Body repair on the lower panels

[richshoop]

I have to replace my original Sol Aire coach furnace. I know that the new furnace vents are not going to fit the old holes, what can I use to do a great job of patching the holes in the lower panels?

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[sgltrac]

I replaced my solaire furnace with a much newer model suburban which is
installed and serviced from the outside. You will not have to take apart
your cabinets ever again to gain access to the furnace as it just slides
out the outside of the coach. The hole which needs to be cut to install the
carrier bracket is much bigger than the small original vent holes. The
hardest part ( which was not really that hard) was to build an angled floor
mount to tilt the back of the furnace up so that the face of the outside
panel was in the same plane as the body curvature.

Sully
77 eleganza 2
Bellevue

On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 7:59 AM RICHARD/MARLI SHOOP
wrote:

> I have to replace my original Sol Aire coach furnace. I know that the new
> furnace vents are not going to fit the old holes, what can I use to do a
> great job of patching the holes in the lower panels?
>
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[Matt Colie]

> I have to replace my original Sol Aire coach furnace. I know that the new furnace vents are not going to fit the old holes, what can I use to do a
> great job of patching the holes in the lower panels?

Rich,

What you did here was "Hijack a Thread". It does not matter a lot, the half that read this as e-mail won't even know, but the other half may not see
it at all. This happened when you used "Reply" and changed the title instead of using "New Topic".

Now, to your problem....
this is a relatively easy task if you can get the right materials. As you do not have a sigfile or give any hit where you are, I am going to assume
you know where and how to get stuff.

What you need is an epoxy fiberglass repair kit that has a small amount of filler and glass cloth.
If you get West System stuff and read the instructions, success is all but guaranteed.
Get two small cans and the pump set. About a square foot of 9oz fabric (mat will not work) and a small amount of micro-light filler. You will also
need some acetone, mixing sticks and cups, brushes, disposable gloves and a soaking board. A spreading tool might be nice, but is not essential.
You will first be working from the inside, have things open so you can breath.
Sand and solvent wash the inside surface to remove any of the mold release related to the SMC process. It is still there even if you cannot feel it.

Cut the glass cloth to over lay the holes by and inch at least.
Mix a first run of epoxy, paint it on the area that will be covered by the cloth.
Put the cloth on the soaker board and wet it until it is close to clear. It does not have to be completely clear in this case a the bubbles trapped
in the cloth won't matter.
If you got the surface a little too wet, the cloth will try to slide down. Sorry, there is no cure for this, but now you have to stay on it with the
brush and keep the cloth in place until the cure starts. If it is a cold day, this can be a while.
Once that has cured, (a couple of hours at least) then you need to wash the new surface again as it will have formed a blush that is a pretty good
release agent.
Now, do another mix and paint just a little epoxy on the patch area. This is to make the filler bond to the cloth.
Take the rest of the mix and keep adding the microlight or filleting blend until it is thinker than good peanut butter. It still has to all be wet,
but when you pick up some on the stick, it should not mind staying there. Again, this is a practice factor thing and if it is too wet, you will have
to stay with it until it stops moving. If you fill it a little proud, that can be sanded or filed to level. Do Not sand it with a soft pad sander.
If you need to level it much, have a HARD sanding block to do it. If there are flaws in the leveled surface, you can do a wet mix of epoxy and light
filler to make a final pass. Do not use straight epoxy as it will be too hard to sand.

If you need more or clarification, I'm here a lot.

Matt
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Matt & Mary Colie - '73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
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[cesar carrasco]

Todd, can you or did you post pics of your furnace upgrade?

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>
> I replaced my solaire furnace with a much newer model suburban which is
> installed and serviced from the outside. You will not have to take apart
> your cabinets ever again to gain access to the furnace as it just slides
> out the outside of the coach. The hole which needs to be cut to install the
> carrier bracket is much bigger than the small original vent holes. The
> hardest part ( which was not really that hard) was to build an angled floor
> mount to tilt the back of the furnace up so that the face of the outside
> panel was in the same plane as the body curvature.
>
> Sully
> 77 eleganza 2
> Bellevue
>
> On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 7:59 AM RICHARD/MARLI SHOOP

>
>> I have to replace my original Sol Aire coach furnace. I know that the new
>> furnace vents are not going to fit the old holes, what can I use to do a
>> great job of patching the holes in the lower panels?
>>
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[sgltrac]

I did not but I can take some pics and see if I can remember how to log in
to my gmc photo album. Worst case I can email them to you.

Sully
77 eleganza 2
Bellevue

On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 11:01 AM My New Email
wrote:

> Todd, can you or did you post pics of your furnace upgrade?
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>

> >
> > I replaced my solaire furnace with a much newer model suburban which is
> > installed and serviced from the outside. You will not have to take apart
> > your cabinets ever again to gain access to the furnace as it just slides
> > out the outside of the coach. The hole which needs to be cut to install
> the
> > carrier bracket is much bigger than the small original vent holes. The
> > hardest part ( which was not really that hard) was to build an angled
> floor
> > mount to tilt the back of the furnace up so that the face of the outside
> > panel was in the same plane as the body curvature.
> >
> > Sully
> > 77 eleganza 2
> > Bellevue
> >
> > On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 7:59 AM RICHARD/MARLI SHOOP <
> richshoop>

> >
> >> I have to replace my original Sol Aire coach furnace. I know that the
> new
> >> furnace vents are not going to fit the old holes, what can I use to do a
> >> great job of patching the holes in the lower panels?
> >>
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[sgltrac]

Reply with your cell number and I will text some to you.

Todd

On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 11:01 AM My New Email
wrote:

> Todd, can you or did you post pics of your furnace upgrade?
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>

> >
> > I replaced my solaire furnace with a much newer model suburban which is
> > installed and serviced from the outside. You will not have to take apart
> > your cabinets ever again to gain access to the furnace as it just slides
> > out the outside of the coach. The hole which needs to be cut to install
> the
> > carrier bracket is much bigger than the small original vent holes. The
> > hardest part ( which was not really that hard) was to build an angled
> floor
> > mount to tilt the back of the furnace up so that the face of the outside
> > panel was in the same plane as the body curvature.
> >
> > Sully
> > 77 eleganza 2
> > Bellevue
> >
> > On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 7:59 AM RICHARD/MARLI SHOOP <
> richshoop>

> >
> >> I have to replace my original Sol Aire coach furnace. I know that the
> new
> >> furnace vents are not going to fit the old holes, what can I use to do a
> >> great job of patching the holes in the lower panels?
> >>
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[sgltrac]

Was cleaning up and found the panel I cut out to install the suburban
furnace to replace the soldispair. It’s 18 1/4” x 8 1/4”. Since the solaire
sat right against the outer skin the aluminum rib was already cut.

Sully
77 eleganza 2
Bellevue

> Reply with your cell number and I will text some to you.
>
> Todd
>
> On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 11:01 AM My New Email

>
>> Todd, can you or did you post pics of your furnace upgrade?
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>

>> >
>> > I replaced my solaire furnace with a much newer model suburban which is
>> > installed and serviced from the outside. You will not have to take apart
>> > your cabinets ever again to gain access to the furnace as it just slides
>> > out the outside of the coach. The hole which needs to be cut to install
>> the
>> > carrier bracket is much bigger than the small original vent holes. The
>> > hardest part ( which was not really that hard) was to build an angled
>> floor
>> > mount to tilt the back of the furnace up so that the face of the outside
>> > panel was in the same plane as the body curvature.
>> >
>> > Sully
>> > 77 eleganza 2
>> > Bellevue
>> >
>> > On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 7:59 AM RICHARD/MARLI SHOOP <
>> richshoop>

>> >
>> >> I have to replace my original Sol Aire coach furnace. I know that the
>> new
>> >> furnace vents are not going to fit the old holes, what can I use to do
>> a
>> >> great job of patching the holes in the lower panels?
>> >>
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