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03-27-2019, 05:51 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Rural Minnesota
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i am reaching the end of my rope.
Most of you regulars know I have had trouble with a capital T with my tow vehicle on the way to Arizona in January, expensive trouble.... Now, somewhere in my journey I must have taken a "too sharp of a turn" and put a crack about a foot long on the cap of the 5er.  I talked to a rv repair place near me and the gentleman giving me an estimate asked if I was going to be keeping the rv or getting rid of it in the next 2 years. The reason he was asking is that if I was planning to rid myself of the 5er, he could repair the crack and match the paint and only clear coat the area around the repair rather than having to remove/replace the decals and clear coat the entire cap. He said if he only did the local area surrounding the damage, he could not stand behind the work. I wonder why that is. Why would you have to clear coat the entire surface of the cap? I am starting to think renting a vrbo would be way cheaper than this rv'ing. Off the cuff estimate was $1,500.00 for the local area job and around $4,000.00 for the whole cap clear coated and new decals
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"Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy. " Albert Einstein
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03-27-2019, 08:04 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Picacho, Az
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Call your insurance company, that's why you pay premiums.
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Full-timed 10+ years
Sold '13 Redwood FB
Traded '13 GMC Denali DRW D/A
Replacement undetermined
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03-27-2019, 08:30 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: W. Texas
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Insurance....and learn from the accident.
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Danny and Susan, wife of 56 years
2019 Ram 3500 Laramie CC SWB SB 6.4 4x4 4.10
2020 Montana High Country 331RL
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03-28-2019, 01:32 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Germantown, TN
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Yep, what Danny and Danny said^^^^. Insurance is a tool. Use it and don't abuse it.
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Jim in Memphis, Wife of 51 years is Brenda
2019 F450 6.7 Powerstroke
2018 Mobile Suites 40RSSA
2021 40' Jayco Eagle
2001 Road king w/matching Harley sidecar
2021 Yamaha X2 Wolverine 1000
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03-28-2019, 03:01 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Ottawa
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Yep, what Danny and Danny and notanlines said. It's why we all pay them.
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Tow Vehicle: 2019 Ford F350 SD 6.7L Lariat CC DRW
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03-28-2019, 03:48 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Rural Minnesota
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Thank you all, I get the insurance advice and I certainly will be utilizing them. My question regarding why the decals have to be replaced and the entire cap clear coated wasn't addressed by anyone yet. I am still curious as to why that would be necessary.
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"Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy. " Albert Einstein
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03-28-2019, 04:01 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Liberty, Texas
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I'm not sure why but body shops want to clear coat the entire panel. I jack knifed my utility trailer into my new dually fender and put a 1 inch cut in it. The body shop said they had to re-clear coat the entire panel. I didn't ask why. Maybe it doesn't blend well.
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03-28-2019, 04:35 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Portland, OR
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gearhead
I'm not sure why but body shops want to clear coat the entire panel. I jack knifed my utility trailer into my new dually fender and put a 1 inch cut in it. The body shop said they had to re-clear coat the entire panel. I didn't ask why. Maybe it doesn't blend well.
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Clear coat doesn't fog well, within a couple years the spot that was repaired will stand out like a sore thumb.
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Russ & Paula and Belle the Beagle.
2016 Ram Laramie 3500 DRW 14,000# GVWR (New TV)
2005 Copper Canyon 293 FWSLS 32’ GVWR 12,360
Visit and enjoy Oregon State Parks
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03-28-2019, 06:27 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Gaylord
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We've got a "forum resident pro master color matcher" that hasn't weighed in yet....
Tom, what can you add ????
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2015 F250 6.7l 4x4
2014 Cougar X Lite 27RKS
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