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Adventure camper fiberglass nosecap

ekim17mr
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The nosecap loses color when its washed or when it rains (which it never does in BC)I have tried waxes and Gelgloss but it still does it . We park are car under the camper nose and it drips on to the hood which is very hard to remove. Any help would be great thanks
2002 F-350 v-10 supercab 2001 90FWS Adventurer camper
Ride-rite air bags Rancho 9000x

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HMS_Beagle
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Gelcoat used under fiberglass moldings tends to oxidize and turn to "chalk" in time. If you run your fingers or a dark cloth across it do you get a white powder?

There isn't really an easy cure, compound it will remove the surface oxidation, but it must be kept waxed from then on. Or paint the cap with polyurethane.
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egarant
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I have a 2013 Eagle Cap, it did the same thing, well it didn't turn my driveway white, but it did goop up the windshield for a few months, but then it went away. As mentioned, I think is is new caulking/roof material rinsing off.

I also used steel wool as mentioned in the earlier post to clean the windshield up.

Give it six months and see what happens.
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gitpicker2009
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yea, my arctic fox did the same thing, but it dripped on the front windshield. I used 0000 steel wool on the glass. Perfect now.

ekim17mr
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Ranger Tim its white it loses color when washed my driveway was all white after washing it the other day
2002 F-350 v-10 supercab 2001 90FWS Adventurer camper
Ride-rite air bags Rancho 9000x

Bedlam
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It's your sealer or roof material chalking and getting washed off in the rain.

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SoCalDesertRid1
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Sounds like somebody painted it with water-base paint!
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Ranger_Tim
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So the color actually drips onto the car hood? Any cleaner I would recommend would only take more color from the nose cap. What color is it?
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