wb40 rubber wheel guards

[g_man1146]

Don, I believe that the owner between you and me had the coach repainted. The
flexibility would have been lost even if they just re-clear coated the rubber.
When BB (and most re-painters) painted these coaches they used the same paint on
the rubber as they did on the metal. That paint is not the same as that used for
rubber or flexible objects. I'm sure it may become less flexible over time (I
did!) but the paint was already cracked on the wheels when I bought that coach
with 6000 miles and one year old. The repaint lasted and was perfect when I sold
it in 2001.

Rich D. '99LXi43' CT

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Don Bradner" wrote:
>
> Interesting, I didn't know that. One reason I didn't is because apparently
there's a finite life to the flexibility - lots of cracks and some chips now (I
have the 90 Rich is talking about).
>
> Overall they still look fairly good. I haven't compared them with others of
similar age, but I will the next rally.
>
> Don Bradner
> 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
> My location: http://www.bbirdmaps.com/user2.cfm?user=1
>
> On 2/1/2010 at 3:25 PM g_man1146 wrote:
>
> >Jamie,
> >
> >When we had our '90 PT40, the wheel trims were cracked and the paint was
> >so brittle they got worse by just touching them. I marked the stripes on
> >each one and removed them. My local body shop repainted them to match the
> >original paint stripes but used a paint and clearcoat that would not
> >crack. They actually brought them back rolled up! They were a PITA to put
> >back on but came out perfect. If your local body shop can't paint them
> >with a flex paint, let me know and I will put you in touch with the guy
> >who did mine.
> >
> >Rich D.
> >'99LXi43' CT
> >
> >
> >--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "gasparillaglass"
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> dose anyone know where I can get new rubber wheel guards I'm looking to
> >redo mine but I thought it would be easy to just buy them
> >> ??? anyone have any pointers on how to strip the paint off???
> >> thank you all
> >> Jamie Brandt
> >> 1990 wb 40
> >> florida
> >>
>