Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

I have a 9.6 ft teardrop body and need a piece of 10' body edging. I looked at RW Johnson and his comes in 9' pieces and I can't use his w/o splicing-is that an option? I wonder what some of you use on the body (the portion that sets on the trailer frame). I need a source or an idea using 90 degree lauminum trim. I guess I could go w/ a local trailer dealer according to his catalog, I could use standard roof edge at $35.75 for a 16' piece X2. Am I looking at the wrong thing? Should I use roof molding on the trailer bottom? Thanks

That is exactly what I ended up doing. Ron has the BEST prices on teardrop parts. I needed two 9 1/2' pieces of trim and put a 6" splice in the front. I started the run at the galley hinge and bent it towards the nose, spliced in what I needed.
You could spend a pretty penny and get 16' trim from teardropparts.

Ross

Ross, you say you spliced the moulding. That's probably what I'll do as I'm tired of trying to figure out how to do what. That'll be 5 9 footers, two for the top, two for the bottom and the remainder to be used as splice. It's not the cost fo the part, it's the shipping. Thanks

I pay $28.10 for a 16' length of corner insert molding, delivered. That's if I buy 30 pieces. The stuff is expensive, but necessary. I don't care where you go, your still better off going to a local RV dealer and buying from them. $40 for a 16' length is about the going rate. The problem is you pay a premium for 16' material. And if you only order 2-3 pieces from a supplier there going to hit you right over the head for shipping anyway. Good Luck.



BTW I don't retail any of mine out, its to valuable.

Happy Trails

Len

You're probably right, items over a certain footage (like edging) cost as much as a 76 pound item even though it may weigh 10 pounds due to the length/ A local RV dealer may be the way to go. Thanks

Why pay $28.10 if you could pay $14.00 for 16' Length of the same molding.

https://www.rvsurplussalvage.com/catalo ... &cursor=20

Raul

I bought 8' lengths at Lowes and spliced it.. it worked out nicely. And much less expensive too.

I seamed it at the lower front of the teardrop. I butted the joint, then applied a 2" section over top if the seam. I used plenty of polyurethane to insure a good joint. I am pleased with the result.



Here is a closeup. I still need to clean it up.

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ralaco wrote:Why pay $28.10 if you could pay $14.00 for 16' Length of the same molding.

https://www.rvsurplussalvage.com/catalo ... &cursor=20

Raul

If I was close enough to RV Surplus I would.

Shipping cost my friend, shipping, And if you look deeper into the RV Surplus ad they won't ship them whole, they have to be cut in half. 8' legnths.

Its a real shame the longest legnth the majority of us need is 10'. The only reason I get the 16' is to get a clear 9'7" legnth. I use the rest of course.

RV Surplus is a great place to deal with though. I buy this from them for my "Under belly's"

https://www.rvsurplussalvage.com/catalo ... ct_id=2766

The stuff looks like "Plastic Cardboard".

Happy Trails

Len

Hey Len!

Someday we are gonna have to take a field trip out to Elkhart, IN. (probably a 10 hr. trip) to visit RV Surplus, etc.

It seems that, for some reason Elkhart is like the RV capitol!

Bring your checkbook! LOL!

Cheers,

Coop

Thanks for the info. I may buy the trim from the RV Surplus in Elkhart even if they do cut the 16' into halves. Reason being, the lcoal RV sales places charge so much for theirs. Big savings even with shipping with RV Surplus. I just don't want to make the local RV mortgage payment in one visit by buying such a simple purchase.

John6012

I bough mine in halves because the molding was going to be sent to a friend department in Laredo Texas, to be imported into Mexico so I didn’t want to send an extra large package , but the salesman told me, they could sent the moldings without cutting in halves by truck , by UPS must be cut in halves

Raul

ralaco wrote:John6012

I bough mine in halves because the molding was going to be sent to a friend department in Laredo Texas, to be imported into Mexico so I didn’t want to send an extra large package , but the salesman told me, they could sent the moldings without cutting in halves by truck , by UPS must be cut in halves

Raul

Raul...UPS vs truck shipments is a several hundred dollar difference...be carful about that........................

Sorry.

I understood the salesman it was less expensive, now I’m sure I was wrong.

Raul

...Raul, for example, we bought a bunch of 16'trim from a place in Denver...about 150 bucks worth, it came in a 2'' piece of plastic pipie and cost 235bucks shipping...we bought a similar bunch of stuff from a place in the North East...they cut it half and sent it UPS...35 bucks...a 200dollar difference...we'll not make that mistake again
madjack

Hey, Gang!

If you are looking for 12-16' lengths of either Regular Edge Molding (the simple vintage-looking L-molding with pre-punched holes in the top) or the more common RV Roof Edge Molding (the kind that Len showed in his post), all you have to do is visit your nearest RV repair and/or supply outfit. The Regular Edge Molding is commonly stocked in 16' lengths, and the RV Roof Edge Molding in 12' lengths. Take along a 12-16' length of 2" PVC pipe to carry it home in so the wind doesn't blow it around and possibly fold it back on itself while going down the road. O.K., some of you might have to drive to a town with more than 25,000 population, or if that is out of the question (like some of you really remote folks), then splicing it (butting two pieces together cleanly & carefully) is gonna hafta do. Remember what I've said before - this ain't rocket science ... and nobody is gonna give ya grief for doin' the best that you can with what you can get or have to work with!

Good Luck on all your projects! In the meantime ...

CHEERS!

Grant