There is still no obvious way to remove the front panel that is underneath the front window on the inside of the caravan. Never one to shrink from a challenge I am more certain than ever that I need to strip the front off the van to get at the damaged areas. Another sunny day and slightly less wind blowing from the North so I get to work and strip off the trim on the other side of the caravan.

After stripping out the plastic beading I start to remove the screws that holds the trim in place. I come across some badly rusted ones that I cant turn. Now, I know that the accepted wisdom is that you have to drill these out, but it takes forever on these screws..I had one or two to do on the other side! I am going to show you my way of removing them.

Obviously if you have never used a grinder then please stick to drilling them out. The other point worth noting that this a 1mm disk on the grinder.

Lay the grinder blade across the centre of the screw head

Dont use a lot of force, all you want to do is cut a little groove. If the screw is really bound in that hole you need somewhere to stick the drill!

Even though I have made the cut a little off-centre, the screw still turns easily enough with a slot head screwdriver.

This method wont be everyones cup of tea, but I had ten or so screws to do and managed them all in about 5 minutes. Gently does it is the best way to go with this.