rolling up wet awning - RV-Dreams Community Forum

The Crumps · RV-Dreams Family Member

rolling up wet awning

Luvglass · RV-Dreams Family Member

There is no real danger, except mold as you said. Try to put it out as soon as you have a nice day to let it dry out.

Jim01 · RV-Dreams Family Member

You said that you washed the awning really well. That's great because a clean, wet awning will take quite a while to develop mold, but a wet, dirty awning will mold very quickly.

I wouldn't worry about it. Just unroll it when the weather gets better.

It should be fine for quite awhile. smile

Jim

NorCal Dan · RV-Dreams Family Member

If it was a problem then I wouldn't have any awning left :) Just roll them out to dry when you can. We're in Long Beach, rocking & rolling in the wind and rain. Hoping the predictions of 3-6" of rain don't come true.

The Crumps · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thank you all for your help. We've closed it up and will hope for a somewhat dry day so we can open it and dry it out. We're new at this RV stuff so have a lot to learn. You all are real blessings with lots of good advice.

Speedhitch · RV-Dreams Family Member

We have had to roll ours up wet many times. Just remember to roll it out...You may need to touch it up but it should be OK.

Delaine and Lindy · RV-Dreams Family Member

Rolled ours up many time wet. But alway put them out and let them dry. I would guess the Sun doe more to shorten the life of a awning than rain.

Elaine NB · RV-Dreams Family Member

Great advice from all the members..try get it out again as soon as there is a good dry day...for those who have experienced the 'black stuff'...we also have been there...and we scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed..not easy to do on ladders...we found a trick that is simple and easy and doesn't require mega elbow grease..

spray nine and Mr. Clean sponges...fast simple and just like new :)

stay safe yall

bjoyce · RV-Dreams Family Member

Some people spray the awning with a dilute solution of hydrogen peroxide when they put it away to keep the black stuff down. Hydrogen peroxide is known to be the "oyxgen" in many cleaning products.

J Riechman · RV-Dreams Family Member

We are on our maiden voyage in Florida. We are having a wonderful time in this beautiful weather. Every time I post on my facebook page my friends and family back in Illinois threaten to delete me. LOL

My brother and his wife are here with us with their (used, new to them) motorhome. When sis-in-law opened the awning for the first time she found it covered with rust colored mold. I tried to look for a solution on the search and found nothing. Any ideas? I promised her that if a solution existed - I would find it on this forum.

bjoyce · RV-Dreams Family Member

Did you try hydrogen peroxide? You can get a decent sized bottle at the dollar store. I would mix it about 4-to-1 with water, apply it and let it sit for an hour or so. Try it on a small patch first.

thebearII · RV-Dreams Family Member

Just stand back when you unroll it, unless you want a shower

bjoyce · RV-Dreams Family Member

thebearII wrote:

Just stand back when you unroll it, unless you want a shower

Saves water for those who boondock and with the right chemicals will save the money to bleach your hair. biggrin

J Riechman · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thanks Bill will give it a try and let you know if it works.

The Crumps · RV-Dreams Family Member

We just got back from our first two week trip (practice run for when we can FT) and unrolled the awning when we got two days of no rain, even though it was about 25 degrees. The awning dried out and looks great.

We did find out that we can really burn through the propane in 20 degree weather. We went with space heaters as much as possible since we were paying an electrical fee anyway, and that helped a little. But, we're very anxious to get to warmer weather! We also learned to keep a trickle of water running in the sinks during the night to keep the water from freezing in the hoses. Practice runs are a good thing to do. We'll be much more prepared when we're ready to finally set out on the rest of our lives.

NorCal Dan · RV-Dreams Family Member

After over 9" of rain so far in January we had a nice sunny day yesterday. Pulled out the big awning to let it dry and discovered it was still dry. I guess the armor is doing a good job of keeping the water out.

As for propane use during cold weather...if your paying for electric it's usually cheaper to use propane than buy electricity. Space heaters really suck the juice.

jb · RV-Dreams Family Member

Hydrogen peroxide solution sounds like a great idea. Don't use someting like Tilex that has bleach. I did that and it ate the aluminum on the roller. The oxidized aluminum gets junk on the awning everytime I roll it up. So it is a battle to keep it clean. Live and learn

The Crumps · RV-Dreams Family Member

It cost us $2 a day for electricity and $2.89 per gal. for propane so it seemed best to use the heaters. We were burning through the propane at a very high rate.