Shiny body

[Trillium75]

I have seen some photos of fiberglass bodies that shine like a mirror.

I used Meguir's M/732 Marine/RV One Step Compound last summer. It did a nice job, but the body was not as shiny as I've seen on some photos.

How do you get the body to be so shiny?

[jerrybob]

How shiney do you want it? If you have a chalky build up....you may need to find a product with some light abrasives before applying wax. I have a 12 yrs old Casita that shine by using a product called Bow to Stern.....easiest wax I've ever used...can do entire trailer in an hour. I use it on our car and truck as well.

https://www.btsproducts.com/

Good luck.

[mary and bob]

Peter; you have probably seen some fiberglass campers that had Zep floor wax, or a similar floor wax, put on them. It makes the trailer very shiny but I have read that after some time the wax starts to turn yellow and then it's a lot of work to strip it off. It was all the rage for awhile, but seems to have died off now, probably due to it yellowing. I believe some people dd not have the yellow problem, or didn't mind stripping the old wax and applying new.

[Trillium75]

Originally Posted by jerrybob

How shiney do you want it? If you have a chalky build up....you may need to find a product with some light abrasives before applying wax. I have a 12 yrs old Casita that shine by using a product called Bow to Stern.....easiest wax I've ever used...can do entire trailer in an hour. I use it on our car and truck as well.

https://www.btsproducts.com/

Good luck.

Thank you Jerrybob.
I am happy with Meguir's M/732 Marine/RV One Step Compound.
it just does not shine like some others I have seen.

[dbatley]

Hi,
Maguire has a 3 step kit I used to refurbish our camper. The 1st bottle takes off any stains, scratches and oxidation, the 2nd puts the polish back on and the 3rd puts a shiny protective coat on. You don't have to do this every yr. Just clean and reapply your favorite polish. After performing the 3 step process the camper looked new again

[jerrybob]

Originally Posted by Trillium75

Thank you Jerrybob.
I am happy with Meguir's M/732 Marine/RV One Step Compound.
it just does not shine like some others I have seen.

Yea....Meguir's is a great product. I just got too darn old to do all that waxing like when I was younger. The BTS product is easy....looks great and work well. Good luck whatever you do.....have fun.

[Trillium75]

Thank you!

[tarpkir]

Get a gallon of ZEP wet look floor polish. Apply with a spray bottle, wipe away excess. Lasts a year or so between applications. A gallon should last forever. Get it at your local big box home store.

[Trillium75]

Thank you

[Fullbooker]

Hi,
I tried a new product on my gel coat and was very pleased:

3M Marine and RV Gel Coat Light Cutting Polish & Wax
#36109

Came out like new. Used a regular automotive polisher.

Phil Booker

[Trillium75]

Was the regular automotive polisher in addition to the 3M?

[CharlesinGA]

I used the Maguire's Marine and RV polish compound and a medium sponge pad on an electric Harbor freight buffer. I ended up going back with something finer, don't recall what right off, I think it was 100. I coated it with RejeX polymer and its as slick as any you can expect. I only did the roof, while the A/C was removed for replacement. Its time consuming, too me a week to do the roof on my 21RB Bigfoot.

Prior to the roof, I did the front, but didn't have the RejeX and used Xymol car polish instead. Not near as slick as the RejeX. The front also took several days, I had to empty the front cargo box and put a step stool inside it to stand on to reach the uppermost areas.

Charles

[Trillium75]

Wow ... looks amazing.

[warrenruhl]

I used Meguiars 56 RV & MARINE WAX. It came out really shiny after we removed the oxidation. Just used a random orbital buffer to apply and remove it

[Trillium75]

What did you use to remove the oxidation?

[blkbry]

Poli Glow — 32 Ounce Fiberglass Restorer. Made for Boats and RVs and More, read up on it.

[Trillium75]

Looked it up on Amazon.
Sounds amazing!

[Trillium75]

Thank you

[Jann Todd]

Originally Posted by Trillium75

I have seen some photos of fiberglass bodies that shine like a mirror.

I used Meguir's M/732 Marine/RV One Step Compound last summer. It did a nice job, but the body was not as shiny as I've seen on some photos.

How do you get the body to be so shiny?

For years we have used a product called The Solution. Just wash the trailer. Spray on wipe off and it is shiny and looks new. Our Casita is a 2007 and people think it is new. No buffing, no wax, no stripping it off, no yellowing no hard work, no chalking and water runs off of it. I have told many about this but it sounds so simple people thinks it won't work, but it does. It lasts a long time. The time it takes is how fast you can spray it on and wipe it off. Usually about an hour for my hubby.

[warrenruhl]

Originally Posted by Trillium75

What did you use to remove the oxidation?

We used “3M Marine Cleaner and wax” using a 6” wool pad on a drill. Looked good after this part, glistened after the wax.