Sometimes I really hate the previous owners of these trailers. Take mine for instance. Wall paper inside on the walls over 4-5 layers of paint, unnecessary extra screws to hold in curtain valances, and this first....bondo on the exterior that was painted silver. It started small, but eventually came off in a few big chunks. The problem I have, is that the dents that the bondo was covering, were not that bad. They were not nearly as bad as the dent I pushed out in my rear panels by hand. Regardless, this panel is set for replacement now that I have my rivet gun, but I won't replace it until I have the new floor installed.
I have been rather unmotivated as of late, and managed to take the LP tank rack off the A-frame, and took the front rub rail off. The issue I have now are the 20 plus huge screws that were holding the skin to the c channel. Many of these go into the front vertical steel plate welded to the frame. I currently cannot see the plate, because the PO placed a piece of alclad over it, and SILICONED it in place. I have resulted to grinding on the heads, but I am getting nowhere fast.
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Steve I suggest to get motivated and stay that way, even if you have to pretend. I know the despair one feels at these discoveries.
Soak those screws in WD40 five times a day for five days. Then when only one comes out, hope you can get them to break at the surface of the steel plate and not the surface of the aluminum. Go to that store you like so much that sells the cheap Chinese tools and buy a small cold chisel. Grind the tip to match the slot in the screw. Take a big hammer and try and drive them in first then try and backing them out with a screw driver. It might take multiple attempts with WD40 and trying to free it before you angle the cold chisel and just try and snap off the head. No real easy solution to some morons good intentions.
Get motivated and stay that way.... Some of us are very interested in your progress.
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