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Old 12-03-2013, 08:31 PM   #21
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I don't need a bigger one ;-) My wife likes the one we have.

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Old 12-05-2013, 07:52 PM   #22
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We special ordered our '97 Eagle with all Fiberglass siding. (In Montana it hails) It's been 16 years and no delamination on this old pup. That being said, the side that faces the winter sun has lost it's shine and I've polished it up a time or two but it doesn't stay pretty very long. If anything's giving up the ghost it's the graphic decals. They're starting to crack and peel. I've read here that they're awfully expensive if you can even get them anymore.
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Old 12-08-2013, 10:32 AM   #23
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Old 12-12-2013, 03:39 PM   #24
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The two biggest factors for me in picking out our trailer were the aluminum panel siding and the 5/8" tongue and groove floor. Jayco's vacuum bonded fiberglass does seem to be better than most based on my experience with our 2006 Jay Feather and I did like how easy it was to clean and keep looking nice. I wanted stick and tin this time because I know I can tear into the trailer with my skills and fix some rot or other internal problem if needed. If a fiberglass side needs to be re-laminated, I'd be up you know what creek and be paying someone else big bucks for this. Plus you see some pretty old stick and tin trailers in pretty nice shape if they were somewhat taken care of.

Both styles have their ups and downs, but that was my reasoning.

I wasn't wild about the sandwich floor construction in my Jay Feather either - the plywood in my Jay Flight is much more sturdy.

Also, if one of the Jay Flight line trailers isn't "big enough" for you you must have some pretty extreme trailer needs! I have noticed that there are few if any aluminum sided 5th wheels being built now though.
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Old 12-14-2013, 02:07 AM   #25
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I am really glad you brought this up. We have fiberglass siding now on our unit. It is get coated and really smooth. We are considering a upgrade but the new Jay Flight is aluminum siding. Just to let you all know they are now offering a fiberglass siding option but they are not gel coated. When we looked at the un gel coated siding it was dull and looked plain. The aluminum siding was shiny or had a gloss to it. We are going back and forth and do not know which way to go. Specifically how much more difficult is it to keep a aluminum siding unit clean? It seems that you can only wash it in a horizontal fashion and do you know if you have to wax this type of siding as well? Thanks all
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I am really glad you brought this up. We have fiberglass siding now on our unit. It is get coated and really smooth. We are considering a upgrade but the new Jay Flight is aluminum siding. Just to let you all know they are now offering a fiberglass siding option but they are not gel coated. When we looked at the un gel coated siding it was dull and looked plain. The aluminum siding was shiny or had a gloss to it. We are going back and forth and do not know which way to go. Specifically how much more difficult is it to keep a aluminum siding unit clean? It seems that you can only wash it in a horizontal fashion and do you know if you have to wax this type of siding as well? Thanks all
I have not found cleaning my aluminum sided trailer difficult, I use a telescoping RV brush to wash it. The key is to wash it regularly and not allow the dreaded "black streaks" to get baked into the paint. These streaks come from the roofing material and run down the side of the trailer when it rains. If cleaned a couple times a year they come off easy, but I had a used trailer before this one that had not been cared for properly and the streaks were a BEAR to get off. My trailer is over 4 years old now and still nice and shiny, I have waxed it once but not sure if that is needed or not. There are some really old aluminum sided trailers out there that look really nice with proper care.
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I have not found cleaning my aluminum sided trailer difficult, I use a telescoping RV brush to wash it. The key is to wash it regularly and not allow the dreaded "black streaks" to get baked into the paint. These streaks come from the roofing material and run down the side of the trailer when it rains. If cleaned a couple times a year they come off easy, but I had a used trailer before this one that had not been cared for properly and the streaks were a BEAR to get off. My trailer is over 4 years old now and still nice and shiny, I have waxed it once but not sure if that is needed or not. There are some really old aluminum sided trailers out there that look really nice with proper care.
Crabman How if I may ask is it difficult? I am thinking you will only be able to go side to side with a brush. Also what did you use to wax it? Is PINE PITCH a problem? Just wondering if you would to try to clean that off it the shine would come off with it. Thanks again
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Crabman How if I may ask is it difficult? I am thinking you will only be able to go side to side with a brush. Also what did you use to wax it? Is PINE PITCH a problem? Just wondering if you would to try to clean that off it the shine would come off with it. Thanks again
I did not say it was difficult, in fact my quote says "I have not found cleaning my aluminum sided trailer difficult, I use a telescoping RV brush to wash it." Side to side does work better, going with the lines but still that`s not a problem. I used RV wax from camping world, nothing fancy. I find that Pine sap is a bit of a bear to get off most any surface, and the longer it sits the harder it is to remove but it will come off with persuasion.
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