What do you clean your tubes with

[ollyit]

So how do you go about getting a free sample then please? sorry if ive missed it!

- I can vouch for RIB Revive from www.rib-shop.com
very good, my boat is v old and tired though looking for something more hardcore!

[Ian Alexander]

Ollyit,
See the curent thread '303 PRODUCTS', post from POLISHER, e-mail link in this post. It worked for me - reply by return, sample in post - hope it works on a scruffy orange Northcraft.

[Bilge Rat]

ollyit....id drop Mike at the polishing company an email direct and ask him to send you some, if i were you though i'd just buy some as it does work !

What state are your tubes in at the moment, mine were probably the worst you could ever imagine, i didn't think it would work but it has and i'm impressed with it, its restored the colour and cleaned the grim away, i'll be re ordering very soon as once i've completely cleaned the boat i'll aim to maintain it with the 303 protectant. According to Mike the 303 protectant will stop the degredation of the colour and protect it from UV and stop dirt adhearing to the material.

I used the industrial strength cleaner neat and scrubbed it into the fabric with a green nylon pad bought in a pack of 5 from tescos, mikes advised me to use a little warm water as this aids the stuff and makes the material open up, i just scrubbed it on and wiped it off with a wet towl, dried the area with a dry towel and sprayed on the protectant, wiped away the excess and buffed it in with a dry cloth.

I must also state i'm absolutely nothing to do with Mike or the polishing company but just a very happy satisfied customer

[Phil Davies]

Oi Rich, don't know who the kid is lurking behind your garage, but I reckon his orange T-shirt could do with a drop of that 303 too

[Daniel TD5]

rich

when we have met in the pass you have said you like a good deal and find things like
a nice anchor in a burnt out boat in the car park

but finding a new set of tubes in the car park at herne bay that takes the micheal

its not your boat you just borrowed a better one for the pics

will 303 products make your engine like new or is that to much to ask

it looks good rich well done

dan

[Phil Davies]

Originally Posted by Daniel TD5

its not your boat you just borrowed a better one for the pics

It's not his kid either, he just borrowed one with a grubby orange T-shirt to make his tubes look more shiny.

[Bilge Rat]

No i dont think even God almighty could make my engine like new again, that said after the rebuild last year i've not had any problems with it, now its running pre mixed and the bottom end rebuild is behind me its just silly electrical failures i'm suffering with now, what will make my engine look nice again is a re spray and new decals, which i'll eventually get around too one day.

That kid in the background belongs to next door, he hangs around with my Son at weekends and yes if he gets to close he'll get a dose of 303 eventually

[Bilge Rat]

forgot to say...yes i do like a good deal and yes i'll always grab something for nothing and you both know me you can testify i'm probably the most sceptical person your'll ever meet,

[ollyit]

[QUOTE=Bilge Rat] ollyit....id drop Mike at the polishing company an email direct and ask him to send you some, if i were you though i'd just buy some as it does work !

What state are your tubes in at the moment,

Ive sent him an email about the sample "303" products - so hopefully ill get a go -

My tubes were awful i'll post some pics, hopefully I get them back nice with any luck, can you buff the protector after application then??

[Daniel TD5]

Originally Posted by Bilge Rat

forgot to say...yes i do like a good deal and yes i'll always grab something for nothing and you both know me you can testify i'm probably the most sceptical person your'll ever meet,

NEW FROM BILGE RAT KID CLEAN

look just use new kid clean on your old rib just sit back enjoy a cold beer
and let the kid next door do all the work and it turns them orange in the end
so you know which one you have used now available in herne bay right now

[Phil Davies]

You can imagine it can't you - 'unless you get this RIB shining by tomorrow, sonny, you'll never see my son again'

[Daniel TD5]

Originally Posted by Phil Davies

You can imagine it can't you - 'unless you get this RIB shining by tomorrow, sonny, you'll never see my son again'

knowing rich he he makes the poor kid get the beers wash the car and bring the food

and all for that promise i will take you out one day sonny boy just keep up the good work

[tue]

I have just used MR Muscle oven cleaner on my tubes (I would post some pics but my phone won't let me download them). They were very very dirty and faded from 4 years in Barbados sun! but now they are yellow . Will post pics when I get my phone to work

[Phil Davies]

Originally Posted by tue

They were very very dirty and faded from 4 years in Barbados sun! but now they are yellow .

Trouble is 5 years ago they were blue

[tue]

[Nick Hearne]

Originally Posted by tue

I have just used MR Muscle oven cleaner on my tubes (I would post some pics but my phone won't let me download them). They were very very dirty and faded from 4 years in Barbados sun! but now they are yellow . Will post pics when I get my phone to work

So are you sticking with the old tubes then?
Nick

[polisher]

Hi

Just to repeat. Send me your postal address and, provided it's in the UK, I will send you a sample of the 303 Cleaner and Protectant to try FOC!.
Dilute the cleaner in water to about a ltre and spray on. Use hot water if the RIB tubes are particularly dirty. Once clean use the 303 protectant to give a "like new" finish that is protected against UV fade (when used regularly… ie you will eventually have to buy some more…… I hope!)
303 is envirionmentally safe and you can wash vegetables in it diluted or use it neat to degrease an oil tanker! and it will degrease an engine!
The product has been endorsed by Henshaws by the MD Mr David Brittell no less... any queries feel free to get in touch.
RIB's can look beautiful again, believe me

happy to help

[Bilge Rat]

Tue.....you do know that Mr Muscle oven clean is highly corrosive dont you !!! i'd have been afraid of it melting the glue on the seams !!

Phil/Dan ...you guys crack me up, in actual fact i've got the kids next door trained so well that they not only clean my boat, get it ready to go out and clean all my kit again after i get home, in fact last time i went out i ducked in doors for the loo and came out to find the two year old flushing the engine through
I've got him so well trained that not only does he bring me out a beer on command but he brings it from his Dads fridge not mine

Train them young i say...the older one's just wana muck about with the water and nick ya beers

[Phil Davies]

Originally Posted by Bilge Rat

in fact last time i came out to find the two year old flushing the engine through

Yeah, but that was because he'd just d*mped in it

[Bilge Rat]

Ha Ha Davies...just remember your still older than me and your'll still never catch me