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by Patty
(Branson West, MO)
The decal letters on our Spirit of America travel trailer are lifting around the edges. What to do?
ANSWER: Hi Patty, the bad news is that once these vinyl graphics start peeling off of an RV there is not much you can do to repair them. The good news is that you can get a new Spirit of America Decal on eBay for less than $20.00. In fact eBay has a great selection of Vinyl RV Graphics at fairly reasonable prices.
Even more good news is that if eBay does not have the exact graphics you need you can do a Google search and look for companies in your area that can print out vinyl graphics. In some cases, all you have to do is send the company a picture of the graphics along with the dimensions and they can print them out for you. Or if they are in your area you can actually take your RV down to them so they can look at the graphics. This process will probably cost a little more money than buying the ready-made graphics off of eBay.
Now back to the bad news, removing the old graphics can be a difficult process. You may want to read my answer to: How to Remove Decals and Graphics on an RV.
Installing the new graphics is fairly straight forward. The most important thing to remember is that the surface of the area that you are installing the new graphics on needs to be thoroughly cleaned prior to install. Take a look at the video below to see how to install the new