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31/3/2009 at 12:02pm
 Location: Sussex
 Outfit: Swift 645 Elegance - Range Rover Sport
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For the last three years I have been using Fenwicks Caravan Shampoo and Bobby dazzler on my Pageant (which had an aluminium type painted skin), and it kept the bodywork in super condition, in fact it barely looked used after 3 years of a lot of touring.

I have now changed the van to a new Elddis Crusader which has a different type of body finish, it has an ABS front panel but the body is not aluminium(not sure what you would call it). Can anyone recommend a good shampoo and / or polish to use to help keep that 'new look', would the Fenwicks shampoo and Dazzler be ok for this type of body finish?

Thanks

         



31/3/2009 at 2:04pm
 Location: Suffolk
 Outfit: Avondale Avocet & Saab 9-5 Auto-Trail
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Having been a manic 'detailer' for very many years I discovered that the paintwork on virtually all vehicle surfaces is very durable. It can resist all that is thrown at it.

I now use Fenwicks shampoo....and nothing else!

All polishes etc collect grime and have to be removed before a clean surface is shown again.

Initially it took a few shampoos before the vehicles were clean and before the water simply ran off. A car may require some leathering...but not much....generally only the glass.

By the way....if the roof is clean black streaks are virtually eliminated.

HTH.

PS. I've used this method on all the normal surfaces for about 3 years. (ABS, Fibre Glass, Aluminium and car bodywork.



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31/3/2009 at 2:52pm
 Location: Lancashire
 Outfit: Caravan now Sold
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i use fenwicks for all my cleaning

www.fenwicks.info



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31/3/2009 at 4:17pm
 Location: Sheffield
 Outfit: Mobile Dog Kennel
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I use that spray wax polish which you use dry. It fetches off the muck and black streaks brilliantly.

I used it last year and when I used a normal car polish this year, the winter's grime and black streaks just washed away.

Can't compare it to Fenwicks, as I've never felt the need to change.


31/3/2009 at 5:09pm
 Location:  West London.
 Outfit: None at present! Qashqai 2.0dCi
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We use 'Mer' (car polish) - works a treat.

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