Do Not Wax Decals
In reading the Owners Manual for our new 2013 Komfort 2410RK I read where we should use a good non-abrasive automobile wax or gel-coat wax on the gel-coated fiberglass walls, but it states SEVERAL tim...
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ScottG wrote:
I have waxed all of mine since new and the TT still looks like new. No fading, peeling or damage of any kind. The only exception to this is the front which is bathed in sunlight all after noon (sides and back are always shaded). Those front graphics started fading very fast and the gel coat dulled along with them so I rarely polished this area. It just didn't do much good. The front has since been painted.
So my experience has been that it's the sun's UV that does all the damage and not the waxing.
UV does fade vinyl and can't be helped, even if you had coated the front with auto type waxes it wouldn't have helped. It IS the nature of the beast..
The majority of auto waxes really don't block UV and the ones that state they do, really will not block enough since it would take so many coats to build up enough layers to fully block it.
Auto waxes are more all about the SHINE.
Just like folks used to tend to think a deep dark tan via sun bathing is "healthy" a very shiny rig does not really mean you are "protecting" the finish.
In fact often times you will cause very tiny scratches or abrasions on the surface. This over time does more harm than good.
Even modern day auto finishes waxing is not NEEDED to protect the paint, but many do it solely for the SHINE it gives when done.
Each to his own, different strokes for different folks but myself I have too many other things to do than waxing my 26ft TT which by the way is 476 SQUARE FEET of surface (not taking in account the windows) :E
