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7_3_psdman
Explorer
Sep 23, 2017

Up on the roof

I took me about two weeks to replace and clean around all of the vent and A/C covers on the fifth wheel. I tried several different cleansers around the vents before I installed the covers. CLR with mold and stain remover whitened the old rubber roof the best so I used it on the whole roof. Makes the roof look about five years newer again. I used it with a tire and wheel brush around the vents and then a bigger brush-mop on the rest of the roof.

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  • rhagfo's avatar
    rhagfo
    Explorer III
    Sep 23, 2017
    fj12ryder wrote:
    Yeah, I'm not sure that a sparkling white roof is really necessary. Getting it back to white may shorten it's lifespan by removing layers of protection. It could be like tarnish on silver: it's doesn't look good but does protect the base layer.

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    That is the last thing I would use on a rubber roof.
  • fj12ryder's avatar
    fj12ryder
    Explorer III
    Sep 23, 2017
    Yeah, I'm not sure that a sparkling white roof is really necessary. Getting it back to white may shorten it's lifespan by removing layers of protection. It could be like tarnish on silver: it doesn't look good but does protect the base layer.
  • Lwiddis's avatar
    Lwiddis
    Explorer II
    Sep 23, 2017
    My roof isn't...cleaner than your roof. Will use a mild soap next spring prior to maintenance.
  • downtheroad's avatar
    downtheroad
    Explorer
    Sep 23, 2017
    I guess a sparkling white roof is desirable, but I would be VERY hesitate to use CLR on an RV roof. CLR is super strong stuff.....lots of warnings about where and on what to use it.

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