The wife and I usually use a wash/wax RV soap and wash the rig ourselves with an extended pole with soft brush. This time had our 37' rig washed and hand waxed while in Galveston just the other day. They also washed the awnings on top and bottom, roof and the top of the slides, as well as the tires and treated them. They also rinsed off the frame which was good to get the salt water off. It is a crew that comes around to RV parks just to do RVs.
They did use a pressure washer and I asked them what pressure they run it at and they said @ 900 PSI. I have read anything 1000 and below is ok so long as they / you don't get right up against it. I watched them do it and they never got closer than a foot away and it had a wide fan pattern. I have used pressure washers myself and i could tell what they were using was at a lower pressure. Probably lower than the typical car wash. I inspected the roof after they were done and they did a good job, no problems with the lap sealant, vents or anything else and we had no leaks inside the rig.
Just to let you know, if curious, it costs $325 and works out to be $8.78 per foot. The wax is supposed to be good for 1 year, it was in a red bottle and I think was a Meguiar's product. It took them 2:15 to do it and four of them were working on it. It looks great! Just to wash it would have been $165 but we went for the works. Another place up in Central Texas advertises just to wash a rig was $166 so I think we paid about average for the service.
Now i don't know what it costs to use BlueBeacon at truck stops but I don't think I would trust them not to damage the rig with their higher pressure units. After all they are used to washing semi's. I think the guys we used are more familiar with RVs.
To hand wax our rig is labor intensive and we just didn't feel like doing it and crawling up and down on a ladder and our ladder is not tall enough to reach a lot of places. Many RV parks will not let you wash your rig or if they do you may have to pay a little for the water.
Just thought I would post if someone was wondering what it costs to have someone hand wax your rig.
They did use a pressure washer and I asked them what pressure they run it at and they said @ 900 PSI. I have read anything 1000 and below is ok so long as they / you don't get right up against it. I watched them do it and they never got closer than a foot away and it had a wide fan pattern. I have used pressure washers myself and i could tell what they were using was at a lower pressure. Probably lower than the typical car wash. I inspected the roof after they were done and they did a good job, no problems with the lap sealant, vents or anything else and we had no leaks inside the rig.
Just to let you know, if curious, it costs $325 and works out to be $8.78 per foot. The wax is supposed to be good for 1 year, it was in a red bottle and I think was a Meguiar's product. It took them 2:15 to do it and four of them were working on it. It looks great! Just to wash it would have been $165 but we went for the works. Another place up in Central Texas advertises just to wash a rig was $166 so I think we paid about average for the service.
Now i don't know what it costs to use BlueBeacon at truck stops but I don't think I would trust them not to damage the rig with their higher pressure units. After all they are used to washing semi's. I think the guys we used are more familiar with RVs.
To hand wax our rig is labor intensive and we just didn't feel like doing it and crawling up and down on a ladder and our ladder is not tall enough to reach a lot of places. Many RV parks will not let you wash your rig or if they do you may have to pay a little for the water.
Just thought I would post if someone was wondering what it costs to have someone hand wax your rig.
