ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
Use only 100% cotton towels to dry your vehicle. Adding vinegar to your wash water and washing in the
morning or evening will help prevent water spots. Water spots damage the exterior of your coach the
same way they damage glass shower doors. They etch their way into the surface and removal becomes
difficult. Prevention becomes the key.
Wash one side at a time, rinse, and then dry quickly using a squeegee followed by a towel placed over
the cleaning head.
To remove oil and grease, remember an important rule of cleaning: give your product time to work. Dab
a bit of concentrated cleaner like CleanEz by Mary Moppins—never an orange-based cleaner or one with
petroleum distillates—onto a soft cloth. Apply to the oil spot and wait for 10 to 15 minutes before
rubbing lightly to remove the oil. Rinse immediately.
SEALS
The seals around the doors, windows, vents, slide-out trim and external seams must be checked at least
semi-annually. Additionally, the roof seams must be inspected for cracking or peeling semi-annually. If
deterioration is noted during a routine maintenance inspection, reseal the seams or seals with an
approved sealant to prevent leaks.
Your Tiffin Motorhomes dealer can perform resealing inspections and subsequent work for you. Tiffin
Motorhomes recommends that a Tiffin Motorhomes authorized service center perform these inspections
periodically and perform necessary resealing when necessary.
PROPER SEALANTS FOR APPLICATION
The following sealants are recommended for specific sealing applications, as noted in the table. These
can be purchased through the Tiffin Motorhomes parts and service department by calling
256-356-0261.
RECOMMENDED SEALANTS FOR SPECIFIC SEALING APPLICATIONS
SEALANT
APPLICATION
Plas-T-Code
Metal or fiberglass roof
Rubber laminated to metal roof and
ALL SKYLIGHTS
Rubber roof over wood base
To cover butyl and other sealants; not to be
used as the main sealant
Surebond #SB-140
Carlisle #502-LSW self leveling sealant
Silicone sealant
To seal across tops of windows on exterior
surfaces where silicone is not used
Parbond
102
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