Lozzyf Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Never having cleaned a caravan before we purchased the proverbial extending brush/ foam head thingy that looked, "the dogs" , hubby decide he was too tired and the rugby was on so although I love the game cleaning the caravan came first . Tall step ladders, my new purchase and " greased lightning" ( recommended on here somewhere as it was waterless cleaning). Well after a few attempts I found it clumsy awkward and a total faff!!!! Enter my pound shop "swiffer" for those of you who don't know what they are, they are a swivel head lightweight mop thing that you can clip cloth in for getting dust off wooden/laminate floors. I clipped in a microfibre cloth swished it around the skylights and over the top to get excess water off, FANTASTIC . swapped for another microfibre cloth, rubbed the polish/ cleaner in ( I could get detail as the swiffer's swivel head was perfect ) and then third cloth for the shine up . It also allowed me ( 5'3") to walk around the van using the same method to do the high bits on the sides over the doors and windows etc . My £15 purchase lay on the floor and is now propped up in the garage!!!! I even got time to watch the end of the rugby, sometimes inventions are not as good as the publicity that goes with them . Here is a similar one to mine, mine isn't even a branded one like this!!! 1 Quote We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. ― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan tags: inspirational, optimism, perception, pessimism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joanie Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I have an extendable brush, and use it to clean the plastics, gutters etc. on the bungalow, makes the job very easy Quote Happy Days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravon42 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 They have some useful gadgets in the pound shop! 1 Quote 2011 Land Rover Freelander 2, Lago grey 2013 Freelander Dynamic Black, followed by a 2013 Elddis 574 Magnum GT white Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozzyf Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 I have an extendable brush, and use it to clean the plastics, gutters etc. on the bungalow, makes the job very easy Do you use it for the van though? Quote We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. ― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan tags: inspirational, optimism, perception, pessimism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnie Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I have an extendable brush and wash the van with it, soap & water, then use greas Lightning to polish the van . Why would you use GL and a brush? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozzyf Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 I have an extendable brush and wash the van with it, soap & water, then use greas Lightning to polish the van . Why would you use GL and a brush? Our brush also had a spongy head that you could swap which I tried and was still useless . . Quote We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. ― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan tags: inspirational, optimism, perception, pessimism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayblossom Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 We use ( well hubby does ) One dry wash and it's brilliant! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KeefySher Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 LozzyF, how much is the 'swiffer'? ^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Medes Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Just bought a bottle of Mudbuster, never used it before, so I am hoping that it will create a great shiny finish when I get round to washing the van, anybody used this product ? Quote Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doosan Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 We use ( well hubby does ) One dry wash and it's brilliant! +1 Quote Bailey Pageant Series 6 Champagne 2007 Tow Car Toyota Rav4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozzyf Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 LozzyF, how much is the 'swiffer'? ^_^ I got mine in one of the pound shops so. . . . £1. 00 1 Quote We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. ― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan tags: inspirational, optimism, perception, pessimism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkymarsh Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I got mine in one of the pound shops so. . . . £1. 00I did the same as you. Now use a swifter equivalent from aldi. Wouldn't use anything else and also makes it really quick for cleaning/polishing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevan Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 With any cleaning tool the most important thing is to avoid rubbing dirt in, scratching the paint and/or windows. The swiffer looks great for getting rid of thin grime and getting a good shine on a basically clean van, but I don't think you can beat a soft brush and loads of water, perhaps with a good shampoo for getting the mud off first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joanie Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Do you use it for the van though? no, not yet 1 Quote Happy Days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robloasby Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I prefer to use a Vileda flat mop. Extends almost the whole width of the roof, and cleans the bird muck off a treat. And it's long enough that I can leave the bucket of Fenwicks/water on the ground and dip the mop without having to climb down the ladder. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozzyf Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 I must have had a brainstorm but I hand cleaned my car today ( have NEVER done this before, as I've had company cars and used a car wash). . . . WELL I can honestly say I prefer doing the blinking caravan!!!!!! . . I am absolutely shattered. . . And if a bird so much as, hovers over the roof of it I'll shoot the darn thing ( if I can muster the energy!!!). . . Give me caravan cleaning ANY day. . . Quote We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. ― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan tags: inspirational, optimism, perception, pessimism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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