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Posted: 08/20/12 05:23am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

I had some black streaks on my fiver after a the rain and dew. I used Mother's cleaner on it. It's been about three weeks since I did it. We've had a few days of rain and dew every day it hasn't rained. The area I used the Mother's on still has no streaks.

It can be found at most stores that have decent selection of auto accessories. It's a three step process to do it right.

To apply it is just like waxing the rv. Put some on a soft cloth. Wipe it on, then let dry to a haze, then use a soft cloth to buff to a shine.

I still have to try it on the front to see if it will help with cleaning the bugs off.


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I think that would be called a `fix'.
The `solution' is to keep the rail gutters free of the stuff that rots then drips down and causes the black streaks.


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Two additional words: Gutter extenders.


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Posted: 08/20/12 07:40am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Two additional words: Clean roof.

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Posted: 08/20/12 07:59am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

janstey58 wrote:

Two additional words: Gutter extenders.


Yup. No more black streaks once I added gutter extenders. Best thing ever.

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I wish my trailer had gutters. It would help to keep it clean.


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My fold out door grab bar leaves a black mark/streak from the black foam grab. While I was washing the TT yesterday, I though about using some SoftScrub. Tried it and it worked great. Also I use clothes pins on the gutters. Too cheap. Anyway one fell off and I got a blck streak on one side. Tried the Softscub on it and it worked great as well.

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One additional word: RainKap


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BuckBarker wrote:

Two additional words: Clean roof.



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BuckBarker wrote:

Two additional words: Clean roof.


JayWalker2009 wrote:

janstey58 wrote:

Two additional words: Gutter extenders.


Yup. No more black streaks once I added gutter extenders. Best thing ever.


Yep! do both of these and you will not have any issues.

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