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General Care
Motorhome Exterior
The roof of your Auto-Trail motorhome is
moulded with a highly polished fibreglass skin.
This is a very durable surface and is very easy to
clean due to its high gloss finish.
To maintain this showroom finish, wash the
Motorhome regularly with a mild detergent, rinse
off with cold water and leather off. A good quality
car wax may be applied which will make washing
even easier in the future.
Abrasive cleaning agents must never be used to
clean the exterior of Auto-Trail Motorhomes.
Within the first twelve months cracks and blisters
may appear in the surface of the moulded GRP
components. These are cosmetic only and have
no effect on the vehicle structure. These
components can be readily repaired using the
correct procedure (please refer this to your
supplying dealer).
Please note that it is not safe to walk on the
moulded fibreglass roof of your motorhome.
Please refer to the relevant section of your base
vehicle handbook for advice on preserving the
painted metal panels of your motorhome.
Care Of Windows
• Day to Day Cleaning – please wash windows
carefully, as you would with paintwork on your
car. Do not scrub windows prior to removing
surface dirt and film with a hose – any trapped
dirt could cause scratching.
When all the excess dirt has been removed,
wash with a solution of warm water and a small
amount of washing up liquid, windows can then
be dried off with a window leather.
• Small Scratches – can be removed using a
liquid metal polish or a commercial acrylic polish,
available from most good accessory shops. The
type of polish used should depend on the
severity of the scratch; a more abrasive
substance is needed for deeper scratches, for
example.
Any process of scratch removal should be
finished with the finest grade of polish to ‘buff’ the
area(s) concerned.
• Catches and Stays – all the Polyplastic ranges
of window fittings do not require any special
attention or lubrication.
On a day to day level, please be careful not to
over-tighten the thumbscrews on window stays.
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