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To wax or not!
This for all of you XL,XLII or previous owners.. Do you all wax your stainless or not? I have had folks tell me yes they wax everything painted and non-painted stainless. Then I have folks say just wax the paint and then polish the stainless.
Yep, you can tell we are getting ready for the OKC no rally rally and want the coach in tip top shape so the prior owner can do his inspection!
Thoughts .
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I am only speaking for what I do.
I did not even wax the painted portions at one time because the clear coat was protecting the finish. As the finishes age they get hazy from microscopic scratches so I started waxing the painted surfaces and that restored the shine, but as the wax aged it had to be rewaxed. I am now waxing the painted surfaces about 3 times a year. By hand. Wax on, wipe off.
The surface protectant (they ain’t waxes any more) that Bill Puleo sent that we distributed to attendees at the Tampa rally seems to do a great job. The real benefit is the front and rear of the coach is easier to wash off, especially after an encounter with a swarm of bees.
I have never waxed the stainless. Over a 15 year time span the stainless does start to get less shiny, and at that time it should likely be repolished, something best left to professionals.
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For our show cars we would spend weeks buffing and polishing our stainless steel grill shells. After all that work we then applied several coats of high quality wax to the stainless steel. The wax filled in tiny scratches and pores, taking the finish up a notch.
Even chrome would be waxed. Extreme – yes, but preping a car that goes across the Pebble Beach podium is an extreme sport.
It certainly would not hurt to wax the stainless on the front of the bus after it was buffed. It sure would make the bugs come off easier.
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Les, would love to see some pictures of your cars if you don’t mind sharing them with us.
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I wax mine frequently, when on the road I use meguires spray wax or detailer when I cant wash it. When at home or really ambitious I use meguires cleaner wax and my trusty little turtle wax dual action buffer to apply it. It works well on paint and stainless too.
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I’m looking SO foward to climbing up 13 ft. to wax the new bus (not). LOL!
I’m sure I will wax it myself a time or two but probably will have it done by a professional also. I do find it good exercise though.
BTW, Bill and Tom, I saw your bus in person when I was trying to catch up with Al and Mary Ellen when we were looking at a new Marathon Coach in Indio, CA. (the next week we looked at the Liberty Coach on display). I knocked on the door but they were gone. But, I got to see how beautiful their (now yours) coach was and how clean. Have fun in OKC at the no rally, rally!
Mark
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For 15 years I have been cleaning my vehicles with “The Solution” by Super Seal. It was shown to me in Indio back then, and I was astonished by the results. In fact, I never wash my cars or coach unless its very convenient.
So far, I have cleaned the entire H3 to a wax-like finish with just a few towels and about a quart of “the Solution”. The end result looks and feels like a fresh waxing, and it doesn’t matter how dirty the vehicle is – there won’t be any scratch or swirl marks.
If I make it to OKC, I will be happy to demonstrate how it works. (No, I have nothing to do with the company and do not sell the product, but I do highly recommend it.) It works on glass, SS, and painted surfaces, and does a remarkably good job on plastic, and formica. I use it inside as well as outside the coach, my cars, and around the house. You have to see the results to believe what it does so easily.
Its the simple answer to keeping your coach clean and shinny while traveling. Its quick and easy and you might not mind doing it every time the coach is a bit dirty. I clean my vehicles every time I’m going to be a RV park for a couple of days.
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Sid, I’ve posted a couple of them already. I’ll look for the links… Right now we are in the process of selling our last Rolls-Royce, a 1950 Silver Wraith, HJ Mulliner sedanca de ville. I have a verbal committment.
We are working on a deal for a building lot in The Gardens, in Crossville, TN. We have plans to build a 3,000 square foot house with integral 2,500 square foot RV garage/shop/man cave. This means we have a year to downsize and decide what goes with us and what is disposed.
My days of fanatical Rolls-Royce restoration are over… going to focus on keeping all the water spots off the coach.
2004 Pebble Beach, 1913 Silver Ghost. This car (owned by Gil Fuqua, Nashville) was driven across the entire US as part of the 100 year celebration of Rolls-Royce motorcars. We spent a lot of time cleaning and polishing it before the show.
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