Water spots...Victory
I've been doing battle with water spots for a while. I've posted on here about it. I've bought probably $200 worth of products. None worked.
Background...last year I noticed one side of the 5th wheel was getting a dull chalky look. That is the side that faces south/southwest. At first I thought it was the roof causing it, or I didn't rinse the side after I cleaned the roof. But it has been getting progressively worse. I have come to the conclusion it is dew getting cooked on. If you have seen a camper in the morning with dew/condensation everywhere except the where the framing is, that is where the water spots are accumulating. After the dew dries, I can still see where all the framing is. That area is darker and close to the original color (gray) and the remainder of the side is a dull chalky color. Really obvious. Waxing didn't help, one and done polish/waxes didn't help. I realized I needed to get something done while, or if, I could. Last week I was reading on my fishing forum (2coolfishing.com) about someone having the same problem on a boat that sat outside. Two products were discussed: 3M Marine Compound and Chemical Guys Boat Heavy Cutting Compound. Chem Guys was 1/2 price of the 3M, so I bought that. I used my Porter-Cable random orbit buffer and a Chem Guys yellow Hex Logic pad. Hot dang it works. Last night when it cooled off to a balmy 90 degrees at dusk I got about a 4' x 6' area done. Now I can plan on doing a little bit at a time just before sunset, or maybe pulling the camper on the driveway and doing it after sunset with lights. Yeah, it's that hot and humid here.
So I'm feeling all victorious and proud of myself. Last night I went in the house and told the DW....I just saved us $40,000, come look at this!! We don't have to trade the camper off on a new one!!!
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