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    Posted: 08 Nov 2010 at 3:36pm
Well the weather has starting turning again here in PA and once again the decals on the front of the R-Pod are cracking and peeling again!  I had them replaced in March of 2010 right before our warrenty ran out and was told they were a bad batch from the factory back then.  Guess I just got another bad batch.  I have talked to a few painters and may just have something painted on the front.
 
I do not have a cover on the unit as we use it year round.
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That is really strange.

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What!?!  You gotta be kidding me!  I have until next August on my warranty (I paid for the extension), so I guess I can go for try #3 if it happens to mine... but I wonder if leaving it blank and looking into a wrap would be better.  Or leave it blank.

I would worry that paint wouldn't adhere properly to the fiberglass.
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Posts: 704 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Nov 2010 at 7:30pm

Sorry to hear about your decals, but the possiblities with a wrap just boggle the mind. If you decide to do a wrap be sure and take photos, and I for one would love to know what it costs if you didn't mind.
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I have all kinds of ideas for a wrap, but my wife is saying no.  I have a friend who painted a small portion of the front to see how it will hold up this winter.  I've done some Google searching one decals and rvs and see that this is not the only brand it happens too.  I was upset at first but then it was like oh well.  I will post pictures of anything that I end up doing with it.
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Well, I pulled my 'pod around front this morning to start prepping it for our big trip in 2 1/2 weeks.  When I got home tonight I did a walk-around.  Sure enough, the decals on the front and back are peeling.  I guess I'll have them removed and leave them off this time.

I have a theory.  A bumper sticker that was stuck to the rear window of my car was shredded, after it sat for several weeks with snow on the roof.  It partially melted and re-froze, then slid down the window.  

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Posts: 767 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Mar 2011 at 10:43pm
I had my front decals replaced last year.  They've come through the winter just fine Smile

However, the rear decals over the rear window didn't.  They're starting to peel.  Oh well, off the come, I guess.
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I had my front decals replaced last year.  They've come through the winter just fine Smile

However, the rear decals over the rear window didn't.  They're starting to peel.  Oh well, off the come, I guess.
After hearing so much about peeling decals I was almost afraid to remove the winter cover from my Pod. I guess I am one of the lucky ones, there is no sign of peeling. My trailer was built in April of 2010 so maybe by then Forest River had solved the problem??????????
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I doubt it, I think your cover is what saved them by keeping ice and snow from scraping them off.
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Posts: 767 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Apr 2011 at 7:37pm
To tell the truth, the peeling is more from the vinyl splitting.  I think that because the vinyl is stretched tight on a curve, its more prone to splitting, creating 3/8" cracks.  The splits pop up like little tabs or flags.  Its then that the ice and snow helps things along.
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