Skinning over windows question

[Charles in SC]

I have a GMC 5303 and would like to cover some of the windows with sheet alumnium. I have tried to come up with a way to do this without disturbing the gutters but there is not much room between them and the window holes.
Is there a way to do this that looks professional? Any help would be appreiciated.
Bus nuts are the best!

[Dreamscape]

Welcome Charles in SC,

I don't have an answer for you, just bumping this post to the top. Hopefully someone will have the right answer for you.

Paul

[NewbeeMC9]

Welcome Charles,

Maybe some pics would be helpful.

What part of SC are you in?


Are you coming to the non-rally?

[Nick Badame Refrig/ACC]

Hi Charles,

Welcome!

Are you removing the window, or just wanting to skin over it?

Let us know
Nick-

[TomCat]

Welcome Charles.

If you don't have room for a fastener to attach the siding to the area under the gutter, you could try what I did.
I put Sikaflex on the back side of the edge of the metal, put the new siding where I wanted it, then stuck wooden wedges between the new siding and the gutter. The wedges held everything firmly in place until the adhesive set up. In my case, the rain gutters are around 2 1/2 inches high, and gradually wedge into the roofline of my coach, making for a perfect place to terminate the top edge of the new window siding. The only way water could get underneath, is if my coach were totally submerged and it came through from somewhere else.
You will destroy the metal if you try to remove it, and the Sika is a weathertite seal.

Hope that helps.

Jay
87 SaftLiner

[kysteve]

Charles,

    Just ask yourself this, If you were paying someone to do this, would you accept this kind of craftsmanship.  It has been my experience that in years gone past I can not get professional results without spending the time to do so.  Taking a short cut here can lead to a whole lot of problems later.
If a roofer comes to replace the roof of your house and takes a short cut and your roof starts leaking in say 5 years instead of say the 20 years if he had spent the extra 30 minutes on the job doing what you cant see anyway,  would that make any difference to you??  Sorry if I sound as though I'm harping, but I just hate for you to end up with a big mess on your hands over taking the "easy way".  If you get one short area under that gutter that comes loose you will have water infiltrating your bus and wont know it till the moldy smell is unbearable.  The right way is to loosen your gutter and slide the metal up under the roof metal.  30 minutes of work here WILL save you 30 days of work later.  Just my opinion though.

Hope this helps......Steve...

[Charles in SC]

Thanks for all the tips so far. My bus is converted far enough that I have been using it for a few years. I was not going to skin over the windows at first but have deceided to do some now. I have not quite figured out what holds the gutters on because I cannot find any rivets in them. I am not opposed to cutting something loose and then riveting it back, I just have not determined the best course of action. Thanks again for the tips!