Front and rear cap paint and roof paint

[Harleytoter]

Just completed sanding down the front cap as the PO had a company botch the job. While painting I also did the rear cap and re cleared the back panel. I had new emblems made as originals could not be sourced.
I then used Topside paint on the entire roof. Looks better than new and should help with streaking on the side walls.

[shootist]

Lotsa work, nice looking job.

[Chuck48]

How did you attach the emblem? I liked it so much I bought one too. I caulked mine in because it looked like a bear to drill through the front cap and get the screws in the right place. I also thought using screws might crack the plastic unthreaded holes on the back of the emblem.

Chuck 48

[rpasetto]

You did a great job. I did my roof with topside, 2 coats with a roller. It's better than it was. More time was spent masking than painting. Did you spray yours?

[vito.a]

Wow that looks good! Can I make an appointment to bring mine over?

[Harleytoter]

I rolled mine with two coats. The emblem of the generator door is original. The emblems I had made are the ones on the front and rear cap. They are a decal with a metallic finish coat at the original thick vinyl emblems were toast.

[Harleytoter]

Vito, I see many post on here from you, I think you are more than capable. Automotive paint is really not my forte. I don’t have the patience for all the prep work. Luckily it is 8’ off the ground.

[Harleytoter]

Vito, off topic but years back I see that you installed the ugly fix on your isx. Did you keep it on and were you happy with long term results?

[vito.a]

Yes. I've installed the Ugly fix in two of our coaches as well as helped others. It's relatively inexpensive but can be a pain to find the wire harness it plugs into. Once you locate the wire harness it's easy. Check out the Cummins section.

[2-Nickels]

Everything you did looks great! Thanks for sharing.

What kind of prep was done to the roof before the refinish? I am feeling like this could become my winter project.

[Harleytoter]

Roof was simple, wash with Dawn dish soap and a soft brush, blow dry with leaf blower, cut in with a brush then roll with a 6” foam roller. Few hours of work.

[rpasetto]

Originally Posted by Harleytoter

Roof was simple, wash with Dawn dish soap and a soft brush, blow dry with leaf blower, cut in with a brush then roll with a 6” foam roller. Few hours of work.

Did you do any masking?

I used Simply Awesome cleaner and then denatured alcohol to clean. Then I did pretty much the same as you. But first I masked everything; also lifted up the solar panel that had way more dirt under it than the whole rest of roof.
I'm a sloppy painter and maybe overkill on the masking.

[Harleytoter]

The only thing I masked was at the rear cap. With the Girard awnings and the falsies on the roadside no need to mask sides.