Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

I need some help with filon. Looking for a distributor with good pricing. Prefer on east coast, but will go where the price is best.

thanks,
chad

aquaholic14 wrote:I need some help with filon. Looking for a distributor with good pricing. Prefer on east coast, but will go where the price is best.

thanks,
chad

Chad,

I found this in sdtripper2's index, there was one other link there to filon as well.

Gage wrote:A friend of mine who is not a member of this board asked for me to post this bit of information for all who may be interested.

Have a good day,
Gage

FYI,

Over the years I've received countless requests about using the interior bathroom paneling available at Home Depot & Lowes for exterior Teardrop siding. Kemlite manufactures this type of product too but it is not Filon. The product "Filon" is a special FRP that is for exterior use on RV's. The interior bathroom panelings are not protected from UV rays and should not be used. The Kemlite factory told me that these panels will yellow, become chalky and brittle outdoors. They also said that these products shouldn't even be used on the interior of a trailer because of the extreme temperature changes, causing it to violently expand and contract. Kemlite will only sell Filon with $10,000 minimum orders. Most RV manufacturers will not sell to the public. But there is one enclosed trailer manufacturer in Wisconsin who will sell Filon at $2.00 per square foot (that's cheap!) and will roll it up and ship it to you. His name is Glen Erickson, 340 Rosemont Street, Coleman, Wisconsin 54112, (920) 273-0747. It comes in 8' wide rolls, cut to length. Filon can be rolled up into a 7" radius.

Arrgh, I'd stay away from Glenn. I've had a bad experience with him and I know there is a member of this forum who is out money and doesn't have a thing to show for it.
Bruce

All-rite http://all-rite.com/ sells a fiberglas material especially made for rv's. Not "filon" but it is probably very similar and would be just as usefull.

Comes in 8 foot widths and can be rolled to 7" in diameter and shipped.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Gus

I paid $1.75/S.F. two years ago from the Metal Company

Bruce

I ordered Filon from Glenn in Nov and he has not returned one of my e-mails since he received my cashiers check.

He has had my money two months now. I know that Bruce received some material from him, and his experience was about as bad as mine.

Here is another source of Filon for reference ~
No experience just a location:

Crane Composites
http://www.kemlite.com/filon_frp/filon_reflections.cfm

Filon's gonna cost ya $5 a foot delivered

I buy mine here. They have a good shipping rate.

http://www.rvsurplussalvage.com/catalog ... ct_id=1879

BTW, If you go to a local RV dealer they may have some laying around as well. I've done that before and made out well

Happy Trails

Len

I bought filon from Glen last fall. I have yet to unroll it and inspect it (winter in Colorado) but I had no problems. It did seem to take awhile, the whole process was nearly 3-4 weeks but it did arrive. I paid $1/sf and about $100 to ship it.

Does filon come in colors if not can it be painted by body shop

I think Filon is actually a brand name for FRP. I have been to the manufacturer's site and if you are a RV dealer or the like, and can buy from the maker, it comes in a wide variety of colors (as do RV's). I would think it could be painted but I wouldn't know what to use. I usually see it with decals, swooshes etc...

Find it localy. Buy localy. I would contact the Manufacturer and find a local dealer. There may be better prices out there but you won't have to ship it.

bdosborn wrote:I paid $1.75/S.F. two years ago from the Metal Company

Bruce

I called last week and its up to $2.10...
Bruce

Even $2.10/sf is not bad. The two local places I checked out in Northern CO wanted between $4 and $5/sf.

drksm wrote:Even $2.10/sf is not bad. The two local places I checked out in Northern CO wanted between $4 and $5/sf.

At $2-$3/sf less it would be worth driving down and picking it up at the Metal Co. They are just off Sheridan and I-76. That puts them about 60 miles from you. Even with todays fuel costs that is about $20.