IBcarguy
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I've got a 2004 Wilderness by Fleetwood TT and the graphics/stripes are really starting to look bad,faded and cracking. The local sign shops can't match the design or colors exactly and frankly are very expensive.
In that Wilderness is no longer in business, what are my chances of finding out the suppler/vendor that provided them the graphics for this trailer? I'd love to find the OEM stripes for it and install them myself. Any ideas?
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fordsooperdooty
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Two of the bigger guys are "Valley Screen" makes the OEM vinyl graphics for many many RV Manufacturers in Indiana. They keep files on various brands and years of RV's for replacment graphics. In business 43 years, owed by 2 women. "RV Stripes and Graphics" is another huge OEM supplier of RV Graphics.
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HobbyTalk
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You might be surprised at the cost of OEM graphics. The minimalist OEM graphics would have cost me $1000 to replace with the same OEM graphics and it would have been the same junk vinyl that they originally used. Don't remember the type of unit it was but someone else said they wanted over $3000 for OEM graphics. I had custom graphics made from a local company for $1400 installed that they claim will last 10+ years.
The rear window is perf so it is see thru. On the side windows they put perf on to continue the flow of the graphic over the window. The graphic was also applied to the arm of the awning so the design is not interrupted when the awning is stowed.
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wow, Hobby talk, that looks really nice. I especially like the one on the front cap. They did a nice job...
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Thanks for the input. HobbyTalk, your flaming eagle is awesome, one of a kind. The more I think about it I think I'll just remove all the old stuff and use a local guy to create some decals for me instead of trying to match up original. I want something clean and smooth looking but don't want to spend a bunch of money doing it. I'd rather spend on toys or gadgets.
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HobbyTalk, that looks awesome! Very nicely done.
Now you just need to update your sig pic! 
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I gotta ask, Why use decals at all? I know half a dozen guys here in the DFW area that are Rembrandts with an airbrush. And three of them are unemployed at the moment. Heck! Even I can do strips. And there are a whole bunch of environmentally safe paints that can be used.
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tramp116 wrote:I gotta ask, Why use decals at all? I know half a dozen guys here in the DFW area that are Rembrandts with an airbrush. And three of them are unemployed at the moment. Heck! Even I can do strips. And there are a whole bunch of environmentally safe paints that can be used.
You know, that's a pretty good idea. As expensive as the vinyl decals are, I bet some simple stripes would probably not be any more expensive and would probably last longer. Has anyone here done this?
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Not yet. But I plan to very soon. Bought a Fema trailer that I was planning to locate in a park close to our favorite Texas beach. But got told 'No Fema Trailers'. Now from the outside, mine looks just like the regular retail model except no graphics. Pure white. So I'm gonna paint some strips and make it look less like a Fema trailer. Masking is the big thing there. A LOT of masking. Maybe get a big van decal for the front. Discrimination stinks!
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BobsYourUncle wrote:HobbyTalk, that looks awesome! Very nicely done.
Now you just need to update your sig pic! As soon as I get a good pic I'll do that 
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