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Lazy Daze Forums => Lazy Daze Renovations & Improvements => Topic started by: Cor2man on June 11, 2018, 08:01:50 pm

Title: Shining her up!
Post by: Cor2man on June 11, 2018, 08:01:50 pm
This lazy daze had some serious oxidation/fading around the lower half of the rig, a little meguires oxidation remover and I swear the RV looks 10 years newer!
Title: Re: Shining her up!
Post by: Duro on June 11, 2018, 10:16:50 pm
Yeah it’s amazing how well the paint comes back. Your LD looks really nice! My 2002 shines up really nice too. I found the compartment doors seem to oxidize the fastest. I used a clay bar on them and now they match the body paint perfect.
Title: Re: Shining her up!
Post by: Ed & Margee on June 11, 2018, 10:22:39 pm
I used a clay bar on them and now they match the body paint perfect.

I'd sure enjoy a pic or two of your LD.  It's always a treat since we seldom see other LD's in this part of the world.
Title: Re: Shining her up!
Post by: Duro on June 12, 2018, 12:35:57 am
“I'd sure enjoy a pic or two of your LD.  It's always a treat since we seldom see other LD's in this part of the world.“

Here is my old girl.
Title: Re: Shining her up!
Post by: Sawyer on June 12, 2018, 09:37:31 am
This lazy daze had some serious oxidation/fading around the lower half of the rig, a little meguires oxidation remover and I swear the RV looks 10 years newer!
Mine had the same issues and I just used turtle wax. I was happy with the results but after seeing yours I think I'll buy some meguires and see if I can get it even better. The rear end of mine has the most sun damage and maybe this stuff will bring it back to life
Title: Re: Shining her up!
Post by: Joan on June 12, 2018, 09:48:08 am
"I think I'll buy some meguires and see if I can get it even better. The rear end of mine has the most sun damage and maybe this stuff will bring it back to life"
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I tried Meguiar's "oxydation remover" on a couple rear sun-faded panels of my green 2003; it did remove some oxidation, but was very difficult to wipe off. It streaked, looked "patchy", and did nothing to restore the finish. Power-buffing might produce a better result?

YMMV, of course.
Title: Re: Shining her up!
Post by: Cor2man on June 12, 2018, 10:25:29 pm
While I’m usually pretty skeptical of these snake oil “oxidation/scratch” removers I must say the results with the blue bottle meguires RV oxidation remover is nothing short of incredible. The panels on my RV where literally faded to a dull matte finish and they now match the gloss on the AL side paneling.   I do warn that this stuff seems fairly aggressive as I achieved these results with no more than an applicator pad and a dry towel, wipe it on real good and then it wipes off extraordinarily easy and Boom the paint is transformed.

I would avoid using a powered buffing implement as my results came so quickly by hand, I would guess you would swirl the finish and put some serious hieroglyphs in your paint with a buffer.