Cleaning The 5er
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Cleaning The 5er
Hey Guys and Gals,
Well my 5eris FILTHY!!!. I'm kind of a clean freak when it comes to my cars/trucks/trailers/equipment, so Ives got the dreaded black streaks on my trailer, bought some stuff that was supposed to work wonders and it didn't.
So my question is whats everyone using to keep the trailers clean, and what kind of wax should I use to keep some of this stuff under control.
BTW its a 2012 Keystone Laredo 38'
Thanks,
Sarge
Well my 5eris FILTHY!!!. I'm kind of a clean freak when it comes to my cars/trucks/trailers/equipment, so Ives got the dreaded black streaks on my trailer, bought some stuff that was supposed to work wonders and it didn't.
So my question is whats everyone using to keep the trailers clean, and what kind of wax should I use to keep some of this stuff under control.
BTW its a 2012 Keystone Laredo 38'
Thanks,
Sarge
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Cool deal...
Ill try the spic and span before I treat the roof. I'm always worried about what to use due to the decals on the trailer.
Have you every waxed yours if so what did you use?
I really need to psych myself up to do this lol.
Sarge
Ill try the spic and span before I treat the roof. I'm always worried about what to use due to the decals on the trailer.
Have you every waxed yours if so what did you use?
I really need to psych myself up to do this lol.
Sarge
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I just got done doing mine with Poli-Glow. A little costly, but it sure looks GREAT!
Got it here:
You can see it here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...d-peeling.html
I had the black streaks down the sides.... time will tell on how easy they are to remove again later this summer.
Got it here:
You can see it here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...d-peeling.html
I had the black streaks down the sides.... time will tell on how easy they are to remove again later this summer.
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Thanks,
Is the kit a wax as well or just a stripper and cleaner...Its hard to tell in the ad.
Yours turned out awesome BTW.
Sarge
Is the kit a wax as well or just a stripper and cleaner...Its hard to tell in the ad.
Yours turned out awesome BTW.
Sarge
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For the black streaks I'm going to try some car polish. I get my polish from Griot's Garage. I do it with a machine polisher and it works really well on my truck. I'm not looking forward to doing a vertical surface that is 12' off the ground.
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I found that this stuff - TriSodium Phosphate works really well at removing black streaks on the sides of the gel coat where the rain gutters drain.
It's the stuff that detergents and cleaners use to all have in them before the government decided it was not environmentally safe.
Must not be too unsafe if they still sell it separately.
I also used it on my rubber roof for a thorough cleaning before putting down a fresh coat of .
It's the stuff that detergents and cleaners use to all have in them before the government decided it was not environmentally safe.
Must not be too unsafe if they still sell it separately.
I also used it on my rubber roof for a thorough cleaning before putting down a fresh coat of .
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My rig hadn't been washed in a while and was pretty nasty, I used the off the shelf liquid car wash full strength. I put it in a pump sprayer and do sections. Works very well removed the bugs and tree sap with very little scrubbing thou I did hit the front cap twice.
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The "GLOW" is not a wax, but a hard protective finish. Once on, you don't need to touch it (except a wash if needed) for a year. Then, a good wash and a re-apply of the Glow product.... but only one or 2 coats instead of 3-4.
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I tried the black streak remover on mine...didn't work. I used a polish to get it off the nose cone, even a cleaner wax didn't work.
Lots of good info in this tread, product wise. I'm going to get some of that roof treatmeant as well as the phosphate and the glow.
Thanks,
Sarge
Lots of good info in this tread, product wise. I'm going to get some of that roof treatmeant as well as the phosphate and the glow.
Thanks,
Sarge
