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06-23-2016, 03:49 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Southwick, Massachusetts
Trailer: None, sold my 2014 5.0TA
Posts: 7,124
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This is a lot of work
For those, like me, who don't cover their trailers and leave them out in the elements.
For the first time since I've been rv'ing I've been without a cover, it disintegrated shortly after getting the Escape. Cleaned and shined the trailer last August, then spent a couple months in Utah and another in FL.
Finally got around to ordering a cover, as it's due in next week and we won't be camping till fall I figured I'd wash and shine the trailer today.
Big surprise when I looked at the roof, looks like someone sanded it. Never expected this much oxidation in less then a year. The sides still look great, it never occurred to me the roof would look terrible. Been buffing for the last couple hours, only half done with the roof.
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Bob
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06-23-2016, 04:05 PM
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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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Critics are not that tall that it matters.
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06-23-2016, 05:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Maple Ridge, BC, British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 17B;2012 Nissan Frontier SV 4
Posts: 701
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The problem of oxidation is something I might not have considered if it was not something I learned about via the Forum (see the Good Bye Thread). Not only things like oxidation but apparently trailer covers can damage a trailer by scraping in the wind. At least I remember something about trailer cover problems on the Forum.
All that washing and polishing, another reason not to buy bigger Escape Trailers. .
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06-23-2016, 05:08 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19 "Seventy Degrees"
Posts: 3,495
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I've just personally found you have to wax twice a year with a premium wax regardless of storage situation to keep them tip top. In AZ I do Spring/Fall to avoid the heat.
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06-23-2016, 05:16 PM
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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 vote for Glenn's son in law, he does it for a case of beer......
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Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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06-23-2016, 05:38 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0TA / 2016 Ram Eco Diesel 4X4
Posts: 8,038
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
I vote for Glenn's son in law, he does it for a case of beer......
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Hi: cpaharley2008... A new take on "Rub a dub dub a man and some suds"!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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St.Thomas (Not the Virgin Islands) Ontario
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06-23-2016, 05:42 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Southwick, Massachusetts
Trailer: None, sold my 2014 5.0TA
Posts: 7,124
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I'd gladly pay a case of beer. Can hardly move and I'm not done.
A 13 is looking pretty good about now,think I could sleep in the fetal position.
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Bob
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06-23-2016, 06:16 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
Posts: 10,222
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Once a year for me, two coats of Starbrite. Extremely shiny. But, I have the luxury of storing the trailer in a covered space. The sun is your enemy.
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06-23-2016, 07:16 PM
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Commercial Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 - "Felicity"
Posts: 2,945
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
Once a year for me, two coats of Starbrite. Extremely shiny. But, I have the luxury of storing the trailer in a covered space. The sun is your enemy.
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Exactly. In the shade all the time, no problem. Except for the bat poop in my barn........
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06-23-2016, 07:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2015 Escape 17A
Posts: 2,347
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LarryandLiz
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All that washing and polishing, another reason not to buy bigger Escape Trailers. .
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As my wife says about housework in a small home:
"A short horse curry's fast!"
We love our 17.
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06-23-2016, 08:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Austin, Texas
Trailer: 2009 Escape 19'
Posts: 242
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Bob,
Looks good. Did you use a DA or rotary tool?
We have pretty bad oxidation on our trailer roof. I recently bought a Porter Cable 7424XP, some cutting / polishing pads, Meguiar's M21 and M6732. When the Escape gets back from the shop i'm going to do my best to restore that shine. Used the polisher and sealant on my Collie today...
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06-23-2016, 08:52 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SLO County, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21C 2019 Expedition
Posts: 5,213
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Couldn't believe the crud on the roof as I had just waxed with 2 coats of Meguiars Marine last March.
So got back up on the ladder (found extension better on back than sideways stepladder)and first used Meguiars Cleaner wax (which is harder to use) followed by the much easier Marine wax.
Maybe that torrential downpour right after waxing in March had a negative effect. Have tried the orbital but nothing is as good as elbow grease.
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06-24-2016, 01:34 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Southwick, Massachusetts
Trailer: None, sold my 2014 5.0TA
Posts: 7,124
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Daubsy
Bob,
Looks good. Did you use a DA or rotary tool?
We have pretty bad oxidation on our trailer roof. I recently bought a Porter Cable 7424XP, some cutting / polishing pads, Meguiar's M21 and M6732. When the Escape gets back from the shop i'm going to do my best to restore that shine. Used the polisher and sealant on my Collie today...
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I'm using a Flex DA with the Mequiar's 7" foam pads. Tried just the Starbrite polish alone but needed more cut. Mequiar's M83 cleaner followed by Starbrite seems to be working. Can't see any swirls, at least on the roof, although I suspect if I use it on the sides I'll be able to see some.
Daubsy, the M67 and M21 you have look like they'd be about the same as what I used. Mequiar's has many products that do the same job, makes selection confusing. Ross used yet another route.
I'll go the elbow grease route for wax or polish, too much work when it comes to deeper cleaning.
Doing the roof of the fifth wheel is a wobbly experience, I really need to come up with a safer way then the 8' step ladder before I fall and break something.
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Bob
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06-24-2016, 02:13 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Juneau, Alaska
Trailer: 2015 17A - Ready for more Maiden Voyages ....
Posts: 881
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dfandrews
As my wife says about housework in a small home:
"A short horse curry's fast!"
We love our 17.
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Hi Don and Theresa,
I like your wife's saying. Where does that come from? Have you ever heard that program on NPR called "A Way With Words" ? They talk about words and sayings meanings and origins . Im not a word nerd but find that program quite interesting.
.... and like you guys I am very pleased with my 17A.
Hope to meet you guys sometime,
Tom
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06-24-2016, 09:24 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Bellingham and Glacier, Washington
Trailer: 2013 Escape 15A
Posts: 2,051
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Quote:
Originally Posted by StarvingHyena
I like your wife's saying. Where does that come from?
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A short horse is soon curried. John Heywood (c. 1497-1580)
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2013 Escape 15A, "Egbert"
'93 Ford 150 XLT or
'22 GMC Acadia Denali
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06-24-2016, 09:44 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Benton County, Iowa
Trailer: 2013 Escape 21 Classic Number 6, pulled by 2018 Toyota Highlander
Posts: 8,256
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Quote:
Originally Posted by padlin
Doing the roof of the fifth wheel is a wobbly experience, I really need to come up with a safer way then the 8' step ladder before I fall and break something.
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I hold the ladder for Rita, it's the least I can do. Literally.
Dave
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06-24-2016, 10:43 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Burlington, Vermont
Trailer: 2014 17b/ 2012 Chevy Colorado
Posts: 736
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We have used 303 instead of wax on our 17 with good results so far. Stains from Oak trees required
Simple Green and elbow grease to remove. Thinking about the effort as we look at larger more winter capable trailers from Lance and Oliver. Wonder how rubber roof would stand up to storage under oak trees?
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06-24-2016, 11:02 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2015 Escape 17A
Posts: 2,347
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KarenH
A short horse is soon curried. John Heywood (c. 1497-1580)
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Thanks, Karen. We had no idea.
Tom, the NPR show sounds interesting; we'll have to check it out.
Nick, we also use Aero 303. I have taken to also applying it on the front of the 17, the leading edges of the awning struts, and in the wheel wells just before a trip.
Afterward, it's a snap to clean off the bugs and gunk.
Of course, we now have a Calmark cover as well, so the So.Calif. sun is not so threatening when the 17 is parked.
Hum: (2)17A's, a 17B, and a 15A. Looks like a surface area maintenance issue. I think we've all decided well.
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06-24-2016, 11:09 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Bellingham and Glacier, Washington
Trailer: 2013 Escape 15A
Posts: 2,051
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dfandrews
Hum: (2)17A's, a 17B, and a 15A. Looks like a surface area maintenance issue. I think we've all decided well.
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And don't think I haven't thought that every time I've washed the trailer. Thank goodness it's not any bigger.
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Karen Hulford
2013 Escape 15A, "Egbert"
'93 Ford 150 XLT or
'22 GMC Acadia Denali
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06-24-2016, 01:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Olympia wa, Washington
Trailer: 5.0TA 2017
Posts: 2,255
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i have a hard time doing the roof im a little afraid of working that high on a ladder. I think i will just shell out the big bucks and get it detailed at the end of the season and cover it. Next year im makeing a new trailer home next to my house with a cover. I will make it big enough to house a 5.0TA so what ever i end up buying will fit under it! I think i want something bigger when i retire in about 5-6 years. Still debating what i should get and when i should buy it..... but now I am enjoying my 17
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