A Contrary-'Un view of polishing

[Keyair]

Being a Brit, and in my youth in the 70's...
When I polished mine, it reminded me of the lyrics in Squeeze's Cool for Cats...

On seeing my reflection
I'm looking slightly rough
I fancy this, I fancy that
I wanna be so flash
I give a little muscle
And I spend a little cash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ2cEc_TCH8

[Punch]

Originally Posted by bobmiller1

So you think old Airstream Classic Motorhomes are hard to work on....then go ahead and buy that old Prevost. You will soon see that no two were built the same. Better have the Good Sam Roadside Package too. Towing starts at a thousand dollars, then try and find someone that can work on them, parts...good luck. You will need a reverse mortgage just to pay for the maintenance required to keep it roadworthy. And lastly, after the novelty of owning one wears off after three months you are stuck with the payments for the next ten years. The Airstream Classics always turn heads and the "WOW" factor never wears off. Regards, Bob

I guess if you can afford one you don't care......

What I notice is how many of that level of expensive MH I see parked outside fancy hotels...... Hmm. Presumably so the chauffeur and maid have somewhere to sleep.

[bobmiller1]

I have noticed that, funny you should say !

[LucasS]

None of my Prevost buddies honestly don't even know how much money they have. They just know that they're spending the crap out of it so their whiny spoiled kids won't get an inheritance lol. Oh also, when you see those buses parked outside of hotels, most of the time I guarantee those are band buses on tour. Now if it's outside of a Four Seasons of Ritz...different story. Lol. Sorry but when I can afford a brand new (well for me it's Newell or nothing as far as buses go) bus screw hotels. That's why I got my first Moho to begin with. Now. Polishing classics, I like it sometimes and don't sometimes...depends on the rig and the patina. But what about waxing flat fronts? My God it was labour intensive. I don't know if I'm ever gonna do that again by myself. And it's about a grand to have someone else do it. Yikes. I'll live with the dirt.

[Punch]

Originally Posted by LucasS

None of my Prevost buddies honestly don't even know how much money they have. They just know that they're spending the crap out of it so their whiny spoiled kids won't get an inheritance lol. Oh also, when you see those buses parked outside of hotels, most of the time I guarantee those are band buses on tour. Now if it's outside of a Four Seasons of Ritz...different story. Lol. Sorry but when I can afford a brand new (well for me it's Newell or nothing as far as buses go) bus screw hotels. That's why I got my first Moho to begin with. Now. Polishing classics, I like it sometimes and don't sometimes...depends on the rig and the patina. But what about waxing flat fronts? My God it was labour intensive. I don't know if I'm ever gonna do that again by myself. And it's about a grand to have someone else do it. Yikes. I'll live with the dirt.

I enjoy cutting back and then waxing vehicles. The Zen thing. It didn't take me long to cut back the white and the grey on my 34' LY, and then I applied this stuff:
http://www.amazon.com/15oz-Finish-Ka.../dp/B002NZL6M6
.... which is fine in very hot weather, and in very cold weather, and will last a long time between waxings.

It is amazing what a good wax can do to a vehicle. The only people who tell me it is hard work are the ones who use power polishers...... go figure!