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Old 07-07-2015, 04:03 AM   #1
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Oh what a feeling!!

Well, I spent this weekend washing and waxing my RW. I'm either dumb, or just old school, but I did it all by hand, no polisher. It took me two days and one bottle of motrin, but I got it done. Although I'm sore, I enjoyed doing it, but mostly seeing the finished results was very rewarding. Of course it rained about an hour I finished
I used to use a 6 foot ladder, what a pain that was. I was going to get a taller ladder, but came across a scaffold on sale at Harbor Freight . Boy, what a difference this scaffold made. It is perfect for the job.

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Old 07-07-2015, 04:52 AM   #2
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looks great I did ours recently and it looked amazing when finished.
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Old 07-07-2015, 05:15 AM   #3
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Come on by & I'll furnish the wax & the Motrin!! Mines the 36 so it'll be faster as it's 2' shorter!!
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Old 07-07-2015, 05:38 AM   #4
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Well, of course it's suppose to rain! Hubby took 4 days to do ours, didn't do it in the heat of the day. He said he got to know the RW up close and personal.

Yours is a beauty, for sure!
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Old 07-07-2015, 10:06 AM   #5
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Just did the same thing here at the camp site. No cement pad and no baker just a little giant and a whole lot of good old elbow grease. I like the hand method because I can inspect as i go.
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I just ordered a few bottles of wash - n-wax... figured I wont have time to do the real deal , so that will do till I get back.. I hear it works great..
BUT I am in the scaffolding category and 4 days... 1 per flat surface...
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I spent all weekend over the 4th buffing and waxing our rig. Even though I used a buffer my arms and shoulders are sore. I guess I'm getting wimpy in my old age. I will say though, the motor home is easier to wax then the Redwood was.
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I have a professional detailer with his crew come over at least twice a year and do mine. $300.00 and no Advil needed. Luckily I have an rv port to park under so it stays looking really good.
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Wow, your finished product looks great! Kudos to you for doing it all by hand and by yourself. That must have been a tough but very rewarding job. That's a very nice RW you got there
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Come on by & I'll furnish the wax & the Motrin!! Mines the 36 so it'll be faster as it's 2' shorter!!
I'll be right there
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[QUOTE=Tobys Home;49731]Just did the same thing here at the camp site. No cement pad and no baker just a little giant and a whole lot of good old elbow grease. I like the hand method because I can inspect as i go.[/QUOTE

Good to hear I am not the only one that uses good old elbow grease.
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I spent all weekend over the 4th buffing and waxing our rig. Even though I used a buffer my arms and shoulders are sore. I guess I'm getting wimpy in my old age. I will say though, the motor home is easier to wax then the Redwood was.
Why is it easier?
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You can come to my house next
Sure do. They are a little easier, I can do them in my garage at any time.
I'll put you on my list
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Did you ever figure out how to haul it with the trailer
I am still looking for something
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Did you ever figure out how to haul it with the trailer
I am still looking for something
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I believe the below trailer is my best option. I will still be about 1 3/4 feet over, but I am willing to chance that small amount. The pictured trailer is from USA Trailer, it is about a $1000 less than the Kendon trailers which are almost the same as the USA Trailers.


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Shane,
I believe the below trailer is my best option. I will still be about 1 3/4 feet over, but I am willing to chance that small amount. The pictured trailer is from USA Trailer, it is about a $1000 less than the Kendon trailers which are almost the same as the USA Trailers.




Thanks
I will look into them. I am still looking at the tote and load the bike sideways to shorten up the length. may end up having something built
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