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| vsayler Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 789 | I have a very soft brush I used for washing my last RV. It is on an extension arm. What are people using to wash theirs? Specifically with an extension arm. How often are you waxing it? thanks Van Sayler 2017 Anthem 44B __________________ _____________________________________ Van Sayler | 2022 Cornerstone 44B |
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| brobox Senior Member Entegra Owners Club Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SW FL Posts: 32,344 | I showed Classic Corvettes for 25 years, won a few trophy's for "best in class" etc. so the show car look I am very familiar with. I know that I am not going to work that hard to get a show car look on my MH that is going to be on the dirty highways the next day. I will have one of the cleanest, shiniest RV's in the park, and will do it the easiest way possible without hours of work. A DI rinse unit has replaced microfiber towels and extension rods. A small pressure washer has replaced changing buckets of water every couple of feet of washing. New Polymers have replaced my expensive show car waxes. Walmarts $9.95 microfiber wash pad is as good at the $50. on line pads. Walmart also has replacement covers for $3.95 available as I travel. In the end, my MH is just as shinny as my show Corvette was and the shine is lasting even longer now with a heck of a lot less work. I even plumbed the basement where I can wash in a rest area when washing is not allowed in RV parks, which is more often than not. I do use a light weight extension pole from Lowe's that stores easy in the basement, and reaches the awnings when extended. __________________ Chuck in SW FL Digital 2021 Cornerstone "B" A "Digital" 2019 Cornerstone "B" Traded A "Classic" 2014 Anthem 42 RBQ---Sold |
| 05-26-2017, 07:08 AM | #16 |
| Sbrownstein Senior Member Ford Super Duty Owner Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,821 | Now that is what I was looking for. Have the washer, a foam cannon, will get the Walmart pads...what do you use for detergent? Thanks __________________ Scott Brownstein Palm Island, Florida 2015 Georgetown 335DS |
| 05-26-2017, 07:23 AM | #17 |
| brobox Senior Member Entegra Owners Club Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SW FL Posts: 32,344 | I use Blue Coral in the gallon jugs at also at Walmart. I keep a smaller bottle in my wash box in the MH. I haven't tried the soap canon yet, but I will try the same soap in it. __________________ Chuck in SW FL Digital 2021 Cornerstone "B" A "Digital" 2019 Cornerstone "B" Traded A "Classic" 2014 Anthem 42 RBQ---Sold |
| 05-26-2017, 04:37 PM | #18 |
| wmpbauer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sun City Center, FL Posts: 1,847 | Van.....no brushes! No, no, no, no, not ever! __________________ Pat & Medarda Bauer; Tess and Tighe (our fur kids) 2017 Entegra Anthem/FL/Allison/Grand Cherokee Entegra Coach Owners Association, President Sun City Center, FL |
| 05-26-2017, 04:40 PM | #19 |
| wmpbauer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sun City Center, FL Posts: 1,847 | Foam cannon should use a specially formulated surfactant specifically designed for foam cannon according to griots garage. __________________ Pat & Medarda Bauer; Tess and Tighe (our fur kids) 2017 Entegra Anthem/FL/Allison/Grand Cherokee Entegra Coach Owners Association, President Sun City Center, FL |
| 05-26-2017, 04:45 PM | #20 |
| Sbrownstein Senior Member Ford Super Duty Owner Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,821 | Sure, they would say that. What is going to happen...bad foam? Come on. __________________ Scott Brownstein Palm Island, Florida 2015 Georgetown 335DS |
| 05-26-2017, 09:28 PM | #21 |
| wmpbauer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sun City Center, FL Posts: 1,847 | Washing/waxing the coach Actually yes!....bad foam from the foam cannon. I don't understand all the chemistry, but have witnessed the difference in performance. Most auto soaps will not produce the correct rich foam. Most car wash soaps are too viscous and won't draw properly, and if you thin them with water, they underperform. It should coat the coach with a thick "scrubbing bubbles" type foam....not soapy water. It also works much better with deionized water. Bad foam doesn't have adequate cling, it's too heavy, it breaks down really fast and runs off before the surfactants have time to lift the contaminants.... __________________ Pat & Medarda Bauer; Tess and Tighe (our fur kids) 2017 Entegra Anthem/FL/Allison/Grand Cherokee Entegra Coach Owners Association, President Sun City Center, FL |
| 05-27-2017, 06:10 AM | #22 |
| brobox Senior Member Entegra Owners Club Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SW FL Posts: 32,344 | There was a post a while back that someone used Meguier's car washing soap (also sold at Walmart) in their soap cannon and it worked as good as the high $$ brands. If the Blue Coral doesn't work in the cannon, I haven't lost anything, I'll pour it in the bucket, still pressure rinse the coach and wash as I normally do. It's kind of like making your own DI rinse units, you don't know if it's going to work until you try. I'll bet the commercial unit guys will tell me my $5.00 PVC stick DI rinse units won't work. Here is a true story about soap in car washes. I owned a 5 bay self service car wash for a few years. Along with our regular car wash soap, we added a bottle of "Mr. Bubbles" (a kids bubble bath soap at a buck a bottle) in the soap tank. Customers loved it as it foamed like crazy and they thought their car was really getting clean, it didn't do anything but foam. The regular soap was doing the real cleaning. We loved it as customers spent 3 times as many quarters rinsing the foam off and they kept coming back because we had the "best soap". It was a win-win for everyone and actually the Mr Bubbles was just for show, but the customers were happy. I learned a lot from car washing trade shows on how to market washing products and how to clean cars. Using your water softener water through the Foam Cannon will make it foam better too. Just like the shower, same soap, but you get more suds when you take a soft water shower. __________________ Chuck in SW FL Digital 2021 Cornerstone "B" A "Digital" 2019 Cornerstone "B" Traded A "Classic" 2014 Anthem 42 RBQ---Sold |
| 05-27-2017, 07:10 AM | #23 |
| Ready2Travel Senior Member Entegra Owners Club Spartan Chassis Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon, Idaho Posts: 633 | Applied Rejex on the front cap and windshield a few weeks ago and that stuff is great! Drove about 530 miles last weekend and eliminated many bugs from the gene pool. When we got to the RV park I didn't have much time so just hooked a hose up to the output connection on the water softener and sprayed down the front and almost all of the bugs rinsed off without even wiping. And that was with low water pressure, have the regulator set at 55 but gauge was reading only 40. The slogan "Nothing Sticks But The Shine" was very accurate. __________________ 2017 Entegra Anthem 44B, Gold Ribbon, Ambience 2018 Grand Cherokee, Roadmaster BlackHawk II, AF1 2004 Winnebago Vectra 40AD (Sold) 1980 Hilary Tent traded in on Vectra |
| 05-27-2017, 05:47 PM | #24 |
| buddy110 Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Highland NY Posts: 4,003 | All good advice. As for drying, I use the cr spotless rinse. One less step, no drying, hence less chances to scratch the paint __________________ Bruce, Lisa and the pups, Charlie, Opie and Rebel 2021 Cornerstone Y Azure 2018 Anthem, Victory Blue Sold, 2019 Ram Laramie 1500 |
| 05-27-2017, 06:16 PM | #25 | |||
| brobox Senior Member Entegra Owners Club Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SW FL Posts: 32,344 | I watched some of the Chemical Guys videos this afternoon showing how to use their water cannons. They showed using the same car wash soap as they use in the wash bucket. I watch three different videos and all were the same solution. An ounce of soap to a bottle of water, warm is better.
Chuck in SW FL Digital 2021 Cornerstone "B" A "Digital" 2019 Cornerstone "B" Traded A "Classic" 2014 Anthem 42 RBQ---Sold | |||
| 05-27-2017, 06:26 PM | #26 |
| palehorse89 Senior Member Newmar Owners Club Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 10,969 | This is a video I came across when researching the "Foam Cannon" and what soap to use............or try........https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/s...3&action=click Results from the Meguirs from Walmart is a 10+ when run through the Foam Cannon.........It does a wonderful job. __________________ 2012 Essex 4544 2011 Jeep JK, M&G Braking, 2014 MTI 27' Hog Hauler, Wireless brake control, 2006 Ultra & 1989 Springer, 2003 Harley-Davidson FLHR Road King Anniversary |
| 05-27-2017, 06:36 PM | #27 | |
| brobox Senior Member Entegra Owners Club Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SW FL Posts: 32,344 | Quote:
Chuck in SW FL Digital 2021 Cornerstone "B" A "Digital" 2019 Cornerstone "B" Traded A "Classic" 2014 Anthem 42 RBQ---Sold | |
| 05-28-2017, 09:00 AM | #28 |
| brobox Senior Member Entegra Owners Club Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SW FL Posts: 32,344 | palehorse, I watched that video last night along with a few others. Kind of what I thought, store bought works just as well as the soap cannon marketers private label. Along with your results, I will use what I have on hand. Thanks for the link. __________________ Chuck in SW FL Digital 2021 Cornerstone "B" A "Digital" 2019 Cornerstone "B" Traded A "Classic" 2014 Anthem 42 RBQ---Sold |
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| Betr2Trvl Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,739 | Quote:
My detailing cabinet for the cars at home below, which was recently cleaned out....... 2 more bins on the coach for the products and microfiber towels / mitts etc. used on it. And btw, make sure any labels on any towels etc. you use are completely removed, and don't leave anything in the threads as they can scratch your paint like a razor. If necessary, cut the entire corner / edge off where the label is / was attached. What I don't like about natural or synthetic chamois is that have no knap, so if you pick up any grit, you just drive it right back into the paint. I have no problem with using air to dry, but I do like the application of detailing spray as I dry to add a bit of shine as well as the other benefits I noted before. I just don't find drying that big a deal........ I love detailing my cars and RV, and in reality don't expect many folks to take all the care and effort I do in thier cars or RV particalrly. It's kind of like therapy sessions for me (although many of you probably think I need some professional therapy ). I have a good friend that always asks me when we meet, and he has just detailed his car "OK, get it over with, what's wrong with my car today?." And he takes great care of his cars.... Just try to offer some tips........ It's your expectation that is important, not mine. Attached Thumbnails D&S 2024 inTech Sol Dusk 2015 Tiffin Allegro 31SA, 24k (2015-2020) | |
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