Polished and Sealed for 125 a foot is a far cry from, Stripped,Polished, Prepped and Re-coated with Plasticoat. Does sealed mean, a sealer/wax, or does that mean sprayed Plasticote? I know of P&S and I have heard they do good work, but I have also heard they no longer spray Plasticote. Bill
Bill, the Ruths of Helena Ohio (P&S) did my trailer for 125/foot. Polish and sealed. They specialize in Airstreams, have done it for years. If memory serves me at one time the factory sent units needing to be recoated to them. Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 6:47 PM Subject: Re: [VAC] Re: polishing > Scott, you must be getting a deal. There are 3 steps to make your coach > look new. (1) Remove the old flaking dead plasticote. (we have kicked > that poor old horse to death) (2) Polish, or just prepare for re-coat, > and (3) Re-coat. > > Spraying the plasticote is a very special undertaking. Some pro's won't > do it. The only one's that will do it, as I understand now, is the > factory. It is very expensive, and probably at least $100 per foot. > The special formulated plasticote is about $80 per gallon. Here's the > story. The plasticote has to have a special ingredient that keeps it > soft and pliable, so it can expand and contract with the heating and > cooling of the metal. It also has to resist the extremely powerful UV > Rays of the Southwest. Bud Cooper recently had his 48 Liner sprayed > with plasticote at the factory and, I think, he is still happy with > it. When you polish your coach then prepare it for plasticote, you > have to wipe it clean with lacquer thinner, then mask all the windows > and accessories, then spray it in a climate controlled booth. Not an > easy thing to do. Most of the very shiney coaches that I have seen, are > not sprayed with Plasticote (clear coat). The AP 300 does dry with a > hard coating and it does seem to help the finish retain it's mirror > sheen for about one year. There has been a lot of talk (blah blah) > about a special finish, or wax that you can put on your mirror finish to > help it maintain its lustre. So far, I have not seen any positive > results, just ...... blah blah. If someone has a final finish that will > maintain the mirror and delay further oxidation, I would dearly love to > see the results after a year. Not just more ..................... blah > blah . So, Scott, if you got your coach, Stripped, Polished, and > Re-coated for $100 a foot, man ,............you scored big time, and who > ever did the work, lost well over $1000 bucks. Are you happy with the > results, and is it still shiney? > > Bill Scott > 61 Bambi > WBCCI #3221 > >
