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Jakerooni · 04-02-09, 07:39

Glad to help LOL. First off lets get some of the facts out of the way. Is the RV a gel coated RV or aluminum paint? That makes a difference to what products to use as well. Almost all larger RV's have a cool seal top to them. They are for the lack of a better description dense foam. This is what causes all the of the lovely black streaks that are so common on RV's and really a PITA to get off. You'll need a heated power washer and a deck brush to clean this properly. Chemicals really aren't needed as they don't do alot on this type of surface. You can clay the surface if you want but I can't imagine the sheer amount of clay it would take to do a 38' RV...especially if it's gel coated. They tend to be rather distructive towards clay if oxidized at all (and all gel coats will oxidize regardless of care) Any chance you can get some of these items answered? I can probably help you out more if I know more about the project. In the mean time I'll try to pull some pics of the tops that i'm talking about for you to compare.

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Jakerooni Bright Dynamics Owner Jakerooni is offline Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 2,515 Contact:	Re: another RV question Glad to help LOL. First off lets get some of the facts out of the way. Is the RV a gel coated RV or aluminum paint? That makes a difference to what products to use as well. Almost all larger RV's have a cool seal top to them. They are for the lack of a better description dense foam. This is what causes all the of the lovely black streaks that are so common on RV's and really a PITA to get off. You'll need a heated power washer and a deck brush to clean this properly. Chemicals really aren't needed as they don't do alot on this type of surface. You can clay the surface if you want but I can't imagine the sheer amount of clay it would take to do a 38' RV...especially if it's gel coated. They tend to be rather distructive towards clay if oxidized at all (and all gel coats will oxidize regardless of care) Any chance you can get some of these items answered? I can probably help you out more if I know more about the project. In the mean time I'll try to pull some pics of the tops that i'm talking about for you to compare.