Moon Buggy II

Awhile back, when we were visiting Nappanee, Indiana, we had some bodywork and paint corrections done on The Beast.  This included removal and replacement of the Diamond Shield clear paint protectant film. Next, we had the paint polished in the garage at Showalter RV. Because of this, we needed to apply some paint protection as all of the previous owner’s wax was removed in the polishing process.

I really like going to Showalter RV. The owner is VERY accommodating, as he is my cousin‑in‑law. When one of his service bays was not in use, he allowed us to use it to apply wax indoors.  WOO HOO!  This made the job easier, but the big help was loaning us a set of rolling scaffolding.  Waxing a 45’ long, 13’2” tall RV on a ladder is a lot of work. Climb up, climb down, climb up, climb down…. Another advantage to the scaffolding is we could have two people on it at the same time!

Elizabeth and I were up on the scaffolding, which we called a “Moon Buggy II” in memory of the scissor lifts that her Grandfather built and she played on in her youth. The scaffold was on casters and had two platforms on it so it made the daunting task of waxing four billboards of surface area very easy.

Moon Buggy II
Photo Credit: Junelle Showalter

The original moon buggy
Photo Credit: Greg Kiser

My paint sealant of choice is RejeX^®, which is a thin film polymer that provides a high-gloss, and more importantly to me, an ultra-high release surface. Their slogan is so true: Nothing Sticks but the Shine. I use it on all the smooth hard surfaces on my vehicles. On glass, it works like Rain-X but it lasts longer, and RejeX^® is easier to apply.  It makes washing our vehicles effortless.

OH, and now I had to order a buffer/polisher to make the work go even faster.  But I will also have to order a big pile of pads to keep a clean one on the machine at all times.