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crcr
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Sep 12, 2013

Black Spots on underside of Awning - How to Remove?

Our TT is only a little over a year old, and we never roll up the awning when wet. Still, we have a lot of black spots on the white underside of the awning. My wife has tried a few cleaning materials to remove the spots with only limited success. Our best guess is that some are squashed bugs and some are mold, which surprises me because as I said, we haven't put it away wet. One other factor, we live and camp in Arizona, so there are less bugs than in many states.

Could anyone please recommend cleaning materials to remove the black spots on the underside of the awning?

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  • Google "shotgun spores" and see if that resembles what you have. I mention it only because of your wife's unsuccessful attempts at removing them. I've had past problems with the spores and learned to avoid parking or camping on mulch. I wouldn't use it in flower beds around the house either. It doesn't come off.:(
  • BuckBarker wrote:
    Clorox Clean-Up works GREAT! Spray, lightly brush, rinse, done.


    +1
  • I spray 409 on it, roll it up wet, let it sit in the sun for about 2 beers (30-45 minutes), unroll it, and rinse. Sometimes, if it got particularly dirty, it needs a bit of elbow-bgrease, but for that I just sue more 409 and a scrub brush on a broomstick...

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