Like most of you I've been washing & waxing my trailer myself since bring our 21 home in 2014. At some point about 3-4 years ago I hit a wall with oxidation that just did not want to go away. I'd watched a lot of videos- mostly for boats showing techniques & products. One of the variables is which type of polisher to use: Dual Action or Orbital. Most of the boat videos show an Orbital with a large wool pad.
I had one weird 5 inch wide streak along the top of the Driver's side wall I call the Billboard because it is such a large expanse on a 21C. One boat maker tried to tell me it was a defect from the mould. The first Pro I hired just did a nice wax job but did not remove that streak.
The second Pro two years ago did remove that stubborn oxidation and I went back a year ago to get another exterior detail. He charged me $350 both times. He went out of business though and left town owing his landlord & others money.
Now, a year later I just had it done by another local Pro I had do window tint and ceramic coating on my Transit Van conversion. It came out great so I had him come over to do my trailer. There wasn't enough room at his shop so he showed up early AM with his wife, son & employee. It took them 12 man hours to do the job, however it was by far the best outcome ever. The bonus was I got to watch just how they did it and it was an eye-opener to me. Roman's Tint & Detail in Atascadero for those in the local area is highly recommended.
They used Dual Action polishers with 6" foam pads. They would do a roughly 3X3' area and then repeat. Then repeat & repeat & repeat. I calculated 4 man hours just to do the Driver's Side of the trailer- which faces south. The job cost $600, however in this economy with labor what it is that isn't any more than what gardeners charge around here to pull weeds. The way I figure it there are only so many hours in a day and at almost 70 I'm not doing everything anymore.
The product they used is P&S Kyle's Boat & RV Restorer; available on Amazon for $33. It is a one-step product that produced awesome results. The next step would be for me to have them put a ceramic coating on it. Maybe next year; I'll see how this holds up with regular washing and spray wax in the meantime.
https://www.amazon.com/Professional-...BoCDvwQAvD_BwE
https://romans-tint-detail.business....edium=referral
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