Cleaning tips for a newbie please!

[Spinador]

Brand new caravanners here, just bought a Coachman 450/2 and looking for advice as to how best to clean the outside please!
Thank you 👍

 

[otherclive]

I always used Fenwicks Caravan ckeaner followed by Autogkym car polish. Then for winter after cleaning sprayed it with Fenwicks Overwintering and just left that on irrespective of where we went in winter, then repeated the cycle. each year.

 

[Buckman]

As per OC. Use Fenwicks shampoo for wash and then Autoglym caravan polish.

 

[Spinador]

I always used Fenwicks Caravan ckeaner followed by Autogkym car polish. Then for winter after cleaning sprayed it with Fenwicks Overwintering and just left that on irrespective of where we went in winter, then repeated the cycle. each year.

Thank you! I'll have a look for those

 

[Dustydog]

+2 for Fenwicks caravan wash shampoo and Autoglym Super gloss polish.
Fenwicks also do a black streak remover.
Be careful with the acrylic windows. I use fast glass and a soft cloth

 

[Beachball]

Another fan for Fenwicks caravan cleaner followed by Autoglym super resin polish and for the caravan windows Autoglym fast glass it gives it a crystal clear smear finish .

 

[Bluetonic]

any suitable washing product is fine, Fenwicks is no better than anything else I have used.
Currently using Autobrite Direct Banana car wash, it smells amazing
Autoglym Super Resin Polish after drying , then Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection.


I am thinking of going down the ceramic coating route next time though

 

[Buckman]

Never ever use Fairy dish washing liquid!

 

[otherclive]

any suitable washing product is fine, Fenwicks is no better than anything else I have used.
Currently using Autobrite Direct Banana car wash, it smells amazing
Autoglym Super Resin Polish after drying , then Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection.


I am thinking of going down the ceramic coating route next time though

Why do you need a nice fragrance for a caravan? I can understand internal cleaning products but external defeats me.

 

[Bluetonic]

Why do you need a nice fragrance for a caravan? I can understand internal cleaning products but external defeats me.

I don't but it smells nice when you use it, just an added bonus. previous bottle was cherry scented. I'm more interested in the quality of the wash, and I have found AD products to be of excellent quality.
I can also recommend Bilt Hambler clay bars , dodo juice purple haze wax for dark paint on my car, etc etc etc.
I got a bit addicted to cleaning my cars a few years ago

 

[Bluetonic]

Never ever use Fairy dish washing liquid!

*shudder *

 

[Caravanrevisited]

*shudder *

Why?

 

[Bluetonic]

Why?

 

[Buckman]

Never mind the streaks that it leaves making them very hard to remove.

 

[toad a caravan]

Washing up also contains salt..

 

[Dustydog]

Why do you need a nice fragrance for a caravan? I can understand internal cleaning products but external defeats me.

It attracts the upper class insect🤪🤪

 

[Richtee180]

Would a pressure plant sprayer be ok for rinsing the roof off

 

[toad a caravan]

I use a hose pipe making sure it's not a single jet,,I consider it's pattern is more like rain..

 

[toad a caravan]

Cos they're used to rain 🙂

 

[otherclive]

Would a pressure plant sprayer be ok for rinsing the roof off

Try it but I doubt it will prove very effective and you would visibly age doing it. Why not a garden hose with a nozzle that has a number of options. I used to set mine to a fan and it was very effective. Mind you the dirt had been well and truly loosened using Fenwicks and my long handle wash brush dipped into a large bucket of plain water.

 

[Richtee180]

Try it but I doubt it will prove very effective and you would visibly age doing it. Why not a garden hose with a nozzle that has a number of options. I used to set mine to a fan and it was very effective. Mind you the dirt had been well and truly loosened using Fenwicks and my long handle wash brush dipped into a large bucket of plain water.

Just thinking of different options with it on site I have it all year round in a caravan park.

 

[Richtee180]

Try it but I doubt it will prove very effective and you would visibly age doing it. Why not a garden hose with a nozzle that has a number of options. I used to set mine to a fan and it was very effective. Mind you the dirt had been well and truly loosened using Fenwicks and my long handle wash brush dipped into a large bucket of plain water.

Opted for a 50m hose in the end, the fan spray blew off almost immediately so just fanned the water with my fingers, used Jennychem caravan cleaner from Amazon and one of those long handled microfiber car wash pads.

 

[Richtee180]

Opted for a 50m hose in the end, the fan spray blew off almost immediately so just fanned the water with my fingers, used Jennychem caravan cleaner from Amazon and one of those long handled microfiber car wash pads.

Before

 

[otherclive]

Amazing result looks brilliant. 👍