Keeping it Clean???
 

HEllo I am a new owner of a 2002 Scarab 33' AVS wich just got delivered in Ontario Canada. My problems is taking out stains from falling leaves.. Had it parked on the trailer for a few days and it stained the top of the boat. I tryed cleaning it but it leaves a stain where the leaves where sitting. Is there something I can use to take it out? Maybe the boat was not waxed and now that does not protect it? it seems to stain very easy. Anyone have any ideas?? :rolleyes:

Magic erasers or worse case use an oxidation remover with buffer and they should come out. Ablsolute worst case is wet sand.

Believe it or not - even when ON/OFF won't get the stain out - letting it sit for a day or two in the sun will completely bleach it out.

On a related note - someone spilled some red wine on my seats and it sat over night - I was devastated, but low and behold, after a weekend or two of normal use and the resultant sun exposure - the stain is gone.

Oxy-Clean. Works wonders. You can also lay a rag on it and soak it with hydrogen peroxide.

As stated previously let it sit in the sun and use a mild compound. They will come out...don't fear!

Try Tilex

I've had the same thing happen before. Even worse was the leaves fell in a storm and were wet and sticking. I tried several things, most of which required a lot of work. Then I simply sprayed on some Clorox Clean Up on the stains. They disappeared within minutes. Wash normally after and rewax.

Thank you for all the tips.. I will try this...

i know it sounds really bad.. put some bleach in a spray bottle and spray the deck, then wash right after.. then i would put a layer of wax on.. i had big stain problems around my house and i would do it quite a bit, but would also wash and spray wax right away.. never any problems, and the deck of my cig was as bright white as if it was new....

To all:
Do NOT use ON/OFF anywhere on your boat. It is really VERY bad for your gel coat.

I use On/Off every year in the fall for many years on many different boats and have never had a problem. What gives???

Ditto - I use On/Off for coffee stains; I was told it wouldn't damage the gelcoat, just everything else.:rolleyes: What gives?

Been using On-Off for years with no problems.

Yep, same here. Pretty much every marina/boat dealership uses it as well.

I watch the guys in the Marina use on/off and a pressure washer year after year and makes them boats look like new after sitting in the river for the season .:cool-smiley-027:

I had some maple leafs get under my cover on a cold fall day up here then it rained for a week......I had clearly visible maple leaf stains on the deck.......I was freaking out to say the least.......I used Mequiers 3 step process,(3 seperate bottles) medium oxide cleaner, sealer, then pure boat wax with a rotary buffer......not a trace they were ever there.......I was very impressed!!.....you'll end up doing the whole deck though to make it look even :cool:

Amazing, huh? And that stuff is less than $2,- a gallon. Works like a champ and as long as you wash after about 10 minutes it cleanes it to look like new as well as no harm done to paint or gelcoat. Maybe I should rebottle some of it and sell it for $29,- a quart?? Anyone want to buy a bottle of magic for $29,-??? Just PM me, I will send it right over...:D

The Clorox clean up contains a lot of bleach as well.