Waxing kombi roof

Bungawatta Slammed & Awesome Dubber

82 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 31 Jan 2005, 11:16 am

#300902

I've seen many kombi's got their roof getting surface rust and I don't want that happen to mine but waxing the roof seems a bit of a job.

How do the kombi owners do the waxing there and how often? Or do you do it at all???

I wish I were 2.2 meters tall or had wings on my back when thinking of doing it. "Get a ladder" may be a solution but I just wanted to know what everyone does here.

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 31 Jan 2005, 12:24 pm

#300929

Bungawatta wrote:I wish I were 2.2 meters tall or had wings on my back when thinking of doing it. "Get a ladder" may be a solution but I just wanted to know what everyone does here.

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You could easily reach on to the roof then. 😉

"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 31 Jan 2005, 12:25 pm

#300930

dump? do u mean jump?

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mnsKmobi Wolfsburg Wizard

589 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 31 Jan 2005, 12:34 pm

#300939

Bungawatta wrote:I've seen many kombi's got their roof getting surface rust and I don't want that happen to mine but waxing the roof seems a bit of a job.

How do the kombi owners do the waxing there and how often? Or do you do it at all???

I wish I were 2.2 meters tall or had wings on my back when thinking of doing it. "Get a ladder" may be a solution but I just wanted to know what everyone does here.

I have cleaned the fibreglass roof on my kombi camper a couple of times by climbing up a ladder for the sides and standing on the bumpers for the front and back. Still need to have long arms!

64vwmark Fahrvergnugen

930 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 31 Jan 2005, 12:46 pm

#300944

I stand on a stool if I'm washing the roof of my wife's 4WD.

Beach Buggy
74 L Beetle
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aggri1 Insano Dub Head

824 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 31 Jan 2005, 2:07 pm

#300976

a roofrack you can climb on and clean/scrub/polish through

BiX Veteran Volks Folk

2,499 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 31 Jan 2005, 2:32 pm

#300987

on the 4wd we open the doors and stand on the sills. or the rear bumper, but that will about 1/2 there. otherwise mabye a ladder?

if you stand on the front door sills, the side doors, and the rear wheels and rear bumper should be able to get a whole lot done except for the drivers side middle?

I have no sympathy for my car, only the wallet that pays for it!
Go hard or go home!!!!

buzzbug Praise the lowered

1,992 posts · joined Mar 2003 · 31 Jan 2005, 2:56 pm

#300995

two A frame ladders and a plank of wood.

should be able to buy two step ladders fairly cheaply.

some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs

Bungawatta Slammed & Awesome Dubber

82 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 31 Jan 2005, 2:59 pm

#300996

Thanks, y'all.

I just finished putting wax on, pretty much following what BiX said.

Could cover all front area standing on the sills right beside front seats.
Rear right hand side, I had vent windows open, took my shoes off and stand on the window frame. (my weight is less than 55kg.) There I could cover more than the half way through the rear part of the roof. Then the rest was easy from standing on the rear bumper and the middle rear seat.

Wiping it off maybe a bit harder and will take longer but can be done without a ladder. (^^);

Andy Andy\'s Adventures

2,820 posts · joined Nov 2002 · 31 Jan 2005, 3:57 pm

#301020

Easy, I polished it once and have had a full length roof rack covering it ever since :-) (see my avitar)
I used to just put a step ladder alongside to clean though.

WABaja Call ME when you need a TOW

824 posts · joined Nov 2004 · 31 Jan 2005, 6:12 pm

#301094

find a car park with a teared level, park it on the lower level and close, do one side, turn it around and do the other... It wouldn't take long to do...

I hate to admit it, but man, I think you're right....

Bungawatta Slammed & Awesome Dubber

82 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 31 Jan 2005, 6:23 pm

#301100

Mmmmm, a full length roof rack. Mebbe I should get one ...

DoNkEy Wolfsburg Wizard

684 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 31 Jan 2005, 10:55 pm

#301288

easy..pay someone else to do it 🙂

Bungawatta Slammed & Awesome Dubber

82 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 31 Jan 2005, 11:55 pm

#301313

No, no, DoNkEy. I want to DO the job. 🙂

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 1 Feb 2005, 9:15 am

#301464

64vwmark wrote:I stand on a stool if I'm washing the roof of my wife's 4WD.

why doesn't she wash it!:cussing

then you can sit on the ground and watch while she's on the ladder....:thumb

"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/