paintyliz
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Re: Replace faucet/add shower valve
AnEv942 wrote: Ha Ya when I broke ours it was one those dang-it now what to whoopie I can finally replace moments. I picked up our fittings at local ACE hardware, limited selection though. Many RV/mobile home suppliers do carry. If you cant find anything local, Flair-It has Amazon store front. amazon/flair-it Wow! Can you be my researcher?? I spent hours last night looking at fittings, and all I could find was the normal flair "T" fitting, expecting to modify one branch to fit a normal flex line. Well, on your link, there is a fitting with top and bottom PEX connections, and middle is a normal thread for flex line!!!!! Ack! And to top it off, they're cheaper!! I had already ordered two of the regular ones from Amazon, because they are not carried in ACE around here (2 hours away, also) but I managed to cancel it and order two of these fittings: Thanks so MUCH!!! Liz1.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: painting lp tank cover?
By the way has anyone used the vinyl fabric covers? I thought of sewing one if they were good. What exactly is the point of a cover, does it make it more aerodynamic? If so, I would think fabric would catch the wind, but I'm sure it's not much of a factor in mpg.633Views0likes0CommentsRe: painting lp tank cover?
Well...I'm more than satisfied with the quality of our 2008 fun finder 189Fbr. It is very nicely made and hasn't had any problems at all. Besides, plastic doesn't get dented up like aluminum does, so I prefer a plastic lp cover. And it did survive 7 years of Texas sun. But there are a lot of tt's that aren't made as well out there, I did a lot of research before I chose cruiser rv. So I concede your point lol.634Views0likes0CommentsRe: painting lp tank cover?
Finally found relevant info: "The presence of an opaque surface between the sun and the pipe prevents UV degradation, since UV radiation will not penetrate thin shields such as paint coatings or wrappings . . . In fact, any opaque shield, no matter how thin, will effectively prevent UV degradation. The most common method used to protect above ground PVC pipe from the sun is painting with an acrylic or latex paint." - unfortunately, the website that was taken from in another posting referring to pool plumbing, is not available (uni-bell.com) and I have no idea of the veracity of the statement but it sounds good. lol633Views0likes0CommentsRe: painting lp tank cover?
I looked up fusion paint on the krylon site and it does not mention uv protection, but they have a clear fusion that has a uv block. So maybe I'll use that as a final coat. I wonder if the regular Fusion blocks uv because it's opaque? You'd think they'd mention it. The trailer is 7 years old but hasn't seen much action. Hopefully that is changing, we just had it in corpus for a week. One benefit to painting it will be that I can make it any color I want :0) Thanks to all for their input. I think I will paint it and if it gets blotchy, I'll deal with it then. I have used fusion on other outdoor plastic and it's great.634Views0likes0Commentspainting lp tank cover?
Hi all, I'm new here, I have gotten a ton of information from you guys, seems like I am looking through the forums weekly for something or other. I searched the forums and didn't find this covered. I just ordered a new plastic propane tank cover. The previous one lasted seven years, then began to get brittle around the bottom. The camper is stored under a roof, but still gets some of the blazing texas sun. Would it help if I painted it with some of that fusion for plastic spray paint? Do you think that would reduce the uv damage? Thanks for all info and/or opinions.4.2KViews0likes11Comments
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