[VAC] Re: Confused on polishing exterior

[Roy Lashway <rlashway@xxxxxxxxxx>]

This is out of my files:

To see if your trailer has a, "Clear Coat" on it. - Do the following:

1) Toothpaste on "soft" cotton rag. - Lower panel - towards hitch. Wrap 
cloth around 2 fingers - tight. Dampen
rag. Put 2 SMALL drops of toothpaste on it (Note: Tooth "PASTE" - NOT 
Gel) rub approx. 10-15 times in about 4" x
4" area applying good pressure (Direction - not important for this little 
test!) - okay. After this, if the rag is
NOT black & there is NO shine - YOU HAVE CLEAR COAT!!

2) Go to lumber yard - get a can of: "Strip-It" stripper and a 1" Natural 
Bristle brush - cheap-o. Mask off 4"
square - lower panel front. Apply to surface with brush, wait 10 minutes. 
If stripper starts to bubble or a white
film that looks wrinkled - THAT IS Clear Coat  coming off!  Spray bottle 
with water - rinse thoroughly -
CAUTION: If you have painted surface below this area - lay tin foil OVER 
painted area to protect them from the
stripper - (will remove paint!!) Tin Foil works good - to protect ALL 
types of Plastic & painted surfaces!)

If you DO have a Clear Coat - you MUST determine WHICH type it is. i.e., 
Lacquer, (Lacquer thinner WILL remove)
If  not Lacquer  but  Plasti Coat or Poly Coat  a Lacquer stripper or 
paint  stripper MUST be used to remove.,  WATER DEACTIVATED STRIPPERS are 
recommended as once water contacts it IMMEDIATELY STOPS the, "eating" 
factor & deactivates it and stops. 
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Some others may have recommendations for favored strippers.

Roy Lashway
'78 Argosy,'56 Bubble
WBCCI 1610     VAC
rlashway@zianet.com
web site: www.zianet.com/rlashway
   (polishing report included)