Guardian Plates: Affordable Slide Floor Rot Solutions
Talin Manufacturing Guardian Plates
We are proud to serve the many RV owners in the USA and Canada with Guardian Plate® kits. Made from American-made Stainless 304, our kits are designed for the DIY coach owner. While we also supply dealer and RV service centers, our focus is on working with the DIY'er.
We also manufacture obsolete awning parts, including Carefree Omega MACH-1 awning arm locks, in addition to MACH-1 Carefree Omega Arms.
Solving Problems for RV Owners for Over a Decade
All parts and products manufactured by Guardian Plates are proudly made in our Florida facility. All materials used in the manufacturing process of any Guardian Plate product is sourced in the USA and meets tough aviation standards that are adapted to the RV market. Guardian plates come in many sizes and are custom made according to each individual slide configuration.
Each product design begins its journey with our outside consultants and engineers as well as expert technicians from the RV industry. Together, this team assists us in the design, use, installation procedures and then refinement of the end product.
Each product manufactured by Guardian Plates has been tested in prototype form by experienced motorcoach and RV owner beta testers with highly skilled mechanical experience for their input. By the time a product is released to the market, it has been tested and proven to perform to our high quality specifications and standards.
Guardian Plate Solutions
The ” Guardian Plate ” ® was conceptualized in 2010. While attending RV rallies around the Nation and performing free motorcoach inspections the Talin Team began seeing a pattern of bottom slide floor cover separation and rot. It was discovered that this problem was occurring mainly on Monaco & Holiday Rambler built coaches.
Researching this problem and studying the construction of other brand coaches Talin found a flaw in the design and build process of the Monaco / HR coaches. During this research it was discovered that their own company coach had the same issue on their 2005 HR Ambassador driver front slide which had 3 foot of slide floor rot.
Talin contacted two close friends who happen to be some of the Nations top experts on Monaco / HR body construction, PJ McGann and Tom Bumpus. Both Tom & PJ are former Monaco factory supervisors and during discussions it was learned how Monaco built their slide outs. It was here that we discovered where the problem was coming from.
Talin began experimenting with different designs and built several different prototypes. Installing them on their company coach and then testing each prototype they eventually arrived at the final design which can be found in the Guardian Plates of today. This final design was then submitted to industry experts for their input and approval. We then selected 3 Beta Testers who were Monaco / HR coach owners and who also were highly skilled mechanics. We shipped them Guardian Plate kits for installation and then went over their feedback for final refinements to the plate design. The Guardian Plates you see below represent a long and exhaustive journey to provide the motorcoach owner with a product which when properly installed can encapsulate and permanently seal off their slide corners and eliminate future floor rot and separation.
Talin RV designed the Guardian Plate kits with the DYI coach owner in mind, Each Guardian Plate is pre drilled so the holes line up with the inner steel floor structure. This gives a positive set for each stainless rivet to attach to. Each kit contains a set of plates to seal both bottom corners of the slide. To prevent DIY owners from having to select and then chase down specialized caulking and sealants, Talin provides both caulking types in each kit. You will also find all the rivets included and even a 3/16th cobalt drill bit to use for drilling the attachment holes. We thought of everything to make each kit a true DIY project for the handy coach owner who likes working on their coach. For those who prefer having someone else do the work, you can order your kits and have them installed using our directions at any local RV service center or make an appointment with Talin and use our professional installation services at our Brooksville, Florida location.
