Exterior finish

[f.e.acosta]

Those that responded with lots of elbow grease are on
the right track. I found Turtle Wax rubbing to do a
great job with a damp cloth and buffing before it drys
too much. Don't put it on heavy.

Flic Acosta
76 Palm Beach
> We have purchased a '75 GMC 26' motorhome and like many of its age (and ours)
> the exterior is in need of some attention. The interior is custom cabinetry
> and in fine shape. Short of a new Imron paint job, what have you found that
> works to bring back some of the shine, given that the paint is there and in
> fairly good condition? Thanks in advance for your suggestions and advice.
> Gary and Susan in CA, temporarily exiled from NM

 

[antnip]

I'd recommend a good rubbing compound, just be careful of how much paint you
have left on the coach, especially if you are using a mechanical polisher,
followed by an application of wax. Someone put me onto this wax called
"Fleet Wax". It is popular around boat yards, but has worked well on our
land yacht too, and lasts a long time!

Good luck with the shining!

Tony Bad

- ----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 4:33 PM
Subject: GMC: Exterior finish

> We have purchased a '75 GMC 26' motorhome and like many of its age (and
ours)
> the exterior is in need of some attention. The interior is custom
cabinetry
> and in fine shape. Short of a new Imron paint job, what have you found
that
> works to bring back some of the shine, given that the paint is there and
in
> fairly good condition? Thanks in advance for your suggestions and advice.
> Gary and Susan in CA, temporarily exiled from NM
>

 

[roger black]

FWIW, I have used Wesley's car wax in the past for difficult jobs. It
really brought out the paint's flavor. However, I have been unable to find
any for several years. The company was bought out by Blue Coral and I think
their wax is now the same product. A will a---- guess. I use it now.
Might pay in elbow grease to just pick some up and try it first. Easy to
apply, easy to get film off. The Wesley's was also good on removing tar as
you waxed.

Hope this hasn't led you astray as I don't have any old cars to work it on
to find out.

Roger

 

[roger black]

Ok, found something to try out my auto waxes on that definitely needed some
attention so on my PhotoPoint album GMC, the pictures are there to compare
some waxes. Please note that this carefully planned and executed wax test
took all of about 5 minutes. Needless to say, there was no elbow grease and
won't be any coming from me. I'm retired.

Go to http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=119592&Auth=false and
click on the GMC. The user name is "rblack" and the password is "GMC"
without the quotes.

I spent a lot of time on this and expect some nice comments.{:>)

Roger

 

[henry davis]

>I spent a lot of time on this and expect some nice comments.{:>)


Nice demo Roger! Any idea what kind of paint was used on the
lawnmower? Nah, didn't think so.

Now when are you going to get a dumpster-like GMC and use the stuff for real?

Henry

 

[terry doukas]

Excellant experiment done under the most scientific
conditions, far as I can tell.
Thanks for the research, isn't the Wesley Liquid the
one that is not available now?

Also thanks to all who have responded to my question
about "What would you buy".

Terry the wannabe

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[roger black]

Henry,
Shame on you, I know what kind of paint was used---RED. Can't tell it by
looking at it though.

As for the other, I'm working on beating out Travis. Everyone thought I was
the longest to hold out, but he's admitted to three years. I'm only half
way there.

Roger

 

[bright walter]

Hi Gary & Susan;

I second the elbow grease route. I did it in 2 stages, mixing the wax with
something called Liquid Ebony to give a little more dead paint removing
power to the Nu-Finish. Then removed the hazy film left behind with straight
Nu-Finish and a clean cloth(Liquid Ebony is a fairly mild polishing
compound). It can take alot of elbow grease, so do little areas at a time.
It won't look like new, but you can get a respectable shine. walter bright,
76GB.
- -
Those that responded with lots of elbow grease are on
the right track. I found Turtle Wax rubbing to do a
great job with a damp cloth and buffing before it drys
too much. Don't put it on heavy.

Flic Acosta
76 Palm Beach
> We have purchased a '75 GMC 26' motorhome and like many of its age (and
ours)
> the exterior is in need of some attention. The interior is custom
cabinetry
> and in fine shape. Short of a new Imron paint job, what have you found
that
> works to bring back some of the shine, given that the paint is there and
in
> fairly good condition? Thanks in advance for your suggestions and advice.
> Gary and Susan in CA, temporarily exiled from NM

 

[dave posey]

- ----- Original Message -----
From: rblack
To:
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: GMC: Exterior finish

> Ok, found something to try out my auto waxes on that definitely needed
some
> attention so on my PhotoPoint album GMC, the pictures are there to
compare
> some waxes. Please note that this carefully planned and executed wax test
> took all of about 5 minutes. Needless to say, there was no elbow grease
and
> won't be any coming from me. I'm retired.
>
> Go to http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=119592&Auth=false and
> click on the GMC. The user name is "rblack" and the password is "GMC"
> without the quotes.
>
> I spent a lot of time on this and expect some nice comments.{:>)
>
Roger, Nice comments. Dave,76PB, CA

 

[al chernoff]

>
>>I spent a lot of time on this and expect some nice comments.{:>)
>
>
>Nice demo Roger! Any idea what kind of paint was used on the
>lawnmower? Nah, didn't think so.
>
>Now when are you going to get a dumpster-like GMC and use the stuff for real?
>
>Henry

Looked at the info... cant tell which one looks best.

 

[roger black]

Al,
None of them look the best. Heck, I wouldn't use any of them on my own
lawmower.{:>)

Roger

 

[david l greenberg]

I don't recall if anyone mentioned wax with carnauba content but that is
what you should use on fibreglas.......

David Lee Greenberg
GMC Motorhome Registry
Dedicated to the preservation of the Classic GMC
http://www.gmcss.com/registry.htm

http://www.buskirk-rush.com/gmc-registry/online-registry.htm

 

[al chernoff]

>Al,
>None of them look the best. Heck, I wouldn't use any of them on my own
>lawmower.{:>)
>
>Roger

with as much time as he spent doing it, you would expect excellent results.
al

 

[g.m. hope]

>----- Original Message -----
>From: rblack
>To:
>Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 6:44 PM
>Subject: Re: GMC: Exterior finish
>
>
> > Ok, found something to try out my auto waxes on that definitely needed
>some
> > attention so on my PhotoPoint album GMC, the pictures are there to
>compare
> > some waxes.
> >
> > I spent a lot of time on this and expect some nice comments.{:>)

OK, here's a nice comment! :^).

(You deserve one for the information!)

Cheers,
Marion Hope
77 Kingsley

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