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zmotorsports
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Apr 17, 2014

Paint Work on Our Dynasty

Last year I noticed that on our 2003 Monaco Dynasty there were a few spots on the left side (the one that is in the sun when parked at home) where the clearcoat was starting to peel. I had gotten a couple of bids to have the coach painted and we eventually will but for now I opted to try to buy us a year or two by repairing the areas. The right side of the coach looks like it just rolled out of the factory so if I can get the left side where I am happy with it then we can postpone having the entire coach painted for a couple of years. If the right side were just as bad as the spots on the left side we probably would have gotten it painted over the winter. I would love to paint it myself but just don't have anywhere to do it and outside is too unpredictable as far as weather goes plus I don't want to shower the neighborhood with that much overspray. The few spots that I am repairing do not produce much overspray and I am doing each section seperate.

Here are a couple of pictures of the clearcoat peeling.








Removing the caulking that seals between the fiberglass side and the aluminum trim around the bedroom slide. This will ensure the paint and clear get into the corner completely. I will re-caulk them with Geocel 2300 afterwards.


Sanding and feathering the lifted edges of the clearcoat.




Bedroom slide masked, areas where I sanded through the base color sealed and ready to paint.


Bedroom slide completed.






More pictures to follow.

Mike.
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  • Bruce_Brown's avatar
    Bruce_Brown
    Moderator
    Apr 17, 2014
    It actually was a fun project. I have about 400 hours in it - 395 of them were a blast. We used it for an Elk hunt trip to Colorado - now I'm not sure what we're going to do with it.

    My Mom is using it for a few days next month, then probably rent it or sell it.
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    Bruce_Brown
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    Apr 17, 2014
    zmotorsports wrote:
    Bruce Brown wrote:
    Nice work.


    Thank you. If memory serves didn't you do some paint work on your Newmar? Wrapping the paint into the slides wasn't it? I thought that was you anyway, my apologizes if I am thinking of someone else.

    Mike.

    Yup - that was me. I'm with you 100% on the not wanted to do it for anyone else either. As you noted, material cost alone is getting out of hand.

    I am fortunate enough to have a nice garage to work in, doing that job outdoors would be a bear.

    Here was mine:

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  • zmotorsports's avatar
    zmotorsports
    Explorer
    Apr 17, 2014
    Bruce Brown wrote:
    Nice work.


    Thank you. If memory serves didn't you do some paint work on your Newmar? Wrapping the paint into the slides wasn't it? I thought that was you anyway, my apologizes if I am thinking of someone else.

    Mike.
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    zmotorsports
    Explorer
    Apr 17, 2014
    Valkyriebush wrote:
    Just spent 2K having the complete dominate color repainted on my coach which had the same issues. In my case it was only the dark color on one side and upper rear only that had issues. It looks real good again. Wished I lived next door to you. lol


    Trust me I wouldn't do this for anyone else, I am not really thrilled about painting my own coach. I wish I had a garage to park it in but just not in the cards. I have already spent $1k on paint and clear coat alone. No way would I do this for only two thousand dollars.

    I had people ask me to do paint work after painting out last two coaches and I just simply don't have the environment to paint in. Having the coach in the back yard like this land locks my shop and is a huge inconvenience so the sooner it is done the sooner I can have access to my shop again.

    Mike.
  • Valkyriebush's avatar
    Valkyriebush
    Explorer II
    Apr 17, 2014
    Just spent 2K having the complete dominate color repainted on my coach which had the same issues. In my case it was only the dark color on one side and upper rear only that had issues. It looks real good again. Wished I lived next door to you. lol
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    zmotorsports
    Explorer
    Apr 17, 2014
    Moving on to the next two small sections. The small sandstone area right behind the dining table window had an area where the clear coat was almost completely gone. The gray strip in the front slide had the lower edge starting to peel. I originally was going to re-paint the entire slide but overall it looks really good other than these two spots.

    Here are the two small spots masked and sanded.








    Sealer applied and ready for paint/clear coat.


    Completed. The clear coat blend turned out extremely well. Don't worry, I moved my truck and my son's Jeep prior to painting. I had them parked out front on the street and just pulled them back into the driveway in this picture.




    This brings me current up to last night. I removed the refrigerator cover and trim ring to remove the caulking and ensure complete sanding and paint coverage/adhesion.




    I don't particularly care for painting these days. Having my workbench covered with masking paper to avoid any spills and contain the mess.


    I will post up the final pics when it is completed. I was hoping to get this section painted this weekend but now the weather is calling for wind and chances of rain Friday and Saturday. Not good for fresh paint.:sad:

    Mike.

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