks in advance for any help.  |
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2015 at 8:37pm
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I don't think there is a solution for delamination once it has occurred. You should strip and re-caulk that area to ensure no more water gets in. Then I would run the A/C for a week to pull humidity out of the wall. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: Pete Brayton
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2015 at 1:32pm
| Thanks for the reply, I figured if anyone would know what to do you would! I don't think I have a water issue as there are no signs or sounds of water inside or out and we've had no rain and pretty low humidity lately...8% yesterday. I was wondering if it would be a good idea to try and squirt some epoxy or something in the delaminated area and try to spread it around from the outside and then re-caulk the area. Any thoughts? |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2015 at 9:39pm
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Not sure - anyone? A few searches online give 2 options from what I could find - try to epoxy it like you said, or cut out the fiberglass, clean up the area behind it, and then re-fiberglass. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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