Hihosilver Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Am getting water marks spreading on the inside walls of my RV .. Apart from painting the interior is there anything else i can do to preserve the surface? .. this is an Australian Jayco made box on the ducato chassis comprising a thin layer of gelcoat over fibreglass and a thin layer of pl which wicks water up from the bottom edge or wherever water can get ingress[ .. i presume european models are also similarly made this way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Have you contacted Jayco on this issue and, if so, what did they say? If there is staining on the inside it appears water is getting in, so it is difficult to see how painting the outside would cure this. What is "pl"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 “pl” is probably “plywood”. A GOOGLE-search on “jayco camper problems” produced the following results https://tinyurl.com/patdcm24 There’s a (fairly inactive) “Unhappy Jayco Owners” Facebook group and their ‘About’ page https://www.facebook.com/pg/unhappyjaycoowners/about/?ref=page_internal includes the following text About Jayco is a market leader in RVs in Australia. The problem is that their quality control and construction materials can leave a lot to be desired. Coachbuilt motorhomes built in Europe (UK or on the Continent) use various different construction methods and materials when making the ‘box’. Some methods/materials will be less vulnerable to damage from water ingress than others, and some motorhome marques have a much better build-quality reputation than others. I’m not sure if ‘wicking’ is perceived as a recognised fault for UK/Continental motorhomes, but - when plywood has been used in the construction in areas of the body that are exposed to a lot of water (eg. side skirts, around rear wheel-arches) - disintegration of the plywood is far from rare. A 2014 forum ‘construction/rot’ posting by Mark (Hihosilver) is worth looking at https://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/motorhome-construction-and-wood-rot/33760/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzab Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Hi Mark, I’m in Brisbane and am interested in chatting with you about your earlier water ingress problem with your Fiat Ducato motorhome. can you please reply so we can talk. Cheers…. Murray Ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Murray, Hihosilver hasn't logged on to the forum since the end of September so maybe try sending him a PM as this may then send an email to him to alert him of the new message. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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