Faux leather seat covers and vertical/horizontal surfaces

[Eldondo]

I have a 2017 Gulfstream Conquest RV model 6237 Class C and for the last few years have been having an issue with the seat covers, the driver/passenger seats, and some of the horizontal/vertical surfaces relating to the faux leather Naugahyde type of covering. It has been especially bad on the dinette seats, both the flat cushions and back cushions. For some reason, this covering is flaking off, like it has a bad case of leprosy. I'll attach a couple pictures of what is happening to this thread. After contacting Gulfstream about the issue, I was told that they couldn't do anything about it because the vendor no longer had this material, but something similar, and I was given a contact point and instructed to contact them apparently about purchasing this new material. I chose not to, and found a company here in Columbia, South Carolina which does repair work on cushion cover for RV's, boat's... Cost me a pretty penny, but the quality of the new material is so much better than the OEM that came with the RV. Anyhow, bit of a long way to get around to asking if anyone else has experienced this issue, and what they have done to remedy it. See, I may have been able to have gotten the dinette covers replaced, but this material/coating is on a number of other horizontal and vertical surfaces throughout the camper. 3M strips which supposedly are removable without any issues tears the coating off, revealing a cloth type of surface beneath. Is there some sort of adhesive or covering that can be purchased which can be applied onto these tears that will stop it from tearing further? In the beginning, I made the mistake of purchasing some kind of "leather, fake leather" repair, which came with Chinese instructions. Did it work? Two guesses, and the first one doesn't count. The gentleman who did the repair work for me mentioned that the problem may have some sort of issue with heat inside the camper. We do get a bit hot during the summer here in South Carolina, and short of opening my bathroom vent, I don't really have any method to vent out that hot air. So, I'm left with trying to find a method to stop the tearing/flaking of the surfaces that I cannot replace with a new cover. Thanks in advance to anyone posting some advice. Regards, Don

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[BobClearyJr]

We have a 2011 Yellowstone Class-C. We don't have a place to keep it by our house, so it "lives" in a seasonal campsite since we bought it in 2013. The campsite in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania is shaded by trees. We have the same issue as yours but only on our jackknife sofa. It's interesting that you mention heat as a contributing factor. Our flaking started about three years ago. We have a thermal curtain isolating the cab from the camper area. We also have sunshields for the windshield, driver and passenger doors. The highest temperature we have had in the camper when go to it for a weekend, week or more has been in the low 90s.

Bob Cleary

 

[Eldondo]

I too have the windshield sunshield, but nothing isolating the cabin from the cab. Wouldn't really matter though, as the camper sits in the open. I had a fifth-wheel years ago that sat under the trees in the shade, and what I got from that was a lot of leaf buildup on the roof and gutters. Ended up causing issues, so I had to move it out of the shade. Been looking at one of those metal sheds to park the RV under, that would keep the sun off the roof and if I added siding, keep it off part of the side. What I'm trying to find is some kind of coating I can put onto the areas already peeling. Kind of wonder if your interior came from the same company that made mine. I'm hoping that someone who has had this issue and found a fix will post it here. Would help us both. Regards, Don

 

[BobClearyJr]

I too have the windshield sunshield, but nothing isolating the cabin from the cab. Wouldn't really matter though, as the camper sits in the open. I had a fifth-wheel years ago that sat under the trees in the shade, and what I got from that was a lot of leaf buildup on the roof and gutters. Ended up causing issues, so I had to move it out of the shade. Been looking at one of those metal sheds to park the RV under, that would keep the sun off the roof and if I added siding, keep it off part of the side. What I'm trying to find is some kind of coating I can put onto the areas already peeling. Kind of wonder if your interior came from the same company that made mine. I'm hoping that someone who has had this issue and found a fix will post it here. Would help us both. Regards, Don

The documentation for our rig states the sofa material is "Cloth." No, it's make-believe leather. So, it does not list a manufacturer.

Sofa Material

Cloth

 

[Eldondo]

Thanks Bob, I haven't checked out the documentation on it yet. Will do. Appreciate the comment.
Don