ideas on cleaning boat cover
 

what are some of the methods you guys have for keepn your covers clean after winter storage? ..... have a 25ft. boat, cover is full of dust/dirt and bird S**t. as soon as i put it on iterior is full of grit.... makes keepn white interior a b***h to keep clean week in, & out !
thanx n advance ....rydda1

Hang it up on a fence and wash the heck out of it. You may need to re water proof it.

Took mine to a dry cleaner. Had to re waterproof. 5 cans of scotchguard. Lasted 3 years but needs to be cleaned again.

fixx
 

if you really want to keep the boat nice get rid of that cover and get another one made with aqualon material..will last 20 yrs and wont let a drop of anything inside the boat..

Be carefull, I had one made of sunbrella, took it to he car wash and pressure washed it, then hung it over the fence to dry. damn if the sucker didnt shrink on me.

thought of puttn it in a industrial size washin machine.......think it would ruin it ?....it is made of sunbrella. Also wonderin about bimini cleaning which is also sunbrella. ... any sugestions on where to go for replacement biminis ? Hey Fixx ! never heard of that kind of cover post a link... i might be interested. went to the L.A. boat show last weekend but didnt see much !

Call the manufacturer & see what they recommend.

took mine to a coin wash center,,,washed,then use there heavy duty spin dryer only,,, no hot air at all,,,when dry recoat with waterproof,,used a gal sprayer to apply,,,mine was canvas,,,not the sunbrella,,,pretreat any tough spots

The real trick is to wash the cover with Woolite in a commercial washer in cold water and then when you are finished washing pull the cover out and put it back on the boat wet and let it dry out with the cover stretched out so it will not shrink on you .....When the cover drys out then take a good quality waterproof-er and spray the whole cover with it using a garden sprayer-- Do Not Rush the Job !! and Do Not hang it on a line or a fence to dry - It will shrink!!!!
Starbright makes a good product..



Jim

+1 thats what i do. Artie