Cleaning my boat

SWEET SUICIDE · Newbie Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 7 City: FOUNTAIN HILLS

What is the best cleaner to use in the interior of my boat?

SeaLyon · Posted: Dec 07, 2006 9:59 am Post subject: Cleaning My Boat

303 Fabric Cleaner. It's about $16. for 32oz. It cleans like bleach but is compleatly safe on all fabrics, and thread. It is one of only 2 cleaners that Sunbrella ( Glen Raven Custom Fabrics ) endorses.

jakenj · Posted: Dec 09, 2006 8:33 pm Post subject:

For the vinyl use Mr. Clean Magic Erasers (sponges)!!!

It took us a while to dicover these bad boys, before we did we went to a boat place and this one woman who worked there recommended this other stuff and she said she left the spray stuff on a boat before then wiped it up and the boat was looking brand new. Bull crap, we used the stuff and it did nothing but make the vinyl slippery

The magic erasers work better than anything I know, and are safe as far as i know, but when it doubt start with a small area and see what it does, you will be suprised with all the dirt that comes off. They also work great with anything you can think of.

After you use that spray some vinyl sunscreen(will also prevent from getting dirtier and will make it look nice and shiny)

For the windshields just use some automobile glass cleaner

If you have some bad carpet spots just spray some carpet cleaner on the stain, and well... just follow the directions

After all that you should have the interior looking awesome!

SeaLyon · Posted: Dec 11, 2006 10:46 am Post subject:

The 303 works on vinyl as well, but for small spots as jakenj said the magic eraser work GREAT.

booby bunny · Posted: Dec 11, 2006 1:56 pm Post subject:

Just be careful with the magic erasers.. they are really just super fine sandpaper. (lesson learned hard way on hardwood floors)

Do you really want to be scuffing the vinyl even just a little bit?

We use plain old dish soap and water, and then finish it with 303. (that stuff is the bomb) IF there is tree sap on it, then a bit of orange cleaner. The carpet we vacuum, but during the winter, while the boat is in the shop... it gets steam cleaned with the little bissell. (with oxyclean)

WattsBarRiDr · Outlaw Joined: 12 May 2006 Posts: 115 City: knoxville

For the main cleaner we use just interior cleaner from like boaters world. The best way to remove marks and stuff that that cleaner cant remove...we use carbureter cleaner..put that on a rag then rub that into the seat....then just get a wet rag and scrub it off...it works well

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

search the boats forum this has been discussed ad nauseum