Yesterday started a job bigger than I expected.  If you look at the first photo all that brown marking and dirty colour is not actually dirt but the decals breaking down. Some of the grey metallic ones have also crazed.

Son-In-Law is a sign writer and tells me these things have a life of around five years which is very disappointing as when we bought the motorhome there was $3200 worth of decals on it.

So yesterday started taking them off.  I was expecting some difficulty but wow.  Biggest disappointment was they took the clear coat off the drivers door.  No real big deal as a spray painter can easily fix that.

Have given myself two weeks to do it and the good thing is when finished our Son-In-Law will replace with something else if we decide we don’t like the plain sides.

shackles wrote on Sep 14^th, 2022 at 1:10pm:


The black, white and dark grey came off with a hairdryer but the silver ones that are all crazed are like aluminium foil and won’t peel.  Today I bought a couple of caramel wheels to get them off.  Will try them tomorrow.

https://www.bunnings.com.au/josco-90mm-caramel-wheel_p6320847

This is all starting to get very difficult now.  The grey metallic stickers are baked on really hard and I have ordered some plastic razor blades that the experts allegedly use.  My two week time frame is being extended.   

The plastic razors arrived this morning so back into it. 

No decals left on the starboard side and I am halfway down the port side.

Currently lacking energy so giving it away for the day.

I think one more day and they will be all off then the cut and polish starts.

Certainly a big job!

Jeff

Rabbitz wrote on Oct 5^th, 2022 at 8:31pm:


Not if you are looking backwards. 

Not sure yet John. I am liking the plain coloured sides so far.

jclures wrote on Oct 7^th, 2022 at 5:51pm:



This is a European Fiat thing so they could have put anything on it really.  I will take it to a panel beater and see what they say.  If the whole door has to be resprayed then so be it.

What a low act.

Jeff

Well my hands, arms and shoulders are buggered but all the decals are gone.  Going to leave the front top ones for now as they look ok.

Now the job of cleaning and polishing then replace the side bumper strips.

Hoping to get away for a couple of weeks end of the month if Maggie’s medical appointments all work out.

Wet weather moving in may slow down the final Kev.

Bonnie has got me painting walls in the house, and I can tell you, I know where you are coming from about sore shoulders, although I only have one.

Derk
The motor home looking good. A shed may be good  thing to help look after it
regards Kev

a bad suggestion sorry
regards Kev

Start carefully repacking tomorrow being weight conscious as I go.

Starting on the doggie play area.  Still a bit to go especially around the door.

Getting there.

That's a good area for them.

Jeff

I think we all tend to take too much stuff with us on our travels.

Jeff