Revving455
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New to this RV world, just bought a 21f 2003 Ford base R-vision. discovered a horrible smell which turned out to be mice urine. little creepers elected the camper as their home for a number of years prior to acquiring it.
The smell was coming from over the cab. Since I could not find any information on how this cabinet is secured in place, I figured I would at least give a little.
simply de-staple the plastic headliner under the cabinet. you will expose a few Roberston self-drill screws holding the cabinet in place and slide out (In my case, there were 3 of them, no wonder these things rattles from everywhere!). of course you have to disconnect the AC outlet and such before pulling out.
In my case, the accumulated amount of urine and defecation was really bad. I fiberglass insolation was all removed, all surfaces brushed with cleaners, all crevasses of the fiberglass mold were filled with silicone sealant and surfaces were sprayed with silicon base varnish to seal whatever could remain.
Was not a fun job but well worth it. I replaced the cabinet in location and added 2 thick angle brackets on each side to solidly lock in place.
The smell was coming from over the cab. Since I could not find any information on how this cabinet is secured in place, I figured I would at least give a little.
simply de-staple the plastic headliner under the cabinet. you will expose a few Roberston self-drill screws holding the cabinet in place and slide out (In my case, there were 3 of them, no wonder these things rattles from everywhere!). of course you have to disconnect the AC outlet and such before pulling out.
In my case, the accumulated amount of urine and defecation was really bad. I fiberglass insolation was all removed, all surfaces brushed with cleaners, all crevasses of the fiberglass mold were filled with silicone sealant and surfaces were sprayed with silicon base varnish to seal whatever could remain.
Was not a fun job but well worth it. I replaced the cabinet in location and added 2 thick angle brackets on each side to solidly lock in place.
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