05 Georgetown buffing nose cap

[Thewheelman]

I just finished buffing the fiberglass body of my 05 Georgetown SE (can you OD on ibuprofen?) but when I got to the nose cap, it's a different material--plastic feeling instead of fiberglass. Naturally, the fiberglass buffing compound did nothing for it. I used a McGuires #67 One Step Compound and a Harbor Freight $20 buffer. Fiberglass looks great!



What do I use on the "plastic" nose cap?


Thanks in advance!

[Winemaker2]

I wonder if this is a Diamond Shield like film over the front. If do you should be able to see or feel the edges as it us not usually applied as a full area coverage so it is cut close to grill trim, headlights, mirrors, etc.
If so mfg usually recommends 303 Protectant as a treatment/ preservative.
303 is good product with UV inhibitors but it's not s miracle cure if the surface is poor.
I have used rubbing compound to "restore" chalky vinyl trim but dont know if would help Diamond Shield like film. I see lots of posts on removing it after it has degraded but no experience there.

[Thewheelman]

Thank all! I found some of the answer while having another issue addressed while on the road. It appears to be a cheap gelcoat (imagine, Forest River, cheap???) and does not sound like it will respond well to buffing, only repainting! Bummer! I'm still working on some ideas. I'll report back what I find works or doesn't work!

[Teamfoxy]

All gelcoat degrades over time and the sidewalls use a different construction method from the front cap. If the front was covered with diamond shield, there should be a plaque for it. If not it is usually easy to tell on a coach that old because there are seams in the installation and there will be brown spots in numerous places under the coating.
I am happy that we have a full body paint job. It still looks great after 10 years and I see many older coaches with paint that look great.