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Now let’s get back to the mold and mildew. Marine vinyl is porous and will stain if items are left on the seats. Here is an example where someone left a welcome mat on their seat for 2 weeks and it caused a nasty stain. Yes it only took 2 weeks for this seat to get ruined. [links]
Let’s start with prevention. [links]
The example above happened because the moisture was trapped making it the perfect breeding ground for mold. This is why it’s important to think about ventilation. If you have a wet boat and place a cover over it the water gets trapped and it can easily turn into mold. This is the reason you should install vents in your boat cover. This allows the air to circulate properly drying the trapped water and preventing mold. here
You are probably wondering why outdoor marine grade vinyl would mold in the first place. The vinyl is treated to help prevent mold and mildew. The main characteristic that separates Marine Grade Vinyl and regular vinyl is marine grade vinyl has UV protection and is Mold/Mildew resistant. here
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#11 Post by dockholiday » Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:11 pm
I see you've also discovered Bugspray.com (Stone Mtn, GA) to get rid of anything that needs to go, including spiders and snakes. He's an old pest control man that got tired of crawling under houses and started a retail store and mail order termicide/pesticide sales. He writes long essays on critters, and he's addressing about 150 different animals, bugs and pests.
Man it has some fantistic reviews. One of the reviews said it was generic for talstar.Bought something at HD that was rated high an did work but at 12 bucks or so a can not that economical unless you only need to treat a small area. Here is a link to a place I have bought chemicals near my old house, even if you don't order from them, it gives the name of what pesticide to use for different pests. Just click on the second link.
http://www.bugspray.com/catalog/main.html [links]
I spent $70 for Suspend SC for spider control, and I still have some on hand. I'll mix up a batch and see if I can head off these little critters before the Spring. [links]
I was just kidding about the sandblasting! here
Never use bleach, it will eventually yellow your Gel Coat. We successfully use a cheap plastic toilet bowl brush and elbow grease. Always does the job. A good deck cleaner that "chelates" will work well. Let it sit for 2 minutes. Menards has a spray on, all natural "Cobweb Preventer" spray,that drives out spiders. You can put it on your canvas, it is ok for that. Put it on your lines especially at knots, coils etc. It doesn't last for more than about a week if it rains. Just don't get it in your eyes.
Gel coat will scream for mercy. Try something like a compound or FSR which is great for stains. Use a buffer/compounder and an abrasive compound approach next. Have you tried a pressure washer?? Ix-nay on the blasting unless you really want some work.
Good Thread - spent all day Saturday cleaning up [links]
Local compounding has done the best job so far. The hull cleaner ON/OFF removed most of the poop stain but still left the shadow. I routinely spray the boat about every 2 weeks but once the bast@*ds climb the mast they are tough to get at. Then they grow big and drop the "bombs" on deck. I can now spray the first set of spreaders by taping the can to the boat pole and rigging the spray nozzle with a string. They die pretty quick and hit the deck with a thump. One more reason I miss salt water, far fewer spiders! [links]
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Simple green has always worked for me. for really tough spots, I use Zing which is hydrocloric acid in a bottle.
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