May-03-2016 04:42 PM
May-09-2016 04:53 PM
May-09-2016 11:44 AM
deandec wrote:btilfan wrote:
I cleaned with Mr. clean eraser then used zep floor wax. cracks disappeared.
Zep over paint?
Any subsequent problems?
May-09-2016 06:47 AM
May-09-2016 06:03 AM
Busskipper wrote:
OK - I've gone on the WWW and reading all that is out there on the tiny cracks that occur in the dark paint of many Motor Homes.
My Question is - Has anyone found a Wax/Polymer, that does not turn white so you see the little cracks in the light?
I've cleaned - buffed - played with - this a lot and if I could just find a way to make it shinny with out the cracks getting "white" i honestly think I might not really notice them.
I mean seriously these things are what I'll call 2' er's - step back to 4 feet you never see them but step up close and search they are everywhere.
I'm sure someone on the forum has a secret cure.
TIA,
May-07-2016 05:36 AM
May-04-2016 09:04 PM
btilfan wrote:
I cleaned with Mr. clean eraser then used zep floor wax. cracks disappeared.
May-04-2016 05:11 PM
May-04-2016 07:08 AM
May-04-2016 07:04 AM
Busskipper wrote:s N s wrote:
Busskipper, I'll let my solution out of the bag. First I researched a colored wax. They make it but it's expensive. So next (I know you'll think I'm nuts) I tried shoe polish. Yes it did hide it but you have to do such a small area at a time, because when the polish dries it is really hard to get off. So my last and best solution is Old English Furniture scratch cover for both dark and light wood. Call me nuts but this stuff worked for me. I purchased a shoe polish sponge applicator with the plastic handles and apply just a bit of the OE to the applicator. This stuff is just like a stain and very runny. Wear a pair of rubber gloves. I apply the OE to and area and let it set a bit. I then take a piece of paper towel and wipe it off. It may take two applications to darken the cracks if you really have a lot of them. Next I use a product called "Bullet Polish". It's similar to Mothers Showtime spray on detail spray but is much less expensive and in my regard a MUCH better product. Once I apply the BP and wipe it off and buff it, stand back and take a look it will put a smile on your face.
Sure the cracks are never gone but once you stand back they are colored in and not that noticeable. This for sure isn't a cure all but sure makes the coach look a lot better. If it weren't for the phone that I had pictures on I would post some pics. I showed the pictures to a lot of my friends and they couldn't believe the difference. I have a friend who has a body shop and showed him the pics. He asked who did I have paint it. I said no one and told him what I did. He had to go look for himself and his exact words "well I'll be damned". Give it a try. Just purchase one bottle at first and see what you think. The stuff is not expensive at all. Good Luck.
Now that's another vote for Furniture Polish - between Old English Furniture scratch cover and Pledge we should find something Good.
Is this the Bullett Polish?
If this is the solution then I'll older all and start over the weekend.
Glad to see I'm not the only one willing to TRY something "Out of the BOX"
Thanks,
Busskipper
May-04-2016 06:48 AM
May-04-2016 06:10 AM
ncrowley wrote:
I would try Wash and Wax All. I know it will not leave any lighter spots where the checks are.
Good luck. I had to have my sidewalls replaced after it just kept getting worse. I went to lighter colors.
May-04-2016 05:59 AM
s N s wrote:
Busskipper, I'll let my solution out of the bag. First I researched a colored wax. They make it but it's expensive. So next (I know you'll think I'm nuts) I tried shoe polish. Yes it did hide it but you have to do such a small area at a time, because when the polish dries it is really hard to get off. So my last and best solution is Old English Furniture scratch cover for both dark and light wood. Call me nuts but this stuff worked for me. I purchased a shoe polish sponge applicator with the plastic handles and apply just a bit of the OE to the applicator. This stuff is just like a stain and very runny. Wear a pair of rubber gloves. I apply the OE to and area and let it set a bit. I then take a piece of paper towel and wipe it off. It may take two applications to darken the cracks if you really have a lot of them. Next I use a product called "Bullet Polish". It's similar to Mothers Showtime spray on detail spray but is much less expensive and in my regard a MUCH better product. Once I apply the BP and wipe it off and buff it, stand back and take a look it will put a smile on your face.
Sure the cracks are never gone but once you stand back they are colored in and not that noticeable. This for sure isn't a cure all but sure makes the coach look a lot better. If it weren't for the phone that I had pictures on I would post some pics. I showed the pictures to a lot of my friends and they couldn't believe the difference. I have a friend who has a body shop and showed him the pics. He asked who did I have paint it. I said no one and told him what I did. He had to go look for himself and his exact words "well I'll be damned". Give it a try. Just purchase one bottle at first and see what you think. The stuff is not expensive at all. Good Luck.
May-04-2016 04:50 AM
May-04-2016 04:14 AM