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Just interested to see what you guys use to clean the exterior of your vans?

Personally I only use Fenwics Caravan Cleaner and Fenwicks Bobby Dazzler to rinse - think it is the best by far and no need to polish van afterwards. Economical too, one bottle goes a long way.

Any thoughts?

Quote: Originally posted by fyldecaravancleanin on 20/9/2011

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Yeah but Greased Lightening is waterless, How would it go about getting a really dirty, green algae covered caravan clean?

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I've tried a couple of dry wash products and have found 'One Dry Wash' the best - It does a really good job and does not scratch.  It does polish as well as clean, but I might just add another layer of polish as well when I do the van in October, to add extra protection for the winter.

The beauty of One Dry Wash is that I can do a bit at a time while I'm on site.  I can do one side of the van while the wife does the washing up!!   

I think snow foamers just look good, makes it look like you are applying lots of cleaning solution on - foam everywhere.

As far as cleaning potential goes, I dont think they do a great job, plus you need to buy proper snow foam detergent for them to work properly and they are not all suited to caravans, car paintwork is different, I know lots of car valeters use them.

I am fanatical about my job, I like to leave every caravan I clean as best it can be, and if that takes more time etc then so be it. Usual time taken is 2.5 hrs for a tourer and 3.5 hrs for a static.

I have cleaned over 300 caravans with fenwicks and i have never had a single complaint and no one has ever said i charge too much, infact some say i dont charge enough, so that tells me both I  and fenwicks are doing our job properly.

I'm sorry if i seem a bit pro fenwicks but i suppose i am old fashioned in the way i go about my job and it works for me. However I do respect and value other peoples opinions and this is why i started the post to get feedback etc. I am always open to ideas and opinions to help achieve the best results possible.

The other downside to snow foamers is that some sites dont like all the foam etc running onto the floor / grass etc, not that it does any harm but you know what some people are like, the less water around the vans and the less detergents the better.

Thanks for your opinions everyone - keep them coming