RV Tips

BY BETTER RVING.COM JULY 2010

Weekly Tip #1

Washing the Awnings

Keeping your RV's awning clean is important and will extend the lifetime of that needed sun cover. Here is a simple solution to keep them working.

VINYL AWNINGS

1/4 cup of dish soap

1/4 cup of bleach

5 gallons of water

After the solution is well mixed in a bucket, scrub down the awning using a brush. After the awning is soaped up well, roll the awning up with the soap still sudsy for 5 minutes. Unroll and hose off. Let it dry before storing.

ACRYLIC AWNINGS

Simply, hose it off and let dry. DO NOT scrub.

Scrubbing could cause the water-retardant finish to be removed.

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Jan ()

Jul. 24, 2010 - 05:32 PM

I signed up for RV living on-line and the magizine. Here is a tip for cleaning the awning.

Steve Roddy

Jul. 20, 2010 - 11:22 PM

To clean an acrylic awning be sure to follow the procedure in tip#1. Hose off and allow to dry. If you use soap and water with a scrub brush you will need to reapply the water repellent. You should be able to find this spray at an RV parts store.

LINDA (virginia)

Jul. 20, 2010 - 08:35 PM

how do you clean a canvas awning

Mick (TN)

Jul. 20, 2010 - 09:06 AM

Bought an expandable handle brush to clean it from the roof and it still isn t long enough. Sounds dumb but this is an electric awning and it does not get very low to the ground...any suggestions?

Jerry (ILL)

Jul. 20, 2010 - 08:27 AM

What about cloth awnings

ARLENE (FL)

Jul. 20, 2010 - 07:54 AM

HOW CAN I RE-WATER PROOF MY AWNING? ANYONE USE ANY SPRAYS SUCH AS TENT SPRAY?

Steve Roddy

Jul. 20, 2010 - 06:40 AM

Don' forget to reseal those acrylic awnings as an annual maintenance.

Brenda (Long Beach, CA)

Jul. 20, 2010 - 12:00 AM

Thanks, I didn t know,

Jim (Hollywood, FL)

Jul. 19, 2010 - 11:25 PM

I was not aware of how to clean my acrylic awning. appreciate the hint.

Steve Roddy

Jul. 19, 2010 - 09:15 PM

Most acrylic awnings are also in a metal wrap. Do not scrub the acrylic awning.

Reece (Sebring Florida)

Jul. 19, 2010 - 05:48 PM

After a 2300 mile trip, I wanted to wash the awning, so I opened it, took a break because it was hot weather, and before I got back to work, a gust of wind put it atop the RV...now a new, clean one is on order..just a freak of wind, but it happens.

Art (Murrieta, CA)

Jul. 19, 2010 - 05:06 PM

I must have vinyl. It feels like plastic on top and bottom.

Bill Whetstone

Jul. 13, 2010 - 08:10 PM

Acrylic feels like cloth.

john (Alice,Tx.)

Jul. 13, 2010 - 10:33 AM

how can i tell the different if the awning is Acrylic or Vinyl ?

billy (hopkinsville,ky)

Jul. 09, 2010 - 09:45 PM

weekly tip #1 was very helpful thanks

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Weekly Tip #1

Washing the Awnings

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