Since my windows always leak and make a mess inside my 37C, not to mention they are the root of my wet deck core, I took the plunge and started removing them. I found that the linoleum scraper mounted on the Fein multimaster (great tool and worth the outrageous price) made the job go a lot faster. Also used a 1" putty knife sharpened like a razor on a random orbital sander.
What I found inside: two layers of glass (obviously) sandwiching what measured to be 7/8 in. very wet and composting plywood. I am assuming the original ply was 3/4 but it has swelled and delaminated, making it the 7/8ths. So much wood is either gone or mush that I think I need to peel off a complete layer of glass from the coachroof sides and then replace the wood. In some places the caulking was a full half inch thick. What a waste of very expensive filler!
Has anyone else done this job? Should the inside liner be cut out or the exterior skin? Fortunately I have enough glass experience this undertaking does not worry me. Just looking for everyone's valuable ideas, opinions and experience.
By the way, I rebedded everything on the coachroof last season.
What I found inside: two layers of glass (obviously) sandwiching what measured to be 7/8 in. very wet and composting plywood. I am assuming the original ply was 3/4 but it has swelled and delaminated, making it the 7/8ths. So much wood is either gone or mush that I think I need to peel off a complete layer of glass from the coachroof sides and then replace the wood. In some places the caulking was a full half inch thick. What a waste of very expensive filler!
Has anyone else done this job? Should the inside liner be cut out or the exterior skin? Fortunately I have enough glass experience this undertaking does not worry me. Just looking for everyone's valuable ideas, opinions and experience.
By the way, I rebedded everything on the coachroof last season.