How To Clean An Rv Roof With Dawn Dish Detergent

Keep your rv roof clean and you ll help keep your rv looking great year after year.

How to clean an rv roof with dawn dish detergent.

Dicor recommends a non abrasive type cleaner such as rc 100tm borax or dawntm and a medium to stiff brush. I never used it for such. For exceptionally dirty roofs cover the sides of your rv with plastic to prevent dirty water from dripping down and staining. First to do the job right park your rv out of direct sunlight second give your rv a quick spray of water to remove any loose dirt and debris.

This works well but it depends on the type of material you are cleaning. If you have a fiberglass sided rig that s been seriously neglected a bit of bleach and dish soap in your water bucket may actually clean the nastiness off the rig. However i just got some new dentures and the dentist told me to brush my dentures with a soft brush and use dawn dish detergent. Dip the end of a long handled scrub brush into the soapy bucket and scrub the top of the rubber roof gently to dislodge dirt and stains.

Continue scrubbing until you have cleaned the entire roof and removed as much of the dirt as possible. They say to use a medium bristled scrub brush in place of a sponge because the epdm rubber roofing material is not smooth like fiberglass. Not sure about dawn detergent being good for rv roofs. Step 4 rinse the roof off again using the garden hose to remove the soap suds.

We used it on a fiberglass roof in one of our exterior care and maintenance classes and it worked. Epdm and tpo can be cleaned with either the camco product or even dicor however dawn dish soap is now being recommended by the fiberglass and alpha membrane manufacturers. Miyagi wax on wax off. Keep the nozzle a good 16 inches away from the body of your rv third apply the mild soap through the gun but being careful not to hit seals etc directly.

A clean rv exterior starts with a clean rv roof. Maybe it is a multi use item. Alpha systems recommends using a household cleaner such as comettm spic n spantm ajax tm etc. Rinse your rv roof before cleaning use a hose to rinse and remove loose dirt and grime.