Bondoskimmer;21853 said:
My original plan was to spray. I removed everything I could and repainted the parts with silver grey metallic (the original color) in my garage (compartment doors, trim, mirrors, etc), and they came out great. The balance of the rig is white gelcoat, with a few painted graphics. This is 35' long, so I tried to paint some of the graphics outdoors. The problem is, we live near the coast, and the wind is always blowing. I ended up really fighting the spray to get it on even the best I could, and ended up with a lot of runs and uneven coating. Unfortunately, all the runs occured along irregular shaped trim pieces, and it was a mess trying to remove them. Now, I will need to be doing some touchup. I can deal with that on the painted graphic areas, but I didn't want to be fighting it on the majority of the surface, which is unpainted gelcoat. I called Barry (thanks for your help, Barry!) and he suggested I paint outside at dawn to avoid the wind. The problem for me is that at dawn along the coast, the dew is like a heavy mist, and everything is still wet.
I had read about companies that make an acrylic polymer coating that you apply once every year or two by wiping it on in 4-5 really thin coats for the initial application, then 1 coat every year or two to renew it. Then I read about company called Vivilon (
www.vivilon.com/recrepics.html) that make wipe-on urethane clearcoats that are supposed to last 5-7 years , so I thought maybe SPI's product would work if I reduced it enough, and used multiple thin coats. How about it, Barry? This is a big market! there are a lot of unpainted, ugly faded motorhomes and campers out there that need your magic!!
Thanks for your input.
