clockdrfla
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Are there any homemade recipes for ingredients to clean your RV roof? Thanks
Cleaning roof
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1PlasticMan1
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Depends upon what type roof material you have, and how dirty it is. Ours is TPO, and I just use Palmolive liquid dish soap with a scrub brush once a year. We store it inside from December 1st to end of March in a temperature controlled warehouse, so it doesn't get that dirty. However, this year, because of the extremely wet summer, had aphids drop their stuff on it which is very sticky and I guess sweet, because the yellow jackets and flys swarmed all over it. Really got dirty. I only used the Palmolive to clean it, did an okay job, would like to see it whiter. Maybe someone with more experience can offer a better cleaning material. I was thinking about a product like Clorox bathroom cleaning fluid, but gun-shy about using bleach on TPO.
Rene T
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I use to use just a mild mixture of Dawn and bleach to kill any mold.
HappyWanderer
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A couple glugs of Simple Green in a five gallon bucket of water, with a splash of bleach added - works on the roof and awning.
J32952
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Interesting question..ours is Fiberglass and we are 2nd owner. Got up top & was really dirty. Was thinking might need something strong. IF it is waxed, products like Dawn will remove wax. I used a marine (boat) wash, they do not remove wax on fiberglass. On a few spots used marine deck cleaner (it will remove wax). Not wanting to wax/buff I cheated and used Woody Wax on wet brush and once dry a very light towel removes residue. Woody is expensive, but it holds up well on my boats..hoping it will do same on MH.
Gary RV_Wizard
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I never worried much about waxing my fiberglass roof, but 20 minutes with a liquid floor wax (after washing) does the trick if you want some extra dirt-shedding capability. Seems to last 2-3 months, which isn't bad for a surface exposed to weather.
Gizmo
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I have been using a solution of Simple Green, bleach & water with good results.
Rene T
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Gizmo said:
Bruce, is that beach sand?
: :-\ ;D
Gizmo
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Rene T said:Bruce, is that beach sand?
LOL! Yes beach sand is the secret ingredient, it helps to scrub the dirt and grime away. Actually it was first day with my new fingers. Corrected.
