Xzilon
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Topic: Xzilon
Posted By: IrishDream
Subject: Xzilon
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 10:34am
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Purchasing a new RPOD from Couch RVNation. Strongly considering paying $1400 for dealer Xzilon application. Any thoughts regarding whether or not the Xzilon is worth it? Thanks in advance. Jack from Traverse City, Michigan
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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 11:07am
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Depending on what your time is worth, you could put it on yourself for a fraction of that cost. Also consider that the finish on an R-pod is not paint, but a gel coat. Further information https://doesitreallywork.org/xzilon-review/ - here .
------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: IrishDream
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 11:29am
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Thanks much for the reply! Please explain, if you don’t mind, significance of your comment about gel coat versus paint to this non-handyman who will likely be using training wheels for awhile!
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 3:38pm
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Unfortunately this scam has been around for years. If you read the additional info GluGuy included, note self application did not receive high reviews. Most of us toil washing and waxing our own RVs, as well as boats and vehicles. I remember years back car dealers offered this same "protectant" at an equally exorbitant cost. I thought we had moved on from these offers, but evidently not. Don't do it. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 4:39pm
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+1 to Mike Carter. Your Pod has gelcoat. Go to a marine supply and buy a good quality wax and you'll get all you can really expect. It would take a lot of hours to justify spending $1400 for the dealer to apply the coating. And you're still going to have to wash your Pod from time to time anyway. If you waxed it once a year it would take about 2 or 3 hours, if you used a buffer. If you keep your pod for 10 years, you'll have maybe 30 hours of waxing time, if you can't get one of your kids to do it. For an additional $1400 you can buy all kinds of accessories for your Pod, and you will anyway. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: Motor7
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 4:50pm
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Xzilon? oh, if you go for that you gotta go for the True Coat: http://youtu.be/Ql29oR2mueU - True Coat
------------- 2016 R-Pod 176T |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 5:26pm
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Moto 7 True Coat  pretty funny. Anyway our 177 is going on year 9 and the finish is almost as good now as when we picked it up in March of 2011. Our xzylon equivalent, actually mucho better for a lot less peso's is MeGuiar's ultimate liquid wax, leaves a the gel coat finish as smooth as a baby's butt. For the decals we use Protect All. The Protect All we use 1x/year, the MeGuair's usually just once/year but a few times we have gone twice if we get into a heavily wooded area where we receive a lot of tree sap on the roof. ------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 5:45pm
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He he... +1 to Motor7. I love that movie.... Remember: Is he (or she) in sales? Is his (or her) mouth moving? If yes to both, then he (or she) is lying.... No offense implied or intended to any forum members who may be in sales.... ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: crw8sr
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 6:04pm
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Interesting. I use Meguiar's, ------------- Chuck & Lyn Izzy, Morkie. RIP Zoe Joy & Gracie, Yorkie 2018 R Pod 190 2019 Traverse In moments of adversity;when life's a total wreck, I think of those worse off than me and really feel like heck. |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 6:20pm
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Meguirs, a good product and for <$20 you can do your whole trailer for a season. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2019 at 8:36am
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Sweat equity. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: IrishDream
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2019 at 9:44am
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Our thanks to everyone who took the time to respond so quickly. We’ve decided not to have the xzilon applied, primarily due to your very convincing, timely, and caring input. Looking forward to meetimg you out in this great country of ours in the years ahead. Jack and Gail Kelly 2019 1/2 10th Anniversary RPOD 179 2005 GMC Envoy
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Posted By: Woodmiester
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2019 at 10:28am
Great move! You have saved enough money to buy 70 containers of wax. Should last you for the next 70 years!! ------------- Swampfox |
Posted By: Billy Bob
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2019 at 10:34am
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welcome to the group!! ------------- 2019 RPOD 190 2017 Chev Colorado 4 X 4 Yellow Lab and English Springer Spaniel |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2019 at 12:37pm
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Welcome and congratulations on your RPod. Also congratulations on not getting talked into a very expensive wax job that you can do yourself.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: ron_whitt
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2019 at 4:22pm
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Irish dream, we picked up our 2012 177rpod in March 2012. Since then we have used NUFINISH also for boats,rv's etc. We use it once a year and just last year we had some campers very surprised at how well our pod looked for being a 2012 vintage :).. We put NUFINISH on in the spring Glad your not going with $1400 xzilon. NO NEED to. And welcome from Ontario. ------------- Ron & Shirley 2020 Tacoma 2012 177 rpod |
Posted By: IrishDream
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2019 at 11:37am
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Thanks everyone for your help! Looking forward to meeting some of you out on the trail in future years! We pickup our brand new RPOD 179 10th Anniversary Edition from Jeff Couch RVNation just outside Cincinnati, Ohio on April 18, 2019. Can’t wait! Jack and Gail Kelly 2019 1/2 RPOD 179 2005 GMC Envoy SLT
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