How to get the shine back on Mo-Ho

[Gail-force]

Hi all, I've got a 2009 Autocruise, and although it's cleaned and sprayed with Fenwicks Bobby Dazzler after washing, the white is looking almost matt. Does anyone know where (or how) I can get the shine back to my mo-ho? Thanks

 

[The Coops]

Contact jezport on this site he will be able to sort you out

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Autoglym Super Resin Polish.
Brilliant stuff for bringing back paint and taking out scuffs and scratches.
Hard work to do but if you just do a couple of panels a day it doesn’t seem so bad.

 

[TheAleMan]

When this happened on our last van, it took a T-Cut to get it back to nice and glossy, then finished of with super resin polish.

 

[Gail-force]

Contact jezport on this site he will be able to sort you out

Thanks The Coops, message sent

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[robnchris]

We had ours professionally polished last year cost £500, worth every penny, looks like new again.
We also now have an "Maypole" all over cover to protect their hard work.

 

[Gail-force]

We had ours professionally polished last year cost £500, worth every penny, looks like new again.
We also now have an "Maypole" all over cover to protect their hard work.

I'm also thinking about new decals, so possibly have a professional polish after they're applied but it's good to know a ball park figure it'll cost

 

[Lenny HB]

When this happened on our last van, it took a T-Cut to get it back to nice and glossy, then finished of with super resin polish.

You should never use T cut on a Motorhome will cause a lot more damage than any good it will do. It is a complete no, no on GRP due to the ammonia in it and it is not advisable to use on pre-coated aluminum panels.

 

[Lenny HB]

I think your van is GRP in that case jezport GRP restorer is good. You will need to use a polishing machine unless you are very fit and prepared to spend days on it, it's hard work if its really dull. Once you have restored it you then need to polish it then finally wax it.
My van is aluminum I polish & wax it twice a year the front end is GRP I have to restore that every couple of years.

 

[jezport]

When this happened on our last van, it took a T-Cut to get it back to nice and glossy, then finished of with super resin polish.

Two very poor products for motorhomes. Tcut contains amonia not good!
AG SRP leaves a very sticky residue which causes black streaks and doesnt last. It has a filling effect for minor surface defects so looks good short term, Ideal if you are selling the same day!
A good cutting polish followed by colinite or meguires wax is the way to go.

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[Korova]

Did my 2002 Autotrail a couple of months ago, "Silky" to polish followed by "Turtle Wax White", came up great. Took 8 hours though, next time I won't do it by hand!

 

[TheAleMan]

Two very poor products for motorhomes. Tcut contains amonia not good!
AG SRP leaves a very sticky residue which causes black streaks and doesnt last. It has a filling effect for minor surface defects so looks good short term, Ideal if you are selling the same day!
A good cutting polish followed by colinite or meguires wax is the way to go.

Just relating my experiences, especially with the srp..used it for years and always had great results using it. T-cut is a classic, its all I had to hand at the time, again, it removed the dull paint that wasn’t wanted, so did it’s job as expected. I know not to use that product too often for obvious reasons Once the srp went on, I had a fantastic result which resembled the finish as when I first bought the van. A scientist I am not, but these products worked for me, and performed the job adequately.

 

[Coolcats]

A ceramic coat helps and have to say 4 years in the MoHo still looks perfect (ours was the Williams ceramic ) even if I had to do it again I would it is such a nice finish.

 

[funflair]

Just relating my experiences, especially with the srp..used it for years and always had great results using it. T-cut is a classic, its all I had to hand at the time, again, it removed the dull paint that wasn’t wanted, so did it’s job as expected. I know not to use that product too often for obvious reasons Once the srp went on, I had a fantastic result which resembled the finish as when I first bought the van. A scientist I am not, but these products worked for me, and performed the job adequately.

I’m with you on the SRP front Steve, never thought that it made black streaks worse and it is great for removing marks and any existing streaks, I find that Colinite wax worse for black streaks. For cutting back I use a Meguires polish.

 

[TheAleMan]

I’m with you on the SRP front Steve, never thought that it made black streaks worse and it is great for removing marks and any existing streaks, I find that Colinite wax worse for black streaks. For cutting back I use a Meguires polish.

All I know Martin is…when we sold our old 14 yo van, people couldn’t believe the age of it because of how good it looked. I had a guy do some small paint jobs, chips etc in readiness to sell, and he also commented on how lovely it looked. Good enough for me. If you analysed 99.9% of products, you probably wouldn’t want to use any of them is what I’m getting at.

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[Coastal Cruiser.]

I’m with you on the SRP front Steve, never thought that it made black streaks worse and it is great for removing marks and any existing streaks, I find that Colinite wax worse for black streaks. For cutting back I use a Meguires polish.

I put 2 dark marks I had on the list of warranty work to look at when I went back to Morelo in September, they looked like black coming through so thought maybe the paint was very thin.
Turns out it was just polish and they buffed it out.
I did try it with my stuff but probably not aggressive enough with the cutting I think.

 

[Gail-force]

Did my 2002 Autotrail a couple of months ago, "Silky" to polish followed by "Turtle Wax White", came up great. Took 8 hours though, next time I won't do it by hand!

TBH I might invest in a car polisher... only £30 on amazon and could save me hours (and my arm falling off!)

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

TBH I might invest in a car polisher... only £30 on amazon and could save me hours (and my arm falling off!)

Would read up on them first as you can do an awful amount of damage with them

My son has a professional type one and I did my car with it, came up lovely as it is black but I have noticed a few bubbles on my wing so not sure if it was me letting it get hot

 

[funflair]

Would read up on them first as you can do an awful amount of damage with them

My son has a professional type one and I did my car with it, came up lovely as it is black but I have noticed a few bubbles on my wing so not sure if it was me letting it get hot

I think you are right, £30 will just be a rotary polisher and a dual action will be much better, I know I paid over £100 for mine but whatever you have keep it moving and keep it cool

 

[Lenny HB]

TBH I might invest in a car polisher... only £30 on amazon and could save me hours (and my arm falling off!)

I'd give that a miss you need to spend at least £100 on a decent orbital one.
I bought one of these.

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[Coastal Cruiser.]

My top tip is check the speed on the polisher before starting.

I know someone who put the 4-5 blobs of polish and never checked to see if it was on low, it could make a mess on you and is a bit of a bugger for your wife to get out of her hair if she is nearby

 

[pelican]

You should never use T cut on a Motorhome will cause a lot more damage than any good it will do. It is a complete no, no on GRP due to the ammonia in it and it is not advisable to use on pre-coated aluminum panels.

What problem does it cause please.

 

[cyberyacht]

Lenny HB years ago I was restoring the gelcoat on my yacht that had gone chalky in appearance. Started off with very fine W&D followed by rubbing compound then T-Cut and finished off with MER polish. Nothing disastrous happened. I too will be interested to know what the issues are.

 

[CazPaul]

Star Brite products I like specifically for the marine sector, Star Brite cleaner wax if dull then the SB polish with ptfe

 

[robnchris]

Lenny HB years ago I was restoring the gelcoat on my yacht that had gone chalky in appearance. Started off with very fine W&D followed by rubbing compound then T-Cut and finished off with MER polish. Nothing disastrous happened. I too will be interested to know what the issues are.

It's the ammonia that cause the damage, far better to use Farecla which comes in various grades of abrasive pastes.
Finishing off with Autoglym super resin polish will give that as new look.

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[CazPaul]

I always thought auto glym SRP was good for the aluminium sections but terrible for the fibreglass sections. It made our first Hymer bonnet a really dull terrible finish.

 

[Revolvor]

There's some good reading here.

Charlies guide to Waxes. Sealants and Polishes.

This question of wax keeps coming up time and time again. But many it seems are struggling separating what is a wax what is a sealant and what is a polish. WAX. This is a product that is usually a paste in a tin. It is used as a last stage product after polishing to protect and preserve the...

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Also use search icon for "Charlies guide" for a few other guides to detailing. Tick the "Search titles only" box

 

[funflair]

I always thought auto glym SRP was good for the aluminium sections but terrible for the fibreglass sections. It made our first Hymer bonnet a really dull terrible finish.

Hi Paul I used SRP for years on the Flair and I kid myself it always looked good, the front was GRP as you know and was always beading water