awning mold

I wet down the roof and awning, then spray down both with Simple Green in a gallon sprayer. Roll up the awning while brushing the roof with a broom. Spray it down and then go to work on the awning. Once in the spring and once in the autumn. Both roof and awning have spray chemicals to seal them up for a period of time.

-Bryan

Rich&Mar wrote:

2012Coleman wrote:

prichardson wrote:
The first requirement is to have it clean before it is rolled up. I have had good luck with using Mold Armor. I know of nothing that will eliminate the need to scrub it to get it clean.

I use Mold Armor on the exterior areas where mold and mildew occur - propane tank cover, gaskets around the passthru storage doors, and the awning.

I spray it on and let it set. I don't roll the awning up. After 5 - 10 minutes, all mold/mildew is gone without the need to scrub.

But do you rinse or just let it dry and then roll up the awning? Any bleach in it?

Sorry... I do rinse and let dry before rolling the awning back up.

2012Coleman wrote:

prichardson wrote:
The first requirement is to have it clean before it is rolled up. I have had good luck with using Mold Armor. I know of nothing that will eliminate the need to scrub it to get it clean.

I use Mold Armor on the exterior areas where mold and mildew occur - propane tank cover, gaskets around the passthru storage doors, and the awning.

I spray it on and let it set. I don't roll the awning up. After 5 - 10 minutes, all mold/mildew is gone without the need to scrub.

But do you rinse or just let it dry and then roll up the awning? Any bleach in it?

prichardson wrote:
The first requirement is to have it clean before it is rolled up. I have had good luck with using Mold Armor. I know of nothing that will eliminate the need to scrub it to get it clean.

I use Mold Armor on the exterior areas where mold and mildew occur - propane tank cover, gaskets around the passthru storage doors, and the awning.

I spray it on and let it set. I don't roll the awning up. After 5 - 10 minutes, all mold/mildew is gone without the need to scrub.

The first requirement is to have it clean before it is rolled up. I have had good luck with using Mold Armor. I know of nothing that will eliminate the need to scrub it to get it clean.

I have found that Mr. Clean Magic eraser does a very good job of keeping mold and black away, even when the awning is rolled up. I still don't know why folks don't believe this. Maybe it's because it takes a little work to wipe down the awning, instead of simply spraying something on and rolling the awning up. Well, quite obvious, those techniques don't work.

If you wash down your awning with Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, the black and mold will not come back any time too quick. I've successfully made it through several Indiana winters now and come spring, the awning is not moldy when unrolling.

Take the Mr. Clean Eraser and make it wet, but not dripping. Wipe a section about 18 inches square and rinse out the Eraser. If necessary, wipe a second time, but do not scrub. Existing black will melt right off. Now wipe with a dry cloth (do not rinse it), just dry it. No move over to the next section, little by little until you've covered the entire awning.

You can do the top of the awning also. If yours drops down to the side, it's easy to do. If it's an electric awning, you can still do it with the eraser under a long handled brush and follow up with a dry cloth under the brush. Repeat in small sections until it's completely covered.

Work? Yes! Worth it? Yes! You won't have black come back.

In the Summer, use the eraser to touch up removing bugs and different stains that happen because of trees and acid rain. Once you get it clean, it's VERY easy to maintain it. Just touch up any area where bugs get squashed. Take all of 15 seconds then.

You won't have black come back. I clean my with Mr Clean Magic Eraser in the Spring, and then will do a really good touch up in the late fall, about the time I winterize. I haven't had any black in years now.

I spray the awning and then apply tilex to it and roll it back up, leave for a while and open back up and spray..looks like new

Haven't found a methid to prevent the mold, but I use Spray Nine and a sift brush on a warm day. Clean a small area with the brush and Spray Nine then rinse and move on. For the underside, you will need a warm day, because you will definitely get wet.

Just for cleaning...and maybe some light (storage) mold, I use MR.CLEAN "Magic Mop". Bought it, and a couple of replacement heads at Wal-Mart. Under $20.

For me...it IS "magic". Hose the awning, then use the product. 16 ft awning, 15 minits. Looks brand new.

allen8106 wrote:
TilEx for cleaning. This actually has some longer term preventve help.

X2.
I dont know what all it has in it (besides some bleach) but it works better than any other cleanser or bleach I have ever used.