Who Polishes their motorhome and which polish used and how often?
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My M/H ws 27 years old (last two of which spent in a scrap yard buried under old tyres) when I rescued it, and believed me it looked every day of it!
I used this --> Showroom Shine - the UKs best selling waterless wash and wax | Greased Lightning
Worked a treat and waterless which was handy.
Not a job I'd do too often, I think once every 27 years is about right
I used this --> Showroom Shine - the UKs best selling waterless wash and wax | Greased Lightning
Worked a treat and waterless which was handy.
Not a job I'd do too often, I think once every 27 years is about right
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My M/H ws 27 years old (last two of which spent in a scrap yard buried under old tyres) when I rescued it, and believed me it looked every day of it!
I used this --> Showroom Shine - the UKs best selling waterless wash and wax | Greased Lightning
Worked a treat and waterless which was handy.
Not a job I'd do too often, I think once every 27 years is about right
I use a good quality wax twice a year on the cab area of my van, otherwise I wash it with muc off caravan cleaner after every trip. Motorhome and Caravan Cleaner - 4x 5Litre = 20L in total - Get Muc Off Fast!: Amazon.co.uk: Sports & Outdoors
If I’m away and the van gets dirty I too find that the Greased Lightning mentioned above is really good.
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My M/H ws 27 years old (last two of which spent in a scrap yard buried under old tyres) when I rescued it, and believed me it looked every day of it!
I used this --> Showroom Shine - the UKs best selling waterless wash and wax | Greased Lightning
Worked a treat and waterless which was handy.
Not a job I'd do too often, I think once every 27 years is about right
So how many of those did u need for a full motorhome?
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My M/H ws 27 years old (last two of which spent in a scrap yard buried under old tyres) when I rescued it, and believed me it looked every day of it!
I used this --> Showroom Shine - the UKs best selling waterless wash and wax | Greased Lightning
Worked a treat and waterless which was handy.
Not a job I'd do too often, I think once every 27 years is about right
So you rescued it from the dead good on you!
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Haven't done the roof yet but still got about a quarter or so of the bottle left so I reckon roughly one bottle for one filthy motorhome won't be too far out.
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Twice per year. I use Carlack Complete - All In One Paint Cleaner & Acrylic Sealant to clean the paintwork then Carlack Long Life - High Performance Acrylic Sealant
In between washes I use any fast detailer to top up the shine.
In between washes I use any fast detailer to top up the shine.
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Once you’ve got the spray bottle you can get a bigger container and top it up, works out much cheaper Greased Lightning Showroom Shine 1 US Gallon (3.78 Litres): Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike
For a really great store with reviews for all vehicle cleaning products, you can’t beat Ultimate Finish: Car Detailing, Car Care and Cleaning Products
I think that Greased Lightning may make cleaning the Hymer ripples easier.
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My M/H ws 27 years old (last two of which spent in a scrap yard buried under old tyres) when I rescued it, and believed me it looked every day of it!
I used this --> Showroom Shine - the UKs best selling waterless wash and wax | Greased Lightning
Worked a treat and waterless which was handy.
Not a job I'd do too often, I think once every 27 years is about right
Mines only 21, so I'll wait another 6 years and then think about it
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Doesn't do to rush these things!
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How did you find out about it?It looks sad in that corner
Thank you for posting the photo
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I use a PTFE polish, that I found on Ebay, twice a year and I only have to rinse it off with water the rest of the time. I'm afraid that too much rubbing may where the old girl out.
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How did you find out about it?It looks sad in that corner
Thank you for posting the photo
Friend of mine knew I was getting restless and knew of somebody else etc etc..
It WAS a sad looking beast! First time I've ever experienced 'buyer's remorse' before even parting with the cash!
Once I got a battery on it and a blast of easystart into it, and heard the engine fire up, I knew I wanted it.
The rest, as they say, is geography.
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There's not much better than Autoglym super resin polish for bringing dull paint work up to a nice shine.Then protect it with a carnauba wax. It's a labour of love and takes me a couple of days but worth it I think.
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You need the old trick of using a stiff piece of carpet to clean the dimpled bits use it as a scrubber it goes in the valleys and cleans to muck out,, you could use Aldi spray cleaner it is cheaper there that other outlets.
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You could always give this a try Swissvax Divine Hand Blended Carnauba Wax | 1015990
(Only joking!)
(Only joking!)