RV Carpet Issues

Stop Right Where You are… Don't take another step! We have all experienced that feeling…either as the culprit or as the viewer. It never feels very good for either party. The inevitable, filthy, dirty, unexpected mess of the worst kind being tracked onto your carpeting. Don't worry, there are ways to quickly clean up, the right way.

Oil/Grease – If you're dealing with freshly spilled oil or grease, try to sop up as much of it as possible with paper towels or other absorbent materials to prevent it from spreading. The next step is to pick out an inconspicuous little piece of the material on which to test cleaning agents. You can try using mechanic's hand cleaner on the greasy spot. Liquid detergent and dry–cleaning solvents also work. Carburetor cleaner will work very well for all types of oily stains (this is a highly flammable and high–vapor compound so care must be exercised when using it). Finish up by washing the area with cold water and laundry detergent, then rinse and blot dry.

Tar – Road tar can make a real mess of things inside a coach. You can try the remedies suggested for oil and grease, but if they don't work, try turpentine. Surprisingly, mayonnaise will also cut tar. As always, make sure you test a hidden piece of the material before cleaning the main spots.

Mud – Allow the mud to dry out first. Then you can brush it to knock loose as much of the caked–on dirt as possible and vacuum it up. Any mud that remains can be removed by soaking it in cool water. If there is a residual stain, use a household detergent, then rinse and blot dry.

Coffee – This is one instance when you want to use hot water to remove a spot. Begin by soaking the stain with an enzyme presoak laundry product or, if the fabric can handle it, a color–safe bleach or chlorine bleach. Then finish up by washing the stain out with hot water. Blot up as much of the moisture as possible with paper towel

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Snow Mountain Ranch YMCA

Okay, for all those people(2?) who have been on pins and needles waiting for word on whether or not we have the campground hosting position at Snow Mountain Ranch YMCA at Winter Park, Colorado you can rest easy. We do!! June 1st will find us in the mountains of Colorado for the summer.
It is sounding like a very different way to spend the summer and we are excited at the prospect of it.