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Mark was at the Expo and told me all about the buffer (barrel style). Now that I have an XLII, I’m getting serious about the stainless steel.

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I’ll stick to washing and drying the coach Jon’s way, I just downloaded the app to dry the coach and did a search for an app to buff the stainless, with no luck, but then remembered I didn’t have a flip phone. Dan as far as buffing out a coach, lets start on one of your combines as practice, then we can start buffing out coaches.

[tom]

Tom Smith told me about using 5% Acetic Acid (Vinegar)…. I dilute it with pure water and put it in a spray bottle. It really works well.

Thanks everyone for great suggestions about deionizers. Many choices.

Les Stallings Crossville TN 2006 Country Coach XLII

I read this in a post above. I am curious about how much to dilute the vinegar?

Thanks.

[Davy]

I fill a spray bottle 1/4 with distilled vinegar and the rest with distilled water.

[Larry & Diane]

Thanks!

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If you wet down the bus skin, and dry it before Mother Nature dries it for you you can also eliminate water spots.

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I just picked up a Simple Chuck and after I give it a few uses, it’s a safe bet that I’ll be performing a review.

[Dan]

Sometimes Mother Nature provides us with less than 15% relative humidity, winds of 5-15 mph along with 80 degree plus temperatures. In those conditions I can’t even wet down one side of the coach, front to rear, without the front drying by the time I get to wetting down the rear. I could run up and down the ladder (imagine that!) and still not get to dry it before Mother Nature dries it for me.

I’m not complaining…just explaining!

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Water scratches clear coat and cleaning solutions remove wax,period. That`s why I never use either, instead using Aero Cosmetics https://washwax.com system means you never need ladders, water, buckets or expensive water softening systems to take up bay space. Found that Lucas waterless wash wax works good too. These leave no streaks even in hot sun. Most Motorhome parks don`t like you washing that land yacht either! I do complete bumper to bumper wash wax in @ hour. Good workout.

[Dick]

I have a very hard time accepting the concept the waterless cleaning products do not scratch or affect the surface of the coach, plane, car or boat.

We have to assume any dirt or film that is on a surface to be cleaned has some abrasive qualities. An extreme example is a coach that has been driven on salt and sand covered roads up in the snow belt. A less severe example might be a coach that has driven through rain. In both cases whatever dirt, grit, debris, etc that is on the road, is now on the bus.

When you use a waterless material you add that abrasive crud on the coach to the cleaning or waxing material and while you may never note any impact, over time it is like using rubbing compound with its abrasive qualities on the coach, just not as extreme.

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With you on that Jon. However, if this is applied often, a buildup of dirt, mud,etc can be hosed off with ease unlike a wax that`s gone after a few rains. Recommended to use quality microfiber cloth to apply and polish. After a road trip I hose off any road grime or dirt before application. I`ve used this stuff for years on cars, aircraft and now the bus. Clear coat on all are still great.

Their is another product called ceramic coating that`s sprayed on by professionals to body paint , chrome, bumpers and wheels that`s guaranteed not to peel, fade or fail in any way for 9 years and can be resprayed on top of existing after that. Gonna research that one.

[Jay]

I spent a lot of years in the snow belt and I can assure anyone that spraying water on a coach or car that has been driven on the roads might flush off some of the dried salt and sand there is enough hanging on even after the most vigorous flushing to abrade the finish no matter what the next step is.

You can flush with running water and loosen with a soft towel, sponge, brush or anything you want, but the bottom line is whatever is stuck on the surface of the vehicle that has to be rubbed loose so it can be rinsed off is being rubbed on the surface of the finish.

Power washing drives it into the surface before it is flushed off. Sponges, soft towels and soft brushes also rub the grit across the surface. It is a fact of life and any surface treatment such as wax or any so called surface protectant is abraded along with it.

[Chas]

I let Jon use his Spot Free Rinse system on my coach. It works great, Jon works fast when the Lennon sisters are playing.

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Michael,

Take a number. I have a lot of folks lined up waiting for me to wash their coach. I’m pretty sure I can get around to it after Tom gets two slides and I get a smart phone. Or when Hell freezes over, whichever comes first.