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Mike_Schriber's avatar
Mar 21, 2013

Removing vinyl graphics and restoring finish?

We've just finished removing the cracked and shrunken vinyl graphics from our 2006 Damon Daybreak. These were known to have a bad batch of graphics and the company that supplied them sent us a new set for no charge.

I'm debating on replacing them or just trying to restore and even out the finish. As you'd expect, you can see where the graphics were since the covered fiberglass isn't faded like the rest of the coach.

Does anyone know if there is a way to even out the finish or do you just have to wait for the sun to do it's job?

Thanks!

Mike

23 Replies

  • We removed part of our cracked stripes also. It got too hard for way up high so after a year we decided to have them done. They are RV Stripes & Graphics in Mesa AZ. It took two and a half days for them to do the job and we choose new colors they went over the place where the old graphics were. They did a great job and you can stay in the RV while they are working on it or use a RV park just down the street. Their phone is 408-984-799 (Steve). We are well pleased with the work that we had done there in January.
    Chuck
  • Mike we have a Carriage FW with the cracked "desert graphics" - what tools / equipment did you find worked best for removal?

    I would go with plain white walls except we would look like the film crew moving in and then due to my suave good looks I'd be embarrassed by people running over to get autographs ( BS alert! BS alert!)

    I'm thinking of doing what rocmoc said: remove the vinyl, maybe use some fine polish procedure on the walls, then paint a stripe or two to have less of a racing team look. A bit of striping or painted accent will trick the eye away from the shinier spots where the vinyl used to live ?
  • I plan to do the same removal of old decals in the near future. I would not use vinyl decals again after completing the work to remove them. PAINT the stripes back on, that is what I am doing!

    rocmoc n AZ/Mexico