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Coachmen63
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Oct 23, 2016

REMOVING BROWN SPOTS FROM RV ROOF VENTS

After a long, hard summer in the heat and humidity it is time to give the rubber roof and everything else on the roof of our RV a good cleaning. First I give the rubber roof a good cleaning with Korkay (Awning and Black Streak Remover). I typically use the product straight from a spray bottle, some Spic-N-Span in a bucket of water and a used Scotch Brite. This method has worked well for me and I know there are at least a hundred other methods used to get the same results. Then I tackle the vent tube caps and the refrigerator vent, which typically has brown spots all other them. Tried the Korkay and Scotch Brite but this only minimized them. Finally used a somewhat course steel wood pad and Meguiar's Cleaner/Wax. Takes them right off and if I give them a good coating, I don't see as many spots the next year and if there are, they come off with minimal elbow grease.
  • Steel wool on plastic vent covers is not a good idea. The wax will give you a "warm fuzzy" that they are protected, but weather will wear the wax off and the plastic will oxidize faster because you cut into the surface. At this point if I were you I'd paint them.

    So far the single best product I have found for cleaning the black spots off is Voom. Made for RVs and very little elbow grease is needed. I used to use a generic OxyClean mixture. That works great too but a bit more elbow grease is involved.

    You also have to keep up with it. At least twice a year.
  • Interesting choice of cleaner - I'll have to try that. Hopefully it will keep those spots away longer.
    Thanks!