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flryder
Newbie Joined: 10 Jun 2020 Location: Bradenton, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 16 |
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Topic: Awning Care Posted: 27 Nov 2022 at 2:03pm |
Does anyone have success with a product that cleans the mildew off of the underside of the awning? I am in Florida and we have a lot of rain and humidity. I do extend the awning after a rain to let it dry out but I still get mildew on the underside.
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lostagain
Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Nov 2022 at 5:24pm |
I washed our awning with mild detergent (dish liquid) and got the worst off. Rain gets in it when it sits unprotected and rolled up, so I got a piece of white 4" drain pipe (smooth on the inside and outside, but corrugated in the middle) from big box hardware and cut a space out of it to fit it over the awning when it's rolled up. It will tend to roll away from the very top, leaving a bit exposed, so I made a little bracket that I put on the bottom side to hold it in the fully up position so no awning is exposed where it connects to the trailer. I paid about $10 for the pipe, if I recall correctly, but you can buy one for $105 from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Awning-Pro-Tech-White-Main-Patio/dp/B00T36C9GU/ref=asc_df_B00T36C9GU/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312087868266&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2815943854570835766&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003304&hvtargid=pla-568069469489&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=58868507981&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312087868266&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2815943854570835766&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003304&hvtargid=pla-568069469489) It keeps it pretty dry through the summer rains. In the winter I cover the whole trailer with a big, heavy, real canvas tarp. The flimsy plastic ones don't hold up.
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