Re: Re: Inside of fibreglass roof and outside
Hi Mick,
I was told by a German fan of Dormobiles that the roofs were originally unpainted to let the sunlight glow translucently through them. You are supposed to be able to polish Gelcoat to a shine without painting it, but mine was too far eroded to do that.
As you know, mine was painted inside and out and I removed the paint from the exterior because it was falling off. It would have been lots of work to get it off the rough inside, so I painted over the old paint. I used a terpentine-based interior synthetic lacquer, something close to limestone.
Mine was obviously out in the open for a long time without paint. The color of the exterior surface is more sand than limestone (tending to be less yellow and more pink), but mine is damaged so the color might not be right: it’s crazed with cracks and looks porous. I painted it (with urethane) to protect it. I prefer the limestone color but I could only buy cans of white urethane. I used white so that I wouldn’t have to go get new paint mixed each time I needed to patch over a spot. It really shows the dirt! I was told by my paint store person that dirt wouldn’t stick to it as much if I had used 2-part polyurethane instead. That is what I’m using to paint the vehicle, now (marine blue). Also with a roller and brush.
-Jeremy
