Wax On Wax Off

Me and the dogs watched Andy and his two helpers with Professional Polishing wash and polish the motorhome today.  They started at 7:30 am and finished at about 6:00 pm.  They washed the motorhome first and then started using the cutting compound that removed the scratches and then used a polish and wax to finish the process.  In addition to doing the sides they also washed and polished the roof.  They did the roof first then started at the back and worked there way around.  The first pass took the longest the wax and polishing step went fairly fast. 

Before they started they did a test spot so I could look at it and tell them if I was happy with the results.  The difference was quite stunning.  Although I admit I am kind of anal about this kind of stuff.  In fact while they were here they got a call from a potential customer who ask them if they used a clear coat on a test spot they did on his boat.  He said one of Andy's competitors came to look at the boat also and said someone used clear coat on the test spot and they would not be able to duplicate those results.  Andy told the man it was just polishing and he would come over and do another spot to prove it.  To do the entire boat however would cost $6,000.  It was a very large boat. The guy was getting this boat ready to sell.  Seems like a lot of money to spend in order to sell it but maybe it is a very large boat.

After they finished with the motorhome Andy inspected my washing mitts that I used on the motorhome and then gave me some tips on washing so the scratches won't reappear.  He stressed always using two buckets to rinse your mitt before you put it back into your wash bucket.  He also gave me a web site if I was interested in DI water which he uses so you don't get any water spots.

Update on the wreck.  The adjustor from Safeway came yesterday and today we heard that they were accepting responsibility for getting our coach repaired.  As I have said before I am going to get it fixed like new and worry about the insurance companies later.

Here are a few pictures from today.

These pictures are after they used the cutting compound but before the wax.  After waxing it shined even more.  And this is the side that was wrecked.

 

 This process removed all of the small swirl scratches that were in the paint.  I have performed this process on motorcycles and cars but never on something this large.  Achieving the desired results depends on using the correct compound for the finish and then the correct buffing pad and buffing speed and pressure.  They did test spots on the back to make sure they achieved the desired results and then had me inspect it to see what I thought.  They said since our paint was fairly new it was easy to get very good results.  They use Meguiars compounds which are the same compounds I have used in the past.