Washing your CT

[Redcherokee]

Another vote for taking it to the car wash for a soap and pressure spray after a really long or dirty trip. And probably a fairly thorough inside clean.    Otherwise just put it away ready for next time.

[smartyingreen]

Always wash & chamois the CT after each trip. Sometimes I have been know to use a bit of Tyre shine on the tyres as well.

Think you forgot to mention pulling it out every Sunday with the Prado and Hilux on the front lawn for a quick buff and show n shine for the neighbours!

Usually give it a clean before it goes in the shed, otherwise a quick one before we take it away.

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[Pog]

Think you forgot to mention pulling it out every Sunday for a quick buff and show n shine for the neighbours!

Are we still talking about Camper Trailers

You have not seen my new 20 something lady neighbors....

[#jonesy]

Haven't washed it yet in over 2 years.  Hasn't been to the beach, and not on dusty roads.  I do open it at home and clean off bird poo, sweep inside etc.    It does have a bit of road grime but I only ever notice it after packing it away, and if I wash it I would have to open and dry again, I might clean it before the next trip....  what I might do and what happens are likely to be completely different.

[smartyingreen]

You have not seen my new 20 something lady neighbors....

Beers on your front lawn tonight?

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[Pog]

Beers on your front lawn tonight?

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I'm not sharing....

[Bird]

Why wouldn't you wash your trailer if you wanna keep it???

[GGV8Cruza]

I wash ours after most trips unless I know there is a short stay between. It even gets washed during trips sometimes 





GG

[Pog]

I am sure the owner of that car wash appreciated that! Haha.

[Rumpig]

Always pressure wash after short trips.

Just finished an 8 week trip that included red dust and sand. 

Everything emptied out of every storage nook and cranny, vacuumed, stainless steel bits cleaned and polished, canvas brushed down and bird droppings hand scrubbed and removed.  Then the real work began.

Wheels off, pressure washed, truck wash used, another pressure wash, rust and stain remover (diluted phosphoric acid) used on all gal surfaces, pressure washed again.  Finally hand washed and polished, tyre shine on tyres and mud flaps and black plasticy bits.

Kamper looks great and is ready for another adventure.  I don't consider myself anal, rather a good clean is part of the ongoing maintenance of the Kamper.

Just a quick question for you...what more would you need to do before you'd classify it as being anal out of curiosity?...lol
Not having a go at you by the way, just having a friendly dig. Good on you for looking after your gear like you do, i couldn't be bothered going to that effort of cleaning something myself

[Steffo1]

Just a quick question for you...what more would you need to do before you'd classify it as being anal out of curiosity?...lol
Not having a go at you by the way, just having a friendly dig. Good on you for looking after your gear like you do, i couldn't be bothered going to that effort of cleaning something myself

Myswag could coin the phrase "Anally Clean" perhaps?

[GGV8Cruza]

I am sure the owner of that car wash appreciated that! Haha.

It was actually marked up 4WD only, so I complied

GG

[Bird]

It was actually marked up 4WD only, so I complied

GG

your camper is 4wd ?

[Jasman]

I think I might have a touch of the OCD also.  I always set mine up in the driveway and wash it like I do a boat, lots of water and soap using a foam gun. I found a really good mop like thing from supercheap on an extendible pole for doing the canvas.  After I've chamiosed it down and it's all dry I go to town with Inox and spray every bit of metal I can find.

If I've been on the beach I usually degrease the springs etc so no sand sticks to them.

And then a once a year I give it a wax using Meguiars RV wax.

[Artie01]

Well there you go, your supposed to wash them?

Same thought here.... cleaned the canvass once (bird crap), but wash? Really?

[time]

Just a quick question for you...what more would you need to do before you'd classify it as being anal out of curiosity?...lol
Not having a go at you by the way, just having a friendly dig. Good on you for looking after your gear like you do, i couldn't be bothered going to that effort of cleaning something myself

To be Anal I'd do that after every trip, short or long.

I bought the Kamper second hand, the previous owners hadn't bothered to keep it "clean", so red stains on all the unpainted surfaces and they couldn't sell it, was on the market for around 6 months.  When I had a look at it I was happy that the canvas was "as new" and all the Kamper really needed was a good detail, I got it for around $5k less than they where going for at the time.  So the lesson here is a bit of time spent cleaning and maintaining will pay off come sale time :-)

PS That Rust and Stain Remover stuff is the ducks nuts for getting red stains off gal, spray it on, leave for a couple of minutes and hose it off, done.