Learned my lesson. The cover/shade is staying closed all winter.
Water marks on the interior
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Learned my lesson. The cover/shade is staying closed all winter.
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I guess I`ve always removed them for the dogs and thus never gave their care any real thought. Sure wouldn`t have expected issues like those stains!
The cover is water resistant but I forgot about the seams. Along the seams is all water marks. Then there`s the water run off when I unhooked the cover, let it hang in the cargo area, then let the water drip off. Now there`s water mark where the run off was.
When I went to a dealership looking at another SUV the first thing the salesperson did in the cargo area is look under the the cargo cover for water marks. She replied most SUV has the water marks, it`s a common thing.
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Heh heh, another version of "they`re all like that" huh?
It`s part of living in New England, snowy winter. Most people keep there snow removal tool in the cargo area (if it`s a SUV) so if there`s 2 feet of snow on the roof once the cargo door opens the snow comes down like a a avalanche. Nice mess to clean up afterwards.
My previous SUV I always kept the cover closed. When it came time to trade it in I had a clean cover with no water marks.
Since I tried a APC with higher PH what do you think about something acidic like vinegar?
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Heh heh, the things people do...I`ve been driving station wagons/SUVs/etc. since forever and I can`t recall *ever* doing that.
There you go, at least if you don`t need to conceal something. I just take the covers out, stand them in the corner of the garage office behind the door..out of sight/out of mind, never think of `em until I dispose of the vehicle. The one from the Tahoe has been there since the day it arrived.
I think it`ll be a waste of time, and that you could end up spending more time getting the vinegar scent gone
But hey, might be worth trying on some limited area that you can easily rinse out.I think part of it is there`s a spoiler on the cargo door. The spoiler acts like a shelf for the snow to sit on.
Part of last snow season I kept the a SnoBrum in the house. When I clean the SUV from snow I start with the roof first. This way I can avoid a avalanche, then I will get my snow brush with scraper out of the cargo area. I will see my neighbor using snow shovel to snow off.
Around here It`s a good to conceal what you have in the cargo area. To many noisy people, plus I don`t want to go outside to a broken window. Some people may think that there something hidden under the cover and may break in anyway. Can`t win.
I think it`ll be a waste of time, and that you could end up spending more time getting the vinegar scent gone
I also thought about using Windex with Ammonia. The amount of Ammonia in Windex should be minimal.
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carnage- Yeah, I hear you on the PERsonal SECurity issue, good on you for recognizing when you need to keep things covered up. Between that and the winter weather you *do* have a challenge there!
And heh heh..yeah, the PO of my `93 Audi cleared the snow off it with a snowshovel too, when not using an old broom
The resulting damage is forever 
The Windex might be worth trying, and I wouldn`t worry about it damaging things especially since you`re likely to be really careful about it.
And heh heh..yeah, the PO of my `93 Audi cleared the snow off it with a snowshovel too, when not using an old broom
The resulting damage is forever The Windex might be worth trying, and I wouldn`t worry about it damaging things especially since you`re likely to be really careful about it.
carnage- Yeah, I hear you on the PERsonal SECurity issue, good on you for recognizing when you need to keep things covered up. Between that and the winter weather you *do* have a challenge there!
And heh heh..yeah, the PO of my `93 Audi cleared the snow off it with a snowshovel too, when not using an old broom
The Windex might be worth trying, and I wouldn`t worry about it damaging things especially since you`re likely to be really careful about it.
I had my car broken into a few times. I used to be into car audio equipment.
I know the damage is done to the cover but I may experiment with what I have. Like with Windex or cleaning the glass with alcohol based glass cleaner, I may try it on the cover, or just wiping down the interior with 1Z Cockpit Premium I probably try the 1Z on the cover. Worth a shot.
My neighbor would scrape the ice off the paint with a shovel to. Just like when they`re drying the car, they would start drying the wheels first then the paint.
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carnage- Man, that`d be awful, having your car broken into like that...only happened to me once, back in the `70s.
If something *does* work on the cover, I bet somebody else here will appreciate hearing about it.
If something *does* work on the cover, I bet somebody else here will appreciate hearing about it.
My neighbor, across the street she woke up to her car being on blocks with all rims and tires gone. She wasn`t thrilled about it.
If I find something that work I`ll post a update. I thinking about trying OxiClean.
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carnage- Oh man, sorry you have to live in such an area
And FWIW, I`m constantly amazed by how well Oxiclean works. Not sure it it`ll help in this case, but yeah..give it a try!
And FWIW, I`m constantly amazed by how well Oxiclean works. Not sure it it`ll help in this case, but yeah..give it a try!
carnage- Oh man, sorry you have to live in such an area
And FWIW, I`m constantly amazed by how well Oxiclean works. Not sure it it`ll help in this case, but yeah..give it a try!
It`s not a bad neighborhood. What happen to my neighbor car, plus mine was well over 15 years ago. I haven`t heard or seen cars being broken into since.
Which OxiClean do you use? The powder or spray bottle.
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carnage- Well, props to you for still taking precautions even though your area hasn`t had those issues for a while.
I get the OxiClean powder, usually in the biggest tub when it`s on sale...lasts forever (with my soft water I don`t need much) and I`ll *never* get over the diff between using it/not. I always thought "snake oil!" until I inherited some and thought I`d use up the "worthless crap" only to find that it really *is* good stuff (well, IME..thinking how YMMV always applies).
I get the OxiClean powder, usually in the biggest tub when it`s on sale...lasts forever (with my soft water I don`t need much) and I`ll *never* get over the diff between using it/not. I always thought "snake oil!" until I inherited some and thought I`d use up the "worthless crap" only to find that it really *is* good stuff (well, IME..thinking how YMMV always applies).
My neighborhood still have someone tries to cause issues,occasionally.
Going to one of my friends house, seeing how he takes extra precaution when he leaves kind of rubbed off on me.
I inherited a tub to. I tried it on jeans with grass stains. I don`t know if it did anything that washing in Tide couldn`t do.
Have you tried it on white colored clothes? If so, did you notice any improve whitening over using just bleach?
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Adding the OxiClean definitely perks up my Tide and even my Persil; we noticed that the loads my wife was doing weren`t coming out nearly as nice as mine, and that was the diff.
I`m kinda careful about what whites I use bleach on; it`ll trash a lot of my white clothing (the tags really do say "use non-chlorine bleach only" for a reason
), but I do use it on white household/shop/dog towels, and the OxiClean works just about as well. I`m only qualifying that with "just about" since YMMV, I can`t tell a diff between the two normally, not unless I`m trying to remove some awful set-in stain, in which case the bleach *might* work better but I try the OxiClean first. In fact, come to think of it, I haven`t used my bleach for months even though the dog towels get really nasty sometimes.I`m kinda careful about what whites I use bleach on; it`ll trash a lot of my white clothing (the tags really do say "use non-chlorine bleach only" for a reason
I have to do lab coats. The label reads, dry clean only. I wash it in bleach anyway. The worst area are the sleeves cuffs since they`re are huge, that they get drag onto everything. I also walk around outside with white socks on that get stained easily.
I was thinking about buying OxiClean in the spray bottle then spraying the area with OxiClean to pre-treat the stained area. Then wash the coats without the use of bleach.
Do you know if their any issue using OxiClean along with bleach?
I inherited the tub when OxyClean first came out. Have OxiClean updated the formula since?
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carnage- I`ve never noticed any problems from mixing the OxiClean and bleach, but you might oughta be a little cautious about it anyhow.
And yeah..lots of "dry clean only" textiles do OK with (the right kind of) laundering, at least cotton ones seem to once you get past the shrinkage.
I wouldn`t buy the OxiClean in liquid form though, as I suspect it`s a lot cheaper to buy the powder and mix it up yourself. I could be wrong though..
And no, I dunno whether they`ve tweaked the formula, but it still seems to work the same for me and the stuff I inherited was from the `90s.
And yeah..lots of "dry clean only" textiles do OK with (the right kind of) laundering, at least cotton ones seem to once you get past the shrinkage.
I wouldn`t buy the OxiClean in liquid form though, as I suspect it`s a lot cheaper to buy the powder and mix it up yourself. I could be wrong though..
And no, I dunno whether they`ve tweaked the formula, but it still seems to work the same for me and the stuff I inherited was from the `90s.
When I go shopping over the weekend I`m going to pick up a small tub to try out. See if the OxiClean is any different than before.
Thanks a lot for all the information, opinions, and help!
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Well, heh heh...don`t thank me yet, let`s see how it works for you first! This stuff is just *so* YMMV...