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Re: [VAL] '77 shower help



Interesting, always a bit of archeology in these projects.  I recall one 
person who took the whole pan out, put fiberglass patching on the back 
of the cracks of the pan, then spray coated the whole thing with epoxy 
paint. The pictures looked nice, I kind of wonder how it all held up 
while on the road.  Chris Koehn relined the inside by putting in plastic 
wall sheets that came down the inside of the pan right to the bottom, 
that way covering up the difficult seam between the top of the pan and 
the original walls.  His walls were not sagging though. I disassembled 
the entire joint, cleaned it up obsessively, and used a very fancy clear 
caulk, not silicone, and riveted it all back together. I found enough of 
the right aluminum extrusion trim to cover the seam and replaced the 
slide-in, rivet covering trim. So far no leaks and the JB Weld patches 
are holding and still look good.

What I wish I had done was to have raised the outside of the pan that 
goes over the wheel well. It has sunk a little there and the water won't 
drain. 

And, with all the money in the world, I think I might have liked a whole 
shower made of stainless steel with a nice teak duckboard on the bottom. 
Dream on .

Daisy

> Hi Daisy,
> I don't know if the walls are original but they were plywood with a thin
> vinyl covering glued on.  The floor has no indication of water damage, does
> not appear to have been replaced but is not level where the wall was.  It
> really looks like the plywood floor bowed along the wall line which is odd
> as there is very little weight to cause the wood to compress.
> Pete