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05-29-2017, 02:45 PM
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Senior Member
Holiday Rambler Owners Club
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Bonney Lake, WA
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Vinyl or Acrylic for Slidetopper Replacement
We've decided to replace all four slidetoppers due to tears and shrinkage. We're going with the Stone Vos product (appears to be the "gold standard" from reading all the posts).
I suppose it's like "boxers or briefs", but for those who have done this, what has been your preference for the material chosen...vinyl or acrylic???
I have received samples of each and have considered the mold/mildew issue if you roll them up wet after a rain and don't let them air out. Vinyl seems easier to scrub clean. The acrylic appears to be pretty waterproof. (Yes, I know that the main function of these buggers is to keep leaves and other miscellaneous crap off the slide roofs themselves.) The vinyl has a little for "body" to it. The price is the same.
What say you?
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Barry and Della from Bonney Lake, WA
2009 HR Scepter 42KFQ
Toad is a modified 2005 Chrysler Town and Country
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05-29-2017, 02:55 PM
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Senior Member
Holiday Rambler Owners Club
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We have a vinyl patio awning, but I don't know its age since we bought the coach used. The problem we have is that the side edges of the vinyl curl up and it has gotten so bad that the awning will not roll up straight and I have to force the leg over while rolling up to get the awning closed. It seems to me that that would be a problem with toppers as well.
The plan is to replace with acrylic.
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Tampa Bay FL
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05-29-2017, 04:15 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
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Location: On the road
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Acrylic from the factory...Acrylic replacements from Stone Vos...no regrets. 
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05-29-2017, 04:18 PM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
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Location: Columbus, MS
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If you want the best, get the acrylic from Stone Vos. If you're willing to settle for less than the best, get vinyl! See how simple this is!  
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2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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05-29-2017, 05:23 PM
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A page on the Stone Vos Web site compares the two materials. I also spoke with Ingrid at Stone Vos, and came away convinced that the vinyl was a better match for the Northeast cold weather where we live.
Just last winter I experienced the unhappy occasion of freezing the slide toppers to the rollers, which completely prevented the deployment of the slides. Although things eventually thawed enough, it was a worrisome time. I would have welcomed the cold-weather resistance that the Stone Vos Migliore vinyl fabric is said to have.
If I was camping south of North Carolina all the time, I'd pick the acrylic.
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2008 Holiday Rambler Admiral 30PDD (Ford F-53 chassis)
2009 Honda Fit Sport
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05-29-2017, 05:35 PM
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Monaco Owners Club
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I replaced mine with the fabric (matched original) from Stone Vos. The have stretched and sagged a bit from water retention.
I got sone samples of the acrylic in a box of the guardian shields i bougt from them. Impressive looking stuff. Wishing I had done that instead.....now....
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2008 Beaver Contessa, 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee,
28 years retired Fire Captain Tales of the Muttley Crew
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05-29-2017, 05:44 PM
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Senior Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Captjake1
I replaced mine with the fabric (matched original) from Stone Vos. The have stretched and sagged a bit from water retention.
I got sone samples of the acrylic in a box of the guardian shields i bougt from them. Impressive looking stuff. Wishing I had done that instead.....now....
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Hi, John! Just to be sure I'm on the same page with you....
You first got the fabric (acrylic) and now wish you had chosen the vinyl? Ingrid is recommending the vinyl.
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Barry and Della from Bonney Lake, WA
2009 HR Scepter 42KFQ
Toad is a modified 2005 Chrysler Town and Country
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05-29-2017, 06:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Barryc737
Hi, John! Just to be sure I'm on the same page with you....
You first got the fabric (acrylic) and now wish you had chosen the vinyl? Ingrid is recommending the vinyl.
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Barry, I have ordered and received the Migliore vinyl from Ingrid at Stonevos. I have not had a chance to install them yet. I can offer the Chris highly recommended the vinyl at the gathering in Tampa back in February. He said even the high end coaches were praising it for all its advantages. I figured if Chris says it's best, good enough for me. Hopefully in the next couple weeks I'll get it installed and can offer my thoughts then.
Chad
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05-29-2017, 06:32 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Where I happen to land
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Barryc737
Hi, John! Just to be sure I'm on the same page with you....
You first got the fabric (acrylic) and now wish you had chosen the vinyl? Ingrid is recommending the vinyl.
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If the acrylic is what they call the fabric, then...yes. the vinyl is tough looking stuff.
I know Mike Hughes did vinyl (different brand ) and speaks highly of them.
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John and Debi
2008 Beaver Contessa, 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee,
28 years retired Fire Captain Tales of the Muttley Crew
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05-29-2017, 08:16 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2012
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Love my SV acrylic, clean well, no UV issues, install back QZ, right John!
I recently tighten an extra turn on each due to stretch.
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