When I opened my awning for the first time this season, I was a bit shocked at how dirty it looks. I often stay under pine trees, they drop sap everywhere. When you roll up your awning this sap just spreads all over both sides of the cloth. Dead bugs stick to it, its just a mess. I have tried a commercial "Awning cleaner" I purchased at Camping World. Doesn't even touch it. Anybody have a favorite product, or better yet a home brew cleaner that will actually work?

I'd like to know the answer too. Bleach works great for mold and mildew but I have dark brown/black spots mostly on the underside that nothing touches and I've tried just about everything I can think of.

Here are 2 things. You can buy Awesome at the dollar store.A spray bottle is $1.00 and they sell gallon refills.That does work pretty good. Some years ago,I was told to put some car wash in a bucket and throw it on the awning then roll it up.Leave it there for 20 minutes then open and rinse. That works ok for general cleaning but the Awesome and a scrub brush on a poll are still needed for the tougher spots.

Type of sap I get...I wait for good freeze and use a credit card to scrape off when sap is frozen solid. Works for me.

Mr Clean magic eraser works for me. Needs a lot of elbow grease but it will clean up.

RGar974417 wrote:Here are 2 things. You can buy Awesome at the dollar store.A spray bottle is $1.00 and they sell gallon refills.That does work pretty good. Some years ago,I was told to put some car wash in a bucket and throw it on the awning then roll it up.Leave it there for 20 minutes then open and rinse. That works ok for general cleaning but the Awesome and a scrub brush on a poll are still needed for the tougher spots.just be VERY careful with Awsome. It will take the finish off the side of the RV, and the decals

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RobWNY
Explorer
Jun 18, 2018
LA Totally Awesome cleaner didn't touch our stains. It's almost as if the stains are part of the awning. Soap doesn't touch it either. I even took charcoal lighter fluid and scrubbed one spot with a rag. Didn't help at all. Just gonna have to live with it I guess
Terryallan
Explorer II
Jun 18, 2018
RGar974417 wrote:
Here are 2 things. You can buy Awesome at the dollar store.A spray bottle is $1.00 and they sell gallon refills.That does work pretty good. Some years ago,I was told to put some car wash in a bucket and throw it on the awning then roll it up.Leave it there for 20 minutes then open and rinse. That works ok for general cleaning but the Awesome and a scrub brush on a poll are still needed for the tougher spots.

just be VERY careful with Awsome. It will take the finish off the side of the RV, and the decals
Fizz
Explorer
Jun 17, 2018
Mr Clean magic eraser works for me. Needs a lot of elbow grease but it will clean up.
path1
Explorer
Jun 17, 2018
Type of sap I get...I wait for good freeze and use a credit card to scrape off when sap is frozen solid. Works for me.
RGar974417
Explorer
Jun 17, 2018
Here are 2 things. You can buy Awesome at the dollar store.A spray bottle is $1.00 and they sell gallon refills.That does work pretty good. Some years ago,I was told to put some car wash in a bucket and throw it on the awning then roll it up.Leave it there for 20 minutes then open and rinse. That works ok for general cleaning but the Awesome and a scrub brush on a poll are still needed for the tougher spots.
RobWNY
Explorer
Jun 17, 2018
I'd like to know the answer too. Bleach works great for mold and mildew but I have dark brown/black spots mostly on the underside that nothing touches and I've tried just about everything I can think of.

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