Cleaning the interior....
02-12-2010 | 01:28 PM
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Ok I just received my bottles of Leverage vinyl cleaner and got started on the interior. Seems to be working great on most of the side panels but the seats are a different story. The previous owner left most of the seats out in the weather for a while and eventually put all the seats except the driver seat in storage so the driver seat is showing the most grim and dirty water spots on it. Anyone have any suggestions or tips/tricks of the trade to get the tough deep dirt and grim out?
03-03-2010 | 09:36 AM
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Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for this thread. The magic eraser is the best thing I have ever found in my life as far as cleaning is concerned. There were spots on the white vinyl and rub rail that I had scrubbed and scrubbed. The eraser took it off effortlessly in TV add style. Simply amazing I can't thank you all enough. Is there anything other than 303, no where local sells it.
03-03-2010 | 11:11 AM
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SD-20 by Spartan Chemical - works amazingly on white vinyl. Spray it on, wait 3 seconds and then use a brush to clean and follow up by wiping it off with a clean rag or towel. Not sure if you can by it retail. I get is from an industrial distributor. Our marina uses it to detail boats. The service guy at PowerQuest Boats recommended it to me 5 years ago.
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03-03-2010 | 04:45 PM
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I ended up using the magic eraser and leverage and for the most part I give them both two thumbs up. I have a few tough spots that Im just going to have to deal with b/c they wont come clean for ****,but other than those few spots the seats all look really good. Thanks to everyone for the advice, if I could only get my buddy to slap the paint on the boat I could start putting everything back in!!!
03-07-2010 | 07:37 PM
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Took your guys word for it and tried out the magic eraser on my vynil and coupled with roll off spray and soft scrub it worked great. I did finish it off with a conditioner and plan to buy some leverage vynil conditioner. I will not use those chemicals for the boat unless it gets really dirty as i know it can ruin the vynil.
03-08-2010 | 11:53 AM
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04-08-2010 | 03:39 PM
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Magic Eraser is awesome, but use it sparingly. It is basically a super-fine sandpaper and you are actually removing material when you use it.
For routine cleaning of vinyl, use a soft-bristle brush to work in your detergent of choice (I like Simple Green). A brush gets into the pores/grain of the vinyl the way nothing else can and improves the performance of any soap, especially in the stitching.
Always finish with a good UV protectant like 303. The vinyl on my ten-year-old Crownline still feels buttery soft...
For routine cleaning of vinyl, use a soft-bristle brush to work in your detergent of choice (I like Simple Green). A brush gets into the pores/grain of the vinyl the way nothing else can and improves the performance of any soap, especially in the stitching.
Always finish with a good UV protectant like 303. The vinyl on my ten-year-old Crownline still feels buttery soft...
04-10-2010 | 04:36 PM
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Loved the info on Magic eraser works great along with Bio-clean but I can't seem to get the small blue looking dots off. I'm thinking it's mold/mildew but even boat mildew remover doesn't work. Any suggestion?
