Parrothead_Mike
Jun 23, 2013Explorer
Waxing regular fiberglass sidewalls
My older Cardinal has gelcoat front and rear caps, but the exterior sidewalls are of a general fiberglass material. It's not nearly as glossy as the gelcoat. I usually just deoxidize and wax the two caps along with the lower skirting, but have never done the sidewalls other than wash them (it's a BIG job). They look ok for and older unit, but I tested out the deoxidizer on a small section and it certainly brightens the area. Do any of you wax this type of fiberglass? Do you deoxidize it first?
In a related issue, do any of you use a buffer to either apply wax/deoxidizer? Doing it by hand is certainly a pain. Do you use a buffer to buff out the wax? If so, is there a good brand of buffer? I picked one up at Lowe's and it's only .5 amps. It works for buffing out the wax, but mainly on flat surfaces. It doesn't really do a good job of deoxidizing since you can't really apply good pressure on the buffer. Thanks.
In a related issue, do any of you use a buffer to either apply wax/deoxidizer? Doing it by hand is certainly a pain. Do you use a buffer to buff out the wax? If so, is there a good brand of buffer? I picked one up at Lowe's and it's only .5 amps. It works for buffing out the wax, but mainly on flat surfaces. It doesn't really do a good job of deoxidizing since you can't really apply good pressure on the buffer. Thanks.