Cleaning Awning

allen8106 wrote:
I found the post below this weekend and tried it. It worked amazingly well. I can't yet vouch for the long term affects as it has been raining all day today. So far so good though. I also spent all day yesterday washing the roof and the entire exterior of the 5ver. Tough job but I'm glad I did it.


How to clean awning:
Lowes: One gallon pump sprayer of Tilex mold and mildew cleaner

Extend awning completely.

Spray 2-3 beginning at the roller edge on top and underside of awning, roll up to where you have sprayed

Continue to spray next 3 feet or so, roll up that much more

Finish spraying roll up awning completely

Wait 20 to 30 min.

Unroll, brush lightly on underside

Rinse thoroughly.

This is a great idea! Thanks for sharing.

Once every 3 years or so when needed, I make a mixture of bleach and detergent some thing that foams up to help the mixture stay in place. I scrub with a long handle brush making suds then roll up awning brush again with clean mixture then rinse. Awning are original since 1996.

About the same as Allen8106, 2 or 3 times a season.

I found the post below this weekend and tried it. It worked amazingly well. I can't yet vouch for the long term affects as it has been raining all day today. So far so good though. I also spent all day yesterday washing the roof and the entire exterior of the 5ver. Tough job but I'm glad I did it.


How to clean awning:
Lowes: One gallon pump sprayer of Tilex mold and mildew cleaner

Extend awning completely.

Spray 2-3 beginning at the roller edge on top and underside of awning, roll up to where you have sprayed

Continue to spray next 3 feet or so, roll up that much more

Finish spraying roll up awning completely

Wait 20 to 30 min.

Unroll, brush lightly on underside

Rinse thoroughly.

Totally Awesome cleaner and OxyClean. The oxygen released by the OxyClean helps to kill the mildew.

Per owners many for mg Domestic 9100 awning, spray with bleach water mix, roll awning up for five minutes then open up and thoroughly rinse. I do this every four months and mildew free. Good luck.

I know...awnings can be so yucky. I used Pine Sol and water to clean it, and to get that nasty stagnant smell off of it. Well it worked for a couple of weeks and then it stunk up again. When we walk under it, it still stinks to high heaven. I heard of people using spic and span with good results...we are going to try that next. Good Luck.

About the same way you did. Mild bleach with some Dawn and elbow grease.