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Old 06-14-2012, 09:48 AM   #1
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Dawn dish detergent????

I was just reading an article on the Gulf oil spill clean up and noticed something that surprised me. Dawn is a petroleum based detergent. Many of our members have stated that they use Dawn to clean their trailer roofs. (Myself included) All the warnings for RV EPDM roof material say"Avoid the use of petroleum products."
Have we been doing more harm than good????
On commercial EPDM roofs (black) we always used unleaded gasoline to prep the seams for gluing and to clean an area for patching??
Does anyone else have any other info on this subject???? Sometimes I even scare myself when I start thinking, Hank
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Old 06-14-2012, 10:26 AM   #2
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I can't answer the question but I can say the Spic and Span does a great job and, obviously, is not a petroleum product.
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Old 06-14-2012, 02:05 PM   #3
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I think what you want to avoid is the use of anything which includes petroleum distillates... Not just any petroleum based product.
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Old 06-14-2012, 03:51 PM   #4
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Hank, Howdy;

just skimming the surface here ...;

http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/...s-anymore.html

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Hank, Howdy;

just skimming the surface here ...;

http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/...s-anymore.html

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Hank, I have been doing plumbing and maintenance work all my life and I must disagree with one of those suggestions. Never put hot water in a toilet ... it will crack it. (ask me how I know this)

I have also been involved with marine mammal rescue for many years so I don't doubt that Dawn is good stuff. My question was as a petroleum based product how does it effect EPDM rubber??? Your wisdom is always appreciated, The other Hank
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Google for “dawn petroleum distillate” doesn’t turn anything up except *one* claim that Dawn has it.

My opinion is that Dawn is safe, but a call or email to Dicor should clear things up. This Escapees post says that Dicor routinely recommends Dawn:
http://www.rvnetwork.com/index.php?showtopic=89379
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