Sidewall Problems/"Gassing"/Checking of Paint
I am having a dialogue with my coach maker (Thor) about the paint degradation on my 2005 Mandalay caused by deficient sidewalls. I am looking for some financial accomodation for the "disappearing" suf...
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imgoin4it wrote:
The problem was every coach manufactured with panels from the company. The product was manufactured and installed by RV manufacturers. After coaches were made the problem started and companies were just as surprisdd as anyone else. The panel manufacturer went back to the drawing board and came up with what they thoughg was a fix. It was tested and came out good. Problem it was not tested long enough and same problem happened again only it took a little longer. RV manufacturers were caught off guard fust like everyone else. I understand the problem was/is finally fixed beginning about 2009. All of my exterior siding has been changed so I hope it is fixed. Problem is ,were RV companies to fix the problem they were caught with, they all would probably go broke, close the doors and go home. Not sure they have any options so they do nothing. Repainting will not fix it, it will just come back. I don't think anyone knows how to fix so buyer are made to "suck it up and live with it.
This problem is EXACTLY why National RV went out of business. National DID do the right thing and were replacing sidewalls expecting their Wall supplier to cover the costs. The Wall supplier filed Bankruptcy, went out of business and left National in the hole financially. National could not recover and shut down. Doug
