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D_E_Bishop
Jun 27, 2014Explorer
Thanks for all the comments both positive and not so positive. I prepped the rig very well, It took me about an hour or hour and a half to wash with Meguires Car Wash Soap, first with a long handle brush and then with a terry rag using ladders to get everywhere. The final wash was with a clean white terry rag and took about an hour. The scrubbing with BKF took about three eight hour days. I don't think it was dirty or had wax on it after the final rinse.
The constant sun hitting the Filon and fiberglass day after day in virtually the same spot is nothing like the exposure when driving around, it can do strange things to a finish. You can see the results of the sunburn in the areas that were exposed, there are distinct lines where it was partly shaded and partly exposed.
I spent several days applying the RMP in light coats and often rinsing the area to be coated in order to remove the honey bee poop. If you don't know about the bee poop or don't believe it is a problem, consult the Los Angeles County Arboretum or Google bee poop or honey bee poop.
There were a couple of spots where the painted stripes on the RV and where the Filon was bent in a radius that had to be painted. On the bent pieces of Filon the glass hairs were showing and took awhile to prep and paint. The stripes still look good but the end cap with the bent Filon needs to be repainted again and the RMP is really flaking.
There have been several posts where members have said they were having problems with sunburn almost all were in either AZ or TX. If the sun will destroy the finish on Filon, RMP is going to need lots of TLC and attention.
I just thought that if someone is contemplating RMP and are in high sun exposure area, that they might want to look for a less work intensive polish or coating designed for that purpose.
The constant sun hitting the Filon and fiberglass day after day in virtually the same spot is nothing like the exposure when driving around, it can do strange things to a finish. You can see the results of the sunburn in the areas that were exposed, there are distinct lines where it was partly shaded and partly exposed.
I spent several days applying the RMP in light coats and often rinsing the area to be coated in order to remove the honey bee poop. If you don't know about the bee poop or don't believe it is a problem, consult the Los Angeles County Arboretum or Google bee poop or honey bee poop.
There were a couple of spots where the painted stripes on the RV and where the Filon was bent in a radius that had to be painted. On the bent pieces of Filon the glass hairs were showing and took awhile to prep and paint. The stripes still look good but the end cap with the bent Filon needs to be repainted again and the RMP is really flaking.
There have been several posts where members have said they were having problems with sunburn almost all were in either AZ or TX. If the sun will destroy the finish on Filon, RMP is going to need lots of TLC and attention.
I just thought that if someone is contemplating RMP and are in high sun exposure area, that they might want to look for a less work intensive polish or coating designed for that purpose.
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