Featherlite rotten wood
Cleekscow
Reg. Apr 2017
Posted 2017-04-23 8:44 PM (#169814)
Subject: Featherlite rotten wood


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I have an old featherlite mostly aluminum but sides and doors are plywood and are rotting. Anyone every replace the wood?
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hosspuller
Reg. Oct 2003
Posted 2017-04-27 9:44 PM (#169826 - in reply to #169814)
Subject: RE: Featherlite rotten wood


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Location: North Carolina		I've replaced the plywood in a steel ramp. The key to the job is to stop the water from getting into the replacement wood. Before you, start the job, figure out how water is getting to the plywood. Otherwise, you'll have to do the job over. Be very careful if you decide on pressure treated plywood. Some types of treatment are very corrosive to aluminum.
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RTSmith
Reg. Nov 2003
Posted 2017-04-29 9:05 AM (#169829 - in reply to #169814)
Subject: RE: Featherlite rotten wood


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Location: Tenn/Ala.		Is this perchance a Featherlite Touch of Class trailer? If so, it is a FRP (fiberglass Reinforced Plywood) trailer. As I understand it Featherlite bought large panels that were premade which they built the trailers out of. It is practical to rebuild doors and such, but likely not so much a body panel given the age of the trailer. All of this also applies to Sooner Dynasty trailers. 

Edited by RTSmith 2017-04-29 9:26 AM
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