RV coating

[Jslindley]

We are remodeling/painting a 2005 Montana 3400 RL. After power washing we’ve found stain from black and green mold and lichen. After removing this what do we need to seal the siding with?

[beeje]

#1- never power wash your rv
#2- get it as clean as possible with car wash soap and a hose
#3 you don't have siding, you should have gel coat fiberglass.
#4 if its not to far gone it can be buffed out with cleaner wax to bring the shine back

[Camp CA]

Originally Posted by Jslindley

.............what do we need to seal the siding with?

You can do a search on "wax" and you will find lots of threads on this site about waxing a Montana trailer like the ones below:

https://www.montanaowners.com/forums...ad.php?t=77666
https://www.montanaowners.com/forums...ad.php?t=34457
https://www.montanaowners.com/forums...ad.php?t=75433
https://www.montanaowners.com/forums...ad.php?t=67115

[Jlapp2geg]

I also have a 2005 RL 3400 that needs outside freshening up. Are you removing old decals and repainting?

[Slow Hand]

Originally Posted by Jlapp2geg

I also have a 2005 RL 3400 that needs outside freshening up. Are you removing old decals and repainting?

I have a 03 and I did a deep clean on mine. it had never been done before. I used Nu-Finish and a DA buffer. it took a couple days. My decals are not in the best of shape so I waxed right over them. I used cart wash to get the dirt off. The wax took the oxidation off better than my polish I use on my cars. Now mine has a nice shine.

[1retired06]

Originally Posted by Jlapp2geg

I also have a 2005 RL 3400 that needs outside freshening up. Are you removing old decals and repainting?

Never paint. As indicated in the thread, use a good wax and buff. Folks have removed decals. Bit of work, and because of fading, you normally can see where the decals used to be. Some have gone and had their own design decals made and then installed.