RV exterior · priced by length
Chalky gel coat, faded graphics and black streaks down the sides. Three levels of exterior work, from a wash and wax to a full cut, polish and wax, priced by the length of the rig.
Gtechniq Accredited Installer
Professional coatings, not retail
CARFAX-verified service shop
Gtechniq accredited
3M Scotchgard Pro Series
Paint protection film · from $695
17+ years, owner-operated
Licensed, insured & bonded
Short answer
It is priced by length and level. A wash and wax is $300–$750, a polish and wax is $540–$1,350 and a cut, polish and wax is $880–$2,200. Heavy oxidation found on the day can move the final number, and you are told before any work starts.
Three service levels
The range on each card runs from a short rig to a long one. The estimator below gives a number for yours.
Level 1
$300starting$300–$750 by length
Hand wash, roof rinse and a protective wax for gel coat that is still glossy. Maintenance, not correction.
Best for: Well-kept rigs between seasons.
Get a quote →Level 2
$540starting$540–$1,350 by length
A machine polish that takes off light-to-moderate oxidation and brings the colour back, then wax on top.
Best for: Gel coat that has lost its gloss.
Get a quote →Level 3
$880starting$880–$2,200 by length
A cutting compound for heavy oxidation, a refining polish, then wax. For gel coat that leaves white on your hand.
Best for: Chalky, badly oxidised rigs.
Get a quote →Estimate by length
Built from ST6’s published RV polishing ranges, which run by length. The number on the right is a starting point, confirmed once the gel coat has been seen.
Estimated starting price
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Heavy oxidation or a chalky roof found on the day can adjust the final quote. You approve it before work starts.
Send photos for an exact quoteOxidation, explained
Oxidation is the gel coat itself breaking down. It has to come off before anything can go on.
Gel coat is a pigmented resin. UV breaks down its surface over time — first it dulls, then it goes chalky, and eventually it leaves white residue on your hand. Red and dark graphics show it first.
At 6,035 feet, on a rig that sits outside for months, that process runs faster than at sea level.
Rub a clean finger on the side. If it comes away clean and the finish still reflects, wash and wax is enough. If it looks dull but your finger stays clean, polish and wax. If your finger comes away white, it needs the full cut, polish and wax.
We confirm it on the rig before anything is booked, so you are never paying for a level you did not need.
Yes. Black streaks are dirt and residue running off the roof and seams, so the roof gets cleaned as part of the job rather than the streaks being wiped off the sides and left to come back.
Decals and vinyl graphics are handled carefully — they get UV protection rather than being polished through.
Exterior work
Real ST6 RV exteriors, on site and in the shop.
What customers say
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“The best service I’ve recieved in years!”
Google review · ST6 Detailers, N Nevada
“Honest, hard working, experienced, and priced right.”
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Gtechniq Accredited Installer
17+ years · professionally trained · Gtechniq accredited
Gel coat, fibreglass and painted aluminium oxidise faster at altitude, and an RV spends months parked in the sun. The correction and coating standard Gtechniq accreditation requires is the one applied to every rig.
RVs are a surface-area problem. The process is the same one we use on paint, scaled up.
Verified by CARFAX · accredited by Gtechniq
17+
Seventeen-plus years of professional detailing. Reading a surface before touching it is the part of the job that experience buys, and it decides every step after it.
In the shop at 2725 N Nevada Ave when it fits through the door; otherwise we bring the equipment to your driveway, storage lot or slip.
Coating or sealing over chalky gel coat locks the dullness in. Oxidation comes off first, on every job.
A local, family-run shop — Dana Starr, his two sons and a crew he has worked with for years. Licensed, insured and bonded. The same people quote the job and do the job.
The rest of the rig
Priced separately, so you only book what it needs.
$225–$750
Every surface wiped, vacuumed and cleaned, with extraction and conditioning at the higher levels.
Quoted on inspection
Once the gel coat is corrected, a Gtechniq coating keeps it that way through the months it spends parked in the sun.
Where we work
RVs are worked on at 2725 N Nevada Ave when they fit, and on site when they do not.
RV detailing, motorhome detailing, camper cleaning and RV oxidation removal are all the same trade: a very large gel coat or painted surface, a roof that takes the worst of the weather, and an interior that has to be reset between trips. We work on Class A, B and C motorhomes, fifth-wheels, travel trailers, toy haulers and camper vans.
Colorado is hard on an RV in a specific way. At 6,035 feet the UV load is higher than at sea level, and a rig stored outside between trips takes that sun for months. Oxidation shows up as chalk on your hand.
Tell us the length, the type and where it is parked, and send a few photos. You get a real starting number before anything is booked.
ST6 Detailers — North Nevada
2725 N Nevada Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
El Paso County, Colorado
RV polishing questions
Answered straight. If yours is not here, call the shop and ask.
Wash and wax is $300–$750, polish and wax is $540–$1,350, and cut, polish and wax is $880–$2,200, depending on the length of the RV. Heavy oxidation found on the day can adjust the final quote.
Rub a clean finger along the side. If it comes away white, the gel coat is oxidised and needs the cut, polish and wax. If it is dull but your finger stays clean, polish and wax is usually enough.
In most cases, yes. Compounding and polishing remove the oxidised surface layer and bring the colour and gloss back. Gel coat that has worn through to the fibreglass cannot be polished back.
Yes, or in the shop if it fits. Larger motorhomes and fifth-wheels are done at your driveway or storage lot.
Wax needs renewing, especially on a rig parked outside. For protection that lasts years rather than months, the corrected gel coat can be ceramic coated.
Send the rig
Close enough to see the chalk, far enough to see the graphics.
Tell us the length and type and send a couple of photos. We will come back with the level it needs and a real starting number.
ST6 Detailers — North Nevada · 2725 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80907 · (719) 517-7220
Open 7 days · Mon–Sat 6am–8pm · Sun 8am–6pm
5.0★★★★★17 Google reviews
Licensed, insured & bonded
No deposit to book. You pay after the work is finished and you have looked at it.
Dana Starr has been detailing in Colorado Springs for 17+ years. He runs this shop with his two sons and a crew he trusts. Every job gets looked at before it goes back to you.
Gtechniq AccreditedAccredited installer in El Paso County