Spring Cleaning

Rowena
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in Caravan & Motorhome Chat #1

Haven’t been on the road since last summer or autumn? Now’s the perfect time to give your caravan or motorhome some love! 

Shake off the cobwebs, air it out, and get it sparkling for your next adventure. Whether it’s cleaning the surfaces, checking the essentials, or freshening up the cushions, what’s your top tip for getting road-ready? Or share a snap of your spring cleaning progress!

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  • eurortraveller
    eurortraveller Club Member Posts: 6,951
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    #2

    But I am a man.

  • Tinwheeler
    Tinwheeler Forum Participant Trusted Posts: 23,520
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    #3

    So?

  • nelliethehooker
    nelliethehooker Club Member Posts: 14,247
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    #4

    We are out all year round so I clean the caravan, both inside and out, including the roof, as soon as possible, weather permitting, so that it is ready for the next trip. I always use Fenwicks Bobby Dazzler after giving the van a clean which helps when the next cleaning session comes round.

  • eribaMotters
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    #5

    I'm also a fan of Bobby Dazzler. I treat the caravan very much like the car. A good soak, lots of soapy car shampoo and a wipe down. Stubborn marks and tar spots get a wipe over with kitchen towel and white spirit, followed by a spot of car polish.

    A general purpose cleaner is used on all inside surfaces after a good vacuum.

    Stubborn marks on upholstery respond well to "Stardrops" a mild ammonia cleaning fluid.

    Mr Muscle or similar cleans the windows nicely.

    A squirt of PTFE is great on the window stays and silicon spray on a piece of kitchen towel wiped over the window rubbers.

    Colin

  • Wildwood
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    #6

    Must get it done in next few days. It is very dirty after winter and I need to move it from storage and find somewhere to do it. I cannot do it at home as on a steep hill and the club no longer let us wash it at the site on the basis we might pollute a nearby stream although frankly I cannot see it.

  • BlueVanMan
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    #7

    Don't forget that polish is just that. It works by removing a microscopic layer of paint from the metal surface it is applied to. On the other hand wax affords a protective layer with some cosmetic (shine) effect. So polish should only be applied when needed, i.e. some dulling of paint finish so probably not more frequently than annually.

    However the terminology used by manufacturers is confusing, i.e. wax polish. Is it wax or polish. Its both

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