Best Rib Tube Cleaners??

ciaranp · 10 February 2008, 11:59

what is the best Tube cleaner for a rib and where can it be purchased?

Nos4r2 · 10 February 2008, 12:42

Use the search facility-search 'tube cleaner'. You'll find enough reading for a couple of hours

Tim M · 10 February 2008, 17:17

Traffic film remover (TFR) diluted with water. You can get it on ebay very cheaply. Wear gloves, put some in a sprayer, spray onto the tube, then rub with a soft green pan scourer. Rinse with lots of fresh water.

ciaranp · 10 February 2008, 18:15

cheers for that

adams1x · 10 February 2008, 18:51

See my post about Rib-Shop, they use stuff called Rib Revive and a 3M protectant and it has done wonders for my Rib and can be bought from their website.....

Tim M · 11 February 2008, 11:13

I suspect Rib Revive is similar to diluted TFR; it smells similar, burns your skin in a similar way when you don't wear gloves, and gives a similar result.

Hightower · 11 February 2008, 11:24

Only burns your hands if you've got namby pamby skin

All joking aside, I don't think Rib Revive is TFR, certainly not the stuff I had anyway.

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Originally Posted by Tim M

I suspect Rib Revive is similar to diluted TFR; it smells similar, burns your skin in a similar way when you don't wear gloves, and gives a similar result.

ciaranp · 11 February 2008, 14:51

how does it work?
how is it applied etc?how long do you leave it on and rinse off with water?

codprawn · 11 February 2008, 15:36

TFR is great but I found a green nylon scourer a bit too rough - use a soft nylon brush instead - Tesco do some great ones cheap - also good for alloy wheels.

BogMonster · 11 February 2008, 15:58

Does anybody think the "tube protector" does anything?

I have done my RIB a couple of times with Rib Revive and the effect is dramatic - but last time I did part of the tube immediately afterwards with 3M tube conditioner for the first time and it didn't seem to make a darned bit of difference so I didn't do the rest, and three months on the whole tube still looks much the same and is just starting to look a bit grubby again. What's it actually supposed to do?

ciaranp you spray the Rib Revive on from the supplied trigger spray bottle, leave it for a minute or so and then scrub it with a scourer and wash it off with lots and lots of water. Don't leave it to dry on the tube in hot sun as it then leaves horrid streaks which are a bugger to shift - no prizes for guessing how I know that! Best done on a dull day, I do about a chamber at a time on my RIB as by the time I have sprayed that much it is ready to start scrubbing at the other end. The first time I did it, it took a lot of elbow grease but it had been stored in a warehouse populated by smelly forklift trucks, last time I did it, it was dead easy and took me less than an hour to do the whole boat.

Chris · 11 February 2008, 22:32

whadayou know other rib cleaning thread.

Nos4r2 · 11 February 2008, 22:58

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Originally Posted by Chris

whadayou know other rib cleaning thread.

People take the mickey out of the boatmadders for polishing

Trickdog · 12 February 2008, 14:45

I have not used any of the tube protectors, but I believe they leave a film on the tubes to stop dirt adhering and thereby making subsequent cleaning easier.

I have been told by a RIB manufacturer that Mr Sheen furniture polish has the same effect. Might make the tubes a bit slippery though... So don't sit the wife on them while underway!

Hightower · 12 February 2008, 16:12

Quarry tile sealant

This isn't though experience though

Nos4r2 · 12 February 2008, 16:16

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Originally Posted by Hightower

Quarry tile sealant

This isn't though experience though

How about Dulux gloss white?

al40 · 12 February 2008, 18:04

I used polymarine hypalon cleaner plus protector. I guess it's the same as rib revive. Basically wet the tubes, spray on and give it a rub. Removed all traces of grime - approx 30 mins to do the whole boat and the excess that dribbled down the tubes onto the hull also made a really good job of cleaning the gellcoat! It really does work unlike the stuff that I got as a freebie when I got the boat (can't recall what make it is but it wasn't in a spray bottle)

Wash of then apply the protector which is meant to stop the effects of UV on the tubes.

NOKESY56 · 17 September 2011, 11:41

do any of these product bring back some of the old colour of the tube? i mean if the tubes were a dark blue, and are now faded due to the sun ? thanks!

Hightower · 17 September 2011, 12:19

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Originally Posted by NOKESY56

do any of these product bring back some of the old colour of the tube? i mean if the tubes were a dark blue, and are now faded due to the sun ? thanks!

I wouldn't use anything other that RIB Revive now. On special 20% off retail during the boat show

http://www.rib-shop.com/product.asp?...eck=yes&P_ID=1

NOKESY56 · 17 September 2011, 18:19

Cheers Andy, i think i will try some of that!! and at 20% off - bargain! so glad i found this site

Boats&Outboards · 17 September 2011, 18:26

Let's try some of that. Order placed!

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