waxing aluminum siding

beemerphile1 wrote:
I don't know how difficult the job is, I've had over half a dozen with aluminum siding and never waxed one. I don't wax cars either. It has always seemed to me like a large effort with minimal benefit.

Dispencer....
If you feel the need for exercise until your arms and shoulders ache and have discretionary funds for expensive waxes , then go for it. Our first trailer sat in the AZ. sun for about ten years until I sold it to move to a toyhauler. I thought I'd make it pretty with a wax job to sell it. I couldn't tell where I started to wax and where not waxed. There was a feature strip of aftermarket factory that faded but the panels were like new. The toyhauler hasn't faded or oxidized a bit. The fiberglass doors and window trim need attention but the aluminum is maintenance free.
Yes, I now do seal and wax my trucks twice a year because the factory chicken******clear coat doesn't stand up to the AZ sun. I've had to have the F-350 hood & roof repainted..

Dr Quick wrote:
I use "Turtle Wax Ice liquid" on my 5er and it works great. On easy and buff out easy because it is a liquid. Use micro fiber towels to buff. NO white film left on other materials too. I not only wax the aluminum siding, but plastic and rubber items too. In fact, you can even wax the glass.

DR. QUICK knows best ........
ICE is what I use on my corrugated aluminum sided trailer .
It is the easiest stuff to use .
A trailer is big . I wash it very frequently . But I wax it only when I have absolutely nothing else left to detail .
I am a car guy .
For my german hotrods I use a clay bar annually and i have used many branded products .
Although I use more Meguiar's products than anything else , most brands work well . I have used 56.89 % of the brands available .
ELBOW GREASE and FREQUENT WASHING and WAXING is far more important than the products themselves .
The MeGuiar's team puts on a clinic for our car club at least every second year .
They preach the frequent wash and wax as the way to keep scratches and paint wear down to a minimum.

We have a a 36' class a that is aluminum. We wax it 2X per year. It is now 14 years old and we are told by many it looks like new. Our decals are not cracked or faded and it shines! I'm sure the same unit - unwaxed for 14 years would not look anything like our waxed unit does if put side by side after that time.

I don't know how difficult the job is, I've had over half a dozen with aluminum siding and never waxed one. I don't wax cars either. It has always seemed to me like a large effort with minimal benefit.

NanciL wrote:
It is simple and keeps the trailer looking new.
I do mine once a year.
Use any good grade wax with carnuba in it

I agree!
In addition, I would use a wax made for fiberglass on the front and back and an automotive wax on the aluminum sides. Some would say it doesn't matter but I believe using a product made for the material being waxed gives a better finish.

It is simple and keeps the trailer looking new.
I do mine once a year.
Use any good grade wax with carnuba in it

jack L

I use "Turtle Wax Ice liquid" on my 5er and it works great. On easy and buff out easy because it is a liquid. Use micro fiber towels to buff. NO white film left on other materials too. I not only wax the aluminum siding, but plastic and rubber items too. In fact, you can even wax the glass.

It`s easy. do mine twice a year. I spray wax it in the summer and use a rub on wax at the end of the year. even with fiberglass it`s a lot of work because of the size!

Terryallan wrote:
Not really al that hard. Just takes a little longer to get the ridges wiped off.

You just need to work with the design of the siding.

Not really al that hard. Just takes a little longer to get the ridges wiped off.