porthole
Retired
At the 2013 rally we signed up on the day it was offered for a truck and trailer wash and wax. In Goshen almost 2 weeks we gave the company a lot of flexibility.
The trailer was washed and they did a pretty good job, but they never came back for the wax - or to get paid.
2015 Rally, we again signed up for the wash and wax. This time the truck and trailer were washed and waxed.
Cleaned up they both looked good.
After a week or so I noticed that half of the brown-bronze decals had changed color and some of the stripes have a banding.
This is mostly noticeable on the right side, which is also the side that sees the sun when parked in our driveway.
I don't know what chems were used in cleaning, but the rig looked great when washed right up until we got home.
Anyone else experience this with gelcoat - decal and older rigs?
Not easy to see in the pics, but the upper decal has several vertical bands of lighter coloring. The lower decal is just all off color.
If I understand correctly, the RV wash company is a traveling outfit, following rallies. A couple of people who then hire locals to help.
That would explain why every piece of black plastic on my truck is covered with white wax residue. They were just workers, not detailers. Even the black plastic storage bins on the trailer were covered with wax or compound.
The trailer was washed and they did a pretty good job, but they never came back for the wax - or to get paid.
2015 Rally, we again signed up for the wash and wax. This time the truck and trailer were washed and waxed.
Cleaned up they both looked good.
After a week or so I noticed that half of the brown-bronze decals had changed color and some of the stripes have a banding.
This is mostly noticeable on the right side, which is also the side that sees the sun when parked in our driveway.
I don't know what chems were used in cleaning, but the rig looked great when washed right up until we got home.
Anyone else experience this with gelcoat - decal and older rigs?
Not easy to see in the pics, but the upper decal has several vertical bands of lighter coloring. The lower decal is just all off color.
If I understand correctly, the RV wash company is a traveling outfit, following rallies. A couple of people who then hire locals to help.
That would explain why every piece of black plastic on my truck is covered with white wax residue. They were just workers, not detailers. Even the black plastic storage bins on the trailer were covered with wax or compound.