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mikeleblanc413's avatar
Jan 03, 2015

Out with ZEP, but what for best protection and looks?

I have a 2000 Winnebago Minnie Winnie and have used ZEP for about 2 years. As some others have mentioned, over time there is a slight yellowing of the light colors. I didn't really notice it on mine until recently and would like to strip the ZEP. What is the best way to remove ZEP with any damage to Winnie? What is a good protectant with minimal labor effort? Thanks for your input! Happy New Year!
  • I would think that the Acetone would evaporate too quickly to be a good remover. I have used the stripper with good success when I failed to prepe a side properly
  • My previous coach, a 2001 Class C, is for sale at the dealer after trade from second owners. It has a lot of white surface and it has not yellowed at all - never anything but wax. It has never been stored inside - has been in New England most winters and in North Carolina for summers most of the time.
    This ZEP controversy will never go away. If you like it, keep applying it, if not follow the suggestions and get it off and wax it.
    End of story. We should just agree to disagree and do what works for each of us.
  • Gjac's avatar
    Gjac
    Explorer III
    demoon wrote:
    My previous coach, a 2001 Class C, is for sale at the dealer after trade from second owners. It has a lot of white surface and it has not yellowed at all - never anything but wax. It has never been stored inside - has been in New England most winters and in North Carolina for summers most of the time.
    This ZEP controversy will never go away. If you like it, keep applying it, if not follow the suggestions and get it off and wax it.
    End of story. We should just agree to disagree and do what works for each of us.
    There should not be a controversy, it is not a Ford vs Chevy thing. If you have an old motor home that is highly oxidized and you cannot bring the shine back by hand polishing you only have 2 choices if you want it to shine again. The first is to buy a machine polisher and use a cutting or polishing compound then a good wax with the wheel. The second is to use some kind of Acrylic type coating like Red Max Pro, Zeps, Polyglow some have even used acrylic concrete sealer with good results. I have used both processes and both are a lot of work. Mine held a shine until 16 years old after that the front cap would no longer respond to polishing compound and waxing by hand and I tried the Zeps which worked as others on this forum reported. Mine has been on almost 3 years and it has not yellowed or peeled. I have 2 repaired rotator cuffs and can no longer hold a machine polisher over my head or even out strait for that matter. I just did a 19 ft boat this way and can tell you it was hard on my shoulders not to mention knees. Zeps should not be used on a newer shiny surfaced MH it won't adhere very well and will peel, however it adheres well to a highly oxidized and weather surface. Again I would not use it until the MH will no longer shine by hand. If you are much younger with good shoulders buy a machine polisher and polishing compound and have at it, it will look nice.
  • Gjac I agree with you 100%, and if folks would follow your logic and process we wouldn't see silly Chevy vs Ford kind of arguments that made up the majority of the discussions/threads on the subject.
  • Floor stripper or liquid ammonia cleaner
    will strip it off.