11-03-2013, 09:47 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-03-2013, 09:47 AM by camallison.)
Thanks Col - at the end of each season I have it deep cleaned and waxed by the local motorhome service chap. It takes him the best part of 4 hours to do. That protects it over the winter and, when it has warmed up a bit, I start washing it with a very long-handled soft brush connected to my jet washer. At the end of that wash, I introduce a wax to the wash water and it comes up sparkling clean. The most important part is to keep moss off the roof.
A friend of mine has one of those split-screen VW campers you describe and has had it since his student days in the early 70s. Over the years, he has kept it maintained and in good body and chassis condition. About 4 years ago, he and I took it apart, had the body and chassis treated, the bodywork completely resprayed, and uprated the engine to include a turbo. His wife worked on all the upholstery and internal fabric, including the headlining. Once reassembled, he now wins prizes at the classic VW camper meets. They still go camping in it too.
My own children have now bought motorhomes too and manage to get their children away in them most weekends. The grandkids think it is only natural to go somewhere different every weekend.
Colin
A friend of mine has one of those split-screen VW campers you describe and has had it since his student days in the early 70s. Over the years, he has kept it maintained and in good body and chassis condition. About 4 years ago, he and I took it apart, had the body and chassis treated, the bodywork completely resprayed, and uprated the engine to include a turbo. His wife worked on all the upholstery and internal fabric, including the headlining. Once reassembled, he now wins prizes at the classic VW camper meets. They still go camping in it too.
My own children have now bought motorhomes too and manage to get their children away in them most weekends. The grandkids think it is only natural to go somewhere different every weekend.
Colin
