Peeling clear coat and faded paint on class A

janegowest wrote:
Looking at a class A with peeling clear coat and faded paint. Worst is on the back and front, with some small areas on the sides.

What can be done to improve its appearance without doing a complete paint job?

NOTHING can be done to improve that situation that is cheap. There's always some debate the cause of that kind of issue on here and other RV forums. It's not limited to any particular brand/make/model/year/etc. It can happen on anything that rolls on our highways.

What can be done? Not much other than either spot repair or a full paint job. And, if you want it on the cheap side, take it across the border. There's been a few that have done it and are happy.
Scott

If you are a do it yourselfer it can be done without too much trouble if solid colors and not a bunch of layups. I repainted both my end caps and along the top edges on each side. Careful prep and a bit of patience. Mostly the courage to tackle a project like that. Small sections at a time versus tackling the whole thing. I had a scaffold and would not attempt it without one.

Agreed. Depending on how bad it is you may be able to wet sand out the bad spots and reclear. Be careful not to get down to primer or you'll need to fix the paint as well. Thats not a terrible job either but easier if you can avoid it.

Make sure there is no delamination; the outer layer being wavy or loose. Once you get it really clean and loose stuff off, we found a product which will give our 15 year old faded MH a shine. Zep Wet Look floor polish worked when 3 or 4 various waxes and coating did nothing. Good luck.

Jayco-noslide,

Was your situation peeling clear coat or just chalking and fading? I think I have the peeling clear coat the OP is asking about. How long does an application of the Zep Wet Look last?

It may be hard to see but the missing clear coat is on the upper part of this photo. Some dirt makes the peel line visible.

Bruce Brown wrote:
Agreed. Depending on how bad it is you may be able to wet sand out the bad spots and reclear. Be careful not to get down to primer or you'll need to fix the paint as well. Thats not a terrible job either but easier if you can avoid it.

Thank you!! The clear coat is peeled and the paint underneath is faded. What kind of paint did you use? And what clear coat?

I repaired this area on the Sahara this summer.



I used a plastic scraper to remove any loose clear coat, then a Magic Eraser to clean the paint. Lightly wet sanded the edges of the clear coat then shot it with 2 light coats of Nyallic.



No, the color of the unprotected area doesn't match the color that was covered by the original clear coat, but at least the deterioration has been halted.

jplante4 wrote:
I repaired this area on the Sahara this summer.



I used a plastic scraper to remove any loose clear coat, then a Magic Eraser to clean the paint. Lightly wet sanded the edges of the clear coat then shot it with 2 light coats of Nyallic.



No, the color of the unprotected area doesn't match the color that was covered by the original clear coat, but at least the deterioration has been halted.

Thank you! It looks great, but I can't see the color diff, since the "after" was shot much farther away. :)

But, WOW!!!!! I looked at some youtube videos of this product demo and they looked incredible!!

How about a trip to Mexico

mike brez wrote:
How about a trip to Mexico

Oh?? Please tell me more!