to buff or not to buff

[kepko]

1992 36ft airstream motorhome
exterior needs a little tlc,,,
is it gel coated fiberglass???
is waxing enough??
can you or should you buff the finish??????????
confused

kevin

[harold1946]

Kevin; Not sure about that model year but if you go to Airstreams website and send them an e-mail they can tell you.
Ours is gel-coated fiberglass with Sherman Williams automotive paint and then clearcoat..I found the paint codes sticker inside the closet. I use 303 aerospace protectant and then buff. So far I am very happy with the results.

[gloran]

Originally Posted by kepko

1992 36ft airstream motorhome
exterior needs a little tlc,,,
is it gel coated fiberglass???
is waxing enough??
can you or should you buff the finish??????????
confused

kevin

My 1993 LY MH was badly oxidized gelcoat, waxing will not remove this. You need to use a product to remove the oxidation before waxing. I used a product called Turbo Cut by Wizard automotive product. There is acutally a 3 step system, I just used this to remove the oxidation. It's a lot of hand work, but the results were very good. The front and rear caps are acrylic & not gel coat - it even did an excellent jobs on these.
Randy