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Topic: Black Run Marks from window !!

Woody29

13/8/2009 at 4:24pm
Location: Norfolk
Outfit: Ace Jubilee Statesman 2004

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Does anyone experience black run marks on outside of their caravan from the rubber from the windows when it rains.

If so what is the best way to clean them of without affecting the caravan?

bobsbabes

13/8/2009 at 5:40pm
Location: Shropshire
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we use fenwicks or auto gleam van cleaner takes them off no probs

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13/8/2009 at 10:42pm
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I use Fenwicks caravan cleaner to get them off. Before I park the van up for the winter I give it a good clean with Fenwicks caravan cleaner then spray it with Fenwicks overwintering solution. Come the spring a clean with Fenwicks Caravan cleaner at 1 to 10 gets its gleaming again and just for just good measure use Fenwicks Bobby Dazzler too.

It may sound like it but no, I do not work for or am an agent for Fenwicks. I 'discovered' it at a caravan dealers and have sworn by it ever since.

michael

14/8/2009 at 11:01am
Location: Lancashire
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use neat fenwicks on your finger and wash off with clean water.

www.fenwicks.info

CLICK ON

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stratingham

14/8/2009 at 2:33pm
Location: lancashire
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Just done our new van with proshine dry wash,it cleans and polishes in one application,easily removing the forementioned black streaks and also some tar spots when they were resurfacing a road we travelled on.You don't need any water with this product and we cleaned the van whilst on storage site.Thoroughly reccomend this product,forgot also did the windows and mirrors as it does not streak.Cheers John.

ps there's a video on you tube about this,sorry can't do the linky thing.

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rustyfrog

14/8/2009 at 8:09pm
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Hi Woody 29,

Some good advice above.

Just to reassure you, I think we all get black streak marks, irrespective of the vans age, so dont worry. Pain in the a** but there are plenty of cleaners to help you get rid.

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phantomtrucker

15/8/2009 at 9:08pm
Location: Reading
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woody29, I would clean the rubber seals well then put french chalk on em. If there clean and healthy, no streaks from em.

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Woody29

16/8/2009 at 12:07pm
Location: Norfolk
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To all my fellow caravaners I would like to thankyou for your advice I think I am off to the caravan shop !!!

Drive safely & once again thankyou

John & Beverley

jontymo

16/8/2009 at 7:48pm
Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
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Autoglymn SRP polish is really good, also used Fenwicks black streak remover.

sam+Jim

24/8/2009 at 2:42pm
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We use Fenwicks Black Streak Remover - works a dream!! Only £3.48 a spray bottle from our local caravan shop!

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