Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / February 2006
The proper care and washing of an RV
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Steve B - 11 Feb 2006 20:17 GMT Okay, okay. It has been a good while since I washed my RV. I'm lazy.
It is a '96 Newmar 38' Mountain Aire, fiberglass sides.
Now, I want to put it up for sale, and want to clean it up. I just went out and did one side. I did it with the overpriced telescopic pole that water runs through. I tried that first, but as much water runs back on you as on the RV. So, I took the brush off, and adjusted the height. Tightened the plastic nut, which broke. Did the thing with duct tape.
GRRRRRRRRrr.
Anyway, the side came up streaky. I used a small amount of dish soap and some 409 in a bucket with a lot of water. Didn't really use that much.
When finished, it is streaky. I can see oxidation, and just streaks.
What products should I use to do the fiberglass outside?
What products should I use on the plastics, like the mirrors to make them look better?
What products should I use on the rubber gaskets? The stuff for tires? I have some of that.
I have ArmorAll, but they say DON'T use it on plastics.
I have a naugahyde bra. What do I use on that?
Should I towel it dry while it still has water on it, like I do the car?
Thanks for the help.
I have been traveling a while, and absent here. Hope everyone worth anything is okay.
Steve
Rich - 12 Feb 2006 15:57 GMT >Okay, okay. It has been a good while since I washed my RV. I'm lazy. > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > >Steve well, i use a good automotive type car wash, a bucket of water, a bottle of tilex and a long-handled soft-bristle brush.
- wet down the area to be washed - apply soapy water to head of brush - scrub - rinse - repeat if needed
i use the tilex for stubborn areas but mostly to clean the awning
- wet down the area of the awning to be cleaned - spray tilex on the wet awning - apply soapy water to head of brush - scrub - rinse - repeat if needed
no streaks. looks great.
73, rich, n9dko
Tom J - 12 Feb 2006 20:51 GMT > well, i use a good automotive type car wash, a bucket of water, a > bottle of tilex and a long-handled soft-bristle brush. CAUTION: Tilex is the exact same thing as 5% Clorox bleach in the tall gallon jug, except way more expensive. Don't get it on painted surfaces unless they are kept washed down as you go. That's the reason he already has streaks, using the wrong product for the job at hand. I use bleach on my awnings also, but just add it to the soapy water and keep the sides of the rig washed down while doing the awnings.
Tom J
> - wet down the area to be washed > - apply soapy water to head of brush [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > 73, > rich, n9dko Hunter - 13 Feb 2006 00:45 GMT >Okay, okay. It has been a good while since I washed my RV. I'm lazy. > >It is a '96 Newmar 38' Mountain Aire, fiberglass sides. > >Now, I want to put it up for sale, and want to clean it up. Hi Steve,
Why are you selling it?
Hunter --
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Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy sh.t...what a ride!"
Steve B - 13 Feb 2006 04:43 GMT >>Okay, okay. It has been a good while since I washed my RV. I'm lazy. >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Hunter > -- We have decided that a new Dodge Mega Cab truck with the Cummins and a toy hauler is more in line with what we like to do and would be more functional.
Steve
Hunter - 13 Feb 2006 22:34 GMT >We have decided that a new Dodge Mega Cab truck with the Cummins and a toy >hauler is more in line with what we like to do and would be more functional. Cool.... glad you're not giving up RVing.
Hunter --
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Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy sh.t...what a ride!"
Steve B - 14 Feb 2006 03:59 GMT >>We have decided that a new Dodge Mega Cab truck with the Cummins and a toy >>hauler is more in line with what we like to do and would be more [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Hunter > -- To everything, there is a season.
We bought a cabin in the mountains last year, something that I said I would never do because I don't want to go to the same old place every time. But, we got a deal on it, making $40k in the two months between a cash closing and the appraisal on a fixed rate loan, so it was attractive in that sense. It is near Cedar City, Utah, and there is enough in the area to keep one busy for a few years of side trips and exploration. It is lovely, and will qualify as a nice business expense deduction as we will be doing business out of it, and using it as a vacation rental.
The big Newmar was sitting still for different reasons, and we were looking for a larger truck to help do some remodeling work at the cabin any way. Plus, in our experiences with the motorhome in the last couple of years, we were finding that a 5th wheel was more our style.
I have been going through some health issues in the past few years. Travel has been an on and off thing. So, it is not all or nothing. RVs are just like a lot of things in life. You want one, and ............ poof ............. the next day, one is in your life. They're not that permanent or hard to come by. When you are busy, you work. When you aren't you play. Life is balance. If you do one or the other out of balance, it doesn't work.
RVs, situations, friends, and relationships come and go. And there's always another over the next hill.
Steve
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