If you keep your rig clean and polished, it will reduce wind reistance. This will reduce petrol consumption and increase performance.
Cruising Granny said
03:47 AM Feb 29, 2012
Will it? How do you figure that? I reckon it will make it easy to keep your rig clean and protect it. That is all.
Hylda&Jon said
04:00 AM Feb 29, 2012
Wow! Next time I do a lap of Aus I'll keep my rig polished, I may save 10c in petrol if I'm lucky.
Maybe if I shave my head I may not need as much to eat to maintain my energy level as I will be so much more aerodynamic.
My eyes have been opened up to so many possibilities it's scary.
Cruising Granny said
04:04 AM Feb 29, 2012
Keep wind resistance to a minimum. I wonder if I polish that sign on the top of my car it would reduce the wind drag. Nah!
rockylizard said
04:07 AM Feb 29, 2012
Gday...
What a surprise ... I thought this post was going to be about a caravan from Poland .... but it weren't
And regarding polish to give better economy .... ya got nuffin to lose 'cept some elbow grease ... and even if it don't save money/fuel at least ya'll have the best lookin' rig in OZ.
Cheers
John
justcruisin01 said
04:33 AM Feb 29, 2012
It has been proven that polishing light aircraft makes them more efficent on fuel & a higher speed.
Mine is always highly polished to protect it from the elements & also makes it easier to clean as the grime does not stick as hard, so I guess I;m doing as good as I can expect.
JC.
deb-gary said
04:38 AM Feb 29, 2012
our new van has an ensuite so deb can keep wind reistance to a minimum!
justcruisin01 said
04:52 AM Feb 29, 2012
deb-gary wrote:
our new van has an ensuite so deb can keep wind reistance to a minimum!
& where will you be sleeping Gary ? LOL.
jimbo said
05:22 AM Feb 29, 2012
Ha Ha Ha Ha! Some of these posts really crack me up.....Is it possible some are having a lent of us
neilnruth said
05:24 AM Feb 29, 2012
Gonadoit is that actually a fact or are you having a laugh? I could imagine it would help but by how much?
justcruisin01 said
04:18 AM Mar 1, 2012
neilnruth wrote:
Gonadoit is that actually a fact or are you having a laugh? I could imagine it would help but by how much?
Try it & find out.
Landfall said
06:25 AM Mar 1, 2012
I polish ours about twice a year.
Once before we head off and then again a good clean and polish when we get back.
It has been found that 83% of the time it does increase fuel efficiency.
Also 95% of the people asked in a survey, said that when they went to purchase a secondhand caravan, they would look for a well maintained, polished caaravan.
75% of dealers surveyed said that a well polished caravan, brings a higher price.
However, the polish manufacturer "Mothers" said that in 60% of instances people used the wrong polish and in nearly 100% of the time they did not realize that after applying polish, they should seal it with a coat of wax.
There are special polishes for different surfaces.
Fibreglass polish does not contain any amonia, because this will cause the white gelcoat to yellow.
Aluminium polish contains special ingredients to stop it from rusting.
Wood polish has ingredients to stop it rotting.
High speed polish has a bug inhibitor to stop bugs from sticking to it, so as to retain the ability to achieve high speeds. e.g. airplanes.
About 60% of the above posting is fact and the other 40% rubbish.
I will let everyone sort out the facts.
Also, did you know that there was a survey about statistics?
It ws found that 72% of the time statistics are made up on the spot.
Cheers
Dusty
neilnruth said
06:40 AM Mar 1, 2012
Our van is so old that if we polished it too much it would no longer have any white paint left!
Cruising Granny said
08:04 AM Mar 1, 2012
Aluminium doesn't rust, it corrodes. Polish on my van would rub the oxidised paint off. I keep it clean, but the coloured stripes are peeling off slowly. So much caravan, so little energy.
Delta18 said
06:18 PM Mar 1, 2012
Landfall wrote:
It ws found that 72% of the time statistics are made up on the spot.
Cheers
Dusty
Statistics say if you put your head in an oven and your feet in a freezer, on average you will be comfortable!
Neil
Hydeeeho said
09:42 PM Mar 13, 2012
Just cleaned and polished our van, by the way that's the first time since we bought it in July 2011, now we shall save money by using less diesel
If you keep your rig clean and polished, it will reduce wind reistance. This will reduce petrol consumption and increase performance.
I reckon it will make it easy to keep your rig clean and protect it. That is all.
Wow! Next time I do a lap of Aus I'll keep my rig polished, I may save 10c in petrol if I'm lucky.
Maybe if I shave my head I may not need as much to eat to maintain my energy level as I will be so much more aerodynamic.
My eyes have been opened up to so many possibilities it's scary.
I wonder if I polish that sign on the top of my car it would reduce the wind drag. Nah!
Gday...
What a surprise ... I thought this post was going to be about a caravan from Poland .... but it weren't
And regarding polish to give better economy .... ya got nuffin to lose 'cept some elbow grease ... and even if it don't save money/fuel at least ya'll have the best lookin' rig in OZ.
Cheers
John
It has been proven that polishing light aircraft makes them more efficent on fuel & a higher speed.
Mine is always highly polished to protect it from the elements & also makes it easier to clean as the grime does not stick as hard, so I guess I;m doing as good as I can expect.
JC.
& where will you be sleeping Gary ? LOL.
Try it & find out.
I polish ours about twice a year.
Once before we head off and then again a good clean and polish when we get back.
It has been found that 83% of the time it does increase fuel efficiency.
Also 95% of the people asked in a survey, said that when they went to purchase a secondhand caravan, they would look for a well maintained, polished caaravan.
75% of dealers surveyed said that a well polished caravan, brings a higher price.
However, the polish manufacturer "Mothers" said that in 60% of instances people used the wrong polish and in nearly 100% of the time they did not realize that after applying polish, they should seal it with a coat of wax.
There are special polishes for different surfaces.
Fibreglass polish does not contain any amonia, because this will cause the white gelcoat to yellow.
Aluminium polish contains special ingredients to stop it from rusting.
Wood polish has ingredients to stop it rotting.
High speed polish has a bug inhibitor to stop bugs from sticking to it, so as to retain the ability to achieve high speeds. e.g. airplanes.
About 60% of the above posting is fact and the other 40% rubbish.
I will let everyone sort out the facts.
Also, did you know that there was a survey about statistics?
It ws found that 72% of the time statistics are made up on the spot.
Cheers
Dusty
So much caravan, so little energy.
Statistics say if you put your head in an oven and your feet in a freezer, on average you will be comfortable!
Neil