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    Looking for a good RV body shop

    Had a blow-out on the fifth-wheel on the way back home from Montrose last week. Did some pretty good damage.

    Anyone know a body shop that works on RVs?
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    Re: Looking for a good RV body shop

    Dang! that sucks.We had a blowout that did some minor damage to the skirting. I found that Lowes carries an embossed FRP sheet that is a dead ringer for the pebbly texture of the original.
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    Re: Looking for a good RV body shop

    I'll fix it myself if I can find parts...

    The skirting is probably going to be the problem. It's diamond plate, but thin, stamped sheet metal. The metal band/channel that wraps the entire RV that connects the skirting to the fiberglass might be a problem, too.

    Fender is completely disintegrated along with some bent frame members. Got some fiberglass damage, too.

    Fortunately, I found some hi-speed rated trailer tires. Rated to 87mph. They cost three times as much as regular trailer tires, but I haul ass!!
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    Re: Looking for a good RV body shop

    I'm just happy you guys are ok. A few years back my mom's boyfriend was towing a trailer and had a blowout and it made him go off the side of a cliff and he died. Shit can be fixed, so could have been way worse.
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    Re: Looking for a good RV body shop

    Quote Originally Posted by Kim-n-Dean View Post
    I'll fix it myself if I can find parts...

    The skirting is probably going to be the problem. It's diamond plate, but thin, stamped sheet metal. The metal band/channel that wraps the entire RV that connects the skirting to the fiberglass might be a problem, too.

    Fender is completely disintegrated along with some bent frame members. Got some fiberglass damage, too.

    Fortunately, I found some hi-speed rated trailer tires. Rated to 87mph. They cost three times as much as regular trailer tires, but I haul ass!!
    Lowes also has thin diamond plate in 2'x4' pieces. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Steelworks-...-Metal/3054573 Can't help with the other bits though.
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    Re: Looking for a good RV body shop

    Quote Originally Posted by bulldog View Post
    I'm just happy you guys are ok. A few years back my mom's boyfriend was towing a trailer and had a blowout and it made him go off the side of a cliff and he died. Shit can be fixed, so could have been way worse.
    Except for the insanely loud explosion, I would never have known it blew up. Same with the first blow-out five years ago.

    Quote Originally Posted by asp_125 View Post
    Lowes also has thin diamond plate in 2'x4' pieces. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Steelworks-...-Metal/3054573 Can't help with the other bits though.
    Damn, that's real close. Mine is grey, though. Gives me hope...
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