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    vinyl wrapped RVs or buses, products, process, experience?

    Hi Mike and the rest of the AGO members.

    I'm looking for experienced suggestions from Mike or anyone who has a working knowledge of caring for vinyl wraps, specifically about what Last Step Products (LSP) works well on them that's basically a wipe on and go process.

    I'm thinking something like Detailer Pro's newest coating because it comes in a bottle that would likely treat this entire vehicle at a very reasonable price.

    Has anyone here (or Mike) used this product Detailer’s Paint Coating, nano paint sealant, ceramic paint coating, nano paint coating on vinyl wraps?

    Do vinyl wraps need to breathe?

    Another way to ask the question about the need to breathe, or not, would be "Has anyone working on vinyl wraps experienced any adverse reaction while attempting to seal or coat a vinyl wrap?

    Here's the vehicle that I'm considering washing and sealing. It's a Freightliner mobile class room.



    If I do work on this vehicle, I'm looking to have a wash guy going around the vehicle ahead of a guy who will follow him and dry it, then I'll follow that guy and apply the product that I go with, but I don't want to take chances experimenting with products not known to work well with vinyl wraps. I have no interest in going over this vehicle with a polisher of any kind, so a pre wax cleaner (polish) step will be out of the question as this job will have to be a wash, dry and apply proposition...wham, bam, blam, done type of process.

    I was thinking Duragloss 105 but feel that something like a clear, wipe on walk away coating much more affordable than Opti-Coat pro would be the easiest application...unless of course it is known to damage vinyl wraps.

    Any experience to share here in this thread would be much appreciated, from anyone who knows wraps. I can guess or speculate just as well as the next guy so that's not what I'm looking for here.

    I'm looking for proven experience about "any" very easy and quick to apply products and processes for getting around a wrapped vehicle like this mobile class room in a hurry that'll leave behind a non-staining, long lasting protection.

    I'm not totally against an "apply and remove" product but want to try and avoid such a product if possible, just to save time and work load on this potential project.

    Thanks in advance for any help here...TD

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    Re: vinyl wrapped RVs or buses, products, process, experience?

    Hey Dave

    While I have never touched anything that large(that was wrapped).

    The wrapped vehicals and trailers I have worked on I washed with DG501 and protected with DG531.

    531 does a good job at protecting but I cannot tell you how long it lasts. I only see these maybe twice a year.

    Really tjhats about all the help that I can give.
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    Re: vinyl wrapped RVs or buses, products, process, experience?

    Quote Originally Posted by dad07 View Post

    The wrapped vehicals and trailers I have worked on I washed with DG501
    Thanks Tim,

    Care to highlight your process of washing with DG501? Or perhaps you meant to type DG901?

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    Re: vinyl wrapped RVs or buses, products, process, experience?

    I've polished a car that was wrapped once. I used a cleaner wax and my Griots 6". Turned out great from what I could tell. I do wonder if it dried white

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    Re: vinyl wrapped RVs or buses, products, process, experience?

    Quote Originally Posted by Flash Gordon View Post
    I do wonder if it dried white
    Oh my!!! I'm not willing to walk around wondering that about this rolling billboard...

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    Hydro 2? These things are pretty big.

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    Re: vinyl wrapped RVs or buses, products, process, experience?

    Quote Originally Posted by tuscarora dave View Post
    Thanks Tim,

    Care to highlight your process of washing with DG501? Or perhaps you meant to type DG901?
    Ha ha you got me Dave......yes I did mean 901.

    I was talking to friend of mine last night that does a lot of vinyl lettering and he said you can wax it.

    We talked about coatings but he wouldn't speculate on whether or not they would bond .

    Using somthing with uv protectants was his best recomendation.
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    Re: vinyl wrapped RVs or buses, products, process, experience?

    Quote Originally Posted by dad07 View Post
    Ha ha you got me Dave......yes I did mean 901.

    I was talking to friend of mine last night that does a lot of vinyl lettering and he said you can wax it.

    We talked about coatings but he wouldn't speculate on whether or not they would bond .

    Using somthing with uv protectants was his best recomendation.
    Thanks Tim, sounds like you've gone to some lengths to help me with my inquiry and I do appreciate that.

    I do the wheelchair lift repair and servicing on that rig. Yesterday while emailing my invoice to them, I planted a seed about a wash and protect for the vinyl wrap. Not sure if that seed will blossom into fruit or not but either way, I'll be prepared.

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    Re: vinyl wrapped RVs or buses, products, process, experience?

    Quote Originally Posted by tuscarora dave View Post
    Oh my!!! I'm not willing to walk around wondering that about this rolling billboard...
    When I say dried white I mean all those little holes. Not sure if I got all the wax out of them. Not sure you could actually

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    Re: vinyl wrapped RVs or buses, products, process, experience?

    Quote Originally Posted by Flash Gordon View Post
    When I say dried white I mean all those little holes. Not sure if I got all the wax out of them. Not sure you could actually
    I dig what you're saying here. Too many times in the past, when seeing a customer weeks after I did a detail using wax, I've seen where the wax had dried white and looked bad in some small cracks or crevices. I worked out a better process for waxing over the years but given the choice, I'll go with a clear product like UPGP, Opti-Seal or one of the newer offerings every time.

    Wax is dead to me.

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