John,
the foam tape is something that even the Factory is doing now. I have also seen that most of the newer trailers have a foam backed vinyl, or a glued on fabric wall covering. The explanation I got was that it allowed for more rivets on the inside to make the inner shell stronger and better insulation. I agree with the better insulation but the more rivets to make it stronger sounds like build it faster and cover up the sloppy rivet job. Besides with all the rivets covered how will you know if you have an inside skin coming off? I like the idea on the paneling, but would it be easier to reattach the inner skins and veneer it?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2059188576
Brown pop rivets are available or could be made.
You would only need to veneer the exposed sections of the walls and there would be no weight penalty. Just a thought...
