{"id":973,"date":"2018-04-22T16:40:39","date_gmt":"2018-04-22T20:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/?p=973"},"modified":"2018-04-22T16:46:50","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T20:46:50","slug":"new-reflectix-insulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/?p=973","title":{"rendered":"New Reflectix Insulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The torrential rain we had last weekend confirmed that we HAD found all of the leaks in the trailer forward from the ceiling vent.\u00a0 And, indeed, it <em>was<\/em> the loose curtain rod bracket that had caused the largest leak in the front dinette area!<\/p>\n<p>Armed with a can of 3M Hi-Strength 90 spray adhesive, I put up new Reflectix insulation on April 22nd.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-1-Reflectix-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-976\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-1-Reflectix-2-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-1-Reflectix-2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-1-Reflectix-2-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-1-Reflectix-2-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-1-Reflectix-2-100x80.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-2-Reflectix-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-981\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-2-Reflectix-4-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-2-Reflectix-4-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-2-Reflectix-4-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-2-Reflectix-4-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-2-Reflectix-4-100x80.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I purposely used small pieces of Reflectix instead of trying to run long pieces from front to back.\u00a0 For one reason, I was working by myself and didn&#8217;t want to have something so long that I couldn&#8217;t easily handle it easily by myself.\u00a0 More importantly, I felt that multiple &#8220;small&#8221; pieces would stick better and be less likely to pull down once the weight of the hull liner was added.<\/p>\n<p>While I&#8217;d hoped not to deal with <em>tiny<\/em> pieces, some of those had to be added, too:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-3-Reflectix.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-982\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-3-Reflectix-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-3-Reflectix-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-3-Reflectix-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-3-Reflectix-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-3-Reflectix-100x80.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So in the center of the roof&#8211;from the vent to the front window&#8211;new and extremely-well adhered Reflectix is in place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-4-Reflectix.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-983\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-4-Reflectix-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-4-Reflectix-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-4-Reflectix-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/Soul-Journer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-0422-4-Reflectix-75x100.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While we could probably add new fabric (marine-grade hull liner) by next weekend (a much more challenging project since I <em>will<\/em> want to use large pieces to avoid lots of seams), I&#8217;ll need to make a decision&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s some sagging behind the vent to the rear window&#8211;and along the rear quarter on the driver&#8217;s side.\u00a0 I&#8217;m wondering if I should just rip out the old Reflectix and the not-that-old fabric and start from scratch.\u00a0 \u00a0\ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n<p>While the thought has zero appeal (I keep saying I&#8217;d rather go <em>camping<\/em> with the trailer on a free weekend instead of renovating or repairing something!) it might make sense to go on and do it.\u00a0 Ack.\u00a0 Always something&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The torrential rain we had last weekend confirmed that we HAD found all of the leaks in the trailer forward from the ceiling vent.\u00a0 And, indeed, it was the loose curtain rod bracket that had caused the largest leak in the front dinette area! 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