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McGuires RV/Marine wax or my personal favorite Colinite Fleetwax

donn0128 wrote:
McGuires RV/Marine wax or my personal favorite Colinite Fleetwax

I used their "cleaner wax" for the first time -- is that the one you mean?...thanks!

The McGuire's has given me quite a headache. Previously I used Protect-All's Oxidation remover which seemed to have the same result but didn't seem as toxic.

I like the Colinite polishing compound in liquid and paste fleetwax. Noth excellent products to work with. Power buffer make the job a snap.

If you don't want to wax that often. Right after removing oxidation wipe surface down with a 20% alcohol water solution and then apply a sealant. It last much longer then wax. If you want a super shiny surface apply colinite after the sealant. A little colinite goes a LONG way.

Ok, what am I doing wrong? After I do the oxidation removal step it looks shiny and feels smooth but this is what it looks like tonight, from just the right angle, under the street light. I did the work this morning in the shade. I was nice and dry.



I did the lower half of the nose and in the daylight it doesn't look like this.

So what kind of sealant would you recommend, and I'm guessing I need to better job with the wax before using that. It really looks pretty good during the day but I never feel like I'm getting a good even finish. I'd like to really put the effort into doing it right this time.

Something that just wipes on and doesn't have to be wiped back off?

Parfe wax, it's a liquid wax that is sprayed onto the surface.

Acrylic sealers last longer, as does buffing out a good hard wax.

creeper wrote:
If you don't want to wax that often. Right after removing oxidation wipe surface down with a 20% alcohol water solution and then apply a sealant. It last much longer then wax. If you want a super shiny surface apply colinite after the sealant. A little colinite goes a LONG way.

Like denatured alcohol? And liquid or paste colinite?

If you're going to use a sealant you'll need to do more work on the fiberglass, which can be a nearly impossible without a machine. Then again you'll have to see if the gelcoat is just too far gone.

There are special gel coat restoration acrylics that will get the shine back, but then a year or so later it has to be stripped and reapplied.

Gel coat that is allowed to go to far in the beginning is really tough to bring back. Gel coat needs to be taken care of starting day one.

At this point I wouldn't bother sealing it unless you get it shinning like you want. Sealant will shine like wa and last about a year. Go with some colinite 845 in a liquid and see how that works for you. Colinite is a good protector..

Use it sparingly as a little goes a long way.

Tip: if you put wax, compound and it dries and is hard to get off. 1. You used too much of the product. 2. Spritz it with some quick detailer and it will come right off.

westend wrote:

Something that just wipes on and doesn't have to be wiped back off?

Parfe wax, it's a liquid wax that is sprayed onto the surface.

Acrylic sealers last longer, as does buffing out a good hard wax.

How are acrylic sealers applied? Is Colinite a hard wax?