Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
 
Old 20 May 2004, 23:07   #1
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Ongar, Essex
Make: Avon 620
Length: 6.2
Engine: mercury 135 Optimax
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 235
cleaning

I have some yellow staines from the petrol being overfilled on the deck whats the best way to clean it, tried jiff and scrubbing to no joy
__________________
Steve Care is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21 May 2004, 22:42   #2
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Seaview, IOW
Boat name: bleu et blanc
Make: Avon 560
Length: 5m +
Engine: Optimax 90
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 31
Steve,
as nobody else has replied..........have you tried bleach? it's great on my white kitchen sink! go on give me a credibility point!

by the way, are you still happy with the after-sale- service at bembridge outboards?
__________________
Nick West is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22 May 2004, 13:27   #3
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Chichester
Length: no boat
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 215
I reckon a deep cleaning detergeant like RIB-shine might work, but if your gelcoat is stained then a product like Y10 available from most chandlerys should work, its an oxaclic acid based gel which you leave on for about 10 miniutes in warm air and wash off leaving the gelcoat lovely and white.
__________________
Stephen-RIB is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22 May 2004, 19:48   #4
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Ongar, Essex
Make: Avon 620
Length: 6.2
Engine: mercury 135 Optimax
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 235
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stephen-RIB

I reckon a deep cleaning detergeant like RIB-shine might work, but if your gelcoat is stained then a product like Y10 available from most chandlerys should work, its an oxaclic acid based gel which you leave on for about 10 miniutes in warm air and wash off leaving the gelcoat lovely and white.
Will give the bleach a try if not I will try the Y10
Many thanks
__________________
Steve Care is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off




All times are GMT. The time now is 15:15.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.