It's "that" day again......

[TerryH]

I love our 31g but man does it get nasty on our boondocking trips. Plus pulling it in the rain last time didn't help. Long way around the truck and trailer with the foam cannon and the scrub brush. Especially on a 95° degree day. Worth it in the end but sure is a job. Throw in the muddy Talon and it's just about an all day adventure. Who else washes their own?

 

[livinthelife]

...Who else washes their own?

Our storage lot has a wash bay. We've washed it a few times ourselves. And paid for someone else to wash it once.

 

[TerryH]

Our storage lot has a wash bay. We've washed it a few times ourselves. And paid for someone else to wash it once.

I store at home so I guess this is my wash bay.

Wish we had a Blue Beacon or some other good truck wash here. I'd definitely use it.

 

[The_Lovells]

Been doing that since 1996. Never had any TT anywhere but "in the back yard". Fairly certain I would have to pay someone else to do that.

 

[traveldawg]

How's that foam canon work? Still need a brush to get the grime off?

Mostly we do ours ourselves but when we get home from this long trip I'll have a service do it that comes to me and does the wash and wax. We had that done before we left (6 months ago) so it needs a waxing again. We've washed it ourselves maybe 3 times while on this trip. I still do the truck myself.

 

[TerryH]

How's that foam canon work? Still need a brush to get the grime off?

Mostly we do ours ourselves but when we get home from this long trip I'll have a service do it that comes to me and does the wash and wax. We had that done before we left (6 months ago) so it needs a waxing again. We've washed it ourselves maybe 3 times while on this trip. I still do the truck myself.

Foam cannon is great. I only use the brush on front cap to help get the bugs off. Using Meguiar's Flagship Wash-n-Wax made for fiberglass bots. Works quite well. The foam cannon really sticks it to the trailer so it can sit and soak for a good while. Pretty much just a through rinse from there.

 

[Dakota]

I wash mine before every trip. It comes back from a trip with road grime and sits under trees in storage. I like starting out clean. I use a foam cannon from Chemical Guys. I also use a microfiber pad on an extendable pole. Works like a charm. Probably takes 90 minutes to two hours. This weekend I’m putting ceramic wax on the front. The bugs are pretty challenging to remove. Hopefully this will help.

 

[Jerryr]

I use a
$17 foam cannon from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HC898GM
$79 electric pressure washer from Lowe’s. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Greenworks-1700-PSI-1-2-GPM-Cold-Water-Electric-Pressure-Washer/5001853429
$15 Microfiber mop on a pole https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Z1BQJXY
$7 Chemical Guys microfiber wash mit https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086HKHWZ4
$15 Chemical Guys Pink Foaming soap, 2 oz = 50 cents worth, does the RV https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071RKWXKV

I also have this brush on a pole. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NLKQN9

I do the RV, car, UTV and truck with the same setup.

 

[traveldawg]

Thanks for the info on the foam canon. I might have to give that foam canon thing a try.

When we wash ours ourselves I give it a final rinse with a low volume pressure washer fed from a CR Spotless water system and let it air dry. But I have a garage to pull it into too so it drys there after our wash and stays pretty clean.

 

[wjpatter]

I try to wash my unit several times a trip, especially to get the bugs off the cap. I truly resent the RV park rules that prevent washing but that is a different topic and different time. I've found pulling into a rest area after a dirty drive and using a bucket of soapy water with a flex hose connected to my outdoor utility line works well enough to eliminate the "shame" of travel. You can't spend several months on the road without the unit looking used and abused. I find 9:00 - 10:00 am works good. It is still cool, most rest areas have shed their overnight glut of truck and I can usually find a corner somewhere to give it a 30 minute "lick and promise".

 

[bcv1218]

I love our 31g but man does it get nasty on our boondocking trips. Plus pulling it in the rain last time didn't help. Long way around the truck and trailer with the foam cannon and the scrub brush. Especially on a 95° degree day. Worth it in the end but sure is a job. Throw in the muddy Talon and it's just about an all day adventure. Who else washes their own?


Looks Great! We just finished up a 9 day boondocking/quading trip and travelled the 900 miles back home arriving yesterday. Now I find myself drinking coffee looking a the threads trying to get up enough courage to finish the unloading and start the cleaning.

 

[Bconnors]

Is it safe to use a pressure on the RV. I thought someone told me it was not good for it, I would really like to use a pressure washer if it is safe.

 

[bcv1218]

Is it safe to use a pressure on the RV. I thought someone told me it was not good for it, I would really like to use a pressure washer if it is safe.

I have used them on mine before, making sure to use the green "non jet" nozzle and staying back a bit so as not to have the wand and nozzle right against the trailer surface.

 

[TerryH]

Is it safe to use a pressure on the RV. I thought someone told me it was not good for it, I would really like to use a pressure washer if it is safe.

Just be smart with it. If you hold it right against seals or decals you will be disappointed.

 

[Riverbug]

"Who else washes their own?"? I must live under a rock, I didn't know there was another option.

 

[TerryH]

"Who else washes their own?"? I must live under a rock, I didn't know there was another option.

I'd use some place like Blue Beacon if there was such anywhere close. They wash a toyhauler my size for $29.30. I'd be their best customer if their was one here. Past that, it's me, the foam cannon, long brush and the pressure washer in the driveway.

 

[Riverbug]

I'd use some place like Blue Beacon if there was such anywhere close. They wash a toyhauler my size for $29.30. I'd be their best customer if their was one here. Past that, it's me, the foam cannon, long brush and the pressure washer in the driveway.

That's good to know. I just looked it up and see them all over the place but none by our home location. But we'll be heading south this winter so I see a number of options on our travels. Yay!

 

[dannybraner]

I try to wash my unit several times a trip, especially to get the bugs off the cap.

An easy way to get the bugs off in a "no wash park" - we keep an old king size flat sheet for cleaning bug juice. Wet it thoroughly and lay it across the area you want to clean for about 20 minutes. That softens everything up. Then just wipe it down. We do the same with motorcycle fairings. It works great.

 

[Jerryr]

An easy way to get the bugs off in a "no wash park" - we keep an old king size flat sheet for cleaning bug juice. Wet it thoroughly and lay it across the area you want to clean for about 20 minutes. That softens everything up. Then just wipe it down. We do the same with motorcycle fairings. It works great.

That would NOT work well after driving through Florida Love Bugs. The Love Bug season is just starting again this week.

 

[JFF&KRN]

We normally wash our own, have had it done twice. Just be careful with the pressure washing as said earlier. I wax my cap twice per year and the trailer once per year. all is good and yep, like leaving with a clean unit. keeping it clean is easier to do if you keep it that way.