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[purplepisces0316]

I was wondering if anybody uses bar keepers friend,pine-sol and mean green in there rv ;or would this hurt your tanks .If so what do you,use .I love these products in my brick home .I'm still hoping to ft one day .Not sure, if i can money wise but ;if i do what too clean with?

Edited by purplepisces0316, 17 December 2010 - 12:33 AM.

[Rae]

I was wondering if anybody uses bar keepers friend,pine-sol and mean green in there rv ;or would this hurt your tanks .If so what do you,use .I love these products in my brick home .I'm still hoping to ft one day .Not sure, if i can money wise but ;if i do what too clean with?

All I use to clean are baking soda, diluted white vinegar, and microfiber cloths. Environmentally sound, no danger for the tanks, good for the pipes, and super cheap.

[nana25k]

Don't know about the other stuff but Pine-Sol is not supposed to be good for your tanks. I'm with Rae...

[ontheroad]

OH! NO! Not Pinesol!!!!!!!! I love it! It isn't good for the tank?

[Kevin H]

I used to date a gal locally known as "Bar Keeper's Friend" but I never let her in my rig.
I let "Mean Green" in once and he gave all my sodas to some kid...

-- Kevin

[purplepisces0316]

Rae ,Do you clean your toilets ,counters , sinks n floor with both; mixed together or seperate.
I'm sorry if this sounds dumb . But i've nevered cleaned a rv before and do not want to mess up the tanks or anything else . thaNK -YOU VERY MUCH NANCY

[Rae]

Rae ,Do you clean your toilets ,counters , sinks n floor with both; mixed together or seperate.
I'm sorry if this sounds dumb . But i've nevered cleaned a rv before and do not want to mess up the tanks or anything else . thaNK -YOU VERY MUCH NANCY

I clean all surfaces with diluted vinegar. If I need a bit of scouring action, like when I clean the oven, I'll sprinkle a little baking soda over the problem area, then squirt it with the vinegar. If you remember high school science, the result is a tiny bit explosive and you end up with a really good degreaser. If the two together aren't enough, then I add a squirt of Dawn (which I feel has the best degreasing properties of any dishwashing detergent).

I also regularly pour a box of baking soda down my pipes, follow it up with a chaser of pure vinegar, and then rinse with super hot (not boiling) water. Gets rid of the gunky build up in the pipes. I used to do this when I had a stick house, too.

For the black tank (toilet), I use the vinegar to wash the seat and the bowl, but I don't put anything into the tank. I just make sure to regularly flush it out with a high pressure hose. Every few months, I'll squirt some Dawn down there, add super hot water, and go for a drive to degrease the sides of the tank.

[Carol A]

I clean EVERYTHING inside and out with antibacterial Scrubbing Bubbles Bath Cleaner. It cleans off any hair spray residue, soap residue, and dissolves grease and grime. It cleans the grease off the ceiling fan and vents. It cleans dirt out of winndow tracks. On the outside of the RV we spray the front cap and underneath it while dry. Let it sit about ten minutes and it dissolves any bug stuff that is then easily washed off. I even used it outside on the vinyl sidding on our house. It made the siding look like it had just been installed. I swear by this suff. I do use the liquid swiffer on the floor after I am done. The scrubbing bubbles is the only all purpose cleaner we carry in the RV. Takes the bug stuff off the fron of your car as well.
Carol

[aussie1]

Through this forum I have just discovered Awesome. I have only used it on the outside of the rv yet but the recommendations and the uses for it are amazing. And I have to say it really was awesome at removing the grease, tar, bugs and dirt from the rv. We do use an Enjo cloth on the truck and I swear by microfibre cloths for the inside of the vehicle - wouldn't use anything else.

Cheers

[Newt]

Takes the bug stuff off the front of your car as well.
Carol

And, the wax.

Newt

[Rae]

We also ue Awesome. A word of caution; it has some bad health ingredients. Wear grubber gloves and try not to inhale it. Kind'a tough when doing the shower floor. . .

I don't understand why people do this to themselves. Why use this toxic stuff when you don't need to? Never mind the cost. I was at Walmart the other day and looking at cleaners. Windex was something like $5 for a standard-sized spray bottle. A huge gallon of white vinegar that will last me a year and clean my whole rig was $1.50 and I got some boxes of baking soda on sale for 20 cents each.

Also, I have pets and I'd hate to think of what they'd be ingesting each time they lick themselves if they were walking over surfaces that were cleaned with these harsh products.

I've never been much of a 'clean freak', but I do keep a sanitary home. I don't let things build up, so it's not necessary to use harsh products. For example, I wipe the shower down with a squeegee every time I use it to prevent hard water build up and once a week it gets a buff with a microfiber cloth dipped in the diluted vinegar.

Please, I'm not trying to berate or pick on anyone, but rather show that there is a more ecological and frugal way to keep a nice home. That's all.

[Carol A]

Newt, we have never had a problem with the bubble cleaner.
Carol

[Rae]

You're quite right Rae. Although I have not found any product to date that will do what Awesome does. In saying this, it is used very sparingly.

I'm just trying to wrap my brain around what could be so dirty as to warrant using a product like that?!

[Newt]

Newt, we have never had a problem with the bubble cleaner.
Carol

If you keep your vehicle waxed, (I do) you need to reapply wax after using the cleaner.

I use Meguiars Quick Detailer to remove bugs from the front of the truck. They come off pretty easy if you have a good wax job.

Newt

Edited by Newt, 19 December 2010 - 03:56 PM.

[ChiefJohn]

I was wondering if anybody uses bar keepers friend,pine-sol and mean green in there rv ;or would this hurt your tanks .If so what do you,use .I love these products in my brick home .I'm still hoping to ft one day .Not sure, if i can money wise but ;if i do what too clean with?

I use StarBrite Hull Cleaner for all my difficult cleaning jobs -- soap scum on shower surfaces, bugs on exterior of RV, rust spots, etc. Contains Oxalic acid -- wear gloves and rinse surfaces after cleaning.

[DeborahM]

Does diluted vinegar work for cleaning the outside of the RV as well?

Thanks, and happy holidays!

-Deborah

[Rae]

Does diluted vinegar work for cleaning the outside of the RV as well?

I use it on the mirrors and windows only. I'm not sure how the vinegar would affect the finish.

My rig is an ugly type of fiberglass that isn't aging well. So, I wash it with a Turtle Wax product that has both a detergent and wax built in. This is the only place where I use a commercial product.

[David & Lorna Schinske]

Proforce commercial pink dishwashing detergent (by Eco Lab available only from Sam's Club), "sanitizing solution" (1 tbsp bleach in 1 gallon cool water stored in an old bleach bottle otherwise it will "die") and Mr Clean Magic Eraser. Takes care of pretty much everything inside and out. I wipe the mirrors/shiny stuff down with white vinegar. Proforce Pink out degreases Dawn!