Re: How Do I Repair Ladder Screw Holes in Back Panel? [message #316402 is a reply to message #315963] |
Fri, 21 April 2017 14:21 |
bhayes
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Larry wrote on Thu, 13 April 2017 07:05Dale Ropp has given several presentations at GMCMI conventions about the use of fiberglass for building and repair of GMC related stuff. One of his techniques for repairing holes like yours is to soak ear plugs....you know the type that you put in your ears when trap shooting.....soak them in fiberglass resin then stick them in the holes. They will try to expand to their original shape on the inside and outside of the hole. After the resin sets, just carefully sand off the outside flush, paint and redrill the hole. This technique puts a fairly big bung of cured resin inside the hole for support without having to take the inside of the coach apart. I've tried this on my coach were the screws pulled out and was difficult if not impossible to get at the inside to mount support. JWID
This is a great idea. Not to hijack the thread, but has anyone tried doing something similar with the holes for the clearance lights? I've got a few rear clearance lights where the screw holes have gotten a little too large for the rivet nuts that I'm using on the rest of the coach, but still too small for the next size up.
Bryan Hayes
'76 Eleganza II
Salt Lake City, Utah
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