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Uually
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Mar 19, 2016

Mold and dirt underside of awning

Who has a easy and safe way to clean the underside of an awning? Kept ours in a storage bldg., and still have mold .
  • Sorry, I have tried the rolling up for so many minutes, but it has not made a pit of difference for me.
  • Concentrated SIMPLE GREEN! We bought an atomomizer at the local garden center.
    SIMPLE GREEN mixed as directed or a bit stronger if you want.
    Spray the underside and we use a brush with a telescoping handle, brush and respray, thats it! Sometimes I have sprayed it before putting it away and it removes what ever gets caught in the roll or it at least will sweep right off!
  • Tom_Diane wrote:
    Concentrated SIMPLE GREEN! We bought an atomomizer at the local garden center.
    SIMPLE GREEN mixed as directed or a bit stronger if you want.
    Spray the underside and we use a brush with a telescoping handle, brush and respray, thats it! Sometimes I have sprayed it before putting it away and it removes what ever gets caught in the roll or it at least will sweep right off!


    Simple Green will strip the wax off of your coach. If you use this method do not get any on the RV itself.

    :C
  • i used the awsum and it worked great this winter.

    However i had to scrub the heck out of the nasty looking underside of the awning.
  • Ive heard that Desert Captain, but the atomizer is easy to control the spray.
    Havent had any problem so far, but thanks for the reminder.
  • Awning cleaner sprayed on , let set a few min , then a 1600 psi pressure washer and it looks new
  • We tried bleach & dawn , and the Mr. Clean sponge. The Mr. Clean sponge did a better job with less effort.
  • I've found that old fashioned sponge mop is an excellent aid to scrubbing stubborn sections of the underside of the awning.
  • Mold Armor - it works. Get it at Lowes in the paint section. I used it 4 months ago before covering the TT. Deploy the awning, spray it on and do other stuff for a while. come back and mold/mildew is gone.

    I had mildew on the white gasket around the front storage access doors. Sprayed this stuff on them, came back later - no stains - pure white again.

    Fast forward to 2 weeks ago - took cover off of TT, deployed awning. It was wet, but no mold. Try it - you will like it.

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