Found a great new cleaner!!

[subysti]

I have been trying cleaner after cleaner, boat babes, Krud kutter, vinyl sauce, vlp and some were better than others with vlp my standard and Krud kutter for the hard stuff. I still couldn't get certain stains out no matter what. Last weekend went ocean fishing and the boat looked like a bad murder scene and smelled like the dump with the bodies. Nothing would clean it all especially the fish puke and blood. A charter boat guy I met at the store said to use something called Roll Off so I ordered it online. I mixed it 50/50 with water and this stuff cleaned stains I had from last year! My white seats where kinda dingy already and now they look new again. Anyone else try this stuff? Wow. Just thought I'd share.

 

[flyingnugget]

Thats great to hear!! How did you clean the cushions? pull em out and scrub with a brush or just a good rinse while in the boat?

Ive got a few stains and nothing is helping out. Would be interested, even thought, i don't have a mid-ocean murder scene on my boat, the Ga red clay builds up and is a bitch to get off.

I'm sure you did this already, but make sure you condition the cushions with a protectant after they are cleaned.

 

[mraz72]

I have a few stains on my seats, although I have only tried the 303 multi purpose cleaner and I don't think its a very good cleaner. It gets dirt that any cleaner would get and doesn't seem to go the extra mile and surprise me by getting out a stain. Windex would probably work better.

You feel the cleaner you are talking about is safe for our seats? Maybe I'll try it out

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Been using Roll-Off for years. Its a great all-in-one to have in your arsenal. I generally use this as a de-bugger on the front ends of the exotics I care for. It is tough enough to break down the bugs and guts but doesn't harm the wax layers. Great for brake dust, vinyl ..... well just about anything!

 

[flyingnugget]

I have a few stains on my seats, although I have only tried the 303 multi purpose cleaner and I don't think its a very good cleaner. It gets dirt that any cleaner would get and doesn't seem to go the extra mile and surprise me by getting out a stain. Windex would probably work better.

You feel the cleaner you are talking about is safe for our seats? Maybe I'll try it out

I have to agree with their 303 cleaner.. not impressed at all. Now the protectant I love.... Fabric guard for the Bimini and moring cover is amazing. Hell, I use it on our lawn furniture outside and it works great...

 

[mraz72]

Now the protectant I love.... Fabric guard for the Bimini and moring cover is amazing. Hell, I use it on our lawn furniture outside and it works great...

Agreed, I've used the protectant for a while now.

 

[subysti]

@flyingnugget @Michael Rasmussen I cleaned the seats tonight but did not condition yet, will do that tomorrow after they have dried better. As far as cleaning the seats, some I just sprayed it on and wiped it off with some towels. The harder stains I sprayed and then scrubbed with a brush lightly and everything came out, then just wiped down with a towel again. Worked even better on the hard surfaces.

 

[Gregory Smith]

I use boat cleaner.

 

[bumpy]

What is the magic cleaning agent? Bleach or peroxide are usually in mold removers, and I worry about the long term effect on vinyl. Did they send a safety data sheet? I didn't see one when I looked quickly online.

 

[Murf'n'surf]

What is the magic cleaning agent? Bleach or peroxide are usually in mold removers, and I worry about the long term effect on vinyl. Did they send a safety data sheet? I didn't see one when I looked quickly online.

Roll-Off is a degreaser so I don't think there's any bleach

 

[ncnmra]

I few years ago I had stupidly left my clean out plug on my seat for about a month in the winter. Not sure what it was, but there were these orange stains that NOTHING would touch. I ended up having to get them repainted, but even still, the stains came through a bit. Not sure if it was some sort of mold, etc.



In the process, I tried a few cleaners and overall Simple Green does a very good job on day-to-day cleaning of SeaDek and the seat cushions.

What are you guys using for protection on the seat cushions? You mentioned VLP, is it this stuff?
https://www.amazon.com/Mothers-06524-VLR-VinylLeatherRubber-Care/dp/B004N63S9W/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1501253861&sr=1-1&keywords=meguiar+vinyl+leather+rubber

 

[giroux68]

The only 2 cleaners I ever use on my boat are easy to use under the right conditions, almost effortless once started . They're called my kids. They eat a lot, smell really bad at times, cost more and more every year. Clean fish guts...not a chance. When they finish, the boat is even dirtier than when they started. But after a day on the water having fun you won't recall how long cleaning up the boat took.

 

[Pirana]

There is another cleaner that works very well...Star Brite Mildew Stain Remover