Having prepped more than a few dirty walls for painting, my standard method now involves two 5 gallon buckets half full of (initially) clean water, a heavy duty degreaser like TSP, nitrile gloves, a large grout sponge, and a smaller soft bristle brush for corners and smaller areas/details. 1) Mist an area of wall (I go for roughly 2x2 to 3x3) with the degreaser enough to make it damp, but try to stop short of where it begins to bead and run down the wall. Have your sponge handy for swiping any beads that do make a run for it. Let sit for about 1 minute. 2) Dunk your sponge in the designated "dirty" bucket, and wring it mostly dry, then wipe down the misted area, rewetting and wringing after one good swipe on each side of the sponge. 3) Wipe down the area with the sponge again, but using the "clean" bucket of water this time. Be sure to only dunk the sponge in the clean bucket, but wring it into the "dirty" bucket! If the water is wringing out fairly clean, then you are done with the area after this, but go back to step 1 if the water is still wringing out dirty. As the "dirty" bucket gets too dirty, dump, rinse, and refill it. It is now the "clean" bucket, and your previous clean bucket is the new "dirty" bucket. I also like to roll up a towel or drop cloth lengthwise and push it up against the wall under the section I am working on, to keep the mess from getting to much onto the floor.
Was a smoker for 8 years never smoked indoors didn’t realize just how nasty it could be I can’t imagine what my lungs look like so glad I quit! Congrats on the great purchase
I am so impressed! I have never smoked a single cigarette and find the smell disgusting. I would need a hasmat suit to even go in there before the clean :)
Great purchase, Meg! You did an amazing deep clean of that travel trailer! I now understand why the hotels I worked at in Banff and Jasper charged a $250 cleaning fee if someone smoked in a room.
A tip from Germany for you Americans: Use washing powder for cleaning textiles, pour two large cups of it into a bucket full of warm water, then use a mop with a telescopic pole and start scrubbing the ceiling. The surfactants in the detergent dissolve the nicotine dirt very easily and at the same time more cost-effectively than all other detergents.
@@bernardcromarty485 : Oh, aren't you Americans, dear Canadians, or did you mean to say that you in North America are something else? Well, you're not European, and you're not Australian or New Zealander either. (The answer is meant as a joke!)
As a lifelong contractor, I LOVE TSP for sooo many different uses!!! You could save yourself a lot of $, though, by getting a generic spray bottle at the Dollar Store and buying a small box of powdered TSP at Home Depot and mix it to your own desired strength. Now it's more concentrated than pre mixed and you have a 2nd spray bottle, so you don't have to do it all by yourself!!!
No kidding, I've always bought the little milk carton of it to use before painting and that makes gallons on concentrate mix for the same price of one bottle. 10$ CAD seems to be the going price for the spray bottle and I can't find the cartons.
Great purchase Meg. You always have such a positive attitude. Just imagine what his lungs looked like 🤢. Be careful towing, don't overload the truck. Seen my fair share of jackknifed trailers. Great job, your attention to detail is incredible. Have fun.
Thank you Curtis! Appreciate that! Yes, definitely have to be careful towing this thing, balancing the weight throughout it, and watching the swing!! I'll be learning how to tow this thing soon 😬
Wow, what a buy you made, looks like the deal of the year!!! Just mind boggling how nasty smoking is, imagine what your insides must look like if the trailer looks like this!!! It is a terrible thing people do , slowly killing them selves, beyond words how bad. But I would buy this as well and take on this cleaning to have the end result. Meg, you know what a dollar is worth, and what hard work can bring to you!!!
Great work! But in the future,just a tip! Use foam and foam it down and let that soak for 10min or so,and rinse. If its not clean after that,then use the foambrush as last step. It makes the job to remove algae soo much easier. :)
I used to work for an extended stay hotel, and the top and the ozone work wonders. You could let the ozone go all night long after you clean everything. We also used to put fabreeze mixed in the carpet shampoo water
Wow Meg you sure lucked out with this! Such a luxurious trailer! Even with all the needed cleanng I think you got a great deal. Be great for the land you're looking for!
In my college years I took on a job as a freelance PC tech, fixing peoples computers. The ones that belonged to smokers, were much worse than what you are dealing with. The PC fan pulls air through the system constantly, and when that moving air goes around PC parts, it causes that smoke stuff to stick. Which causes dirt to stick. So it was layers of brown sticky stuff. That's a great purchase. Down here in the states people seem to want $15k even for 2000-2005 trailers
That's an awesome deal you guys got on that camper! I'm right there with you on the smoke thing as well - I started in my late teens and quit in my early/mid-20s, and man, after doing some similar cleaning and also realizing (now that I've quit) just how much of a smell it leaves everywhere, I'm very glad I kicked the habit. My lungs thank me as well hahaha Fantastic video as always! Always look forward to new projects on Saturdays!
Watching ypu clean it reminds me of cleaning a studio apt at my mother's home that she rented to my ex mother inlaw she was smoker it took us a long time and scrubbing to clean the walls and ceiling before we could paint it to make it liveable for our daughter. We used the ex mil car her windshield had so much smoke residual it was running down the windows.
just discovered your videos there great work. I recognized where you had the trailer. Temporarily there. lol I dozed those areas for the races. So cool to see local stuff on RUclips.
15:21 That cutout on the sink cover is an opening for your hand to be able to remove it. The sink needs to be mounted from the bottom for the drop in to work. The idea is to provide temporary counter space since it is typically limited in campers and trailers.
Very interesting project 👍 Big and spacious travel trailer, I can imagine it's very comfortable place to be in a holiday. A lot to clean too, but the result is very visible and satisfying. Most likely indeed makes nice profit when you sell it, if you want to even sell it after all ;) My parents had caravan trailer in the 80's - 90's, much smaller though, but it was still fun way to travel around in summer holidays. Saab 99 and Opel Kadett E served as a towing cars for it, so when the caravan trailer was parked at camping area, it was easy to drive around in the car for sightseeing, shopping, etc.
deffo a anti smoking video! i smoked for a week and thought there was no point to it, i buy and sell cars sometimes and don't mind the dirty ones from auctions as i have car ocd but your cleaning job was on a different level
Me and my girlfriend Rebecca is sending love from Newfoundland Canada . i hope you have an amazing weekend and enjoy camping in your new travel trailer
I went to Ecole Nouvelle in the 1960's in Lausanne, Switzerland. Smoking was allowed if you were 16 years old and you had an allowance to afford it. No smoking in classes. The Dining Hall and Rccreation rooms and living areas always were full of smoke. I was not ever a smoker myself. Just other people's smoke. Hello from one hatched in Winnipeg in 1952 and now living on the rocky coast of Maine, US. October 13, 2024.
OMG! This thing is HUUUUUGGGGEEEEE! It is bigger than my apartment, haha. You guys live in a beautiful part of the world. I can't mention this enough. Anyway, I was totally prepared to watch a new episode of MEGnificent Meg, you know, with a drink and food to start watching your video. Well, after seeing the video, I wasn't hungry anymore. I am so glad, like you also mentioned, that I have never touched a cigarette in my entire life. This must have been the most disgusting project you did. But where there's a Meg, there's a way to become happy at the end of the video. Enjoy this mobile villa and the upcoming vacation with your partner. Big X from your fan from the NL.
Thank you Roy!! This thing is massive - definitely getting a lot of looks on the road lol!! We do live in an amazing part of the world - so grateful for that. This was definitely the grossest project I've done lol but honestly, knowing how much of a difference it would make made it all worth it and we're going to thoroughly enjoy this 'yacht' this summer! Hope you're having a great week!
Saturday's with Meg, what could be better? When I saw the trailer in the "trailer" (see what I did there) my first thought was this is where we will be living while working on the new property. Nope, This was a financial move and a smart one at that Congrats on the find this should really be a win in the end. As per usual you make hard work look fun, can't wait to see what you're up to next.
First RULE of RVing is to know your clearance height and width. Watch those low bridges also. You all got a killer deal on that RV. Good luck. My RV TT is just about the same size as yours is.
You are a very very brave woman Meg!! All that smell’ nicotine staining (shudder!). Great job mate! You cracked it. Enjoy the benefits of all that hard work!😍👍😍👍🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖
Ok it was dirty like hell, but, you did a great deal, after clean up looks like new. I would totaly live in a trailer like that, its amazing. Congrats on your purchase. 😊👏🏻
I am guessing you guys will live in there until you build your new home on the land that hopefully you were able to purchase. You guys got a fantastic deal.
Outstanding job. As nasty as it was I bet you had a feeling of accomplishment when you were done. You now know how clean it is and will be proud to tell any new owner everything you did to make it a home away from home. 👍
Just in case you didn't already know, you can lower a vehicles height by at least an inch or so by airing down the tyres- in case you ever get stuck under something again...
I don't know if you've sold this yet but if there's still a lingering smell you can get pretty good ozone generators on Vevor now that are great for taking care of that.
Best anti-smoking video every. That stuff is in your lungs, then onto the walls. Ew. Also why are videos like this and Midwestern Magic Cleaning so fun to watch? It's just dudes and dudette's cleaning stuff.
with ozone you need to clean first and then do the ozone. if there is grime all over everything the ozone doesnt get to the stuff under. when done right it works amazing. tho there are a bunch of low quality machines that done work very well. if you have a legit machine then a deep clean then ozone should get rid of all the smell. stick the ozone machine inside the fridges too, gets rid of smells in there too.....but have the fridge on when you do it because you want the fan moving the ozone through its pipes which is where most of the smell collects.
When I was younger I briefly had a job deep cleaning the prison cells attached to law courts. The tar on the ceiling was so thick It was like scraping congealed butter off concrete 🤢 (think we had to spray some kind of acid on it if I remember correctly)
Ah, I was thinking from the title that there had been a small interior fire so was expecting ash/carbon dark black walls and ceilings, but beginning to wonder if that's much worse than 'just nictoitne' stains. I'm a smoker, have been for 32 years, but remember when I part exchanged my first car for the second at the Ford dealer, I decided I'd clean it as best I could, and using anti static foam cleaner in the plastics, the indicator/windscreen wiper stalks were coated in crap and yellow stating on trims that I stopped smoking when driving and hardly smoked much at all, but then was stuck in traffic by Birmingham (England's second largest city), and thought sod this and sparked a cig up, and sadly never stopped for any decent length of time since, but this will certainly help me slow down a little. That cleaner you used looks good, what is it? I was thinking if this was me try steam cleaning, but your cleaner seems better, but would try shampooing carpets, and going over with steam cleaner and then wet vacuuming after, you can get carpet/ car interior shampoo's with enzymes in to kill bacteria and helps get rid of odours. That was hugely satisfying to watch, especially as I wasn't cleaning 🤣but in all seriousness, that has inspired me to doing some though cleaning of my car, house etc.
You know that's a good point, I honestly wonder what would be worse - small interior fire damage or cigarette smoke damage... The cleaner I used was Solvable brand TSP. It worked very well! It does leave a bit of a chalky residue so I gave everything a secondary wipe down with some diluted Dr Bronner's soap and now everything is squeaky clean. I'm glad this video inspired you to clean!! It honestly is such a great feeling getting a space cleaned and freshened up!😊
The sink cut out, is exactly that.When the manufacturer cut the hole for the stainless steel sink they left the cut out in the Trailer for any future countertop repairs. Standard practice and they don't have to pay for the rubbish too.
I knew a fellow once that worked for Air Canada back in the days when you could smoke on the plane. He said cleaning the air filters was absolutely disgusting the tar would be inches thick.
Got a little bad information for you worked on RVS and rebuilt RV's professionally for 9 years rebuilt my own RV's and let me tell you most RV's have wrought in them within the first three years because the fact rebuild does not properly seal them their computer sealed so if you want to keep your rv in good shape you have to get up there even when it's brand new and seal it with the proper good sealer which most of them are rubber roofs and there's two different kinds of rubber roofs so you have to get the proper sealer for the proper rubber roof if you use the wrong sealer it will burn it and stretch it the only way you can tell is if you have the book for the rv or from the color of the inside of the rubber one is white one is black you have to use a self leveling sealant for the roof and then a good silicone not cheap silicone on the seams on the walls They're not built to last because they wouldn't make any money if they did so trust me get up on the roof walk on it very carefully see where your rod is hopefully you got one with a winter package on the under case with the hard plastic or steel if it's got the perforated tarp type material when you drive water sprays up gets the installation wet and then you get mold on the floorboards underneath the trailer trust me I'm ripped out enough installations on RV trailers and it's really weird mold because it seems to like to eat particle board which your floors are made out of on all rb rentals that we had I had to rip out all the installation and we just ran them with no insulation because we didn't rent a motor in the winter I learned rvs were no good years ago before I even worked in an RV place and I bought a school bus and changed it into a motorhome because school busses are all metal so you got one thing good right fiberglass on the outside rv's is a good thing because most of fiberglass rvs have metal studs so good luck I found even rebuilding rvs that have got rod in them once you start replacing you don't stop never ending job If you see any leaks in the colors or the sealant it's too late And if you're gonna cook in an RV with propane and heat it with propane make sure you get yourself a very good dehumidifier
Gave it a thorough checking, no mold in the structure, just some very minor surface mold on some of the higher condensation areas, but yes, mold is no joke!
As a smoker. Don't smoke in the house. But in my 20s when living in Phoenix, Arizona. Did because of the heat. So we would wash our place from ceiling down to get rid of the build up at least once a month. Even as a smoker. Hated the nasty ashtray smell
Hi meg cigarette smell is har to get rid of gets in everywhere vents fabric etc I used to smoke but it up years ago air it out when done how big is this caravan I used to make them here in Australia biggest I made was a 30 footer.
Borax soap is a cheaper way to clean and deodorize anything, a box usually only costs $5 to $6. Just remember borax is only 4% soluble in hot water, so don't try to add too much, better to just create a new batch if the previous batch is dirty.
As a current smoker, no offense taken! I refuse to smoke in the house for the same reason. Even a lot of smokers can’t stand the smell it leaves behind! Not to mention turning everything yellow!
Great job at cleaning the caravan. Just remember, you are talking about a man who has died. Respect that and stop shaming him. We all had or have bad habits. I'm sure you did as well. Compassion for people goes a long way.
The only way it’s possible with this half ton is because it’s a heavy duty package with higher payload and towing, otherwise it would be illegal with a regular half ton! And honestly, it’s still pretty sketchy
For the amount of squirting you're having to do, it might be worth it to get a bug sprayer. Get the cheaper granular TSP and mix up your own. And check the date code on those tires. Trailer tires like to explodes every few years completely unexpectedly. Full tread on those tires aren't the same as looking at car tires.
@@Meg.August That's the problem with trailer tires. They LOOK good (right until the 'splode). You really need to look at the date codes and see how old they are. The problem is they sit for long periods of time in one place. And moisture can seep into a very small 'crack' and get the steel belts wet and make a small divot in them. Then when you finally start towing that belt starts bending back and forth until there's an internal failure. (think: bending a coat hangar back and forth until it breaks). Not trying to scare you, but when tires let go at speed, they tend to tear up the trailer they're connected to.
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Having prepped more than a few dirty walls for painting, my standard method now involves two 5 gallon buckets half full of (initially) clean water, a heavy duty degreaser like TSP, nitrile gloves, a large grout sponge, and a smaller soft bristle brush for corners and smaller areas/details.
1) Mist an area of wall (I go for roughly 2x2 to 3x3) with the degreaser enough to make it damp, but try to stop short of where it begins to bead and run down the wall. Have your sponge handy for swiping any beads that do make a run for it. Let sit for about 1 minute.
2) Dunk your sponge in the designated "dirty" bucket, and wring it mostly dry, then wipe down the misted area, rewetting and wringing after one good swipe on each side of the sponge.
3) Wipe down the area with the sponge again, but using the "clean" bucket of water this time. Be sure to only dunk the sponge in the clean bucket, but wring it into the "dirty" bucket! If the water is wringing out fairly clean, then you are done with the area after this, but go back to step 1 if the water is still wringing out dirty.
As the "dirty" bucket gets too dirty, dump, rinse, and refill it. It is now the "clean" bucket, and your previous clean bucket is the new "dirty" bucket. I also like to roll up a towel or drop cloth lengthwise and push it up against the wall under the section I am working on, to keep the mess from getting to much onto the floor.
Was a smoker for 8 years never smoked indoors didn’t realize just how nasty it could be I can’t imagine what my lungs look like so glad I quit! Congrats on the great purchase
Thank you!! Yes definitely is a shocking realization!
Glad you quit too...congrats!
I am so impressed! I have never smoked a single cigarette and find the smell disgusting. I would need a hasmat suit to even go in there before the clean :)
Great purchase, Meg! You did an amazing deep clean of that travel trailer! I now understand why the hotels I worked at in Banff and Jasper charged a $250 cleaning fee if someone smoked in a room.
Thank you! And yes, smoke damage is no joke and takes forever to clean!
A tip from Germany for you Americans: Use washing powder for cleaning textiles, pour two large cups of it into a bucket full of warm water, then use a mop with a telescopic pole and start scrubbing the ceiling. The surfactants in the detergent dissolve the nicotine dirt very easily and at the same time more cost-effectively than all other detergents.
Ummm... Canadian!
@@bernardcromarty485 : Oh, aren't you Americans, dear Canadians, or did you mean to say that you in North America are something else? Well, you're not European, and you're not Australian or New Zealander either. (The answer is meant as a joke!)
I'm a Brit...
@@bernardcromarty485Canadians are indeed
Americans than anything else that’s what he trynna say
Thank you @nordwestbeiwest1899 ! Good tip!
As a lifelong contractor, I LOVE TSP for sooo many different uses!!! You could save yourself a lot of $, though, by getting a generic spray bottle at the Dollar Store and buying a small box of powdered TSP at Home Depot and mix it to your own desired strength. Now it's more concentrated than pre mixed and you have a 2nd spray bottle, so you don't have to do it all by yourself!!!
No kidding, I've always bought the little milk carton of it to use before painting and that makes gallons on concentrate mix for the same price of one bottle. 10$ CAD seems to be the going price for the spray bottle and I can't find the cartons.
FYI they use tsp in cereals in America.
Great purchase Meg. You always have such a positive attitude. Just imagine what his lungs looked like 🤢. Be careful towing, don't overload the truck. Seen my fair share of jackknifed trailers. Great job, your attention to detail is incredible. Have fun.
Thank you Curtis! Appreciate that! Yes, definitely have to be careful towing this thing, balancing the weight throughout it, and watching the swing!! I'll be learning how to tow this thing soon 😬
Wow, what a buy you made, looks like the deal of the year!!! Just mind boggling how nasty smoking is, imagine what your insides must look like if the trailer looks like this!!! It is a terrible thing people do , slowly killing them selves, beyond words how bad. But I would buy this as well and take on this cleaning to have the end result. Meg, you know what a dollar is worth, and what hard work can bring to you!!!
I really love all of your videos beautiful Meg !!!❤
Thank you so much! 😊
Great work! But in the future,just a tip! Use foam and foam it down and let that soak for 10min or so,and rinse. If its not clean after that,then use the foambrush as last step. It makes the job to remove algae soo much easier. :)
Great tip, thank you!!
I used to work for an extended stay hotel, and the top and the ozone work wonders. You could let the ozone go all night long after you clean everything. We also used to put fabreeze mixed in the carpet shampoo water
Wow Meg you sure lucked out with this! Such a luxurious trailer! Even with all the needed cleanng I think you got a great deal. Be great for the land you're looking for!
Thanks so much! 😊
In my college years I took on a job as a freelance PC tech, fixing peoples computers. The ones that belonged to smokers, were much worse than what you are dealing with. The PC fan pulls air through the system constantly, and when that moving air goes around PC parts, it causes that smoke stuff to stick. Which causes dirt to stick. So it was layers of brown sticky stuff.
That's a great purchase. Down here in the states people seem to want $15k even for 2000-2005 trailers
That's an awesome deal you guys got on that camper!
I'm right there with you on the smoke thing as well - I started in my late teens and quit in my early/mid-20s, and man, after doing some similar cleaning and also realizing (now that I've quit) just how much of a smell it leaves everywhere, I'm very glad I kicked the habit. My lungs thank me as well hahaha
Fantastic video as always! Always look forward to new projects on Saturdays!
Thank you!! I’m so happy you’re enjoying the Saturday videos! And yes definitely glad it never became a long term habit!
Amazing project! That TSP stuff is absolute black magic as far as I'm concerned! Enjoy the trailer and your travels this summer :)
Thank you! Ya that TSP stuff is next level
Watching ypu clean it reminds me of cleaning a studio apt at my mother's home that she rented to my ex mother inlaw she was smoker it took us a long time and scrubbing to clean the walls and ceiling before we could paint it to make it liveable for our daughter. We used the ex mil car her windshield had so much smoke residual it was running down the windows.
honestly very good work on the trailer, also great advert for that tsp cleaner
lol yes tsp was the star of this project! and thank you!
I had to do a cigarette smoke clean up once and found a sponge mop worked great on walls and ceiling. You’re doing awesome 👏👏👏
Thank you!
Great job. That must have been so satisfying.
Thank you! Yes, so satisfying
Congratulations on the mobile home❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you!
Great video Meg
Glad you liked it!
Nice looking trailer Meg
Thanks!
Congrats on a huge job.You'll definitely see a profit.I swear I could smell all the smoke.
Thank you!! It really did stink!!
Congrats on the new travel trailer! Can't wait to see your travel vlogs with it!
Thanks so much!! I’m excited to share what I’ve got planned!
just discovered your videos there great work.
I recognized where you had the trailer. Temporarily there. lol I dozed those areas for the races. So cool to see local stuff on RUclips.
Thanks so much! And that's awesome!! Thanks for watching!
That trailer is very nice compared with some out there is a lovely tiny house. One you clean it etc. ❤❤❤❤
15:21 That cutout on the sink cover is an opening for your hand to be able to remove it. The sink needs to be mounted from the bottom for the drop in to work. The idea is to provide temporary counter space since it is typically limited in campers and trailers.
Good to know!! Thank you!
Very interesting project 👍 Big and spacious travel trailer, I can imagine it's very comfortable place to be in a holiday. A lot to clean too, but the result is very visible and satisfying. Most likely indeed makes nice profit when you sell it, if you want to even sell it after all ;)
My parents had caravan trailer in the 80's - 90's, much smaller though, but it was still fun way to travel around in summer holidays. Saab 99 and Opel Kadett E served as a towing cars for it, so when the caravan trailer was parked at camping area, it was easy to drive around in the car for sightseeing, shopping, etc.
Thank you! Yes, it's super spacious and comfortable, I'm very excited to use it this summer! So nice to be able to spend the holidays that way!
deffo a anti smoking video! i smoked for a week and thought there was no point to it, i buy and sell cars sometimes and don't mind the dirty ones from auctions as i have car ocd but your cleaning job was on a different level
thank you!! and yes, definitely a quit smoking video lol!
might be a good trailer to live in while you build a house on the property you wanted ! .
That’s a great idea! 😉
Me and my girlfriend Rebecca is sending love from Newfoundland Canada . i hope you have an amazing weekend and enjoy camping in your new travel trailer
Thank you Jordan and Rebecca! Hope you're having a great week!
I went to Ecole Nouvelle in the 1960's in Lausanne, Switzerland. Smoking was allowed if you were 16 years old and you had an allowance to afford it. No smoking in classes. The Dining Hall and Rccreation rooms and living areas always were full of smoke.
I was not ever a smoker myself. Just other people's smoke.
Hello from one hatched in Winnipeg in 1952 and now living on the rocky coast of Maine, US. October 13, 2024.
You almost needed one of those pump sprayers for the TSP just to give your hand a break.You did a fantastic job kid!!
That honestly would have been such a time saver lol! And thank you!!
OMG! This thing is HUUUUUGGGGEEEEE! It is bigger than my apartment, haha. You guys live in a beautiful part of the world. I can't mention this enough. Anyway, I was totally prepared to watch a new episode of MEGnificent Meg, you know, with a drink and food to start watching your video. Well, after seeing the video, I wasn't hungry anymore.
I am so glad, like you also mentioned, that I have never touched a cigarette in my entire life. This must have been the most disgusting project you did. But where there's a Meg, there's a way to become happy at the end of the video. Enjoy this mobile villa and the upcoming vacation with your partner. Big X from your fan from the NL.
Thank you Roy!! This thing is massive - definitely getting a lot of looks on the road lol!! We do live in an amazing part of the world - so grateful for that. This was definitely the grossest project I've done lol but honestly, knowing how much of a difference it would make made it all worth it and we're going to thoroughly enjoy this 'yacht' this summer! Hope you're having a great week!
Saturday's with Meg, what could be better? When I saw the trailer in the "trailer" (see what I did there) my first thought was this is where we will be living while working on the new property. Nope, This was a financial move and a smart one at that Congrats on the find this should really be a win in the end. As per usual you make hard work look fun, can't wait to see what you're up to next.
lol! 😉 Thanks so much Rob! I'm excited for all the hard work and projects to come!
First RULE of RVing is to know your clearance height and width. Watch those low bridges also. You all got a killer deal on that RV. Good luck. My RV TT is just about the same size as yours is.
Oh man definitely! The clearance thing is a mistake you make once lol and then (hopefully) never again!
I grew up around cigarette people and that residue is THE WORST
Major kudos to you for dealing with that 🤢
Thank you! Yes, some nasty stuff no doubt!
You can deflate your tire some to gain inches. For future reference.
WOW! just WOW! Meg, u deserve to get a BIG award for getting ur Trailer so clean.. So here it is! A BIG MACK_ARUBA.. congrats Meg ...
Thank you!! It definitely was lots of hard work but so worth it!
Tsp and steel wool work well
You are a very very brave woman Meg!! All that smell’ nicotine staining (shudder!). Great job mate! You cracked it. Enjoy the benefits of all that hard work!😍👍😍👍🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖
Thank you! Will do!
Ok it was dirty like hell, but, you did a great deal, after clean up looks like new. I would totaly live in a trailer like that, its amazing. Congrats on your purchase. 😊👏🏻
Thanks 👍!
great job again meg
Thank you Craig!!
awesome van, what a bargain!
Love the content . Here’s a tip if you use microfibre cloths you’ll actually take more off and won’t be spreading it around . Keep up the good work
I am guessing you guys will live in there until you build your new home on the land that hopefully you were able to purchase. You guys got a fantastic deal.
that's a great idea! 😉
Outstanding job. As nasty as it was I bet you had a feeling of accomplishment when you were done. You now know how clean it is and will be proud to tell any new owner everything you did to make it a home away from home. 👍
Thanks so much! 😊
Yuck......an understatement. Great job!!!
Awesome Deal on the RV for only a little TLC.
We agree!
Krud Kutter turns that nicotine to butter. Works SO GREAT!!!!
Love this, satisfying to watch :D
Thank you!! Glad you liked it!
The trailer was so bad. But it really cleaned up great, The Last car wash you were at isnt far from where i live.... I really enjoy your videos
Thank you!
Good luck cleaning the inside of your trailer Meg
Thank you!
Hey Meg awesome buy maybe a steamer and micro fibre cloths will come up nice hope you do some outside vids😳🤢😯
Thank you!
You can do anything 💪
Thank you!!
The cleaning master😊
Haha!
Windex works well on the cigarette smoke and nicotine and wont etch or dull the vanish on the woodwork
Hi Meg I live your Videos so much , Congratulation to your New Trailer( sorry my englisch is not so good)
Thank you so much!
You are awesome!!
Thank you!
Hello Meg 🌹❤ Super Video 👍😊
Thank you!!
a steamer might work well for taking out all that then use essential oils
Good idea!
Just in case you didn't already know, you can lower a vehicles height by at least an inch or so by airing down the tyres- in case you ever get stuck under something again...
That's Nasty 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
25:00 * breathing intensifies 😅
don't smoke from today, you're good♥️
The inside portion of those vents look rough. i hope you get them cleaned.
I don't know if you've sold this yet but if there's still a lingering smell you can get pretty good ozone generators on Vevor now that are great for taking care of that.
You may want to have the a/ c coil cleaned that can be a source of smell to?
good point! I ran the a/c and then the furnace with the ozone machine cycles and seems to be good now!
May be worth a professional duct cleaning or replace the ductwork. Usually not too difficult on a RV
Hi Meg 👋🏻 Great work👍🏻 on a disgusting job my friend 🤢🤮 Hopefully all goes well with the trailer 🤞🏻 God Bless 🙏🏻 Appreciate you my friends 🫶🏻
Definitely a nasty job lol!! But totally worth it! Thank you so much!
Best anti-smoking video every.
That stuff is in your lungs, then onto the walls.
Ew.
Also why are videos like this and Midwestern Magic Cleaning so fun to watch? It's just dudes and dudette's cleaning stuff.
with ozone you need to clean first and then do the ozone. if there is grime all over everything the ozone doesnt get to the stuff under. when done right it works amazing. tho there are a bunch of low quality machines that done work very well. if you have a legit machine then a deep clean then ozone should get rid of all the smell. stick the ozone machine inside the fridges too, gets rid of smells in there too.....but have the fridge on when you do it because you want the fan moving the ozone through its pipes which is where most of the smell collects.
Is that prince Edward Island? Nice find!
Thanks! It’s actually Vancouver Island!
When I was younger I briefly had a job deep cleaning the prison cells attached to law courts. The tar on the ceiling was so thick It was like scraping congealed butter off concrete 🤢 (think we had to spray some kind of acid on it if I remember correctly)
oh wow, that would be a nasty job for sure!! 😬
Ah, I was thinking from the title that there had been a small interior fire so was expecting ash/carbon dark black walls and ceilings, but beginning to wonder if that's much worse than 'just nictoitne' stains. I'm a smoker, have been for 32 years, but remember when I part exchanged my first car for the second at the Ford dealer, I decided I'd clean it as best I could, and using anti static foam cleaner in the plastics, the indicator/windscreen wiper stalks were coated in crap and yellow stating on trims that I stopped smoking when driving and hardly smoked much at all, but then was stuck in traffic by Birmingham (England's second largest city), and thought sod this and sparked a cig up, and sadly never stopped for any decent length of time since, but this will certainly help me slow down a little. That cleaner you used looks good, what is it? I was thinking if this was me try steam cleaning, but your cleaner seems better, but would try shampooing carpets, and going over with steam cleaner and then wet vacuuming after, you can get carpet/ car interior shampoo's with enzymes in to kill bacteria and helps get rid of odours. That was hugely satisfying to watch, especially as I wasn't cleaning 🤣but in all seriousness, that has inspired me to doing some though cleaning of my car, house etc.
You know that's a good point, I honestly wonder what would be worse - small interior fire damage or cigarette smoke damage... The cleaner I used was Solvable brand TSP. It worked very well! It does leave a bit of a chalky residue so I gave everything a secondary wipe down with some diluted Dr Bronner's soap and now everything is squeaky clean. I'm glad this video inspired you to clean!! It honestly is such a great feeling getting a space cleaned and freshened up!😊
Love you so much Meg❤😊
The sink cut out, is exactly that.When the manufacturer cut the hole for the stainless steel sink they left the cut out in the Trailer for any future countertop repairs. Standard practice and they don't have to pay for the rubbish too.
I knew a fellow once that worked for Air Canada back in the days when you could smoke on the plane. He said cleaning the air filters was absolutely disgusting the tar would be inches thick.
Got a little bad information for you worked on RVS and rebuilt RV's professionally for 9 years rebuilt my own RV's and let me tell you most RV's have wrought in them within the first three years because the fact rebuild does not properly seal them their computer sealed so if you want to keep your rv in good shape you have to get up there even when it's brand new and seal it with the proper good sealer which most of them are rubber roofs and there's two different kinds of rubber roofs so you have to get the proper sealer for the proper rubber roof if you use the wrong sealer it will burn it and stretch it the only way you can tell is if you have the book for the rv or from the color of the inside of the rubber one is white one is black you have to use a self leveling sealant for the roof and then a good silicone not cheap silicone on the seams on the walls They're not built to last because they wouldn't make any money if they did so trust me get up on the roof walk on it very carefully see where your rod is hopefully you got one with a winter package on the under case with the hard plastic or steel if it's got the perforated tarp type material when you drive water sprays up gets the installation wet and then you get mold on the floorboards underneath the trailer trust me I'm ripped out enough installations on RV trailers and it's really weird mold because it seems to like to eat particle board which your floors are made out of on all rb rentals that we had I had to rip out all the installation and we just ran them with no insulation because we didn't rent a motor in the winter I learned rvs were no good years ago before I even worked in an RV place and I bought a school bus and changed it into a motorhome because school busses are all metal so you got one thing good right fiberglass on the outside rv's is a good thing because most of fiberglass rvs have metal studs so good luck I found even rebuilding rvs that have got rod in them once you start replacing you don't stop never ending job If you see any leaks in the colors or the sealant it's too late And if you're gonna cook in an RV with propane and heat it with propane make sure you get yourself a very good dehumidifier
My cousin owns and operates a nursing home on Vancouver Island, B.C. Hello from rocky coast of Maine, US. October 13, 2024.
Hey. You should check the structures of the caravan to make sure there is no mold anywhere, mold is a bad friend in a caravan.
Gave it a thorough checking, no mold in the structure, just some very minor surface mold on some of the higher condensation areas, but yes, mold is no joke!
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I had to have a smoke while watching this. Lol
lol!
I'd like to have you detail my cars and trucks.
As a smoker. Don't smoke in the house. But in my 20s when living in Phoenix, Arizona. Did because of the heat. So we would wash our place from ceiling down to get rid of the build up at least once a month. Even as a smoker. Hated the nasty ashtray smell
Hi meg cigarette smell is har to get rid of gets in everywhere vents fabric etc I used to smoke but it up years ago air it out when done how big is this caravan I used to make them here in Australia biggest I made was a 30 footer.
It's definitely very hard to get rid of, yes!
Borax soap is a cheaper way to clean and deodorize anything, a box usually only costs $5 to $6. Just remember borax is only 4% soluble in hot water, so don't try to add too much, better to just create a new batch if the previous batch is dirty.
As a current smoker, no offense taken! I refuse to smoke in the house for the same reason. Even a lot of smokers can’t stand the smell it leaves behind! Not to mention turning everything yellow!
Someone behind the camera is a heavy breather. :P
Now you know why the previus owner died..
That's sad but actually true
Great job at cleaning the caravan. Just remember, you are talking about a man who has died. Respect that and stop shaming him. We all had or have bad habits. I'm sure you did as well. Compassion for people goes a long way.
How is it towing with a 1/2 ton truck?
The only way it’s possible with this half ton is because it’s a heavy duty package with higher payload and towing, otherwise it would be illegal with a regular half ton! And honestly, it’s still pretty sketchy
You should have been sponsored by what ever spray cleaner you used lol
lol!
I need to fix my inherited travel trailer so this is perfect viewing. Then I need to find a used F150 and fix that to tow it
Glad to hear it! Good luck with your trailer!
For the amount of squirting you're having to do, it might be worth it to get a bug sprayer. Get the cheaper granular TSP and mix up your own.
And check the date code on those tires. Trailer tires like to explodes every few years completely unexpectedly. Full tread on those tires aren't the same as looking at car tires.
Thanks for the tips! And yes definitely gave those tires a good check to look for damage, sun rot, etc. they looked good!
@@Meg.August That's the problem with trailer tires. They LOOK good (right until the 'splode).
You really need to look at the date codes and see how old they are.
The problem is they sit for long periods of time in one place. And moisture can seep into a very small 'crack' and get the steel belts wet and make a small divot in them.
Then when you finally start towing that belt starts bending back and forth until there's an internal failure. (think: bending a coat hangar back and forth until it breaks).
Not trying to scare you, but when tires let go at speed, they tend to tear up the trailer they're connected to.
What was the stuff in the white bottle with purple label called
AND MORE THAT THAT IN THE GUYS LUNGS . SICK
Can TSP be used on thick cloth like car seats? Their webpage does not say anything about it
I’m not sure! I used the wet vac on the fabrics
how much tsp did you use to clean that trailer?
A couple gallons of concentrate lol!
How’s the land shopping going? You could park the camper on a space until you build a home.
That’s a great idea! 😉
Nice job Meg can you imagine what your lungs look like if you smoke that much ewww
Thank you! And yes, definitely made me very glad I don't smoke...