I did the Zep floor finish process on my motorhome last fall. It looked great but now I am in the desert southwest and the wax is turning white and peeling off only on the stripes on the sides of the motorhome. It is still fine on the white where it stays cooler but on the dark gray stripes it is peeling bad. Any ideas? How could I remove the wax on the stripes and not affect the white parts? I would hate to start a whole new process.

its not wax ,its a floor finish. hope some body can help.

I too was going to do the Zep wax thing, then I read how heavy exposure to sun can make it peel. I did some reserch and found that Zep does not have UV protection. I came up with Polyglow, originally made for boats. Just finished it this weekend, looks great. You might be able to recoat with Polyglow.Ken

I suspect something is wrong with the prep done before applying the Zep. I live in south TX and applied Zep to my 5th wheel 14 months ago. It sits in full sun year-round and there is no sign of peeling on any surface, including "stripes" and decals.I'd suggest buying some Zep floor stripper, testing a small area to be sure it works without removing your stripes, then use it to remove the flaking Zep areas. Ammonia may also work.If it were me I would then use Barkeeper's Friend to be sure everything was off the flaked area, wash the entire RV with TSP, rinsing thoroughly before allowing to dry and re-ZEPing the entire RV. You will have to apply several coats (4-5) on the stripped area, but one coat elsewhere will probably do the job.

REWahoo wrote:I suspect something is wrong with the prep done before applying the Zep. I live in south TX and applied Zep to my 5th wheel 14 months ago. It sits in full sun year-round and there is no sign of peeling on any surface, including "stripes" and decals.I'd suggest buying some Zep floor stripper, testing a small area to be sure it works without removing your stripes, then use it to remove the flaking Zep areas. Ammonia may also work.If it were me I would then use Barkeeper's Friend to be sure everything was off the flaked area, wash the entire RV with TSP, rinsing thoroughly before allowing to dry and re-ZEPing the entire RV. You will have to apply several coats (4-5) on the stripped area, but one coat elsewhere will probably do the job.That's just what I did before I applied it. I put 5 coats on all the stripes. Not sure what happened but all the stripes are turning white. I used some Acetone to remove the wax off a small area and the stripes were fine underneath. I am going to go into town Tuesday and pick up some stripper and amonia to try on them. If I have too I will redo everything but I hope I can prevent that. The white areas still look great, only the dark stripes are peeling. They are much hotter than the white.

My RMP started to flake last year. I washed it and put more RMP on. 4 coats, this year the flaking is worse. I do feel the prep was done correctly in the beginning. I have used Zep stripper to remove the old floor polish and it was quite a job getting it off. Also used some compound on it which helped. The ends which seem to be gel coat were the bad area for me, the filon sides did not show any flaking. Used Nufinish this time.

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REWahoo
Explorer
Jun 23, 2013
I suspect something is wrong with the prep done before applying the Zep. I live in south TX and applied Zep to my 5th wheel 14 months ago. It sits in full sun year-round and there is no sign of peeling on any surface, including "stripes" and decals.

I'd suggest buying some Zep floor stripper, testing a small area to be sure it works without removing your stripes, then use it to remove the flaking Zep areas. Ammonia may also work.

If it were me I would then use Barkeeper's Friend to be sure everything was off the flaked area, wash the entire RV with TSP, rinsing thoroughly before allowing to dry and re-ZEPing the entire RV. You will have to apply several coats (4-5) on the stripped area, but one coat elsewhere will probably do the job.
kenbert
Explorer
Jun 23, 2013
I too was going to do the Zep wax thing, then I read how heavy exposure to sun can make it peel. I did some reserch and found that Zep does not have UV protection. I came up with Polyglow, originally made for boats. Just finished it this weekend, looks great.

You might be able to recoat with Polyglow.

Ken
midnightsadie
Explorer II
Jun 23, 2013
its not wax ,its a floor finish. hope some body can help.

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