Dull paint on front and back of van

[salandaar]

My 16-49-1 3 yrs old has the paintwork on both front and back going to a creamy colour rather than a snow white, is this the same for everyone? i have tried polish with no change, not the biggest problem in the world I know, but I am a pom and so am meant to whinge aren't I ???

Andy

 

[cruza driver]

So its a hard lid mdl?

It sounds like its sun affected from UV, do you store it outside?

 

[salandaar]

yea it is hard lid, i have a cover on it now, not sure if that has always been the case,
thanks
andy

 

[cruza driver]

Unfortunately if its UV damage I don't think there is much that can be done to rectify the discolouring.

 

[Burnsy]

Try giving it a buff with some fiberglass compound (for faded surfaces) then a good quality finishing polish. After all it's a gel coat and should polish up like a boat, maybe try a small section first. Polish and a cover of some sort is your best line of defence against UV.

Cheers.

 

[Bushman]

Ours has some slight discolouration mostly on corners etc didn't have a cover for about the first 6th months of its life, also due to Jayco's poor attempts to master fibreglass vans, I've seen other vans both Jayco and others that spend their hole time in sun and no hint of discolouration.