Mulebrain
Boca Raton, FL
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Why do things like door components, plastic exterior shower doors turn yellow?
Is there a way to paint or re dye them?
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ecoast
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uv damage
I use white rattle can....
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TAS
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I hit the new part w/ rattle can before put it on.
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Homer
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I have painted almost every panel door, outside mirror housing, vents, on every Rv I have ever had. Once you do paint them, you fix the problem for good. I use a quality industrial grade spray can paint. Prepping properly is the key though.
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Redy2GO
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Krylon Fusion spray paint will take care of the problem. I painted my mirrors 4 years ago and they still look like new. It is available at any hardware store.
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Scoob237
Atlanta, GA
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I've had good luck using awesome spray cleaner from the dollar store or reliable 1 from Rv shops. They have both removed the yellow haze off of plastic for me. The trim around the door window is bad for yellowing. Give either a try, you will love either product.
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tvman44
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Krylon Fusion spray paint is intended for plastic, works great.
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Kemahsabe
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Redy2GO wrote:Krylon Fusion spray paint will take care of the problem. I painted my mirrors 4 years ago and they still look like new. It is available at any hardware store.
X2. I painted all the yellowed plastic on my TT 4 years ago and they still look like the day I painted them.
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mockturtle
WA
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Redy2GO wrote:Krylon Fusion spray paint will take care of the problem. I painted my mirrors 4 years ago and they still look like new. It is available at any hardware store. Yep. I have a PVC cylinder on my rear bumper that contains my sewer hose and it had turned quite yellow. Now it's just as white as my coach. Works great!
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ryanallie1
Magalia, Calif
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Scoob237 wrote:I've had good luck using awesome spray cleaner from the dollar store or reliable 1 from Rv shops. They have both removed the yellow haze off of plastic for me. The trim around the door window is bad for yellowing. Give either a try, you will love either product.
Hi All.
X2. But what we do is remove the Plastic Part from the RV. Straight Awesome is a very stong cleaner. It can damage your RV's Finish if your not careful while using it at full strenght. Its also great for removing "Black Streaks" too. We first clean it with "Bar Keepers Friend", then with straight Awesome. Let the Awesome sit for a while to do its thing, of returnig the item back to white again. It might take a couple of applications to get it all the way back to white again, but sure is worth the trouble. We have saved many of the outside cover on different RV's over the years. Good Luck. Happy Travels. Dan & Jill
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