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    Posted: 19 Mar 2019 at 10:07pm
Just for kicks, what type of soap does anyone use to was their pod?
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Dish soap, a bucket of water, and a sponge. 
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I am a fan of Meguiar's® Ultimate Wash & Wax, the yellow stuff. WalMart, Auto Zone, etc.. Once or twice a year I go over it with their Cleaner Wax. Cheap buffer and wool bonnets to apply, wipe with 100% cotton soft towels..
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Car soap ( any brand if on sale) pail, sponge and extendable handle soft brush and sponge. 
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Dish soap or for stubborn spots usually Simple Green.
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+1 to furpod.  YES, hard to beat the Meguiar's wash and wax (yellow).  In the spring, once it gets warm I will bring the 177 out of hibernation and do a clay bar over the whole thing.  Give it the Meguiar's love touch and then go over all the decals with ProtectAll.  Our pod is 8 years old, still looks nearly new.
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+1 to lostagain. A capfull of Simple Green in a big bucket goes a long way. The outside of an R-pod is fiberglass with a gel coat (mostly), so almost any simple detergent will work fine.
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While I like simple green.. and have used it a lot... when it comes to the trailer.. I LOVE "Awesome Cleaner" from the dollar general.
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For those who care about such things, Simple Green contains environmentally toxic chemicals according to this article:


I used it once to clean grease off the bottom of my airplane (airplanes are not only big but have both tops and bottoms so they're a huge PITA to keep clean). I got some driping into my eyes while under there and after about 15 minutes I went pretty much blind. Scared the c*** out of me so bad I had my wife take me to the ER. Luckily it got better after a few hours. 

Anyway, I've never used the stuff since.  Elbow grease and a gentle dish soap diluted in water works fine....Just my $0.02.
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Thank you all for the input. Happy camping.
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