Thai Bry Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Been jet washing our motorhome, ready for our getaway over the next few weeks, touring the Cotswolds. Noticed that on the roof there seems to be a lot of delimitation of the lacquer on the roof. This obviously has been caused by heat over the last few years when we've been touring Europe - when allowed- pre Covid times. Question is, should I worry too much, or get it all removed and re lacquered. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
747 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Thai Bry - 2021-06-16 7:19 PM Been jet washing our motorhome, ready for our getaway over the next few weeks, touring the Cotswolds. Noticed that on the roof there seems to be a lot of delimitation of the lacquer on the roof. This obviously has been caused by heat over the last few years when we've been touring Europe - when allowed- pre Covid times. Question is, should I worry too much, or get it all removed and re lacquered. Many thanks Just had mine done, although it was confined to the area above the Cab (low profile van). It has to be rubbed down and repainted, at least mine was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Thai Bry - 2021-06-16 7:19 PM ...Noticed that on the roof there seems to be a lot of delimitation of the lacquer on the roof... I believe your Hymer motorhome is a 2007 model. I was under the impression that - back then - Hymer would have fitted an aluminium-skinned roof, though I don’t know whether the outer skin’s colour-finish was already part of the aluminium panel, or Hymer painted the roof as part of the conversion process. It’s certainly commonplace for cars, where the bodywork has a metallic paint finish, for the top' lacquer’ layer to begin to peel off https://www.torquedetail.com/blogs/car-detailing/how-to-fix-peeling-clear-coat There are Continental-European companies that specialise in repairing motorhomes with aluminium-skinned roofs that have been damaged by hail storms, and ‘rubber roofing’ might be an alternative to re-lacquering. http://www.motorhomeroofrepair.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Bry Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 Derek Uzzell - 2021-06-17 8:19 AM Thai Bry - 2021-06-16 7:19 PM ...Noticed that on the roof there seems to be a lot of delimitation of the lacquer on the roof... I believe your Hymer motorhome is a 2007 model. I was under the impression that - back then - Hymer would have fitted an aluminium-skinned roof, though I don’t know whether the outer skin’s colour-finish was already part of the aluminium panel, or Hymer painted the roof as part of the conversion process. It’s certainly commonplace for cars, where the bodywork has a metallic paint finish, for the top' lacquer’ layer to begin to peel off https://www.torquedetail.com/blogs/car-detailing/how-to-fix-peeling-clear-coat There are Continental-European companies that specialise in repairing motorhomes with aluminium-skinned roofs that have been damaged by hail storms, and ‘rubber roofing’ might be an alternative to re-lacquering. http://www.motorhomeroofrepair.co.uk/ Many thanks Derek for this information. Yes our Hymer was brand new in 2007, and I take your point of the metal roof. The lacquer peeling is not noticeable when viewing the vehicle form ground level. All sides and rear wall are perfect. It's when I was jet washing the roof, that I noticed the breaking up of the lacquer on the roof. I'll look into both your links and take it from there. Many thanks once again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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