Wax roof

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Wax roof

January 21, 2021, 02:54:30 pm

Couldn't find what you did to your coach today so brag here I suppose. Any idiot can do wax on wax off but not recommended for shoulder arthritis therapy. Had to get stubborn about it and spent 10 days and lots of trips up the ladderTruth be told I would just as soon chop cotton but don't have any. Glad this chore is done and whatever is next has to be easier. I won't let some yahoo up there stumbling over vents and ac and then do a half a** job. Think I will charge myself 500.

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Reply #1 – January 21, 2021, 04:11:30 pm

Thought you were headed to Mexico soon?? Twigs got a guy. Cheap

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Reply #2 – January 21, 2021, 04:17:20 pm

I cleaned off all of the oxidation on my roof and then used a nonskip wax before I added solar panels. I don't recall what I used
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Reply #3 – January 21, 2021, 04:52:44 pm

I was going back to PP Tommy but had a hold put on my trip to points west.. Wanted to get it waxed while there in November but it would have got in the way of paint work.. When the painting was done it was time to head northeast.. Roger.. I just used meguires paste wax trying to get a hard shell base to help shed elements and bird dung.

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Reply #4 – January 21, 2021, 06:41:19 pm

Sealing gelcoat before waxing adds longevity from oxidation and contaminants. Waxing is just icing on the cake.

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Reply #5 – January 21, 2021, 06:52:28 pm

Based on this on their webpage I wouldn't use it on the roof: Note: DO NOT use on underfoot surfaces.
Anywhere else is probably good. But since it's a polymer I wonder if it's similar to Nufinish? I've been using that for quite a few years once or twice a year. But my coach is painted.

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Reply #6 – January 21, 2021, 06:55:20 pm

Seems similar to claims some waxes make Doug.. Not disputing effectiveness of such but will be awhile before I climb back on that horse.. Between the washing and waxing all on my 71 year old knees I think you understand but thanks for the tip and possibly will the next go around.

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Reply #7 – January 21, 2021, 08:00:59 pm

If your real good at choppin cotton and waxing roofs, there's not much left out there to test yourself on..... Maybe you might like watering rice....

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Reply #8 – January 21, 2021, 08:16:14 pm

If I can do it using one of your big 8 tire tractors with the cab and all I guess I could lend you a hand there Lynn, Down on all 4's has grown old to me.

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Reply #9 – January 21, 2021, 09:21:43 pm

I used to be able to walk down the middle of my coach. Then I added solar panels. Now I sort of scoot down one side for a good part of it. Somehow going one way is OK. Going the other way along the same path seems more precarious. I usually have a pole with a scrub brush on the end and I feel like a wobbly Wallenda. A slip and fall could be bad news.

At Habitat with the potential for a 12 foot fall I would be in a harness connected to a long strap with a seat belt-like locking reel and a short bungee cord shock absorber. If I were to fall, the brakes come on, the shock absorber eases the impact but I would not hit head first.

Please be careful on the roof.

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Reply #10 – January 21, 2021, 10:21:37 pm

You are right. One can't be to careful on the roof and a fall from that height would likely be life altering if not worse..

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Reply #11 – January 22, 2021, 09:01:37 am

I have a set of these rolling scaffold that are 6' high at the highest. That puts my chest about even with the roof. If you wanted to clean and wax that would be safer than walking around on top. I've fallen a few times in my younger days so very careful whenever on a ladder, etc. Occasional vertigo doesn't help.
The scaffold also makes waxing the sides a lot easier and safer.
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200441242_200441242

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Reply #12 – January 23, 2021, 01:28:12 pm

Quote from: folivier – January 21, 2021, 06:52:28 pm

Note: DO NOT use on underfoot surfaces.

That is because the stuff is slick. I use Mclube Hullkote on my stuff. You get about 2 waxes per bottle, don't let the bottle freeze. And it is super slick. Easy on, easy off.

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Reply #13 – January 24, 2021, 04:31:16 pm

Any time a man gets off the ground he's risking.. My mechanic, on my payroll fell off a ladder 2 1/2 years ago breaking both his wrist.. 4 surgeries later and still off work. Altered his life. I told a good friend of ours I wish I'd never let him go up the ladder, he fell at my feet.. Friend said we've been climbing ladders hundreds of years and will continue, I finally left my regrets with that.. Work to be done and it isn't always on a work bench.. All wax and polish is slick, in its nature and how it works.. One just has to be mindful every minute spent off the ground. Roof nice and slick as a onion. Will be 6 months before I wash it again meanwhile no cracks and in darn good shape for one half it's age.. Has a pretty easy life as it never sees the light of day unless it's going down the road.. Pretty good situation for a retired trucker.

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Reply #14 – January 24, 2021, 08:32:14 pm

Meaning being able to climb and wax after 3 1/2 million miles on rough roads makes one with a piece of brain feel blessed. Would like to put in another 500 k miles but we will have to see about all that. Need to be getting in the road to reach that.

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Reply #15 – January 25, 2021, 11:37:09 pm

classifieds are very,,very hard to find..if they exist...ciick forem,,THERE ARE NO CIASSIFIED SECTIONS........

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Reply #16 – January 26, 2021, 08:34:28 am

First--Our roof is in great shape--not oxidized or tremendously dirty.
I use a 8' step ladder and go all around the outsides of the roof with a scrub brush and wash as far in as I can.
Then I will go up on the roof and scrub the few spots I could not reach from the ladder with my brush.
Then after the roof has dried I go all the way around and reach in (again, on the ladder) as far as I can and I apply Turtle Wax Ice Synthetic polish. Wax on NO wax off. Once that is done I will go up on the roof and do the spots I couldn't reach.
After that is done, whenever I wash the coach I use the Turtle Wax Ceramic Car wash.
Works for me. I'm going on 79 and have to be careful because of having "brittle bones" from my chemo.

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Reply #17 – February 05, 2021, 03:55:32 pm

Quote from: Forewheelers – January 21, 2021, 08:00:59 pm

If your real good at choppin cotton and waxing roofs, there's not much left out there to test yourself on..... Maybe you might like watering rice....

I never chopped cotton. But I Chopped over 2000 acres of peanuts twice two years in a road. I decided farming was not for me and got interested in Engineering.

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Reply #18 – February 05, 2021, 04:00:09 pm

And here is how I became an engineer:
1. Fill your pockets up with marbles.
2. Go off to school.
3. Every time you learn something new, throw away a marble.
4. Once you have lost all your marbles, you are an engineer.

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Reply #19 – February 10, 2021, 10:28:17 pm

Quote from: nitehawk – February 05, 2021, 04:00:09 pm

And here is how I became an engineer:
1. Fill your pockets up with marbles.
2. Go off to school.
3. Every time you learn something new, throw away a marble.
4. Once you have lost all your marbles, you are an engineer.

I think I worked with you. What is your real name.

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