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Old 12-15-2017, 12:13 AM   #1
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Paint Checking on Foretravel?

Did Foretravel suffer from the "Paint Checking" problems in the fiberglass that other manufacturers did during the early 2000's? If so, what were the known "bad years"? I did a bunch of searching on the topic - looking specifically for Foretravel - but didn't find a single instance of it. Plenty of cases of other manufacturers, but zero on Foretravel.
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Did Foretravel suffer from the "Paint Checking" problems in the fiberglass that other manufacturers did during the early 2000's? If so, what were the known "bad years"? I did a bunch of searching on the topic - looking specifically for Foretravel - but didn't find a single instance of it. Plenty of cases of other manufacturers, but zero on Foretravel.
Foretravel uses their own processes & mix formula(s) for all the fiberglass (& Full Body Paint) The only issues I have seen is minute cracking due to heat expansion (dark/black colors) and stress cracks/front/rear cap separations in some of the 2002 to 2006 models, and on the later ones there was some issues with de-lamination on slides,, all of which can be addressed in Nac.by Extreme Paint & Graphics or Foretravel mfg.

I would not trade straight across for any other coach builder's product..
Altho I would consider a Newell or a Provost conversion)
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