| what can be done to make it your own. | | | | consider replacing these. |
| As a first time motorhome owner, I brought a | | | | 3) The obvious tip - wash everything you can in the |
| Renault Traffic Romance, that was over 20 years | | | | washing machine. Take down all the curtains and put |
| old, the engine was sound, the body work ropy and | | | | in the washing machine. Likewise for any cushion |
| the inside musty, it was all I could afford. However | | | | covers. Make sure these are completely dry before |
| when I sold it a few years later the buyer said it was | | | | returning to the van. |
| lovely to see a van of this age that smelt so fresh. | | | | 4) Steam clean. I have a cheap steam cleaner that I |
| 1) Sort out leaks in the body work. In my van, I was | | | | brought many years ago, but you can hire one. As |
| dismayed to find mould growing behind where the | | | | well as cleaning the carpets and fixed furnishings, you |
| table was stored, this had been scrubbed when I | | | | can also clean the cooker from decades of dirt and |
| saw the van but came back quickly. The root cause | | | | are great for killing of mould and moving dirt from |
| was traced to a small rusty hole in the roof that let | | | | corners. I even used it on the lino floor rather than |
| in a gradual drip. The metal was cut back beyond the | | | | scrubbing. |
| rust and using a mesh underneath I built it back up | | | | 5) Empty and clean all the holding tanks. |
| and painted it. | | | | 6) Crush some rosemary and lavender using a pestle |
| 2) Check the seals on the windows and the roof light. | | | | and mortar and place in a jar. Pierce some holes in |
| You can usually reseal the roof light with sealant, but | | | | the lid. Shake a little of the contents on to the |
| if the window seals are perishing you may need to | | | | carpets before vacuuming. |