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04-04-2011, 01:02 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1980 22' Caravelle
1975 20' Argosy 20
woking
, surrey
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 94
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grease reapearing on walls?
I have tried looking if tis subject was covered in the past but with no success. I you ow a thread which has, please direct me.
I have trouble cleaning the walls of my 80 caravelle properly. That is, when I have cleaned it with a sugar soap used by painters, it seems okay, but than after a week of camping with a bit of cooking it comes back.
Could it be that the walls are sweating grease (cant imagine they are not porous are they?), or does the soap make the walls extra adherent to anything in the air?
Is there another degreasing agent which has better lomg term results?
thx
Wiebe
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04-04-2011, 05:34 AM
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Rivet Master
2005 39' Land Yacht 390 XL 396
Common Sense
, Texas
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 5,319
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I had the same trouble with a '75 that we had, and 409 seemed to work pretty good for me.
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Steve
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04-04-2011, 05:34 AM
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Rivet Master
1979 31' Sovereign
Milford
, Ohio
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 565
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I use Gojo, a mechanic's hand cleaner. Just wipe on, wipe off, and I do a rinse with clean water. Very easy and not much rubbing, though it takes time to do the whole interior.
This is usually a once a year thing for me, though we don't live in our trailer full time. If the air conditioner is running while cooking, grease and smoke seems to get everywhere, even if the range hood is running. Often the range hood is not running since it is really loud.
Christopher
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04-04-2011, 07:09 AM
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Rivet Master
1988 25' Excella
1987 32' Excella
Knoxville
, Tennessee
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 5,095
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What works for me is Krud Cutter. Get it at Lowes or Walmart. I use the Krud cutter, then a little water with Simple Green, and a dry cloth. Only thing I have found that cuts the sticky off the walls. On my 2 older Airstreams the interior walls were like fly paper until the Krud cutter.
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04-04-2011, 07:20 AM
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Rivet Master
Airstream Dealer
Corona
, California
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 16,497
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What workd great to keep the sticky stuff from reappearing, is to coat the walls with "FUTURE" floor acrylic.
Clean the walls very well and the apply 2 coats of the acrylic.
You will be amazed as to how much it also brightens the interior.
Andy
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04-04-2011, 08:14 AM
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Rivet Master
1977 31' Excella 500
West Sacramento
, California
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 728
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I used Krud Kutter on my walls. It has been suggested that once cleaned, if you apply a thin coat of Future floor wax, that will seal the skin and prevent the "stick" from reappearing. I have not tried that.
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04-04-2011, 09:02 AM
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Rivet Master
1966 24' Tradewind
Placerville
, California
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 3,328
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Dollar Tree product called 'Outdoor Furniture Cleaner' worked great for me.
Neil
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1966 Trade Wind
1971 Buick Centurion convertible
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1969 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight
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