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wildsportsmen's avatar
Aug 25, 2014

Brown Spots on RV Awning ($2.97 SOLUTION)

I have a 2008 Sportsmen 5VR and I rolled out my awning and it had these STUBBORN Brown Spots (almost looked like blood stains that were deep in Awning fabric) all over my Awning. :M I tried Bleach, Vinegar, Goo GONE, Mineral Spirits, Awesome, Tilex, Oxyclean, you name it I tried it.....NOTHING WORKED!

Last night I went to Wally World and bought a $2.97 spray bottle of PURPLE POWER Industrial Strength Cleaner/Degreaser.....and SHAZAAAM! Brown Spots were GONE!

This is what I did: I wet the top/bottom of Awning, I sprayed the whole bottle on the top/bottom of Awning, I rolled up the Awning over night so that the Purple Power can soak, I rolled out Awning this morning and 95% of the Brown Spots were GONE! I am ONE HAPPY CAMPER! :) I will probably soak my Awning 1X more time before the winter!

I hope this helps YOU! GOOD LUCK!
  • Effy's avatar
    Effy
    Explorer II
    Thanks for the tip. May have to try that. Ours is only a year old and has a lot of spots, presumably from mildew.
  • Thank you. I need to do mine before we leave and have wondered what to try next because I think I have tried everything you have except Tilex. Great idea with rolling it back up too.