When I did the rear cap, I did not wash after bar keeper(I think and @ at 76 years it is vague sometimes).
On the rest of the coach I washed 2 times after barkeeper and maybe this is the key.
kenj1 wrote: When I did the rear cap, I did not wash after bar keeper(I think and @ at 76 years it is vague sometimes).
On the rest of the coach I washed 2 times after barkeeper and maybe this is the key.
Thanks again: Ken
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Now for the easy part. Pour some Red Max Pro (RMP) into a shallow container (a pie pan works well). Fold a microfiber rag to about hand-sized, dip into the RMP (trust me, use gloves!), and squeeze out the excess. How much/how wet? You want it more than damp, but less than dripping. Now simply wipe down the surface of the motorhome with the wet rag.
I did part of my motorhome with this method, but found that placing the Red Max Pro in a spray bottle, and spraying the liquid onto the microfiber helped me control runs and eliminated air bubbles. You can control the wetness of the microfiber pad without squeezing out the excess. The round microfiber pads sold for applying car polish work great for this also.
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Now for the easy part. Pour some Red Max Pro (RMP) into a shallow container (a pie pan works well). Fold a microfiber rag to about hand-sized, dip into the RMP (trust me, use gloves!), and squeeze out the excess. How much/how wet? You want it more than damp, but less than dripping. Now simply wipe down the surface of the motorhome with the wet rag.
I did part of my motorhome with this method, but found that placing the Red Max Pro in a spray bottle, and spraying the liquid onto the microfiber helped me control runs and eliminated air bubbles. You can control the wetness of the microfiber pad without squeezing out the excess. The round microfiber pads sold for applying car polish work great for this also.
Fred
I couldn't find a good microfiber rag (supposed to be white) so I went to the paint dept and bought some staining pads. They worked well too. I like the spray bottle idea!
I'll add my $0.37 worth(adjusted for inflation and retirement income), I did our MoHo last September and after reading the posts here decided to wash first with car wash soap, thenscrub with BKF, them wash with plain water then with Car wash soap and then with plain water. I used terrycloth bar towels for all the washing. I applied the RMP3 with a series of blue microfiber towels on everything but the windows and glass headlights. Thought I was careful about runs, I wasn't but it's okay I can live with them. Our rig has been outside exposed to the elements for 22 years and was sunburned and the decals cracked and faded. The filon finish is good, not original but I didn't expect it would be. The fiberglass radius of the rear cap had fibers exposed and they are now covered, the radius of the front cap is hard to get to and I didn't get as good a finish as on other parts. Due to the sun damage it takes a lot more RMP3 to make our surfaces shine.
We did a ten week, thirteen thousand mile trip across the country and back, lots of bugs in the plains states, snow in PA and rain all over Canada and the east and a mechanic who cleaned the front end with something very strong and greatly damaged the shine. Washing the rig with carwash soap and applying a few coats to the area the mechanic clened has restored the luster and the front end looks even better than when we left.
Other than preparation work, the big thing is try to apply the RMP3 when the surface is cool and out of the sun. I feel that it dries slower and gives a better shine but it still looked good where I did do it in the sun.
Lots of elbow grease when using the BKF, easy applying the RPM amd so far a durable finish.
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Hi; I applied red max on my sightseer about a year ago now and mine sits outside with no cover in the winter. Our weather here is freezing for 5 months of the year and I have had no fading, cracking, peeling, or yellowing and the mh is white. Could be your prep left some powder or ? on the cap, it should not lift off and the shine should be the same as when applied.
Somebody said you can not buy it at Lowes anymore, Just got back form Lowes, and brought another gal, they had 20 gals still in stock, and said they would still have it in stock if we keep buying.
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