Our fiver has a gel coat finish, What is the safest, and best things to use when washing it ? For example, kind of cloth or sponge, and what kind of cleaner would all of you recomend, and do you use wax afterward? Thanks
Luvglass said
09:18 PM Jul 7, 2008
A gel coat finish is one of the most durable you can have and is easy to take care of. We bought a automotive wash concentrate at Wally world and it's served us well for a couple of years now. We just wash the rig when it gets dirty enough and it looks great. It's only been waxed once, last winter in Mexico, and it really didn't need it then, but the price was too good to pass up. I think you'll be very pleased with the durability, Fred
RVDude said
10:34 PM Jul 7, 2008
Gel coats are far more durable than the automotive clear coat finishes on many full paint rigs. The gel coat is the same as what a boat has, and for that reason.
Look at the marine products section at a Boater's World or even at Wal-Marts. McGuires (for example) has a fabulous line of marine (i.e. Gel Coat) products from cleaners to waxes to restorers. Not that regular car washes are bad in any way, but gel coat specific products certainly have an edge as does the marine heritage.
Wax on, wax off.. Just wax poetic!
-- Edited by RVDude at 22:02, 2008-07-08
Travelin Duo said
08:28 PM Jul 8, 2008
Like Jeff said I polished with McGuires this Spring, and it is very shiny and easy to wash and keep clean. I was told to do it twice a year to keep it up, and hopefully I will do that...but no promises. Larry
I think you'll be very pleased with the durability,
Fred
Look at the marine products section at a Boater's World or even at Wal-Marts. McGuires (for example) has a fabulous line of marine (i.e. Gel Coat) products from cleaners to waxes to restorers. Not that regular car washes are bad in any way, but gel coat specific products certainly have an edge as does the marine heritage.
Wax on, wax off.. Just wax poetic!
-- Edited by RVDude at 22:02, 2008-07-08
Like Jeff said I polished with McGuires this Spring, and it is very shiny and easy to wash and keep clean. I was told to do it twice a year to keep it up, and hopefully I will do that...but no promises.
Larry