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To install fiberglass siding you need 3 things..... In this order.
A extremely patient wife....
A long sleeve shirt (learned that after the fact) (scratch scratch)
Another buddy to help you out.
Glue.....
Buy contact cement... Without question.. this first picture is me using anther
glue, I later had to tear the sheet off and use weld wood contact cement. So,
trust me on the contact cement.

Stick Em Up!
Ok to pull this off this is what you do. first measure everything at least 3
times. Drill the holes for your wires. When you wrestling a 8 1/2 foot tall
piece of siding around you don’t really feel like adjusting it. Screw a level
2x4 at the bottom of the rig. This serves as your helper to hold it up, and also
as you guide so you don’t get it up and have it up crocked when you are done.
Notice, don't bother cutting out the windows and door openings. You can do that
with a router and a trim bit later.
Start at the bottom, set it on the bottom ledger 2x4 and start raising it up.
When it is vertical have you wife and you buddy stand there and lean on it (this
is where rule one applies). Get your butt on a latter as soon as possible. Stick
the wires thru the holes and give the ok to press is firm. Contact cement sticks
extremely well when pressure is applied. I was first very nervous about that,
however, when you have a big sheet of this stuff you have allot of leverage to
unstuck it, if you HAVE to. They start at the bottom and you just wait. If you
stick it at the top you could force a pocket to form.

After you have that piece up, its the fun part, Cutting out the windows. Ok I
thought a rotozip would work... But don't waist the time or the bit's I went
thru 4 bits in less than 3 cuts. Get a nice router bit, not that cheap Vermont
bit that you can get for 5.99, I know they look the same, but just trust me. I
used a delta trim bit... like butter. Start in the center and work your way out.
You must have the plastic corners firmly secured to your frame, I used a finish
brad nailer to tack them in. One fell out on me and I ended up with a square
corner. Not a good thing for an RV window.

Start picking off all the protective coating that is everywhere.

Install the doors and windows and add some graphics... Looking like real rig
yet?
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