[Bob]

Peter with Almost Chrome told me it has to be buffed off.

You might give him a call and see it I remember that correctly.

[Corey]

They use a lot of it on the roads in our area. FWIW don’t know what will cut it.

[Per]

I vaguely recall someone saying Bar Keeper’s Friend might be helpful for that. Before I’d try it, I would like to have a member of the Forum tell us they used it on their stainless with success.

[needtocamp]

Steve, call Brian Philips of Aero Cosmetics (800.927.4929). He makes the cleaners, waxes and polishes that are used by the Air Force One Squadron. Plus he owns a 2006 XLII.

He showed me at Christmas how to remove water spots from the stainless without leaving swirls and marks from doing so.

Brian or David will answer the phone. You want to talk to Brian.

All the best.

[Rudy]

Rudy, you going to be at “Snot Ball Fest” in April ? Geo.

[Corey]

Yes Sir, I made my reservation before I left the park last year. See you all there.

[Corey]

Corey, is this the snow ball fest in Co?

[John]

DT, no…snot ball is what some of us call oysters…and it’s in Foley, Alabama. Geo.

[Walter]

Steve,

We lived in the western NY snow belt and during the winters I ran our coach all over doing trade shows. It would often be covered with all the crud put on the roads, and there were times I wasn’t able to get it cleaned immediately because of sub freezing temps and no warm place available to wash it and flush it clean.

The stainless took a real beating, including getting discolored as you decribe. The wheels suffered even more than the skin.

I never had to rebuff the coach, and the rust colored stains on the skin and the while corrosion on the wheels were easily dealt with. When I could wash the coach I flushed the salt and sand grit from the coach with a lot of water and dried it immediately. When the weather turned warm with each washing the stains disappeared, but I never allowed water to dry on the skin. If I did I ended up with white water spots so for me the bottom line was to wash the coach and dry before the water could dry from the sun on the skin. Eventually all winter stains went away. If I had to, such as in hot summer sun I often could only wash and dry sections of the coach at a time. I think drying the coach was a very gently form of buffing.

The wheels I had to buff occasionally. I attacked them with a 1/3 HP buffing wheel with a flexible shaft and white rouge. Between buffing I used every metal polish known to man and learned there were no silver bullets. The aluminum wheels got a hazy white finish over time and a couple of times per year I had to rebuff them. The reason I would not do the skin is because unlike the wheels buffing the skin needs to be done correctly or the skin will end up buckling and look lousy. The wheels can tolerate abuse from the buffer because their thickness is going to prevent distortion from the heat of buffing.

Some have suggested a water and white vinegar mix will clean stains from the stainless skin. I never tried that, but it might work. I would test it on hidden or small spots before using it on the entire coach.

[Corey]

Buddy,

I would love to have mine buffed but I am going to spend the Money with Jeff this year on a salon remodel. I know yours looked like a new one when he was done.

Rudy,

I talked to Brian at Aero Cosmetics, he thinks they are some kind of water spots. He is going to send me some stuff to try. He believes it will take it off. Very nice, helpful guy. I told him he should join PC. I hope he does.. Maybe the Prevost gods will give me a break on my dues………………….

Steve

P.S.

Dick, I asked Shari if she wanted to polish the bus? I told her you said “the barkeepers friend” might take it off. Well, in this case… the barkeepers friend wants no part of rubbing on that damned ole bus………….. (Or taking it off for that matter!)

[Archived]

Shari is the brains in that family. Geo.

[Corey]

Geo and Corey … you guys have experience with both an XLV and I’m sure Bar Keepers Friend. What do you think about using Bar Keeps Friend on our XLs and XLVs stainless steel.

[Chip & Pam]

Dick, try it on a spot that doesn’t really show…never used it, we didn’t have any spots that we couldn’t buff out. Geo.

[Kevin]

There are two products, from my view, that might be used for these applications:

Tex-brite sells an “European Cut” that has a small cutting agent in it. You apply with a small paint brush or hand applicator…. and after ii dries, take it off with a soft towel or large rag wiping only with the horizontal ribs of the stainless. Do not gross wipe…If you buff, be very careful… the hand wiping works…. Keep a small short brush handy to remove any residue from around rivets or creases… It takes me about eight hours to do my XL…

The second application is excellent and requires the same method of application. It is Blue Magic Paste purchased at Wal-Mart… it is fantastic on the stainless and on the aluminum wheels…

Both of these require elbow grease… and a lot of it ….but the results are superb with no damage done to the stainless…

Pres

[Gerald]

Thanks for the info Pres!! I have some product coming from Brian from Aero Cosmetics. Like you he said if my face was not red in my reflection in the stainless I was not rubbing hard enough!! If this stuff don’t do it I will check out what you recommend..

Steve