Maintaining your RV - Roof Maintenance

​When you purchase your RV, it is most likely a dream come true and you can’t wait to get away and make use of it. An important and easily overlooked part of an RV is the roof. It does require regular maintenance, but in most cases is difficult to access. We suggest washing the roof at least once every six months, every three months if possible is better.
By doing this it keeps any moss, mold, or lichen away from the surface and gives you the chance to clean the solar panels to help with efficient charging. You can use a regular car wash to do this. We don’t suggest any form of Wet and Forget or simple spray on solution, we have seen this damage decals on prior customer RV’s. 
A coat or two of typical good quality car polish applied to the roof can also help prohibit build up. The polish will assist with water run off during periods of rain.  
 
If you keep on top of this, it makes it a lot easier to do each time. If you leave the roof for 12 months of longer the job becomes a lot harder as the deposits and grime attach much harder to the roof surface. 
 
We understand that accessing the roof can be difficult, so if you are having your water ingress check done with us here in Blenheim, we are more than happy to do a roof wash for you. Please just advise us on the day of booking that you would like it done, this would just be charged at our hourly workshop rate.