1997 Rexhall roof maintenance
I have a 97 Rexhall Airbus and it has that fiberglass cap roof. After cleaning it, I found that some of the top paint/sealer is peeling away. Years ago (another 97 Rexhall I owned)I had a bunch of s...
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hey ya... have a '97 as well. peeling the roof coating off was maybe a good thing, perhaps it was not don't right or at all since '97? So you get yi start fresh.
I would say to take as much if you've already peeled off a good percentage, try and get more off if you can. After that it's just a matter of sanding down the top a bit, then sealing the fiberglas not sure if just a few coats of primer will be enough or not. But primer then paint.
I used a marine deck top paint & primer by Rustoleum. It worked great plus it's marine grade so hoping t0 get a good 4+ years. Cost me about $200 in materials yo put 2 coats if primer and three coats of the Topside boat deck paint. you might need 3 or 4 primer coats to ensure sealing all those pinholes and any spider vein cracking in the finish. I probably coild have stopped at 2 coats of paint but i had an extra can and a half of paint so wtf right?
Dicor has a product to coat fiberglass RV roofs. It looks pretty easy to apply. There is a video on YouTube demonstrating the whole process. I figured the cost would have been in tge same $200-$250 range for materials.
But do not worry you didn't ruin anything. As i see it, this simply showed you it's long over do for a recoating. When i sid mine i took the opportunity to redo the lap sealing as well as cleaning up the front & rear seams with new tape then new lap sealant over that. so replaced two roof vents (only about $40 in Amazon) It took about 10 days and a extra pain pill each day, for me to it all done. Do yours right & don't rush as the layers really need ti dry between coats no matter what products you use. Mine now looks like new. Yours will too! Make it a fun thing buying the old girl a pretty new hat fir the summer.
FYI, the Rustoleum and Dicor products go on exactly the same way.
I would say to take as much if you've already peeled off a good percentage, try and get more off if you can. After that it's just a matter of sanding down the top a bit, then sealing the fiberglas not sure if just a few coats of primer will be enough or not. But primer then paint.
I used a marine deck top paint & primer by Rustoleum. It worked great plus it's marine grade so hoping t0 get a good 4+ years. Cost me about $200 in materials yo put 2 coats if primer and three coats of the Topside boat deck paint. you might need 3 or 4 primer coats to ensure sealing all those pinholes and any spider vein cracking in the finish. I probably coild have stopped at 2 coats of paint but i had an extra can and a half of paint so wtf right?
Dicor has a product to coat fiberglass RV roofs. It looks pretty easy to apply. There is a video on YouTube demonstrating the whole process. I figured the cost would have been in tge same $200-$250 range for materials.
But do not worry you didn't ruin anything. As i see it, this simply showed you it's long over do for a recoating. When i sid mine i took the opportunity to redo the lap sealing as well as cleaning up the front & rear seams with new tape then new lap sealant over that. so replaced two roof vents (only about $40 in Amazon) It took about 10 days and a extra pain pill each day, for me to it all done. Do yours right & don't rush as the layers really need ti dry between coats no matter what products you use. Mine now looks like new. Yours will too! Make it a fun thing buying the old girl a pretty new hat fir the summer.
FYI, the Rustoleum and Dicor products go on exactly the same way.
