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What one do Frankia recommend ?Yep. Use the one recommended by Frankia. Far outlasts others ive tried including Colinite.
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Yep. Use the one recommended by Frankia. Far outlasts others ive tried including Colinite.
I use Farecla marine finishes for the grp front of my Hymer. I can’t remember exactly which ones on the linked page and it’s too cold to wander up to the garage at the moment to check; the profile products I think. They work very well.
https://www.farecla.com/product_categories/marine-surface-finishing/
You must be aware each of those polishes varies in cutting ability. Take and use the wrong one and permanent damage can very very easily be done.
All Farecla polishes require water misting while the polishing process takes place. Miss this out and severe permanent damage is likely.
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We use this, and have sold it for many yearsGood info, what's the best one a novice can use, polish first then wax, without a machine, just cloths. Or is that not possible without a polishing machine and more knowledge?
We use this, and have sold it for many years
Its mild cutting action means that you wont immediately damage paintwork. We also do a resin wax
We use this, and have sold it for many years
Its mild cutting action means that you wont immediately damage paintwork. We also do a resin wax
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Good info, what's the best one a novice can use, polish first then wax, without a machine, just cloths. Or is that not possible without a polishing machine and more knowledge?
Beware, the handbook for my motorhome says not to use polish or wax on the hab area.has anyone successfully used boat waxes on the grip sided Motorhomes? Seems to make sense that it would work? Meguiars do a decent range?
Beware, the handbook for my motorhome says not to use polish or wax on the hab area.
I use fenwicks motorhome cleaner and bobby dazzler and don't find i need polish or wax.
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Not heard that one before, wonder if its because it is specially treated by them prior to buying with some sort of polish/wax.
I’ve been dithering about,wondering what to clean and wax the van which we bought last year,and there seem to be lots of opinions on this.View attachment 222944
I don't know but i would err on the safe side and follow the book rather than someones opinion.
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@Charlie, the front cowl, the bit over the cab, on our Carthago has got very dull and feels as if it is 'chalky'. The van is only 3 years old and is only washed with Autoglym car wash and polished with Autoglym super resin polish. Following your recommendation the whole van has also had a coat of Colinite wax.
Don't know what I have done wrong but I always take great care to keep my vehicles looking good but this is bugging me. The rest of the van looks great.
What do you recommend I use to bring it back to a good shine and to protect it please?
Richard.
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Reading other posts with people using products they get 'recomended' then having chalky or decal problems make me stick to the book. The stuff i use is made for motorhomes and states it is good for all surfaces, if it let me down i might have a case.I’ve been dithering about,wondering what to clean and wax the van which we bought last year,and there seem to be lots of opinions on this.
Do you think Rapido’s need different treatment from most,and if so,why? With better weather around the corner Im keen to make a start,and was going to use Colinite until I read this thread.
Don’t want to hijack the thread,just asking
@Charlie, the front cowl, the bit over the cab, on our Carthago has got very dull and feels as if it is 'chalky'. The van is only 3 years old and is only washed with Autoglym car wash and polished with Autoglym super resin polish. Following your recommendation the whole van has also had a coat of Colinite wax.
Don't know what I have done wrong but I always take great care to keep my vehicles looking good but this is bugging me. The rest of the van looks great.
What do you recommend I use to bring it back to a good shine and to protect it please?
Richard.
Many thanks Charlie.AutoGlym SRP is one of the lowest cut polishes on the market. So it will take longer and be harder to achieve good results. It’s a polish that is popular with car dealers as it contains fillers which hide swirling marks but not for long.
Try a different polish but still use a low cut one. Have a look on Ebay at the Menzerna range of polishes. Not the cheapest but excellent. I use only Menzerna when polishing. It’s a quality German brand. It maintains cut and is predictable and easy to use.
Edit.
This would be the one you want.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Menzerna...166439&hash=item3d44199c9b:g:b80AAOSw4yRZi4U6
Beware. Always do a test on a panel out of sight before polishing on ALL MH surfaces.
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Many thanks Charlie.
I assume that is OK for GRP. It is the chalky effect that was worrying me and I was wondering if the gel coat (whatever that is) had been damaged.
If I use the polish you recommend should I just finish it with Colinite wax?
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Thanks for the info @cornish boy.The chalky residue is pigment from the GRP and is almost always a result of UV damage.
To rectify it needs to be polished to remove the damaged surface and then a wax protective coat used to provide good UV protection.
As for recomending products to use, the simple answer is, I can't, because it completely depends on the type of gelcoat, depth of damage and amount of retification required as to the products I would use.
However, I would use a light grade polish and go over at least twice to bring back a flat surface rather than going near it with a course polish and hitting the crap out of it which will only provide a very short term solution.
GRP needs high quality UV protection and in the marine world it is getting more normal to use technology such as THIS from gtechniq but it can start to add up to some big numbers as the preperation and application is very labour intensive.
Somewhere on here is a thread with some drawings I did to try and explain the UV issues with GRP, I will see if I can find them again.
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