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where to find that thin mirror like material
`The mirror like material on the sides of the entrance steps and all over inside the coach. I need to replace a few areas that have what looks like corrorded in small spots. it will cut you if your hand slides over the spots. are they polycarb or acrylic? And where can you find them?
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Liberty used a product that I think was called amlumalook and I needed the riser on the entrance steps replaced and Liberty told me that the company had closed so I had them do the repairs with polished stainless.
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Most of coaches I’ve seen with mirror finish around the steps have mirror finish polished stainless steel.
Most any good sheet metal shop can supply, cut and bend this material to your precise measurements. It isn’t very expensive unless the shop is trying to gouge you.
Another mirror finish you see in many lower priced RVs is mirror acrylic. It doesn’t bend and really needs to be cut on a laser cutter to be precise and smooth. it isn’t as expensive as SS.
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I can use stainless sheeting for beside the steps. The bathroom ceiling and the vent cover is all mirror with a plastic type backing. and also the mirror area in the center ceiling over the bed and from front up top to the kitchen area . Did you ever change any of the glass mirrors the ones with the tappered edges? Some have like if you might have used a cleaner and it migrated to the backing like just over the kitchen sink. im sure some of them were attacked by the septic fumes when the pea traps driedup.
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in every RV I’ve seen, the ceiling mirror has always been acrylic mirror sheet for weight and safety. Much of the mirror on the walls in many RVs is also acrylic. Again for safety, weight and cost. Beveled glass mirror is more expensive, but is also susceptible to edge delamination. Edge discoloration ( delamination of the silver from the glass) is mostly caused by moisture, but can be prevented by spraying the edges with clear lacquer prior to installation to seal the edges of the bond between the glass and backing. This is a simple easy step to assure a quality long lasting job, but is frequently omitted
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Replacing smaller sections of mirrored material probably doesn’t require any special considerations other than where to get the material to do the job.
Where I would use a great deal of care however is if I were to consider replacing larger ceiling sections one of my first calls would be to the converter. There is obviously a safety issue to consider because you do not want a large ceiling piece to dislodge itself. But there would be a concern nobody discusses but has to be recognized and dealt with and that is how to deal with the growth of the coach. (or shrinkage). As our coach gets hot such as in the desert Southwest in the sun in the summer it grows. It grows a half inch or so. But if the interior is cool as in it is being air conditioned, the interior stays somewhat the same size. Not a big deal where there are small sections, but a ceiling that runs the entire distance front to rear is going to have some joints open or close as needed to accomodate the expansion.
This is not an issue exclusive to the coach. The Concorde SST had its cabin floor on rollers so as the fuselage expanded due to heat the floor would “give” as needed.
My concern is I would want materials that are going to expand at the same rate as the original materials installed by the converter. I would also use the same methods to attach them. Our converters put a lot of engineering into our conversions.
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Very good point Jon!
There are flexible adhesives used to mount glass or acrylic mirror panels to walls, but anything on a ceiling should by acrylic mirror panel additionally secured with hardware usually accomplished by adding trim like an edge border that will also hide the expansion gap. Ie: the artistic design of mirror, wood and fabric ceilings.
I think the plastic over mirror the writer was referring to is actually acrylic mirror itself and not glass at all.
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Thanks for all the info. I am just looking at things that need repairs if i ever finish the more important ones.
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My local plastic supply to the sign business has it in stock. 4ft by 8 ft sheets $80 dollars. easy cut to shape available in mirror silver or mirror with ble or amber or rose tint. Used GE clear silicon to attach. can bend with heat gun. soft rag clean with non abrasive cleaner. Last application lasted 5yrs when I sold coach. Hold back is everyone has to touch it! Used on step back also. Bob
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How about a product name?
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