Thanks Tony and noseoil, Just giving back to the forum as all of the ideas I used for my build came from here and some ideas sound great but after use are not, so I wanted to update all on my experiences. Fortunately I spent a considerably amount of time read through this forum and weeded out several ideas I had in the beginning that others said didn't really work.
"The stickers make me cringe" Dales133 I know what you mean on a car but for the Teardrop the hardest part has been to keep them on. Must be the pebbled texture of the Monstaliner paint. If they stay stuck and I wax them they should last a long time, if not then I can always peel off and if needed repaint the tongue box. One of the reasons I didn't put on the rear or sides as I had originally planned.
"The Monstaliner finish having any issues?"
Tony the epoxy and fiberglass cloth with a Monstaliner paint job was one of my best decisions. No issues. I power wash it at the car wash when I am done from a trip. It worked so well I gave up on adding diamond plate that I had planned. No need, I have even been known to drop by a car wash when on a long trip. Lots of dust and road grime get picked up which in turn as you brush up against it gets inside the teardrop. When I was in Montana several sections of road was being redone and it was just dirt, so before getting to the campground I was looking for car wash to rise off. The kids were sleeping in the truck topper with a topper tent and all of the dirt accumulate at the rear, same with teardrop. I can get by without a rinse off as no dust gets inside the galley but for a 3 week trip a couple times through the car wash to rinse didn't hurt.
I have noticed that on the side I cook more grime sticks, but that would be with any surface. After the power wash I use a degreaser cleaner to get rid of some of the black grime that seems to stick and occasionally I wax the Monstaliner with a car wax to keep it UV protected. If I ever build another one I will use the same fiberglass cloth, epoxy and Monstaliner for the outside
Dan