TECMike
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Any one using Spic & Span with some bleach for cleaning their rubber roofs on their travel trailers?
If so what ratio are you using? Thanks in advance.
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Not sure I would use bleach on the roof. Bleach affects the fundamental properties of so many things. I can't be good for rubber or Vinyl.
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TECMike wrote:Any one using Spic & Span with some bleach for cleaning their rubber roofs on their travel trailers?
If so what ratio are you using? Thanks in advance.
Mike
Spic N Span works fine without bleach if you wash your roof on a regular basis. BTW I wouldn't use bleach on my roof
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Spic and span reacts with bleach (an exothermic reaction, in chemspeak). You don't want that happening in a bucket or on your roof. What you need for cleaning an EPDM roof is a surfactant (soap) and a mildicide, if you have a black streak or leaf problem. Lysol branded cleaners have both, soap and phenol, a mildicide.
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I wouldn't use bleech on the roof either.
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or Soft Scrub with bleach as I use with soft bristle brush on a pole.
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Mild soap and a carefully driven soft brush. I only do this every two years prior to resealing openings. Whatever you use is going to run down the sides and a harsh detergent could dry out the rubber roof making it brittle causing more problems. What is the problem with a dirty roof anyway?
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TECMike
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We have to park our trailer outside under a Live Oak tree.
I have washed the roof over the last three years, since it was new, with McGuires Car Wash soap, but the leaf and sap stains have left a lot of stains. Plus some mildew/mold dark spots have accumulated.
Thanks for not recommending bleach for the mildew/mold spots. I was thinking it might be alright.
Interesting comments about Lysol products. Any particular Lysol soap would be the best?
Mike
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i too have oak trees and was wondering this same question.
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newf6969
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We use Borax and vinegar it works wonders.
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