White streak/ stain on the caravan body work.

gilliyj
gilliyj Forum Participant Posts: 2
edited June 2017 in Caravan & Motorhome Chat #1

The person who stores there caravan next to mine cleaned there van with what I don't know however The side of my van is now covered in what looks like white streaks my thought are it could have been a bleach solution.

Washing the van hasn't cleaned it of is there a solution to this problem.

thanks Jj 

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  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited June 2017 #2

    Have you tried to polish the streaks out?

    I would imagine that some cleaning fluids used might cause paint damage if left for too long before rinsing off depending on dilution rate. 

     

     

  • gilliyj
    gilliyj Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited June 2017 #3

    No we haven't tried polish we used fenwick caravan cleaner.

    We will give polish a try and see what happens 

    thanks  EasyT

     

  • EasyT
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    edited June 2017 #4

    If the finish has been damaged it can probably be restored even if professional help needed. What is worrying though is how likely is it to happen again. I would be seeking to make contact with the owner of the adjacent caravan to make him aware at the very least. 

  • EasyT
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    edited June 2017 #5

    Looking at another thread reminded me that a couple of years ago some areas of the caravan roof seemed hard to clean. I used Showroom Shine dry cleaner, a damp microfibre cloth and lots of elbow grease!. The problem is that anything to abrasive such as Tee Cut is likely to go through the thin paint film if used rashly. See what other suggestions there are short of proffesionals. 

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited June 2017 #6

    I would go along with Easy T's suggestion of polish. Whilst Fenwick's is good for getting rid of general soiling I have not found it very reliable at getting more stubborn dirt off and usually have to resort to polish, usually Autoglym, to remove. 

    David

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