Back onto the topic of boat cleaning / care

[Storm]

This comes from somebody who uses thinners to clean boats. Thinners a substance designed to brake down glue, glue that holds out boats together.
Not good.

[Manos]

Use Fairy liquid in warm water and after rinsing it use shining type (the mat works too but for a better effect) ARMORALL!! It works 100+1% and with no side effects.
I used this treatment in all the SIBs, RIBs, fibre glass boats I had since I started and they all looked like brand new even after 10 years of use.

[Dirk Diggler]

Originally posted by narked


Reminds me of something one of the lads at air cadets did once,

Air cadets, now Navy, have you got a bit of a fetish for wearing uniforms, or do you just enjoy having someone shouting at you?

[-<=[Tw18]=>-]

Originally posted by Alan Priddy
Anyway, time to reveal all. "Quarry tile sealer" Available from your local hardwear shop. Put on with a soft rag with one wipe, dont try and polish it!!, wait for it to dry (one hour) and lay another coat over the top, again, DO NOT POLISH IT.
When it is dry only the sealer will scatch, not the tube. I suspect that someone will tell me I do not know what I am talking about but, hey, their loss.
Alan P

Bum

and i was looking forward to gettin you drunk

with this method is it best to give the tubes a get clean with something like sugar soap first or does this sealer have cleaning properties in it?

and i presume that you can just wash the sealer, without having to re-apply it?

thank you sir

[John Kennett]

You can also find this sealer at you local janitorial supplies shop (check the Yellow Pages) where it will be called something like "High solid emulsion floor polish". This will be cheaper than B&Q and while you are there you can pick up a gallon of good multi-purpose industrial cleaner. Last time I had to buy any I got 5 litres of each for under £30, and that should last several seasons.

Get your tubes clean before you seal them though, or you will just seal the dirt in! Better still, apply the sealer before they get dirty . . .

If you use detergent or sugar soap, be sure to thoroughly rinse it all off. If you use thinners (sometimes the only option) just use enough to dampen a rag and you are unlikely to see your seams unravelling.

It really is great stuff by the way, and is really easy to apply. Brings your finger nails up a treat too Apply it at the beginning of each season and you're set -- even dried on seagul shit just hoses off.

John

[Jonny Fuller]

Although I'm not interested in ribs, this stuff interests me!
When the tube gets flexed, does it not "crack" the coating, or does this stuff set as a flexible layer?

Also, if you add coats over a couple of seasons, and it presumably gets to be a thick layer, can you get it off?

[John Kennett]

It sets as a shiny flexible layer. It doesn't crack, but will abrade if something rubs against it (but better than the tube wearing!).

I have found that after a season's use of the boat there isn't much sealer left on and a thorough scrubbing takes you back to clean tubes ready for anther coat.

John

[Jonny Fuller]

That sounds like it could have many uses! I shall try that on something, ta

[thewavehumper]

Cool, I'll try it on the boats this week. Does anybody want AP's slab of Heinecken

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Originally posted by THEWAVEHUMPER
Cool, I'll try it on the boats this week. Does anybody want AP's slab of Heinecken

tell ya what, pop over to sunny jersey and i shall clean and polish you boat for you, for those heinecken

[narked]

Just like the idea of using guns...

Nah, currently considering going in as an officer, providing I actually pass my A levels. So its more like I have a fetish for shouting AT people...

If you can beat 50p per bottle for that heineken then I'll have it, failing that, I'm back off to the local rock club, I so love monday nights.

Matt (drunk on cheap booze) Brown

[thewavehumper]

I'm having a good run at the moment, beer wise. hen I first went out to the RoRo and delivered some crew. Just after I cast off the Bosun attracted my attention. I looked up and he was making a hand gesture, which inicated he thought I was a Wa**er, this surprised me as I am not that bad a boat driver.

He then shouted Hustler, which again surprised me as our charges are quite reasonable. Suddenly it dawned on me that he needed some reading material of an adult type! The crew have been stuck out their for 35 days afetr all. (Whiteshoes, doesn't that remind you of the old board Joke)

So on the next trip out I delievered some magazines for the Bosun and he lowered down a few slabs of Beers. So if anyof you fancies a slab of Heinecen then just deliver a couple of Dirty Mags to one of the Big Ships anchored off the Isle of White.

Anyway I am going to try the stuff out so I'd best give Alan a slab.

[Charles]

Originally posted by Alan Priddy


who grease my palms (or get me drunk) and you wont have to clean your boat all year!!! Alan P

Hey Alan, I think I deserve the details of your conconction as I did try my best to get you drunk in Gsy- cheers!

[Alan Priddy]

Charles. Glad to see you back. the details of the gear are somewhere on this thread and as for trying to get me drunk, you certainly succeded where others have failed..
Cheers Alan P

[DepSol]

Just to let you know he was so hung over he fell asleep on my sofa while Clive and the rest of us went for a walk.

He was even shaky about having a beer at lunch time.

Dom

[rads]

Originally posted by Alan Priddy

When it is dry only the sealer will scatch, not the tube.
Alan P

Alan,
Going to try this on our Ribcraft. Slightly nervous that we are constantly pulling divers in and out of the water across the tubes. In your opinion, will this scuff the sealant off the tubes, and if so, will the scuffed area look more unsightly than the current, slightly faded, tubes?

Thanks

David

[John Kennett]

David

It will scuff the sealant off after a while, but it's really quick and easy to reapply some more sealer over the affected area (easier to fix than scuffed or faded tubes!).

John