where do you wash and detail your rig?

Since most rv parks do not allow you to wash the rv, I try to find a car wash with a truck bay before we arrive and give the rig a good wash. When at the park, I then spray on Lucas Slick Mist or Turtle 1 Step Wax & Dry, and dry off with a towel. Most parks will allow you to detail the outside with a spray bottle. You can buy both at Walmart for about $5 to $7.

2oldman wrote:
Car wash with a high ceiling.

Just don't do what one RV owner did when they were in a self wash facility. THEY DUMPED THERE BLACK TANK. in the sewer that recycles the wash water. I think it was in California, a year or two back. Somebody will know the facts.

late bloomer wrote:
I have stored my tt (and starting tomorrow our new to us mh) at a relative's house. Usually I wash it before I go camping, but sometimes it would be nice to take a few days and just do a thorough job of spiffing her up. Do campgrounds get upset if you start washing a rig there?

some do, some don't. you need to ask first. some will charge $X for permission to use their water. we always have a wash service do it.

Car wash with a high ceiling.

Most campgrounds have rules about doing any kind of work on your RV. Majority won't allow you to use the water for washing your RV. Most will allow you to use waterless cleaners, wax and wipe down your RV. The idea is to limit their liability and water use.

I will wash mine at home and then do the waxing & detailing at the campground.
Lately though we have been hiring a detailer to do the work. Cost can be $80 to $300 depending on just wash or level of detailing. The RV Resort has three detailers they allow to come into the park and work. All of them use pressure washers with a water tank and generator so they don't use the parks water or electricity.

A lot of campgrounds have a no wash rule, as this might make your camp site muddy for the next user. Cleaning the inside of your unit, or your outside compartments is usually OK.

The county CG we normally stay at prohibits you from washing your rig at your site but offers a wash spot for an additional fee.

One that I saw has a detailer that lives there and he does it as a business. Most say something about it in the paper they give out when you check in and most say NO!. I so mine in the front yard, no HOA to follow so I do as I like. I even leave it there a day of 2 if need be.