Hi,

Has anybody any experience of using Starbrite Marine Polish with PTEF to protect the glass-fibre roofs of Eribas? It's normally used for boats but it seems to provide excellent protection, especially UV protections, for glass-fibre.

Any help will be much appreciated.

Peter

Not any experience of these products, but i used these after some research.This product is made for marine use also.
I used Farecia G3 Paste Compound, and Farecia Wax Top Liquid Wax Polish, approx £40.00 delivered, for my 2001 Troll which had a very dusty/gritty roof, now has a lovely sheen.I used an electric polisher for the wax finish. Don't go too hard with the paste as its a thin coat on the roofs.Polisher certainly saved me a lot of elbow grease.

Highmiler.

Hi Thanks for this but Farecia Wax does not seem to be specifically formulated for protecting glass-fibre. I'm not too worried about gaining a high gloss it's more to do with making the roof last as long as possible. On the other hand, I don't want to use something that's going to make a mess of the roof.

Useful feedback though.

Thanks
Peter

OK thanks Aaron / Randa. I've also heard that wax containing carnuaba is the best one to go for and especially one that provides UV protection. I 'll do a bit more research and get back. As a starter I've emailed Starbrite's technical support in Fort Lauderdale so hope to get some feedback.

Peter

Hello Peter
We use 3 different Starbrite products bought from our local chandlery. I can't remember the first make we used but then changed to this make last August and found a great improvement and easier to use.
We used the Starbrite Fiberglass Color Restorer first to clean the roof and 2 sides (we have an Eriba Future 430T, which also has 2 walls made of fibreglass), this works like a mild T-Cut. It will take a bit of elbow grease and only do small parts at a time.
We then used the Starbrite Premium Marine Polish with PTEF. This is a very thick cream and works better if kept in the warm before use. This is easy to put on and rub off. It also works very well with an electric polisher. Use sparingly and a 397gr tub should last 12-18months. Keith polishes the van 2-3 times a year and has not 'bloomed' yet.
In between times of polishing we use the Starbrite Wash and Wax.
It's not cheap but can fully recommend it.
Chris

Hi Chris,

You've convinced me. I'll go get some from my local chandlery.

I'll still let people know of any response I get from Starbrite's Technical Support.

best regards
Pete