TenMile
Well-Known Member
Took the boat out this weekend for a good run in the warm weather and noticed how grungy it was getting. So Sunday afternoon I spend an hour or so with the kids scrbbing away those annoying stains and scuffs in the corners -- little bits of corrosion that can creep up etc...
I found a little product that seems to work very well on the boat called the Magic Eraser. It's a little sponge impregnated with a cleaner. Non toxic, but the MSDS suggests if you ingest the sponge, it will block the intestinal tract (duh...). Makes it easy to get into corners and grooves that build up with crap.
You can buy a box of 6 or so at Costco where you find the household cleaning supplies and they cost about $5. Get them damp and they take off black scuff marks, fish blood, mildew & mold, minor corrosion and the brown stain marks around scupper drains and drain plug holes. Also cleans vinyl seats and plastic very well. Did a good job on the stainless bow rails removing the bits of corrosion around the screws. Last spring, before I got a cover, I had the boat parked under a dogwood and when the buds popped, it glopped a bunch of sappy goo on the boat. I couldn't find anything to take these brown marks off - but it got those marks off too.
Also found an easy wax product to use from Turtle Wax called Zip Wax at Cdn Tire. Pour a small bit in a bucket and fill with cold water -- it cleans and waxes the hull -- makes the cleanup next time much quicker and easier as stuff tends not to stick. One year past since I purchased a jug and it's still half full.
I found a little product that seems to work very well on the boat called the Magic Eraser. It's a little sponge impregnated with a cleaner. Non toxic, but the MSDS suggests if you ingest the sponge, it will block the intestinal tract (duh...). Makes it easy to get into corners and grooves that build up with crap.
You can buy a box of 6 or so at Costco where you find the household cleaning supplies and they cost about $5. Get them damp and they take off black scuff marks, fish blood, mildew & mold, minor corrosion and the brown stain marks around scupper drains and drain plug holes. Also cleans vinyl seats and plastic very well. Did a good job on the stainless bow rails removing the bits of corrosion around the screws. Last spring, before I got a cover, I had the boat parked under a dogwood and when the buds popped, it glopped a bunch of sappy goo on the boat. I couldn't find anything to take these brown marks off - but it got those marks off too.
Also found an easy wax product to use from Turtle Wax called Zip Wax at Cdn Tire. Pour a small bit in a bucket and fill with cold water -- it cleans and waxes the hull -- makes the cleanup next time much quicker and easier as stuff tends not to stick. One year past since I purchased a jug and it's still half full.