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Old 07-08-2020, 02:10 PM   #1
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Need to clean pop top

I have a 1995 Sportsmobile and pop top is badly stained from live oak trees.
Anyone know of a good way to clean it other than power washing.

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Old 07-08-2020, 02:47 PM   #2
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Scrub brush and bleach if it's stained, I guess, is the other option. But I used a power washer on mine and it worked great. Any reason you don't want to do that?
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I hired someone who used a gas power washer and he took some of the paint off the van body. Would an electric power washer do the job? I am willing to purchase one if powerful enough. If so any recommendations?
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paint it with monstaliner!!!
https://www.sportsmobileforum.com/fo...se-9109-3.html

cleaning depends on the condition of the clear coat and fiberglass top.
found this by searching google and it might help
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I used a credit card to scrape moss off mine. Took about 4 hours to do it, but came out pretty good. Pressure washing works better if you have a balcony from which you can wash it.
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Thanks great help everyone! I will try bleach and ordered the Hull boat cleaner.
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I hired someone who used a gas power washer and he took some of the paint off the van body. Would an electric power washer do the job? I am willing to purchase one if powerful enough. If so any recommendations?

This is what I have and it worked great on the top: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Greenworks-...her/1000604813

I also have a high end professional power washer with like a bazillion psi (with the right tip it can almost cut through concrete) and I wouldn’t get close to a vehicle with that.
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Great will give it a try!
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I've had good results with a he tile cleaner soft scrub.
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Old 07-23-2020, 01:54 PM   #10
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Not exactly what you are asking, but just to pass along for what it's worth I recently have found that ProtectAll works exceptionally well on the PH top windows. Mine had gotten pretty "foggy" over the years and I just used this stuff on them after reading about it somewhere else and it worked fantastic. It also makes the powder coated Aluminess bumpers look great again.
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