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Chuck
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Topic: Cleaning up. Posted: 31 May 2011 at 7:07am |
What type of cleaner do y'all recommend for shower tub, sink basin, etc.? But especially for removing the residual adhesive from the stickers on all the plastic items?
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Chuck Janet & Bogie the dog
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Podsible Dream
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Posted: 31 May 2011 at 8:00am |
Hi Chuck,
A Fiberglas tub cleanser works on the bath and sink fixtures.
We use Goo Gone for getting rid of adhesive from stickers or labels. Works well and doesn't affect plastic. It has an orange oil, so it smells nice too!
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Chris and Walt
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Posted: 03 Jun 2011 at 12:18pm |
We carry a small bottle of white vinegar that we dilute with a bit of water in a spritzer bottle to help with the hardwater scale and soap scum that gets left behind when camping at campgrounds with extremely hard water. We just spray and let it rest then rinse and then clean with our regular cleaner (7th Generation bathroom cleaner)
Depending on how the conditions are this year (it's our first full season) we have plans to run water softener through our pipes at least once a year and to dismantle and soak the showerhead in CLR as well.
Also +1 on Goo-gone for removal of the sticky stuff.
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Chuck
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Posted: 03 Jun 2011 at 12:49pm |
Thanks to all for the info. Would you believe that I'm having a hard time finding Goo-gone? I'll keep up the search. Interesting thought on the water softener purge.
Chuck
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Posted: 03 Jun 2011 at 2:38pm |
Originally posted by Chuck
Thanks to all for the info. Would you believe that I'm having a hard time finding Goo-gone? I'll keep up the search. Interesting thought on the water softener purge.
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Try good ol' WD-40 (for the sticker residue). I spray a small amount on a rag and wipe. It's works on a lot of stuff, tar also.
When the gunk is gone, you'll want to wash the area with general cleaner, as the WD leaves a slick film.
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Chuck
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Posted: 03 Jun 2011 at 2:54pm |
That I've got. Thanks
Chuck
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Posted: 03 Jun 2011 at 5:01pm |
Something else that gets sticker residue off is denatured alcohol,plus it gets permanent marker off in 2 seconds flat. You can buy it in the paint supply area in Wal-Mart and Home Depot. I keep a gallon around for my backpacking stove, marker, and sticky stuff. All it is, is 95% ethanol and 5% methanol to make it poisonous (so you don't have to pay alcohol tax on it). If you have any grain alcohol or high-proof vodka around you could try that... its just a little more expensive.
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Posted: 03 Jun 2011 at 9:39pm |
Lighter fluid (like you put in Zippo lighters) works like magic at removing stickers and their residue without leaving anything oily behind!
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Sherrie & Carol,
Henri, Jay & Tanner
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Posted: 04 Jun 2011 at 11:07am |
Chuck, as far as cleaning products for sink and shower, rv stores such as Camping World have cleaners for RV plastics. Thetford makes quite a few of those.
However, there was a sticker on the bathroom sink of my R-Pod 177 with a URL from the manufacturer, Duoformplastics.com with instructions to go to that link to find the recommended brand and type of cleaning products found in your local stores for cleaning the sink and shower surround (as well as products to NEVER use). Here's the proper URL for that:
Diane
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Posted: 07 Jun 2011 at 2:20pm |
Thanks Diane, I took mine off but kept it to look up those cleaners in the house then I promptly lost the sticker (somewhere!) All I could remember is that the name started with "D".
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