Prevost XLII Skin Delamination Repair

[davidbrady]

There is another approach to loose XLII panel repair. Turns out you don't need to spend upwards of $40000 to repair your loose XLII panels. A friend of mine who's bus is suffering from loose panels told me of a conversation he had with Guy French, Vice President of Service at Prevost. Guy recommends either one of two possible fixes to XLII loose panels. The first is the expensive and somewhat destructive approach of drilling, riveting, and the addition of aesthetic stainless covering strips. The second, and by far more economical approach, is to re-glue the panels using Loctite 5590 or Bostik 70-03a; this approach costs between $10K to $15k, has no paint redo, and keeps the coach intact and as designed. Both approaches are ordained by corporate Prevost, and both are effective solutions. The second approach eliminates the destructive drilling of stainless steel and bus spaceframe components. It also allows panels to be easily removed and repaired in the case of damage due to collisions. So there you have it folks. Prevost corporation will execute the repairs and stand behind either technique. You have a choice!