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wkentusa
Explorer
Jun 02, 2014

Restoring the dull and badly oyidized exterior

I have wasted a total of about three weeks in the last 2 years rubbing and waxing (5 coats each time) this 37 foot Fleetwood Pace Arrow MH and only to have it last about 3 months before the streaks st...
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Horsedoc
Explorer II
Jun 03, 2014
"Are you sure the streaks are not coming from the roof? I've had this happen to my old 5er. I cleaned and conditioned the roof and everything was fine. Just a thought."

Chances are that gemert (see above post) has nailed the problem. Wash and scrub the roof very thoroughly. Then try your exterior restoration experiments. The rubber roofs have a white top layer and as they age, this surface will break down (chalk) and run down the sides when it rains, leaving white streaks.

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