All aluminum hard sided popup toy hauler

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using a large butcher knife i was able to peel the fiberglass nose piece away from the aluminum and wax paper.
Once it was off the camper, i used sheet metal shears to trim it down.
After I sand the masking tape off I'll re-adhere it to the aluminum skins with silicone and rivets.

I'm planning to lightly sand the outer surface to help paint stick to it, though I haven't figured out what type of paint will work best.

Ideas?

 

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Mounted the linear actuators to lift the roof today.
Threading the aluminum to bolt the brackets on was accomplished by taking one of the stainless steel bolts to the grinder and knocking down the first few threads so it could be started straight into the pre-drilled holes.
Worked like a charm.

the actuators are mounted at a slight outward angle, attached to the wall reinforcement braces on the bottoms, and the longitudinal roof beams on top.