How do you clean yours when travelling?

[Pablotti]

We're hitting the road for an extended period later this year, and months on the road is going to make for one very dirty van.

My plan was to get a telescopic brush, a bucket and sponge, and periodically give her wash. Is that what most others do?

What's are your implements of choice?

 

[David and Sally]

As you suggest.

 

[Richard n Ann]

We're hitting the road for an extended period later this year, and months on the road is going to make for one very dirty van.

My plan was to get a telescopic brush, a bucket and sponge, and periodically give her wash. Is that what most others do?

What's are your implements of choice?

I've got a telescopic brush padlocked onto the scooter rack (after some magpie walked off with my last one)
Just make a little stainless bracket for it

 

[PP Bear]

I put a tread out yesterday about the waterless wash, really worth considering

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Have the van in storage and it’s been building up with the usual green slime on the roof and a buildup around the trim. SWMBO brought me some waterless wax and it’s brilliant. Shifted all the green slime, black streaks and muck and very little used, so thought I’d share it with me Funster...

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[Ditcha]

If your heading to Spain plenty of large car wash areas about.

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[Lenny HB]

Wipe down with a microfibre cloth when its raining.
Got the van completely caked in salt a couple of years ago after a night on the cliffs in Portugal, went to an Aire that had a motorhome washing bay, also a lot of campsites in Spain & Portugal have washing bays.

 

[Jamesh]

How about a 12v shower on the end of a broom handle? Might need an 12v extension lead to back of van?
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[Ditcha]

I bought one of these from ebay been really good for the price and not to powerful I run it of my rechargeable battery bank.

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[peterc10]

Life is too short. When we go on our trips I am usually too busy enjoying myself to be bothered to wash the motorhome. Ours gets done by a vehicle valeter once a year before its first outing, whether it needs it or not

The reason we bought a grey motorhome was because the grey streaks don't show up so much

 

[Pablotti]

I put a tread out yesterday about the waterless wash, really worth considering

Shout Out For Waterless Wash

Have the van in storage and it’s been building up with the usual green slime on the roof and a buildup around the trim. SWMBO brought me some waterless wax and it’s brilliant. Shifted all the green slime, black streaks and muck and very little used, so thought I’d share it with me Funster...

www.motorhomefun.co.uk

43 years I've been on this earth and I've never heard of waterless car wash. Looks like a good idea!

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[pagey]

plenty of wash bays around i have only washed mine once when away as we were parked on a beach in a storm and in the morning the whole van was brown

 

[Pablotti]

Life is too short. When we go on our trips I am usually too busy enjoying myself to be bothered to wash the motorhome. Ours gets done by a vehicle valeter once a year before its first outing, whether it needs it or not

The reason we bought a grey motorhome was because the grey streaks don't show up so much

That's a fair one. We're away Jun-Dec this year with no returning home. After just a few weeks on the road and the state of the van, I dread to think what it'd be like after many months!
I'm definitely more for a quick clean periodically.

 

[glenn2926]

I don’t. It hasn’t been cleaned since we got back from our last trip away. I’ll give it a quick wash before we ga away again but not till then.

 

[Nanniemate]

I hate to admit I have some green bits on Van, looked at it last weekend thought shall i wash it or drive it guess which one parked on the coast and it was as dirty outside when I go home to when I left
I do keep the windows clean it helps to see where your going

 

[Pablotti]

I do keep the windows clean it helps to see where your going

You don't say!

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[Googlebot]

I don’t wash it when we are away, but then we are never away long.

 

[funflair]

I have just spent the best part of all day cleaning ours and we had only been away 6 nights, just got a "snowfoam" gun for my pressure washer took all the wheel trims off and cleaned the wheels, polished the trims and refitted.

When we are away I can't resist cleaning a bit so I use Autoglym No54 Fast shine and Lube to gently lift the dirt and wipe it away with a microfibre cloth, I also have a carnauba wax detailing spray that I quite like.

 

[Richard n Ann]

I use the waterless wash and wax too. It's OK to take off that thin film of muck if you've driven through rain but I don't use it if it's filthy.

 

[PP Bear]

43 years I've been on this earth and I've never heard of waterless car wash. Looks like a good idea!

Gives a lovely finish too, but don’t look above the cab as there’s a clear mucky line where I could reach too

 

[Richard n Ann]

I have to have the shiniest van on site

Another good wax is Harly carnauba wax, I take that away too

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[cyberyacht]

I seem to spend a lot of time cleaning the windscreen since going over to an A Class but as for the rest, it waits until I'm home and possibly a little longer.

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Have the extendable noodle head I keep in my garage then just fill up my collapsible bowl with soapy water give it a wash and dry with drying towel.
Then give it a go over with waterless wax.
Cleaned it twice on our last 3 week trip away as it annoys me if it’s dirty, saying that surprised at when you go through different countries how the roads vary, Belgium was the dirtiest and the van got filthy we went through rain in Switzerland and it stayed fairly clean.

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

I have just spent the best part of all day cleaning ours and we had only been away 6 nights, just got a "snowfoam" gun for my pressure washer took all the wheel trims off and cleaned the wheels, polished the trims and refitted.

When we are away I can't resist cleaning a bit so I use Autoglym No54 Fast shine and Lube to gently lift the dirt and wipe it away with a microfibre cloth, I also have a carnauba wax detailing spray that I quite like.

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See your windscreen wiper caps have gone the same as mine?
Need to address mine as it’s starting to annoy me, may try some black plasti-kote spray

 

[Carolyn and Kev]

Personally I love the idea of an afternoon break with a hose and some rags and the Autoglym polish. A thorough wash down and let me get on with it! As long as it shines afterwards .....Im a happy man! Im not after a showroom finish........Just want it to look as good as the rest on site . We all love our trucks ......Don't we!

kev and Carolyn

 

[Sapper520]

Plenty of roadside car / van washes in France…….We found a couple that were designed for larger vehicles and had a gantry to do the roof.

Plenty in Germany as well.

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[funflair]

See your windscreen wiper caps have gone the same as mine?
Need to address mine as it’s starting to annoy me, may try some black plasti-kote spray

Now you have done it one just accidentally fell off in my hand and ended up with black paint on it, if it all falls straight back off again I will try the plasti-kote stuff, think it needs to be satin though.

 

[Tombola]

I bought one of these from ebay been really good for the price and not to powerful I run it of my rechargeable battery bank.

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I have the worx version.
Does a good job...usually uses 2 buckets of water.

 

[Chod Jacqui]

A few years we were parked up on an aire and I watched my French neighbour using a mop and bucket, the mop could be spun in the bucket by pushing down on the handle removing most of the water. The mop after being immersed in soapy water could be used to wash the van, then spun dry and used to dry the van.
I was so impressed I bought one for about 20€ at the local French Chinese shop and always take it away on extended trips, cleans our 7.5mtr aclass in about 60 minutes, one bucket soapy water and two buckets of clean water so very economical.
A good 20€ investment!

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Now you have done it one just accidentally fell off in my hand and ended up with black paint on it, if it all falls straight back off again I will try the plasti-kote stuff, think it needs to be satin though.

Good idea, if it doesn’t work I’m happy to leave mine as they are

 

[funflair]

Good idea, if it doesn’t work I’m happy to leave mine as they are

I will let you know, NOT.