Keeping My Van Outside

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BertieWells
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Keeping My Van Outside

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Hi, for the forseeable future my Van will be living on the road outside the house.

Any weekly checks I should be doing to keep it from weathering as much as possible?

It is my day to day runner if that changes things

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A really good coat of wax helps to keep the weather at bay and road dust at a minimum.
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anything that can be nicked.
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Wax is a good tip i will get on that!

Valuables ... all my money goes on the van itself :( :P
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not just any old wax... canuba wax is probably better than a cover.
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Supplier of carnauba wax:
http://www.woodsautomotive.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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ALDI do it too - at least 2-3 times a year. Bargain at £2 for about half a gallon.
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