ckent323
Senior Member
I unsuccessfully tried to clean the stains and black mold from the old "fuzzy" interior in my 1984 Keystone (no longer own it). I used several different consumer cleaning products along with a soft nylon bristle brush to no avail. I was successful in scrubbing away some of the fuzzy surface but never got the stains out. Also I found that the pop-up material on that camper was getting brittle and it was clearly at the end of its life.
I was prepared to replace the over cab floor and rebuild the badly worn cabinets but the hassle (or cost) of rebuilding the end panels and the cost to replace the pop-up material finally pushed me to decide to seek out a newer used camper. Also the refrigerator was on its last legs and I thought the old 1110/12v power converter needed replacement too. I figured I would have to put between $3,000 and $5,000 into the camper to bring it up to usable condition so I started looking for a newer used camper.
We miss the floor width of the old Keystone but we like the condition, larger (Queen size) over cab bed and newer features of our 2007 Keystone (e.g. pressurized hot water, outside shower, Norcold fridge, roll over couch and Yakima racks) which we bought from the original owner in 2014 at about 1/2 the original cost.
Sorry I cannot give you advice for successfully cleaning the stains off.
I like the newer vinyl fabric better than that older stuff and I would recommend giving serious thought to buying a replacement (or making it yourself if you have the inclination, skills and time).
I wish you success in bringing your camper back to good condition.
Craig
I was prepared to replace the over cab floor and rebuild the badly worn cabinets but the hassle (or cost) of rebuilding the end panels and the cost to replace the pop-up material finally pushed me to decide to seek out a newer used camper. Also the refrigerator was on its last legs and I thought the old 1110/12v power converter needed replacement too. I figured I would have to put between $3,000 and $5,000 into the camper to bring it up to usable condition so I started looking for a newer used camper.
We miss the floor width of the old Keystone but we like the condition, larger (Queen size) over cab bed and newer features of our 2007 Keystone (e.g. pressurized hot water, outside shower, Norcold fridge, roll over couch and Yakima racks) which we bought from the original owner in 2014 at about 1/2 the original cost.
Sorry I cannot give you advice for successfully cleaning the stains off.
I like the newer vinyl fabric better than that older stuff and I would recommend giving serious thought to buying a replacement (or making it yourself if you have the inclination, skills and time).
I wish you success in bringing your camper back to good condition.
Craig
