davidtan Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 is a paint job worth it??? My Warrior has the sun bleach look and all the stripping is coming off. My buddy who is a fiberglass expert said the front over cab section needs paints because the fiberglass is starting to show. Do I just bring it to Maaco???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 No you take it to your fiberglass expert buddy. He's the one who opened his big mouth and now he needs to fix it. Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanAatTheCape Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I would clean it well & put several coats of wax on it before I thought about painting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob C Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 If you are pretty sure that you are going to paint it, don't wax it because the wax will have to get stripped off before it can be painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRIPAL Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I had the same idea but first posted on this site asking for advice and am pleased I did. What I thought was a discoloration of the fiberglass due to fading was actually the stock color. Valuable information provided by a fellow member. Another suggested waxing as opposed to painting. I put 5 coats of wax on it and I must say it looks very good. In addition, my fiberglass panels were actually flaking off bits of residue. The wax nicely sealed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphinite no longer here Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 All right Linda! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidtan Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 Any kind of wax or is there a special kind of Fiberglass wax???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rad wolfe Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I used Zep floor polish as recommended by many here. Cheap, effective and pretty easy to apply. clean surface with 'barkeepers friend' then a few layers of 'Zep'. Did a great job on my 87 Blue Marlin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 The other end of the spectrum would be products designed for RV fiberglass ($$$) or marine fiberglass ($$$$$). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjrbus Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 It is way off in the future for me, but as I read about it I am leaning towards marine products and techniques. With my limited knowledge of cleaning up and polishing something, what they say makes sense. Starting with 800/1000 grit sandpaper and then progressing to low speed buffing and then wax is their approach. HTH Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanAatTheCape Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 my warrior has a color code of D06 on the winnie body & 045 on the toyota part. Indeed the winnie body could be considered "faded" compared to the toyota part. I washed with some bleach in maquire car wash with a soaking time to kill the mildew, then washed several times with just maquire to get rid of all traces of bleach. Then 2 coats of maquire liquid wax. looks good to me. This camper has the flat panels in the body. I do not think painting it would go well. An older unit with the corrugated metal sections might be different. My decals are feathering but mostly OK. It is a 22 year old camper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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