Cleaning Canvas--Leaf Stains

[travelingypsy]

We just got back from Gatlinburg (Thanks to everyone for all your must-sees advice) it was beautiful and we had a great time! The leaves have left stains on the top and canvas of our pu. What is the best way to remove this? Can you recommend any cleaner? Will we have to re-seal afterwards? Thanks once again for your advice.

travelin gypsy

Happy Trails

[flyfisherman]

We just got back from Gatlinburg (Thanks to everyone for all your must-sees advice) it was beautiful and we had a great time! The leaves have left stains on the top and canvas of our pu. What is the best way to remove this? Can you recommend any cleaner? Will we have to re-seal afterwards? Thanks once again for your advice.

travelin gypsy

Happy Trails

Give us a hint as to what year & model your pup might be and that way maybe someone with that brand & year just have some experience with removing those kind of stains.


Fly

[tlhdoc]

How you deal with stains depends on what the tenting is made of.

[rccs]

Looks like you have a newer Fleetwood popup so the tops over the bunk ends are vinyl covered so any mild soap used sparingly should clean the leaf stains off. You should not have to re-seal anything if that is all you are cleaning.

[travelingypsy]

Give us a hint as to what year & model your pup might be and that way maybe someone with that brand & year just have some experience with removing those kind of stains.


Fly

It's a 2005 Fleetwood Yuma.

[flyfisherman]

An outstanding cleaner I came across for cleaning any part of the camper (actually a member of this board put me on to it some time back), be it the exterior, the canvas, the floors, the wood paneling ... has been Murphy Oil Soap; you can buy it at most places, like Wally-Marts, General Dollar, grocery stores & such. Does an outstanding cleaning job on everything except for removing mildew stains and other things that require a chlorinated cleaner.

If you have to clean the vinyl top of the canvas ends, don't worry about re-sealing. The only time I had to re-seal anything was on the canvas SIDES where some mildew had gotten started. After cleaning the canvas and letting it dry out, I sprayed some ScotchGard on the canvas sides and it never leaked. Just remember that if you do have to go the chlorinated cleaner route, that you rinse throughly as the chlorine residue will cause thread deterioration.

Good luck!


Fly

[tlhdoc]

I use a product called "Protect All" on the vinyl bunkend "roof" on my PU.  I have also used 303's Convertible Car roof cleaner, but I think the Protect All works just as well and is easier to find.

[springer02]

Simple Green!  Our trailer is parked near a walnut tree and Simple Green takes the awful stains off of the roof.  I spray it on and let it sit for a few minutes and it comes clean every time.

Tena