good day and hello,we have a 2015 winnebago 24g view, it has the overhead sleeping area above the driver/passenger seat. what we have been noticing is that there is white spots on our windshield that looks like it is dripping from the over head area when it rains or when there is dew in the morning. the color of the over head is brown but white underneath. it almost seems like the paint is running but looking over the finish, it looks fine. wondering if anyone else out there has this issue and what the cause might be and how to fix it.we are getting ready to head to florida and we plan on washing and waxing the entire MH, not sure if that is going to fix the problem but i have never noticed anything like this before.any ideas suggestions? also the bottom of the area of the overhang has a clear plastic protection so there is only about an inch or two that is actually bare paint.thanks everyone.

The ROOF is probably white.It likely is "chalking" a bit making the white streaks/spots when water runs off the roof.I don't think there is much you can (or should) do to prevent that because waxing the roof would create a danger to anyone going up there and wouldn't last long anyway.

One of the best things to use to clean and polish glass is 0000 steel wool. It will not scratch the glass and yet it will clean minerals and road grime easily. Try it at home for windows and mirrors.

I had the same problem, Don't know if there's a fix to stop it. I put a couple of coats of ZEP and bought a windshield cover. I was surprised how cheap they are. Keeps the sun off the dash, easier to use than the privacy curtain when camping, keeps the windshield clean all for $35.00.

KCFDCapt wrote:One of the best things to use to clean and polish glass is 0000 steel wool. It will not scratch the glass and yet it will clean minerals and road grime easily. Try it at home for windows and mirrors.What’s good for longstanding tree sap on a windshield? I could try regular bug, sap, and tar remover. But I’m wondering about the steel wool.

Goof Off might work for tree sap, kind of depends if the stuff is from evergreen trees or hardwoods. I've used diesel fuel to remove pitch that seems to drop on the windshield or pickup body in the summer when I've parked underneath pine or fir trees.

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Sam_Spade
Explorer
Nov 11, 2017
The ROOF is probably white.

It likely is "chalking" a bit making the white streaks/spots when water runs off the roof.

I don't think there is much you can (or should) do to prevent that because waxing the roof would create a danger to anyone going up there and wouldn't last long anyway.
KCFDCapt
Explorer
Nov 11, 2017
One of the best things to use to clean and polish glass is 0000 steel wool. It will not scratch the glass and yet it will clean minerals and road grime easily. Try it at home for windows and mirrors.
Farmboy666
Explorer
Nov 11, 2017
I had the same problem, Don't know if there's a fix to stop it. I put a couple of coats of ZEP and bought a windshield cover. I was surprised how cheap they are. Keeps the sun off the dash, easier to use than the privacy curtain when camping, keeps the windshield clean all for $35.00.
Snowman9000
Explorer
Nov 11, 2017
KCFDCapt wrote:
One of the best things to use to clean and polish glass is 0000 steel wool. It will not scratch the glass and yet it will clean minerals and road grime easily. Try it at home for windows and mirrors.

What’s good for longstanding tree sap on a windshield? I could try regular bug, sap, and tar remover. But I’m wondering about the steel wool.
Islandman
Explorer
Nov 11, 2017
Goof Off might work for tree sap, kind of depends if the stuff is from evergreen trees or hardwoods. I've used diesel fuel to remove pitch that seems to drop on the windshield or pickup body in the summer when I've parked underneath pine or fir trees.
CharlesinGA
Explorer
Nov 11, 2017
Indeed the 0000 steel wool works, I first tried it on my old Ford Ranger's cracked windshield, thinking if it damaged it I was not out anything, but it worked, so I used it on my WBO View to remove those white spots from dripping from the cab over, in addition to microscopic pieces of bug debris that you simply cannot get off with normal cleaners and wiping.

I first saw it on Youtube on the RVGeeks channel,

https://youtu.be/D05vX-G9iV4

Charles
2007 Winnebago View 523H on a 2006 Dodge (Daimler-Chrysler aka Mercedes) Sprinter 3500 chassis (T1N). Bought Sept 2015 with 18K miles on it, Prog Ind HW30C, Prog Dymanics PD4645, Coleman Chill Grille, PML/Yourcovers.com deep alum trans pan, AutoMeter 8558 trans temp gauge, Roadmaster sway bar, Koni Red shocks (front & rear), Fantastic Ultra Breeze hood, added OEM parabolic mirrors and RH aspherical mirror, MB grill conversion.
ron_dittmer
Explorer II
Nov 12, 2017
Our old rig, a Toyota/Mirage was famous for those white water drips from the over-hang above. I never found a real solution, only regular windshield cleanings.
Sam_Spade
Explorer
Nov 12, 2017
KCFDCapt wrote:
One of the best things to use to clean and polish glass is 0000 steel wool. It will not scratch the glass and yet it will clean minerals and road grime easily. Try it at home for windows and mirrors.

That works good.....IF you are dealing with "real" glass.

You should NOT do that, however, on rear view mirrors, headlights or on a glass pane that has tint applied. Some things that look like glass really are plastic.
KCFDCapt
Explorer
Nov 12, 2017
For tree sap use rubbing alcohol. Hand sanitizer will work too. You can speed up the process by putting the alcohol on a paper towel and let it soak for older dried sap.
FunTwoDrv
Explorer
Nov 12, 2017
Have the same spots...we use Boraxo to clean the windshild. Sort of like using 0000 wool, just in a can.

Gary

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