Cleaning caravan sealant.

Bod
Bod Forum Participant Posts: 71
edited May 2017 in Caravans #1

Hi anyone got tips for safe cleaning the exterior sealant on a caravan. The bodywork always looks brilliant but the traffic dust stuck to the sealant lets it down. The caravan is less than a year old and I don't want the dirt to get too embedded. Your help would be appreciated.  Bod.

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  • JohnM20
    JohnM20 Forum Participant Posts: 1,416
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    edited May 2017 #2

    I guess many of us have the same annoying problem. The sealant is a non-setting mastic so will always remain sticky until it has a coating of dust on it. Usually this is dark airborne dust which is very visible on the caravan. Something that I have thought about trying to do is get some white dust such as powdered chalk to stick to it. Once coated other dirt shouldn't have a sticky surface to attach to. It might mean wiping the surface initially with white spirit which will probably bring off the existing dirt and make the surface sticky again.

  • commeyras
    commeyras Club Member Posts: 1,853 ✭✭✭
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    edited May 2017 #3

    Not easy, try a 10% dilution of Fenwick's Caravan leaner.

  • Bod
    Bod Forum Participant Posts: 71
    edited May 2017 #4

    Thanks for your replies. Looks like I had better get the old toothbrush out - just wish they could find a sealant to use that was easier to keep clean- and that I didn't suffer from OCD!!!

  • Alex Cassells
    Alex Cassells Forum Participant Posts: 159
    edited May 2017 #5

    Hi Bod, I also use a little white spirit sometimes, but as you say, virtually impossible to to keep every millimeter pristine white.

    Love the name by the way😉

    Cheers, Alex.

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