Dirty RV windshield? Here’s a quick cleaning tip

By Nanci Dixon
My husband had just washed and waxed our motorhome, which gave me a sparkling clean windshield to watch the desert sunrise through, when it sprinkled. Juuuuuust enough to bring the dust in the air down to splotch everything, including the nice, clean, sparkly view. Sigh.

Lambswool cleaning pad

Here is a tip to quickly get the view right again, no ladder needed. I used a lambswool pad (these last for years if you clean them properly, by the way) on an extension pole with water and cleaned a section of the windshield. Then I put a large bath towel over a super long squeegee and dried. (If you don’t own an extension pole with a squeegee, there are tons of options available on Amazon. I use the Mr. LongArm pole.)

Extra large squeegee

Squeegee with drying towel

This method also works if the RV just needs a quick touch up. If you’re rinsing with a hose, the towel-over-squeegee method is a great drying tool without having to get up on a ladder. Since we are in the desert, everything dries in a matter of minutes so I always just wet and dry a small section at a time. Happy cleaning!

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Nanci Dixon
Nanci Dixon
Nanci Dixon has been a full-time RVer living “The Dream” for the last six years and an avid RVer for decades more! She works and travels across the country in a 40’ motorhome with her husband. Having been a professional food photographer for many years, she enjoys snapping photos of food, landscapes and an occasional person. They winter in Arizona and love boondocking in the desert. They also enjoy work camping in a regional park. Most of all, she loves to travel.

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rick jackson
5 years ago

a car detailer showed me how to clean windows using bon ami it is hard to find but worth it do not use any other cleanser it will scratch the windshield, bon Ami won’t and makes the glass look like brand new