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All-TigerNet [13764]
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Lunge boaters, GITT with your go-to vinyl cleaner/mildew
Mar 11, 2019, 10:58 AM
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remover.
Pulled the cover off to start getting ready for spring/summer and this is the first year I've had any significant mildew on the vinyl. Not sure if it was just and abnormally wet(LOL) winter or I probably need to get the cover cleaned as well.
So other that the bleach I plan to drink, the bag of ##### I plan to eat and the five gallon bucket of gasoline I've already got on stand-by, what do jounge?
FYT:
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Oculus Spirit [78906]
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2,1
Mar 11, 2019, 11:01 AM
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purple power
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All-In [47773]
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1,2
Mar 11, 2019, 11:06 AM
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We can trade for sloppy seconds.
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All-TigerNet [12851]
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The only one that works
Mar 11, 2019, 11:03 AM
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I have tried every brand out there and this is the ONLY one that works.
After I get it clean, I use 303 protectant to maintain.
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CU Medallion [60070]
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Re: The only one that works
Mar 11, 2019, 11:12 AM
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This is the answer, Starbrite. 303 is great for protection, but not for cleaning.
IF it is really bad mildew, you can user a sprayer and do 1/2 bleach and 1/2 water to eat it off the seams. But know that if you do this every season, it will eat them away after 4-5 springs of using this method.
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Oculus Spirit [81079]
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After 303 turned the ends of my jeep bumpers a nice shade
Mar 11, 2019, 12:30 PM
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of light gray, I stopped using it.
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Hall of Famer [23994]
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Pro-tip
Mar 11, 2019, 1:15 PM
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Starbrite is like $15 bucks at West marine but about $6 at Walmart.
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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Excuse me sir, this thread is for current boaters only
Mar 11, 2019, 1:19 PM
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Is it not killing your soul to be boatless as the weather warms up?
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Hall of Famer [23994]
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I keep my soul in my bill-fold
Mar 11, 2019, 1:21 PM
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It's doing quite well right now
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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Re: I keep my soul in my bill-fold***
Mar 11, 2019, 1:27 PM
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Hall of Famer [23994]
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I got to keep both dogs***
Mar 11, 2019, 1:54 PM
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Heisman Winner [135647]
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I bet this stuff will do the trick.
Mar 11, 2019, 11:07 AM
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IT HAS BLANQUEADOR IN IT!!!
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All-In [47773]
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I have had good luck with 303 Mold + Mildew
Mar 11, 2019, 11:07 AM
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Oculus Spirit [81079]
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I'd go with the mildest cleaner that works.
Mar 11, 2019, 11:08 AM
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Last week, I had some mildew on my seats that simple car washing soap that I let sit for a few minutes and then used a scrub brush got rid of. I wouldn't be spraying bleach on it unless that's the only thing that will get rid of it. Bleach will rot the threads. If you have to use bleach, dilute on put it on a rag, then put the rag on the areas with the worst mildew.
I've also used cleaning vinegar (not vinegar you put on collards) in a spray bottle. Make sure to hose it off as completely as possible.
Unless you want to ruin the coating on the vinyl, I wouldn't use purple power on anything.
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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I can usually get most everything off with plain ole gain
Mar 11, 2019, 11:27 AM
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detergent and water. The tough stuff I'll soft scrub, and then treat with Mcguire's vinyl/rubber protectant.
Per Ship Shape TV this weekend something about vinyl changed around 2010, making it way more susceptible to mold and mildew. However, Sunbrella has come to the rescue with a new mold resistant vinyl if you need to reupholster anyway.
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Oculus Spirit [81079]
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Pink mold has been a huge problem.
Mar 11, 2019, 11:51 AM
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No telling how many boats Sea Hunt has had to reupholster because of it.
I wonder if Sunbrella makes that new stuff there in Anderson?
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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I think all of their marine stuff comes out of Anderson***
Mar 11, 2019, 12:24 PM
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Hall of Famer [21271]
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This may be one of the best jounge posts ever.
Mar 11, 2019, 1:31 PM
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I mean... you hit almost everything teh jounge is about. All 7 of them.
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All-TigerNet [13764]
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I forgot to add i like craft beer, light domestics, whiskey
Mar 11, 2019, 1:39 PM
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and trunk temperature tequila.
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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Be careful with the craft beer talk. Someone might mistake
Mar 11, 2019, 1:45 PM
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you for a sailboater....
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All-TigerNet [13764]
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My apologies, I didn't intend to imply that I am a
Mar 11, 2019, 1:49 PM
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homosexual.
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All-TigerNet [10938]
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you'll do less harm with bleach if you drink it
Mar 11, 2019, 2:26 PM
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bleach will kill the mold but it will kill all of the stitching at the same time.
I agree with the star brite suggestion. And have used 303 protectant for about 8 years on boat and jetskis and have not noticed any fading, so maybe it works.... hard to tell
I also spray scotch guard on my covers ever couple of years, which seems to help.
Pro Tip: When you go to put your boat up for winter, spray some water based bug-spray around the perimeter of boat (under the cover) to kill spiders. Spider shid is highly acidic and those fockers will shid all over the perimeter of your boat - it looks like mildew and is really hard to clean.
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All-TigerNet [13764]
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Imagine how many ways a spider has to choose from to wipe...***
Mar 11, 2019, 3:42 PM
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All-TigerNet [10938]
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Annnnddd I bet they still don't wipe while standing up***
Mar 12, 2019, 9:55 AM
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All-TigerNet [12270]
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that purple stuff***
Mar 11, 2019, 9:43 PM
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Oculus Spirit [81079]
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terrible idea***
Mar 12, 2019, 10:00 AM
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Lot o points [155986]
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avoid bleach, but for different reasons than stated so far
Mar 12, 2019, 8:29 AM
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Yeah, it’ll deteriorate the threads, but threads are easy. The bigger problem with any cleaner containing bleach, alcohol, acetone, or petroleum distillates is that they rapidly degrade the vinyl by leaching the oils out of the vinyl itself. Ever felt vinyl that is stiff and feels more like a piece of paper than vinyl? Its oils are gone and it’s shot.
So yeah, that magic eraser may work like a champ, but it’s cutting your seats life spans drastically.
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Oculus Spirit [81079]
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Acetone will kill vinyl in about 3 seconds.
Mar 12, 2019, 9:59 AM
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Bleach may take a few years, but the end result would be the same.
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Lot o points [155986]
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Biggest problem is it kills the protective top coat.
Mar 12, 2019, 10:05 AM
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Even if you do a quick wipe to get a pen mark off or similar, it works, but you just took all the protection off that area.
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Lot o points [155986]
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also, if you start having persistent mold issues,
Mar 12, 2019, 8:31 AM
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The problem is that you can’t kill the mold on the fabric backing of the vinyl from the front side of the vinyl. For chronic mold issues you have to remove the actual seat skin and treat the backside too.
It’s a pain involving about 40 billion staples and lots of swearing, but it isn’t rocket science.
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