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Jdbillin · 06-24-2015, 08:37 PM

Today I was detailing a RV and it got me to thinking, how do I know what I am working with. Is it Gel-Coat, Imron, Clear-coat?

The reason I was thinking about this is this RV was different than anything I’ve seen before. The nosepiece looked just like Gel-coat on a boat, it was smooth and once waxed it was shiny but the sides were almost textured, After I put wax on it shined but the wax was very hard to remove I think its partly because it was so rough. It also wasn’t very smooth after it was waxed.

I’m not sure what year it was I’m guessing early to mid 90’s it was a Winnebago.

I’ve herd people talk about how on some boats all the white is Gel-Coat and the color is clear coat. Once you would start buffing on it you would know just by looking to see if the pad changes color but is there a general rule to go by to figure out what your working with before you start?

Thanks
Jordan

06-24-2015, 08:37 PM	#1
Jdbillin Status: Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 8	Paint type Today I was detailing a RV and it got me to thinking, how do I know what I am working with. Is it Gel-Coat, Imron, Clear-coat? The reason I was thinking about this is this RV was different than anything I’ve seen before. The nosepiece looked just like Gel-coat on a boat, it was smooth and once waxed it was shiny but the sides were almost textured, After I put wax on it shined but the wax was very hard to remove I think its partly because it was so rough. It also wasn’t very smooth after it was waxed. I’m not sure what year it was I’m guessing early to mid 90’s it was a Winnebago. I’ve herd people talk about how on some boats all the white is Gel-Coat and the color is clear coat. Once you would start buffing on it you would know just by looking to see if the pad changes color but is there a general rule to go by to figure out what your working with before you start? Thanks Jordan