RV LIVING | MOTORHOME WASHING AND WAXING | BLUE BEACON TOUCHLESS RV AND TRUCK WASH REVIEW | EP122
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2020
- WHEN LIVING IN YOUR RV FULL TIME, THE BEST TIME TO GET YOUR MOTORHOME WASHED, RINSED AND SPRAY WAXED IS AT A BLUE BEACON TOUCHLESS RV AND TRUCK WASH ON YOUR WAY TO YOUR NEXT STOP. This is the third time we have used Blue Beacon, and we are learning better what to order and what to expect. The touchless spray cleaning did a great job, all for $70 as of 06-01-2020. I am too old to be tackling this job myself now a days, so I as so glad this was turned out so good. We will be back, and will always go to Blue Beacon Truck Washes that offer the brushless option! Check out our experience here, and our review of the Blue Beacon Truck Wash in Franksville, Wisconsin.
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Nothing like driving a clean vehicle, I just feel better when my stuff is clean👍👍
So true! If you can start out clean in a campground, no one notices the slow decline to dirty again as much!
I’m not an RV’er but have binged watched most of your videos. I appreciate what you do, what you include and really enjoy it.
Awesome! Thank you! That is quite a compliment,.....and Sue & I appreciate it.
Myles is looking all shiny and new and you can't beat the price. I think a stop at a Blue Beacon may in future in the next week or two. We are hoping to finally be out of FL by next week. 👍😎🚍
That's great to hear. Get out before the hurricanes,...... Not smart enough to know how to do emojis on my imac! ☀️ Oh my god,...Sue figured in out. Command/Control/Space
Always enjoy your content and teamwork when moving Myles. Enjoy summer in Wisconsin!
Thanks! I really do count on her trained eyes back there watching things!
Always love your videos thanks for sharing and always great content🤙
I appreciate that Kevin!
I liked the comment about the shower in the coach only able to handel two at a time not three.....LMAO.......good content and camera work ...both of you
Thanks a lot Don,.....
Another great video! I enjoy watching your videos and love your sense of humor! Enjoy your stay in Wisconsin. I am heading north of you to the Eau Claire lakes in Barnes, Wi. 2020 Entegra Cornerstone 45W
Have fun! I can see you are traveling in style.
Wow, thats great video!
Glad you liked it Emzyat!
Your motor home looks much better clean. I hope you enjoy your stay in Wisconsin for the next two months. 👍☕️🍀
I hope so too! We already are wearing jackets and have the heat on! (Of course it is only mid-June!)
Nice!! I'll be there tomorrow here in Wichita, KS.
Touchless is the best you can do at a Blue Beacon!
We will give it a try👍😁
Sure beats spending 5 hours on it doing it yourself!
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Not bad. I would probably try them out someday, and hope for similar results.
We will start to use them more often now for sure.
We love Blue Beacon. Just makes it so much easier while traveling in between REAL WASHES 😁
I couldn't have said it better,......
I will use Blue Beacon when traveling as a quick cleaning. I will rinse with deionized water a soon as possible when done.
I was surprised that after the wash and back on the freeway for 40 miles, when we finally parked it had almost no water spots!
Ok, Now I know how this works now thanks to your video. I have a small Class A and have always washed myself cause I can’t stomach the $150.00 at the RV place here. I might try one of these truck washes!
Glad I could help! I think you will like the option to get cleaned up along the way.
Looks like we just missed each other in Wisconsin - visited with the family until June 5th when we drove back to Dallas. Mother In-law had heart surgery so we made a quick trip to Sheboygan... Enjoy the cooler weather - we're baking in 95 degree heat - pretty soon summer will get here and we'll be 100+ until late September!
Wow! That is going to be hot. We actually had to put the heat on last night. That was weird to do in June for us!
Myles be looking good now...
Thanks Chuck,......
Great video! We used Blue Beacon for the first time in Sioux Falls SD. We were very dirty because of rain and gravel road. It only took about 7 minutes and it showed. We were not impressed. We will give BB another try at a different location.
Every Blue Beacon is different. We have went 3 times so far. First time was bad,........second time was better,......and this last time was the best! I'll have my fingers crossed for the fourth time!
Looks great. Well worth the 70 semolinas. Boy that rig was loaded with traffic bond dust. That place you stayed made a big mistake putting that down. I think that's Lyme dust. Well looks like the rig is all settled in. If I get back before ya leave I will give ya a ring.
Thanks 👍If you blow into town for a Sunday afternoon "meeting",.........give me a heads up!
Enjoyed the video the coach looks great especially considering the price payed. I guess one of the "luxuries" you give up when you are full time is the "free" hand wash you get in your driveway LOL. Actually I am coming to believe that keeping your coach clean is fruitless considering so many campgrounds have dusty gravel roads / sites. As a now retired engineer I know this makes no sense but I have always felt that if you keep your vehicle clean and happy it will be good to you in return 🤔
Very true,......but you ARE correct,......trying to keep it clean while moving to many times is fruitless. Myles gets washed 3 to 4 times a year. That's it! I'm retired, and I am NOT getting on a ladder for that!
Thank you for sharing another great video, Mark and Sue! Safe travels back to your home state. I hope to get to Milwaukee this summer too.
Our pleasure! The weather has been way cooler than Florida!
@@OurJourneyInMyles Ha...I bet it is cooler up there! I'll touch base with you two if I get a work trip added to our schedule to MKE in the next couple of months.
Yes... I used to live in Key West; and my wife has never been there. I'd like to get her down there, but the weather temperatures will always be a consideration.
Blue Beacon with the rainX is a pretty good deal when traveling. I'll usually touch up the windows and dress up the tires/wheels myself after the wash. For the price and time when out on the road, Blue Beacon is a nice convenience.
Sounds great! I totally agree now,....we were very pleased with the outcome.
rig looks good
Thanks Allan,.......still looks good two weeks later in the park!
@@OurJourneyInMyles very cool enjoy
Glad you got it clean again. You have to keep up the You tube image.
That's the plan! I'm already bald,.....so the bus has to shine as well.
I've been to many a Blue Beacon. Unfortunately not in a nice bus like yours. I've found they usually do a decent job.
We will be sure to record the next one just in case!
We've only used them once and that was up in Pa. They said they used separate brushes for RV's from what they use on trucks. It was an 'OK' wash but it would have been nice if they could have rinsed it off with Di water to eliminate the water spots. I carry a small Ryobi pressure cleaner with me plus my Di water filter and could have rinsed it off myself if I had a place to do it. It was a busy place. You can't beat the price though. I just paid $375 for Dazling Detailers to come to our house and was & WAX our coach.
I will try to never fall for the separate brush thing again. This touchless wash worked good enough for Sue & I.
Cool channel and very interesting! I have never felt that "touchless" car washes clean as well as "touch" car washes. I think there needs to be a "mechanical" removal of dirt.
Thanks for watching! I agree. This wash we will use "more often" now that we see how good it works, and will try to never let it really get bad. We will still have to do it the old fashion way a few times a year.
Scare to use them, but I think I will try them next time on the road.
Just get the touchless wash,........I think the key is to not let it get that bad before you go. Most likely, touchless can only do so much,.......the cleaner you go it the cleaner you'll come out!
Been afraid to use BB even though there is one 8 miles from home. Didn’t want the paint swirls and all so have been doing it myself with lambs wool items - and I have some paint swirls. :( Good to know they have touchless. Thanks for the heads up.
Go for it! I'm going to start using them a lot more often,.....and just stick with the touchless. I will wait until I am in an RV park before I use a regular hand wash/wax service. My coach is black, so the swirls really show up.
I really enjoy your humor! Thanks for the videos, thoroughly entertaining! If I may ask, what video editing apps do you use and what laptop would you recommend?
We use Final Cut Pro for editing, 6 year old Apple computers, record everything on iphones and use Rode Mics. (Shoestring operation!)
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Thank you. My son has a school project. Relieved that this won’t cost me a fortune! All the best.
Great video as always....look forward to seeing your next video. Please tell me or point me in the right direction to "how to tow your 2012 Honda Odyssey " I would rather tow our Honda than our Jeep....Jeep has no room :(
Folks should always refer to the free, online PDF documents, that the Family Motorcoach Association compiles listing all the approved cars and trucks by model and year, that you can pull behind a motorhome. Additionally, it proves notes on any added preparation needed before towing can start for the day.
I would probably NOT RECOMMEND pulling a Honda Odyssey. We are taking a chance,….we have a lot of money on the line with the faceplate mod and air force one braking mod. We paid top dollar to get an extremely low mileage 2013 EX-L, (about 23k miles) so the trans was in "as good a shape as possible". Are you willing to risk this like we have?
We corresponded with someone on irv2 in June of 2017 that was pulling a 5 speed Honda 2013 Odyssey for over 25k miles. This prompted us to “go for it!” He has since (about 4 months ago, had a trans failure.) He maintains he thinks it was NOT related to towing it. He liked his Honda enough he put a rebuilt trans in! We love our Honda, and will do the same if we have an issue. WE CHANGE THE TRANS FLUID every year!
We needed to pull a garage! After many conversations, WE DECIDED TO TAKE A CHANCE, AND PULL ONE AS WELL. We tow a 2013 EX-L Honda Odyssey. This is the latest model, and highest trim level model you can tow. Yes, I know, you are not supposed to tow it! Honda decided it wasn't worth the warranty claims of damaged Odyssey transmissions when NOT shifted into neutral following the EXACT instructions they provided way back in 2004.
(YOU MUST SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL FROM DRIVE ONLY!)
They gave up on the Odyssey towing public, because of this Odyssey peculiarity and said you can’t do it. I corresponded with a few other brave souls that had over 20,000 miles towed on their Odysseys before I was man enough to do it. I have towed ours about 15,000 miles now.
The 2013 Honda Odyssey Touring was a 6 speed, and CAN NOT be towed. In 2014, EVERYTHING went to 6 speed. You can search for the Honda Vin number decoder on the internet to make certain your Honda is a 5 speed to see if you would be OK. Any others years you would want to buy, you would want to research the internet and vin # to make sure you are not buying another 6 speed! We liked our (2) 2015 6 speed Honda Odysseys so much, that we sold them to get our (1) 2013 5-speed Odyssey. We are Full Time, and just need one car now. YOU DO NOT NEED ANY ADDED LUBE PUMPS!
THIS IS THE TOWING PROCEDURE WE USE,…….EASY AS PIE,…..
It has been simplified, directly from the 2004 Honda Odyssey towing instructions, which is the last year they "allowed" towing. The "PV1A Transmission” is the ONLY Honda Odyssey Automatic transmission you can tow, IF YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS from Honda back in 2004 when they allowed the PV1A to be towed. It MUST be this 5 speed transmission. I left in a lot of the Honda legal jargon at the end just for your info.
• Start the engine, and get it to operating temperature. (I am usually still packing something up.)
• Press on the brake pedal. Shift the lever through all the positions (P,R,N,D,2,1).
• Then shift up from 1, 2, Shift to D, then to N. DO NOT GO INTO REVERSE! Let the engine run for at least three minutes, then turn off engine. THIS IS THE KEY, AND THE ABSOLUTE ISSUE THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED. SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL FROM REVERSE WILL SET YOU UP FOR PROBLEMS, AND/OR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. How many times you can do it wrong, I don't know. I am absolutely vigilant on this procedure. You must shift to neutral from DRIVE.
• Make sure parking brake is OFF.
• Leave the ignition switch in ACCESSORY (1) so the steering wheel does not lock. Make sure the radio and any items plugged into the accessory power sockets are turned off so you do not run down the battery. (Our tow electric cord has a trickle charger line to keep the battery from going dead. We have an SMI Air Force One brake system,.......Honda is around 4,600 lbs. loaded.)
If you travel more than 8 hours in one day (including stopping time), you must stop and repeat the above procedures.
NOTICE:
The steering system can be damaged if the steering wheel is locked. Always leave the key in the ACCESSORY (1) position to prevent damage to the steering system when towing behind another vehicle.
CAUTION:
Severe automatic transmission damage will occur if the car is shifted from reverse to neutral and then towed with the drive wheels on the ground.
NOTICE:
Improper towing preparation will damage the transmission. Follow the above procedure exactly. If you cannot shift the transmission or start the engine, your vehicle must be on a flat bed truck or trailer.
If you tow a Honda/Acura vehicle with automatic transmission, the fluid must be changed every two years or 30,000 miles, whichever comes first.
Although experience has shown that the Honda/Acura transmission and powertrain are capable of being "motorhome towed", America Honda does not assume responsibility for any vehicle damage or liabilities incurred due to the towing device, towing vehicle, lighting hookup, or other towing equipment or towing procedures; any responsibility for these items is assumed by the owner/operator.
If you have additional questions, please call American Honda Motor Co. Inc. (National Consumer Affairs) at 800-999-1009.
Good luck,…..as I said,…….I would think it is not a good, sound, financial idea,……although we are taking the chance!
There is a reason why Blue Beacon is called the Streak,n Beacon by truck drivers
I guess we got lucky on this one,.....it looked great when they were done!
Do most of the campgrounds prevent you from washing your rig? I know some have a wash bay. Let's say you have a portable deionizer & small electric power washer.
My experience has been most CG do not allow washing your rig. Second most say you can wash it within a few days of arrival ONCE. Most have "exclusives" with a few local details they "allow" into their parks for insurance reasons,.......and of course their kick back fee. The rigs are always so close together that washing only one rig is a trick!
Was wondering how you got that rig cleaned before getting to Wisconsin. Embarrassed on how mine looks.
I cheated! You didn't actually think this old guy washed it? We only hand washed it about three times since we owned it. It's a big job! We are sold on Blue Beacon now for a "quickie".
Do you have the diamond shield protector on the front of your RV? I was told not use a pressure washer on it because the water droplets get in behind the film and cause mold. Diamond shield told me that it would void the warranty. What are your thoughts and or experiences with this?
I can understand the logic for Diamond Shield, but that really ties your hands on washing the rig. ANYONE YOU HIRE, will be using a pressure washer. I think the key is to keep the pressure head 5 feet or so away from the surface, and hope for the best!
I’ve heard it’s great to wash there but doesn’t do your roof ? With a 5th wheel is the truck washed too ?
The water from a ceiling shower head is all you will get. Sooner or later you will have to have someone or yourself go up and scrub the roof down. I remember the Honda we pull as included in the price,......I'm thinking the truck pulling your 5er would be included.
At beginning of video what was the name of the campground you were at.
Oak Lake RV Resort, Fair Oaks, IN at $65 per night on 05-31-20
Great video. How was the drip dry. I assume this was not with deionized water. Were there a lot of water spots? I suppose water spots are better than the white dust that was on the coach.
I would also expect it was not deionized water,.......but because of the Rain-X Treatment I added, and then by getting on the freeway immediately, I had an amazingly "water spotless" job afterwards.
I did not consider the Rain-X factor.
How did it look after you had a good look at it? It looked real good form the short view.
Sue & I aren't real picky. We thought it look great and was well work both vehicles getting washed for $70. We know how much work it is to do it "our way". What really helps is to hit the freeway right away to blow dry it off!
@@OurJourneyInMyles LOL.. yes it does..!!
I do not recommend Blue Beacon. Almost all use acid in the wash. It will take off your paint protection. Many CG will let you wash your MH. A portable power washer and a good neutral PH soap will do it. I do a final rinse with distilled water, it takes about 12 gallons and you will have a spotless MH that you don’t need to wipe dry.Once you get the heavy dirt off with your MH. You can use a waterless wash such as Aero Cosmetics. It works well and leaves a wax protection. I would avoid Blue Beacon like it’s the COVID Virus. The best portable power washer for full time RVers is the Greenworks 1600. It’s small, $99 at Lowe’s.
The other thing I use is the WORX Hydroshot for rinsing using distilled water. It siphons direct from any source such as a bucket or jug. I never had a CG refuse me to wash.
These are absolutely awesome RV Tips. Never would have thought of the distilled water trick. I do have a deionizing water filter that has worked for me in the past. We also recommend the Aero Cosmetics Wash Wax All product!
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I’ll have put a video up of my RV wash setup. Also, Aero Cosmetics is great for bug removal. Spray it on in the shade. Let it soak for 3-5 minutes. They wipe right off with a microfiber towel. Leaves a wax coat. If you do it the day or the next day. or evening you stop. It is a easy job.
Always use their Citrus Shine (when available) and not the acid...lower Ph... If your shiny bits are coated with DuraBright, it'll ruin it.
Roger that! Our wheels have a coating.
Did you notice what NIRVC used on your tires?
No I did not. They are a very responsible outfit, so I would expect the dressing did not have any petroleum distillates in it. We use 303 Aerospace UV Protectant when we remember to,.......which is not very often. WE DO COVER our large Motorhome wheels with some awesome, super easy to put on, tire covers when in a spot for a week or more. The covers have a 270 degree section that has a steel hula hoop in them to allow the cover to "hug" the tire securely. No straps, clips or buttons to fool around with. We have them in the tire safety section of our Amazon store in the video description area below the video when you hit the "more" button.
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What year is Myles
2014 Newmar Dutch Star Model 4369 with 45,000 miles.
@@OurJourneyInMyles Thanks, In joy your videos