Livin Good wrote: RMP has been taken off the shelf. It is a bear to remove when it starts oxidizing due to not being UV resistant. There will be lots of people that will be sad in 3 years or less.
After I applied RPM to my MH I couldn't believe the difference. Please understand that this is a high quality floor wax, and if it fades or peels in the future RPM also has the floor wax stripper.
Simple to strip and reapply RPM3
Really, a floor wax. You have got to be kidding me. All these internet home brew fixes you know have got to have a short coming somewhere. Maybe someone should send this one in to Myth Busters.
If you want a shiny finish wipe on ATF for a great look or even Rain-X glass. Not going to be a long term solution though, and might even cause damage but it sure will be the newest rage on the internet.
Curious. Dozens of people on several different forums have actually tried it and have had good to excellent results and you, who hasn't tried it, are an expert on it? So far, the only detractors I've seen are people like you who haven't tried it and a small handful who later admit they didn't prepare the surface properly.
Who said I was an expert, NOT I. Funny how you ASSUMED that because it doesn't fit in your world. Funny also how you ASSUMED that long term damage will not occur by using a product for it's unattended purpose. Using something meant to be used on an inside, horizontal, non-fiberglass floor for an outside UV drenched vertical fiberglass surfuce, because of word of mouth in the virtual world.
Even this thread is starting to talk about stripping it off and peeling of that product. Who knows what thing will be talked about 1, 3, 5, and longer years from now. Remember when your folks told you "just because Billy jumps off a bridge doesn't mean you should."
Livin Good wrote: RMP has been taken off the shelf. It is a bear to remove when it starts oxidizing due to not being UV resistant. There will be lots of people that will be sad in 3 years or less.
After I applied RPM to my MH I couldn't believe the difference. Please understand that this is a high quality floor wax, and if it fades or peels in the future RPM also has the floor wax stripper.
Simple to strip and reapply RPM3
Really, a floor wax. You have got to be kidding me. All these internet home brew fixes you know have got to have a short coming somewhere. Maybe someone should send this one in to Myth Busters.
If you want a shiny finish wipe on ATF for a great look or even Rain-X glass. Not going to be a long term solution though, and might even cause damage but it sure will be the newest rage on the internet.
Curious. Dozens of people on several different forums have actually tried it and have had good to excellent results and you, who hasn't tried it, are an expert on it? So far, the only detractors I've seen are people like you who haven't tried it and a small handful who later admit they didn't prepare the surface properly.
Who said I was an expert, NOT I. Funny how you ASSUMED that because it doesn't fit in your world. Funny also how you ASSUMED that long term damage will not occur by using a product for it's unattended purpose. Using something meant to be used on an inside, horizontal, non-fiberglass floor for an outside UV drenched vertical fiberglass surfuce, because of word of mouth in the virtual world.
Even this thread is starting to talk about stripping it off and peeling of that product. Who knows what thing will be talked about 1, 3, 5, and longer years from now. Remember when your folks told you "just because Billy jumps off a bridge doesn't mean you should."
BTW, a few years ago people were putting floor wax on the dash of their MH because it made it look like new. I never hear of that anymore, maybe it was due to the fact that the dash would crack.
For those interested in aquiring the one gal. size RMP3 there are 3 of them at the Lowes store #1625 northeast IH35 & O'Connor San Antonio as of 10am dec.7 2011.The manager ordered a 4 gal case,1 for me and 3 for stock.
I hope this helps those who want it.You may have to ask at the service desk
Mike
Was in our local Lowes shopping the other evening, wouldnt you know it, the store manager was walking around checking out displays & I cornered him & filled him in on the details.
He had no idea about any of it or why none was on the shelf but said he would check into it.
I mentioned to him, while your checking as to why none is on the shelf, your customers are going to Home Depot to get that product & your loosing sales.
I think I got his attention then.
Two days later back in the store again, the area where the Red Max suppose to be, all cleaned up & everything in its proper place, but no step 3 in stock yet. Dont know how long it will take to be back on the shelf, but the word was past because of the area being cleaned up.
Neil
John&Joey wrote: Really, a floor wax. You have got to be kidding me. All these internet home brew fixes you know have got to have a short coming somewhere.
Actually it is not a wax. Has no wax in it. It is a high gloss, low maintenance, Floor Finish. More clear Acrylic coating or sealant than anything. Probably close to the hyped up Zaino automotive sealant, which is a excellent product.
Just like some of the things we call wax. NuFinish is not a automotive wax, it is a automotive coating, probably also acrylic. In marketing, wax is one of the most miss used words in the english language. Automotive wax usually contains the words Carnauba or Pure Carnauba. If it was 100% pure carnauba, as some manufacturers claim, it would be unusable, as carnauba is very hard and not at all creamy.
John&Joey wrote: ...Who said I was an expert, NOT I. Funny how you ASSUMED that because it doesn't fit in your world. Funny also how you ASSUMED that long term damage will not occur by using a product for it's unattended purpose. Using something meant to be used on an inside, horizontal, non-fiberglass floor for an outside UV drenched vertical fiberglass surfuce, because of word of mouth in the virtual world.
Even this thread is starting to talk about stripping it off and peeling of that product. Who knows what thing will be talked about 1, 3, 5, and longer years from now. Remember when your folks told you "just because Billy jumps off a bridge doesn't mean you should."
You stated your opinion as though you thought you were one. You versus several dozen people who have actually used it over the past couple of years or so. And so what if some people have had to strip it after a couple of years? It's still less work with better results than having to wax and buff several times a year.
I have been using RMP for about two years and it still looks great. The first coat does almost nothing but by the third or fourth coat, it looks great. Much easier than waxing. An additional benefit when using it on the roof is that it also stops the white streaks down the sides. I have been using a Swifter mop to apply, really goes on fast. I can do a coat the sides of my 40 footer in less than 20 minutes. Used to "wax" the MH and it took all day and then a week to recover, even when using a 10 inch power buffer.
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John&Joey wrote: Really, a floor wax. You have got to be kidding me. All these internet home brew fixes you know have got to have a short coming somewhere. Maybe someone should send this one in to Myth Busters.
If you want a shiny finish wipe on ATF for a great look or even Rain-X glass. Not going to be a long term solution though, and might even cause damage but it sure will be the newest rage on the internet.
John&Joey,
If you think RMP is nuts, just wait until you hear what a couple of crazy brothers from Dayton are up to -- they actually want people to fly like birds, or some such nonsense! Can you even imagine such foolishness?
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Clif-Smith wrote: I read many posts here on how to clean, polish, and wax fiberglass that has a faded or oxidized gel coat. Everyone had different suggestions on products, most expensive. I tried several products and could not get anywhere so my simple solution gave be excellent results. Here it is:
-Step 1 - make sure this is gel coat fiberglass and not "clear coated" fiberglass. Which is what my side panels are. I was working the front and end caps which are fiberglass.
-Step 2 - Wet Sand thoroughly with 800 grit paper. Wash lightly with hose as you are sanding and watch as the old oxidized get coat comes off. You will see gobs of color washing off. don't sand the vinyl decals! Gel coat only.
-Step 3 - Wet Sand thoroughly with 1500 grit paper. You will feel it biting at first then it will get smoother feeling while sanding as the 800 grit scratches are coming out. Wash lightly with hose as you are sanding.
-Step 4 - Rubbing Compound. I used walmart turtle wax cheapo liquid. use rotary buffer if you have one. It will take out a lot of the hard work.
-Step 5 - Polishing Compound. Again walmart turtle was cheapo liquid.
-Step 6 - I used "Nufinish" as final. The result was a mirror like wet look.
Good Lord man, Just go the Red Pro max way and save yourself hours and maybe days of sanding. I worked on mine for about 4 hours and it looked like new and stayed that way for a year and then I washed it and added one more coat of Red Max and its good for anotherr year..
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