Is it safe for the fiberglass? Is it safe for the roof? Used a small spot of diluted simple green on some of the black streaks and it worked great! Just wondering what you guys think on the safety.
Yep! Works great. Been using it for the past 2 years. You can also mix about a cup of bleach and a cup of simple green to 2 gallons of water to clean the awning. I put my brew in a tank sprayer and use a long handled very soft brush.
I never thought of this for awnings but have used the same recipe for removing green mildew off PT pine fences. Now I know what to do w/ the leftovers.
Brad
The owners manual cautions against using citrus-based products on the roof membrane, but Simple Green, while organic-based, is NOT a citrus-based product. I use it also, diluted with some regular car washing liquid for washing the roof, and use it full strength with a soft brush for the tuff stains.
Also note that Simple Green, when exposed to air, will degrade over time. If you have an 'old batch' that has been sitting for a while, toss it and buy fresh!
The owners manual cautions against using citrus-based products on the roof membrane, but Simple Green, while organic-based, is NOT a citrus-based product. I use it also, diluted with some regular car washing liquid for washing the roof, and use it full strength with a soft brush for the tuff stains.
We tried a few other Products last year when Spring-Awning-Rollout presented us with a REALLY nasty picture. When NOTHING else worked (including several that were labelled especially for "Tough Stains" on awnings), we poured the Simple Green & Chlorox into some warm water and scrubbed...and scrubbed some more. The result? A B-E-U-T-E-E-E-E-F-U-L, clean, white awning underside without even the shadow of an oak leaf stain !!
Yup! Just washed and waxed the beast with Simple Green and a long-handled, soft-bristle brush this past weekend, as part of the "de-winterizing and getting her ready for camping" process.
Simple Green (undiluted) can dull painted surfaces over time.
I would use it to clean tuff jobs, but would be hesitant to use it all over as a regular wash. There are milder solutions for regular washings.
Moderation is a good thing.
Kind of a funny story here. I worked at an AF base and the AGE shop cleaned their entire floor with simple green. Well, they rinsed their floor with a hose and washed it down the storm drain.
Our bases' water run off is monitored at all times and they took a water sample and thought they had a JP8 leak going into the water runoff. They shut down the whole base, sent us all home.
Then they were able to trace it back to the simple green that got washed down the storm drain.
After this incident the base cut way back on it's use of simple green and even made us change what we used to clean the missiles.
We used simple green to clean missiles. I personally don't like the stuff. It leaves a sticky film and degrades the paint over time. Cleans great though. Also, we didn't rinse after using it. We just used a scouring pad then wiped off with a paper towel. I was shocked to read in the MSDS that you shouldn't have it contact the skin in excessive amounts. I always thought you could drink the stuff for crying out loud. I know you can't but they make it out to be all natural and fine for the enviroment.
WOW! That's interesting stuff!! The container does warn to use rubber gloves (it sounded more like they want an asbestos suit) and says something about protecting eyes & skin but I guess I figured that was 'status quo'
never considered that it would be harmfull to the environment. We live on a pond and the TT is moored up hill 200yds from the Wetlands line. We don't use alot but haven't ever been aware of the run-off....guess that changes now.
I don't know if it's really harmful to the enviroment. I think the base just had us stop because it shows up on their test as fuel. I'm guessing it just creates a false positive on their test so they had us stop using it just to prevent any further problems with the EPA.
When I was in Uncle Sam's canoe club. We used concentrated bug juice (navy kool aide). It came in bags that were to be mixed into 10 gallons of water, we would mix it into only one and use it as a degreaser and deck cleaner in the engine room. It even smelled good but you had to wonder what it was doing to our guts!!
Awesome. These are some really good cleaning tips. Will have to try the Simple Green and Magic Eraser once the O/B gets out of hibernation.
Wayne
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