An awning question

[Lemonhead78]

I unrolled my awning for the first time this year. It was soaking wet and now has mold on it. I was thinking when I rolled it up for the winters last camping trip that it couldn't get wet at least on the inside of it . Is this a normal thing to happen or did I do something wrong?

[austinjenna]

Are you spraying just one side of the awning or both?

I just spray the underneath, dont forget this thing rolls up into itself so actually both sides come out clean.

[beemerphile1]

Capillary action

[drsteve]

Griz14 wrote:

austinjenna wrote:
Unroll the awning, get it wet with the hose, spray Tilex on it and roll it back up for 30 minutes or so, unroll it and spray it off, the awning will be clean with no scrubbing involved.

Are you spraying just one side of the awning or both?

Both.

[drsteve]

austinjenna wrote:
Unroll the awning, get it wet with the hose, spray Tilex on it and roll it back up for 30 minutes or so, unroll it and spray it off, the awning will be clean with no scrubbing involved.

I do the same only with bleach water (1 cup per gallon). Works like a charm.

[cmcdar]

Thanks OP, I too have had this issue and it is (but shouldn't) drive me crazy.

Just to be clear, I have a problem with the UNDER SIDE of the awning.

The side you see when you are sitting under it. I believe that is also what the OP is referring to.

I have tried a great many products and can never get the stains removed let alone keeping it clean.

I will try the Tilex and rolling back up to sit a spell.

[dodge_guy]

Yes normal. Store the trailer at an angle so the water will not get into and stay inside the rolled up awning. If it’s longer it may also have a sag to it which makes it worse. I have a 21ft awning. I installed an awning support to keep it from sagging when rolled up.

[Griz14]

austinjenna wrote:
Unroll the awning, get it wet with the hose, spray Tilex on it and roll it back up for 30 minutes or so, unroll it and spray it off, the awning will be clean with no scrubbing involved.

Are you spraying just one side of the awning or both?

[2012Coleman]

I use Mold Armor on the awning. No scrubbing required. Spray on, let sit for a few minutes and hose off. Works great on the propane cylinder cover too. Find at Walmart, Home Depot or Lowes.

[austinjenna]

Unroll the awning, get it wet with the hose, spray Tilex on it and roll it back up for 30 minutes or so, unroll it and spray it off, the awning will be clean with no scrubbing involved.

[bobndot]

Use a soft long handle brush to clean it. Do not use a pressure washer as you could damage the fabric and cause it to leak.

[rbpru]

When we roll up our awning and it rains, water picks up the roof dirt and seeps in the end of the awning to creates dark streaks of dirt at the bottom of each roll layer across the awning.

By spring it is usually a bit moldy so I scrub it, let it dry, then roll it up.

The problem of course is every time it rains, some water seeps into the ends and the streaks reform, though not moldy or quite as dark.

I can of course re-clean it every time it rains but I have discovered that the awning gives just as much shade with the streaks, as it does without the streaks.

Be safe

[DutchmenSport]

Normal.

[trailer_newbe]

In southern Arizon we rarely need to worry about this happening. Our awnings just burn in a few short years, then they are done.

[IAMICHABOD]

Normal thing,capillary action or wicking.It can be somewhat stopped by a cover.
Like the one smokedummy made it will also protect from the sun,it seems to keep mine dry.