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Yikes, my stripes!

New paint, fresh stripes in 2013. Have always kept it waxed. This is on 'the sunny side'. Only thing I know different, is, we came through a near hurricane coming down in October with sand and rain blowing hard. It almost looks like claw marks and can only be seen when the morning light is right. I'm going to E the guy that did the stripes on Monday, but any of you got a clue?  :facepalm:
1993 U-240 "La Villa Grande"..CAT 3116 w/ Pacbrake PRXB...Allison 3060 6-speed..
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Reply #1
gel coat flex? Paint is harder than the gel coat? cold? I have seen perfect paint on the chevys ..in the warm weather all was well.. 1 trip to colorado in the winter and the paint popped off the hood in chunks..

Only a guess

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Reply #2
Mike I'm thinking of the sand was heavy enough with the high wind it scratched the striping. The paint should be tougher than the vinyl. Can you apply some was to see if it helps. You may get to vanish with several coats of wax.
1995 U320 40', 2013 chevy sonic toad, my real love are corvettes have owned 30

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Reply #3
Those look like stress cracks .. thinking they wore out? What brand of paint? and did you see them use the brand they said they were using? Just asking.

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Mike I'm thinking of the sand was heavy enough with the high wind it scratched the striping. The paint should be tougher than the vinyl. Can you apply some was to see if it helps. You may get to vanish with several coats of wax.
As soon as it warms up, I'm going to hit it with my tried and true. The trip down from Gila Bend to Ajo was THE WORST storm I've ever driven in!
1993 U-240 "La Villa Grande"..CAT 3116 w/ Pacbrake PRXB...Allison 3060 6-speed..
Previous: 1983 Airstream 310 turbo diesel, 1979 Airstream 280 turbo diesel
                                      Build # 4297
                                      PNW natives
                      Home base:  'Cactus Hug' (Ajo, Arizona)
                        DW Judy & Chet the wonder dog
                        Full-Timers 'Sailing the asphalt sea'

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Reply #5
Hi Mike! Sorry this happened to you. It looks like someone keyed your new paint job. Are the scratches only in one area?
RadRevD

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Reply #6
'Scratches' are in other areas, all on the 'sunny side'. I thought about it being 'keyed', but this is strange!
1993 U-240 "La Villa Grande"..CAT 3116 w/ Pacbrake PRXB...Allison 3060 6-speed..
Previous: 1983 Airstream 310 turbo diesel, 1979 Airstream 280 turbo diesel
                                      Build # 4297
                                      PNW natives
                      Home base:  'Cactus Hug' (Ajo, Arizona)
                        DW Judy & Chet the wonder dog
                        Full-Timers 'Sailing the asphalt sea'

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Reply #7
Thermal expansion & contraction of the harder, darker paint.
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Reply #8
Thermal expansion & contraction of the harder, darker paint.
Cute. So a $3,000.00 re-stripe lasts six years? I can't wait to hear the installer's excuse for this one!  I will post it.
1993 U-240 "La Villa Grande"..CAT 3116 w/ Pacbrake PRXB...Allison 3060 6-speed..
Previous: 1983 Airstream 310 turbo diesel, 1979 Airstream 280 turbo diesel
                                      Build # 4297
                                      PNW natives
                      Home base:  'Cactus Hug' (Ajo, Arizona)
                        DW Judy & Chet the wonder dog
                        Full-Timers 'Sailing the asphalt sea'

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Reply #9
Truly very strange. I am curious as to what your painter/striper has to say.
1995 U320 40', 2013 chevy sonic toad, my real love are corvettes have owned 30

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Are there any similar marks outside the stripes? 
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Reply #11
Cheap beer you use for the top coat😆
I use guinness.
To me it does not look too deep and maybe the polish has hardened and cracking in that hot sun.
Time to go back to Cascadia.
JohnH
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Irish made in Dublin.
That link did not work for me
JohnH
Coachless, now use aircraft.
1994 Ford E350 ClassC,total renovation inside and out. Now sold.
2000 U295  36' Cummins 350 c/w Banks Stinger, Resonator upgrade,Solar, LED lites.Residential fridge with slide out pantry. Build 5674. Sold
ex 92 GV 022C ored Cummins. Sold
ex 95 GV240 cat 3116. Sold
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It's known by this: and becoming one of the most trashed areas for wildlife (and humans) in the world.
1993 U-240 "La Villa Grande"..CAT 3116 w/ Pacbrake PRXB...Allison 3060 6-speed..
Previous: 1983 Airstream 310 turbo diesel, 1979 Airstream 280 turbo diesel
                                      Build # 4297
                                      PNW natives
                      Home base:  'Cactus Hug' (Ajo, Arizona)
                        DW Judy & Chet the wonder dog
                        Full-Timers 'Sailing the asphalt sea'

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As soon as it warms up, I'm going to hit it with my tried and true. The trip down from Gila Bend to Ajo was THE WORST storm I've ever driven in!
Jeeeezzz Mike
As soon as it warms up, I'm going to hit it with my tried and true. The trip down from Gila Bend to Ajo was THE WORST storm I've ever driven in!
Jeeeezzzzz Mike ....we discussed this before.....Pacifico First..!!
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Jeeeezzz MikeJeeeezzzzz Mike ....we discussed this before.....Pacifico First..!!
Nope: when it's freezing outside, the smart cookies only drink Jamesons and stay inside!
1993 U-240 "La Villa Grande"..CAT 3116 w/ Pacbrake PRXB...Allison 3060 6-speed..
Previous: 1983 Airstream 310 turbo diesel, 1979 Airstream 280 turbo diesel
                                      Build # 4297
                                      PNW natives
                      Home base:  'Cactus Hug' (Ajo, Arizona)
                        DW Judy & Chet the wonder dog
                        Full-Timers 'Sailing the asphalt sea'

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Mike, 

Did you have someone wash your coach and they used a very dirty brush?  Some of the scratches look like that may have happened
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Reply #17
Did you have someone wash your coach and they used a very dirty brush?  Some of the scratches look like that may have happened
No, I washed her after the hurricane;  30 years of Airstreams have taught me to 'go with the grain', that is, sideways. It's starting to warm up here, so I'm going to try the heavy-duty Megulars wax.
1993 U-240 "La Villa Grande"..CAT 3116 w/ Pacbrake PRXB...Allison 3060 6-speed..
Previous: 1983 Airstream 310 turbo diesel, 1979 Airstream 280 turbo diesel
                                      Build # 4297
                                      PNW natives
                      Home base:  'Cactus Hug' (Ajo, Arizona)
                        DW Judy & Chet the wonder dog
                        Full-Timers 'Sailing the asphalt sea'

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It's known by this: and becoming one of the most trashed areas for wildlife (and humans) in the world.

Could you elaborate on that statement?  I'm surprised to  hear this. 
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It's known by this: and becoming one of the most trashed areas for wildlife (and humans) in the world.


After being away from home the past 3-1/2 months still feel pretty lucky to live and play where I do...1st. morning back home.

Doug W.
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Could you elaborate on that statement?  I'm surprised to  hear this. 
The cities of Victoria, B.C. (who dumped raw sewage into the Straight for years), Vancouver, Everett, Seattle and Tacoma have been pollutng  Puget Sound since he beginning with industrial wastes. The once plentyfull fishing in the Salish has reduced, as have the whale populations. 'Fish Farming' of Atlantic Salmon has done great harm because of the additives in their feed getting into the wild species' food chain. Our once large Cod population has been so decimatated that my favorite Fish & Chips place up there is charging $5.00 a piece! Yes, it looks beautiful up there, but underneath the Salish, there is trouble!  :'(
1993 U-240 "La Villa Grande"..CAT 3116 w/ Pacbrake PRXB...Allison 3060 6-speed..
Previous: 1983 Airstream 310 turbo diesel, 1979 Airstream 280 turbo diesel
                                      Build # 4297
                                      PNW natives
                      Home base:  'Cactus Hug' (Ajo, Arizona)
                        DW Judy & Chet the wonder dog
                        Full-Timers 'Sailing the asphalt sea'

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Actually the problem with the salmon is not the food additives but sea life that latch onto wild salmon and cause the young to not mature properly and have sores on the skin.
Victoria is the only one that has the sewer problem and they at last have the engineering done for a treatment plant. Vancouver does not dump untreated sewer into sea and has not been doing it for a long time.
The Beach's around Vancouver are used by millions every year and if there was a big problem I am sure we would have heard of it on the news, as the city is very concious about these sort of things due to being many times in the top 10 of best places in the world to live etc.
I am sure I have it right on these facts the big issue with dead whales is being hit by cruise ships and tankers, along with the noise underwater.
JohnH
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1994 Ford E350 ClassC,total renovation inside and out. Now sold.
2000 U295  36' Cummins 350 c/w Banks Stinger, Resonator upgrade,Solar, LED lites.Residential fridge with slide out pantry. Build 5674. Sold
ex 92 GV 022C ored Cummins. Sold
ex 95 GV240 cat 3116. Sold
2017 Mini cooper s & 2016 land Rover LR2 HSE  LUX.
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Are we still talking about stripes ??    Or digress
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How about that Warriors game?
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And the train leaves the tracks. Oh well.
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