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1. hafcanadian says:

   June 10, 2016 at 12:46 am

   Well, I know you’re probably good to go with your shower door channel fix, and it looks just fine. But I think just a plug of caulk, silicone, Lexel (my preferred), or even epoxy at the distal end of the channel would’ve sufficed. I’d guess that at one time there was some sort of stop on it there, to force drain water off the door back toward the shower, and keep it off the outside floor when the door opens. The way you have it now, yes it directs door water back into the shower, but not when the door is opened afterwards. Just my 2 cents.

   Funny the different experiences people have. For instance, I used a long bead of Lexel once on my Bounder under the new corner piece (a formed piece of metal edging going from the top of the RV down to the bottom and formed to cover the union of the side and back panels) but the stuff never got firm. It stayed wet for weeks. It also dissolved(?), smeared(?) some new paint back there and it was a bitch for the painters to work around. I was on the coast in Mazatlan, but still the daily humidity was only 30%.

   As to the suction cup thing, our shower glass is smooth so we did use suction cups occasionally. But a better fix, given the unreliability of suction cups under load, is the 3M Command Strips. At Freddie’s I bought a plastic rack of hooks and a shampoo bottle “bucket” at their 3M Command display in the hardware section. The hook rack is handy for brushes or loufas on strings, or we could hang wet stuff out of the washer or wet coats, or the plastic bar soap carriers on a rope that we use to take to Park showers on rare occasions.

   Yeah, you have to be a little more determinative where you want to put them since unlike suction cups they aren’t so readily repositioned; but if push comes to shove, you can stretch the glue strip, pop off the device, and apply a new strip at a better position. As I recall, the two Command devices I got use a special water-resistant set of strips since they are designed specifically for the shower stall or tub area. And properly attached, a bump in the road isn’t going to send them to the shower floor.

   Another thing you might find at Fred’s in the bathroom décor is a set of large plastic S “hooks”. Ours are maybe 3-4 inches long, maybe 1/4″ in diameter, I dunno. One end of the “S” goes over the top shower frame, and you can hang all kinds of stuff on the other end, inside or outside the shower.

   My showers walls and glass surround are not smooth, which means suction cups simply won’t work. Not sure the 3M Command Strips would work either but I’ll give them a try. I have no idea what the shower manufacturer was thinking when they decided not to give us any smooth surfaces in the shower, or maybe they just weren’t thinking. Your idea about the hooks is a good one. I have two myself. Use them to hold my long sleeved shirt and hat. Hadn’t thought about using them on the inside to hang stuff.

   The other thing I did one year was get a 1″ or maybe larger diameter dowel (like a closet rod) at a home center, 6 ft. long I think, and cut it to fit diagonally from shower wall to shower wall across the top. I cut diagonal notches with a small saw near each end so it would sit down over the shower wall top frames and not slide one way or the other or roll. About an inch or so extends beyond each notch and shower walls. It just lifts off at shower time, gets put in that shower-side crevice all RV showers have, and otherwise stays up there handy for drying wet clothes or coats (or fishing waders) on clothes hangers. Big enough S hooks would fit over the rod too.

   Oh, now that is a great idea. Very creative, Joel. My hat’s off to you. I think I’ll steal that one. Great place to hang wet clothes. Thanks!

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