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It was great! Had some rain but that came later at night for the most part so didn't bother during the day. Managed to go thru just a few cases of beer. 
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Camper question ---
Does anyone have the magic formula to get rid of the black crud that accumulates everwhere there is molding sealed with butyl caulk? Goo Gone seems to help, but then it softens up the butyl and turns the white butyl to gray...
Does anyone have the magic formula to get rid of the black crud that accumulates everwhere there is molding sealed with butyl caulk? Goo Gone seems to help, but then it softens up the butyl and turns the white butyl to gray...
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I have used simple green with a scrub brush before on stuff like that and had pretty good luck. I usually wash mine with a hot water pressure washer first and that takes the majority of it off as well. Hoping with the new camper and being stored inside all the time I won't have much of an issue with that stuff anymore.
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I have used simple green with a scrub brush before on stuff like that and had pretty good luck. I usually wash mine with a hot water pressure washer first and that takes the majority of it off as well. Hoping with the new camper and being stored inside all the time I won't have much of an issue with that stuff anymore.
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Yep - okay, so no real silver bullet solution... Going forward, I don't think it will be a problem as I like to keep my stuff clean..
Will try Simple Green again too.. This stuff is really black and yucky (Dar's word)...
Will try Simple Green again too.. This stuff is really black and yucky (Dar's word)...
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Then what my 7.3? If so it's about the same pulling. Maybe a little better but considering I have a ton more power, 4.10 gears and my camper is heavier and bigger I am just fine with that.
The problem is if the stuff hasn't been washed much it pretty much isn't just dirt that needs to be cleaned it has actually stained it and that is almost impossible to clean. Better off redoing it and then keeping it clean going forward from there.
The problem is if the stuff hasn't been washed much it pretty much isn't just dirt that needs to be cleaned it has actually stained it and that is almost impossible to clean. Better off redoing it and then keeping it clean going forward from there.
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Looks like it is safe to swim in Lake Minnewaska again.
CDC: Teen didn't die from brain-eating amoeba in Minnesota lake - KMSP-TV
CDC: Teen didn't die from brain-eating amoeba in Minnesota lake - KMSP-TV