When the Dow Corning siding went bad in the 2002-2005's Newmar replaced entire walls. There is a 2005 with the problem that would be a good opportunity price wise. I was told by a body shop that they can be repainted by sanding down to the base coat and then painting. Anybody had any experience with this? Thanks
Repainting 2005 Dutchstar
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Gary RV_Wizard
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That works, but sometimes the problem re-appears after a few years. A re-paint is a very expensive job to gamble with - you could easily spend $20k-$25k and still end up with more hairline cracks later. On the other hand, a friend with a 2000 American had it done to his around 2005 and its' still fine today.
One way to reduce the risk is to repaint in lighter colors - the base problem is that dark colors heat up the skin in the sun and the fiberglass surface crackles a bit. Dark green, dark blue and black were the worst offenders.
One way to reduce the risk is to repaint in lighter colors - the base problem is that dark colors heat up the skin in the sun and the fiberglass surface crackles a bit. Dark green, dark blue and black were the worst offenders.
Gary RV_Wizard
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A wrap would probably work and last for several years. A buddy of mine wrapped his Winnebago and it came out great.
Lou Schneider
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Take it to Mexico. I hear there are plenty of places in Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point) that will do a decent paint job for far less than US prices.
