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    Posted: 10 Sep 2014 at 10:53am
Bought 2015 model 171. After couple months noticed mold only on exterior in the caulk. Never had this happen on any prior RV I've owned. Tried some black streak remover, did nothing. I'm sure this is only a cosmetic issue but ugly to look at. Anyone else have this happen?
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Welcome.  This is "normal" for the stuff they use at the factory.  I don't agree with it though.
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Posts: 48 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Sep 2014 at 10:33am
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Welcome.  This is "normal" for the stuff they use at the factory.  I don't agree with it though.

Do you mean its normal for the caulk to mold? Luckily I haven't experienced that. Hopefully strong disinfectant and a pressure washer will help.
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Whatever they used on mine molded up fairly quickly.
Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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The mold spots in the caulk is a confirmed "cosmetic" failure only.  It's a bit ugly, but you can alleviate it some with some regular cleaning.  Literally just a micro millimeter of scraping the ugly caulk and there is fresh clean stuff underneath.

You'll see it on a love of RV's on a lot of different RV forums.
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Definitely isn't superficial on mine, no amount of washing/scraping will take it off.
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Sep 2014 at 9:28pm
Originally posted by techntrek

Definitely isn't superficial on mine, no amount of washing/scraping will take it off.

have you actually taken a blade and shaved off the top layers?  not saying you should do that, just what i noticed when replacing mine that it doesn't go all the way through.

but i suppose enough neglect and enough time it would penetrate further
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Sep 2014 at 9:25am
Just scrubbed heartily.  Since the caulk otherwise has looked fine when I've done my annual inspections I didn't want to mess with it.
Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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