Cleaning a power awning

The way I did mine for the first time was to roll it all the way out, scrub a small section with a long handled brush, roll it up a little and repeat. After finishing, I rolled it back out to let it dry. Tedious but it worked. I think I still like the manual ones better, at least for cleaning purposes.

zackyboy3rs wrote:
Has anyone ever lathered the awning, rolled up, wait 10-15 minutes then rinse? I have not but heard it work.

____________

Based on a previous thread here I used a household pump spray shower cleaner. I lowered the extended awning and then used a step ladder to spray the top surface with the cleaner after first wetting it down with a hose. I then used a long handle brush to distribute the cleaner. I rolled the soapy awning back up and then rolled it back out and rinsed it off about a half an hour later. Worked great!!

DB2

Has anyone ever lathered the awning, rolled up, wait 10-15 minutes then rinse? I have not but heard it work.

pappcam wrote:

Bill & Kate wrote:
Ours tilts down somewhat so what we do is tilt it as far down as it goes, hose it down, then use a long handled brush or car washing pad to give it a scrub with a mixture of laundry detergent and bleach. Then we roll it up wet without rinsing it. Let the bleach do it's thing for a bit - since it is all rolled up, it will not dry out, and the bleach water settles the same place the mildew is. After a bit, unroll, rinse and let dry. Usually comes out pretty good.

This works well

This is what we so...it does work well. A power washer helps as well, but not required.

Roll it out a bit at a time...

Thanks for the responses. If the rain will stay away long enough tomorrow I will see how it goes.

Go to this link Clicky and you will see how i do it

Bill & Kate wrote:
Ours tilts down somewhat so what we do is tilt it as far down as it goes, hose it down, then use a long handled brush or car washing pad to give it a scrub with a mixture of laundry detergent and bleach. Then we roll it up wet without rinsing it. Let the bleach do it's thing for a bit - since it is all rolled up, it will not dry out, and the bleach water settles the same place the mildew is. After a bit, unroll, rinse and let dry. Usually comes out pretty good.

This works well

Ours tilts down somewhat so what we do is tilt it as far down as it goes, hose it down, then use a long handled brush or car washing pad to give it a scrub with a mixture of laundry detergent and bleach. Then we roll it up wet without rinsing it. Let the bleach do it's thing for a bit - since it is all rolled up, it will not dry out, and the bleach water settles the same place the mildew is. After a bit, unroll, rinse and let dry. Usually comes out pretty good.

Drive your truck bed under it.