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Aircon/polystyrene


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Hi All 

 

Today when I was hosing down the roof on my Caravan I noticed small bits of black stuff appearing on roof, turns out the bottom black part of Aircon is only polystyrene and it is breaking down, it is 4 years old. Has anyone put a coating on this to protect it from falling apart or do you get it replaced, any suggestions would be good.

Many thanks.

Paintar



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I'd replace it, if it's breaking down its only going to get worst.



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Paint it with outdoor PVA paint. Several coats.

Cheers,
Peter

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Strange that they put Polystyrene on something like that in full and constant sunlight , which is styrenes nemesis,  as it degrades the outer layer . The harsh Aust climate will kill most things that are built for european conditions . Water based paints wont hurt PS , but it may have been better to paint it prior to the degrading starting . I'd go back to Dometic and speak to them about the issue , asking for it to be rectified at no cost to you .



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Omg. Is all i can say.



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