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redbaron73 · 03-22-2019, 10:45 AM

I have had numerous reports from Newmar while this issue has been escalated.

It was reviewed first by the service department, who escalated to the paint department.
The paint department took a day to review and has referred it to the manufacturer of the fiberglass, as they are going to file a claim with them for the repair costs if a repair is in fact necessary.

I am now waiting for Newmar to hear back from the manufacturer of the fiberglass.

Stuart W · 03-22-2019, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by redbaron73

I have had numerous reports from Newmar while this issue has been escalated.

It was reviewed first by the service department, who escalated to the paint department.
The paint department took a day to review and has referred it to the manufacturer of the fiberglass, as they are going to file a claim with them for the repair costs if a repair is in fact necessary.

I am now waiting for Newmar to hear back from the manufacturer of the fiberglass.

Sounds like progress🤞🏻

NealC · 03-22-2019, 01:50 PM

I'd be curious to see where both of those crack lines originate, i.e. a screw?

dix39 · 03-22-2019, 02:29 PM

Our older Dynasty has multiple cracks in the fiberglass roof also. I was pondering how to handle them and finally took it to fiberglass repair facility where I was told that the glass was compromised it the area under the crack. The permanent fix was to grind off the gel coat down to a dark line in the fiberglass that would indicate the compromised area, and out to about 4" on each side of the line. Then fiberglass mat was to be placed over the line with ragged edges out into the approx. 4" on each side. Since the instructions were to tear the fiberglass mat rather than cut it, I think the purpose was to have the outside edges of the mat not form a straight line that could cause stress cracks there. I did that to one fair sized area and determined that it was a lot of work, and I still have to finish and gel coat it.

I also tried Di-Cor self leveling on some of the cracks and bought some Rust-Oleum marine paint to try on some of the others. Another here thread indicated that the paint had worked for some folks.

It will be interesting to see what the factory does.

Thanks for posting.

Steve

Keezdisease · 03-28-2019, 07:42 PM

I have been in the marine and fiberglass fab business for a long time. Those appear to be stress cracks in the gel coat. If a repair is attempted be sure to find out if it’s polyester or vinyl ester resin. Tiffin switched to vinyl ester after their nightmare with warranty repairs.
Epoxy is a much stronger product with a flexural strength of 30,000 psi. They have come out with a new product called G Flex by West Systems and it gives the epoxy even more bending flexibility. These repairs definitely should not be made with any type of caulk or silicone.

redbaron73 · 03-28-2019, 07:53 PM

Newmar contacted me today. They have been dealing with the supplier, and the final decision is they want the coach to go to a service center for inspection. No other opinions beyond that statement.

I am going to be applying some dicor over the affected area just to be safe until I can get it into the service center.

I have chosen to wait until September, when I will be going back to the factory for my 1 year "adjustment". Figure that is the best time and place to have it dealt with, if anything at all is done.