the joy of removing Red Max Pro

fizikpal wrote:
You will have to check out the other posts as to the WHY?

Removing RMP is not an easy task. After corresponding with some fellow RV.netters, decided to use the following approach. I am testing this all out on the rear end of my RV

1. Use striper to remove the old RMP
2. Scrub the coach with Bar Keepers
3. Wash down with TSP

When mixing the striper I went with the lower concentration (16 oz to a gallon). I applied with a rag and rubbed pretty good (or so I thought). I had the time and half the bucket left so I went over it again with the striper.

Then using BKF and a white scrubbie, scrubbed the whole back down and rinsed thoroughly. Then with the TSP (1/4 to a gallon) I washed the back. All in all, no too bad I thought.

I let the RV dry and went back and saw that the lower portion of the coach had white, caulk like streaks. Went over that with Goof Off, rinsed. No improvement, went over with some left over striper, no improvement.

I then decided that there were probably the same streaks on the white portion of the fiberglass that I couldn't see, s0... I mixed a higher concentration of the striper (32oz to a gallon) and then used a scrubbie to really get the polish off. I then went over with BKF again and rinsed really well.

I am now letting it dry to see how it looks. If it is ok I will apply the ZEP HTFP (since RMP is no longer sold).

Why did you find it necessary to remove the RMP? You didn't explain that part.

If whatever formulation of whatever chemicals you were using wasn't stripping the RMP, then you weren't either allowing dwell time, or, your soultion was too dilute, or, your stripper wasn't up to the stripping.