Unsealed paint edges along any of the plexiglass areas of an RV is an open invitation for chipped fiberglass and paint peeling to start. The area where fiberglass meets plexiglass might look perfect after you've just finished painting, but moisture can seep in under the edge of the fiberglass. Between moisture that seeps under the edge of the fiberglass, combined with freezing temperatures due to winter weather, or flying high enough even in the summer, and 200mph airspeed in our RV's, can lead to swelling and chipping of the fiberglass edges, and then paint peeling.
These are before and after photos of an RV-10 that came into Fulltron's paint shop recently. The customer had recently purchased this RV-10 and the paint was faded, along with areas along the plexiglass where paint had chipped and peeled. If you look closely at any painted RV that has not had these fiberglass/plexiglass areas carefully sealed after painting, you'll very likely see signs of fiberglass chipping starting. AND, once that chipping starts, it only gets worse over time, as these photos show.
At Fulltron's paint shop, we found the best solution to prevent fiberglass chipping and paint peeling along these areas is to seal around the plexiglass edges with Pro-Seal. This is the same stuff that you use to seal your fuel tanks. Pro-Seal permanently seals the fiberglass edges, preventing any moisture from seeping under the fiberglass edges. It also gives a "finished" look to a new paint job.
These are before and after photos of an RV-10 that came into Fulltron's paint shop recently. The customer had recently purchased this RV-10 and the paint was faded, along with areas along the plexiglass where paint had chipped and peeled. If you look closely at any painted RV that has not had these fiberglass/plexiglass areas carefully sealed after painting, you'll very likely see signs of fiberglass chipping starting. AND, once that chipping starts, it only gets worse over time, as these photos show.
At Fulltron's paint shop, we found the best solution to prevent fiberglass chipping and paint peeling along these areas is to seal around the plexiglass edges with Pro-Seal. This is the same stuff that you use to seal your fuel tanks. Pro-Seal permanently seals the fiberglass edges, preventing any moisture from seeping under the fiberglass edges. It also gives a "finished" look to a new paint job.