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Old 11-10-2018, 11:00 PM   #1
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Exterior maintenance-waxing

Looking for suggestions on a Good exterior wax/polish to use on fiberglass finish. Help!
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Old 11-11-2018, 09:56 AM   #2
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Matter of opinion. General rule of thumb, a good carnuba with a hand buffer.
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Looking for suggestions on a Good exterior wax/polish to use on fiberglass finish. Help!
Is it fiberglass or do you have full body paint? If fiberglass look for a good boat wax/polish. If full body paint use automotive stuff. On my painted vehicles I typically use Nu Finish.

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The best to use is JetSeal. It will last an entire year, takes a strict beating and will hold up. Don’t use a Carnuba due to it breaking down quickly. (Great for car shows though). You want something that can take the elements if left out and when you are towing. Plus, JetSeal is easy on and off. Waxing a camper is a TASK so you don’t need to be doing it every 3 months. This is my go to for campers, boats and airplanes. (Airplanes was the original use for it).
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Jet Seal Question

Thanks for the tip on the Jest Seal, how does it work over the decals, I find that normal wax has a negative effect on the decals. Does its brighten them up at all? Thanks
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No negative at all with decals. Layer right over.
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Old 11-18-2018, 04:32 PM   #7
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See meguiar's marine rv wax.

Lots of stuff on the market, this is a good basic all around cleaner was.

There are sealers that work better, but lot's mor prep & work applying!
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Look up best car waxes for 2018 Meguire's synthetic came in #1 and Butter 100% pure carnuba came in #2 I think. Bottom line is you need to do it 2 a year minimally.
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I use Meguiar's Gold Class Carnuba Plus that I bought for my truck.

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Nothing is prettier than a black car (truck, bike, RV, etc) when they are clean and polished. Nothing looks worse when they get even a bit dirty. Nice looking rig Wildwest450.
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Nothing is prettier than a black car (truck, bike, RV, etc) when they are clean and polished. Nothing looks worse when they get even a bit dirty. Nice looking rig Wildwest450.
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Thanks. I agree 100%, I will never own a black car/truck it's just too much work.

I seriously considered not getting this camper because of the front cap, fortunately the rest of it is grey and it always looks good dirty or clean. I knew I was in for some long afternoons waxing the front.
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Next! Discoloration of paint from sun/etc.

Thanks or the reply’s but I should have asked this first. Our unit, Coleman, has severe discoloring from the fl sun. Have tried one product on it and it works,but for how long!
What are your thoughts?
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