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05-11-2016, 07:38 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Southern Alberta, Alberta
Trailer: 2015 Escape 5.0TA
Posts: 1,734
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bennett
This reminds me of when Lisa did a little cleanup on the hardwood at the bottom of the stairs with one of those quick grab type pre-wetted clean up cloths, BUT instead accidentally used a furniture polish one. Yeah, I did swear a bit on the landing. Even our dog at the time did a few wipe outs before Lisa stripped it off.
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Hey it can happen to the best of us, especially those that put Baileys in their coffee. :-)
Cheers
Doug
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Cheers
Doug
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05-11-2016, 07:42 PM
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#62
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 15,543
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PGDriver
Hey it can happen to the best of us, especially those that put Baileys in their coffee. :-)
Cheers
Doug
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Folks like that deserve it more.
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2017 Escape 5.0 TA
2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
2009 Escape 19 (previous)
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln
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05-11-2016, 11:32 PM
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#63
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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Quote:
Originally Posted by float5
Any color will look good with a silver or gray. If you have two silvers that do not match, however, hard to say whether that will be noticeable to anyone but you.
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An "almost" match can be problematic. My suggestion would be to go for either complementary (such as a metallic grey which is distinctly darker than the silver but goes with it) or exactly matching (a painted stripe using paint matched to the 4Runner paint code, repainted to match the next tow vehicle if the trailer is kept longer than the tug).
On the other hand, the vast majority of rigs are not matched in any way and that's fine.
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05-12-2016, 07:21 PM
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#64
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Westcliffe, Colorado
Trailer: 2010 EggCamper (#083); 2017 Escape 21 (#053); 2016 F-150 5.0L FX4
Posts: 1,765
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
#10, I had 4 extra 12v outlets installed, as you can never have too many.
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Jim, We had no 12V outlets, and I installed one for a little travel TV. Just curious what all you use your multiple 12V outlets for. Maybe we're missing out on other cool 12V stuff we need to get! Dale
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05-12-2016, 07:25 PM
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#65
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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I used two for 12v televisions located in 2 locations, one was used for awning light and weather radio, another one used for charging iPads and i phones, and another one was available for other uses. Don't forget, the Escape is a little bigger than the EggCamper, I had one, called "NestEgg" and put in 3 extra there, one for plug in led lights, one for the weather radio and one for charging.
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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05-12-2016, 07:27 PM
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#66
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: O town, British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 "Lightning"
Posts: 1,467
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War Eagle:
12 Volt Appliances at RoadTrucker.com
(not a recommendation, just the first site that google kicked up).
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05-12-2016, 09:09 PM
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#67
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Westcliffe, Colorado
Trailer: 2010 EggCamper (#083); 2017 Escape 21 (#053); 2016 F-150 5.0L FX4
Posts: 1,765
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BCnomad
War Eagle: 12 Volt Appliances at RoadTrucker.com
(not a recommendation, just the first site that google kicked up).
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Ooooh!! A 12V popcorn popper! Way cool!! I think I just found my wife's next birthday present!! Shhhhh. Don't anyone tell her!!
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05-12-2016, 09:20 PM
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#68
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
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Quote:
Originally Posted by War Eagle
Ooooh!! A 12V popcorn popper! Way cool!! I think I just found my wife's next birthday present!! Shhhhh. Don't anyone tell her!!
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"Would you like a generator with that"?
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05-12-2016, 11:07 PM
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#69
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Livermore, California
Trailer: Escape 21', "Cardinals' Nest"
Posts: 68
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Greg A
After doing the 19 top to bottom a couple of weeks ago, I sure hear you on the increase in surface area you encountered with the 5.0 TA.
I had enough after getting the 19 done.
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Yes, we washed our 21 two days ago, then waxed about 2/3, and we'd had enough. Went back and finished yesterday.
Consumer Reports rated the Nu-Finish paste as somewhat more durable, and more compatible with plastics then the Nu-Finish liquid. They also said that pastes in general were slightly easier to apply – just the opposite of what I would have guessed. I bought two cans (14 oz. each) as I couldn't believe that one little can would be enough for what seemed like nearly an acre of area. But one can would have nearly done it.
It was easier than I expected to wipe it on over a few square feet, then a minute or so later a few swipes to wipe it off, with no real buffing. But for some reason, it got harder and harder the more square feet we did.
Over the next month, we'll get a better idea of how it holds up over about 3,000 miles+, as we go to Osoyoos, then on to Jasper and Banff. Should be easy for a finish that advertised to last a year. Even with easy application, it was enough work that it can't last too long for us.
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05-13-2016, 02:03 AM
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#70
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: no fixed address, California
Trailer: 2017-21' Escape (sold) Casita 17' (sold)
Posts: 1,348
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Art M.
Yes, we washed our 21 two days ago, then waxed about 2/3, and we'd had enough. Went back and finished yesterday.
Consumer Reports rated the Nu-Finish paste as somewhat more durable, and more compatible with plastics then the Nu-Finish liquid. They also said that pastes in general were slightly easier to apply – just the opposite of what I would have guessed. I bought two cans (14 oz. each) as I couldn't believe that one little can would be enough for what seemed like nearly an acre of area. But one can would have nearly done it.
It was easier than I expected to wipe it on over a few square feet, then a minute or so later a few swipes to wipe it off, with no real buffing. But for some reason, it got harder and harder the more square feet we did.
Over the next month, we'll get a better idea of how it holds up over about 3,000 miles+, as we go to Osoyoos, then on to Jasper and Banff. Should be easy for a finish that advertised to last a year. Even with easy application, it was enough work that it can't last too long for us.
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yes please report back.
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