Cleaning a Sprayhood

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I know this is probably the wrong area for such a question but I know that my fellow forumites will have a...cost efficient methodology (read cheap - I know you are not all cheap???)

My nice Navy blue sprahood has been left down for the last 6 weeks as I have been away on business (and forgot to put it back up before I left :( so it has gone a bit green in places). I have removed it from the boat today - thankfully the days sunshine has dried it out nicely. Having got it home I have also noticed how grubby the screen panels are as well.

Does anyone have any good tips to clean and preserve, perhaps reproof said item????


Ian, Wild Otter makes Seabee look decidedly poor now you are alongside, get back to where you belong ;)- wobbly coffees next time we are down there!
 
Norfolknick said:
I know this is probably the wrong area for such a question but I know that my fellow forumites will have a...cost efficient methodology (read cheap - I know you are not all cheap???)

My nice Navy blue sprahood has been left down for the last 6 weeks as I have been away on business (and forgot to put it back up before I left :( so it has gone a bit green in places). I have removed it from the boat today - thankfully the days sunshine has dried it out nicely. Having got it home I have also noticed how grubby the screen panels are as well.

Does anyone have any good tips to clean and preserve, perhaps reproof said item????


Ian, Wild Otter makes Seabee look decidedly poor now you are alongside, get back to where you belong ;)- wobbly coffees next time we are down there!
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http://www.brintonproducts.co.uk/framedset.htm

check the site for local stockists
 
We put ours in the bath with bio washing powder, on the basis that the green stuff is bio. Warm water and tread it in bare feet for a while like treading grapes for wine; leave for a bit. Repeat until water not green.

Rinse well, replace while wet because of possible shrinkage.

I used some spray on reproofer that ran out this year and I have forgotten what it was called but made the hood more waterproof than when it was new.
 
sailorman said:
dilutes up to 9>1
it will not harm any surface that why i posted it.
i have used it for the past 2 yrs
MMC Mould & Mildew Cleaner
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You should be able to get it at Lings (I did 2 years ago) near the Martlesham Heath roundabout (Tescos/BP) on the A12. Head for Tescos then at the mini roundabout turn right instead of left into Tesco, then first left into a carpark - Lings is in the corner diagonally opposite Seapets.

As Sailorman says - it works!
 
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Ian, Wild Otter makes Seabee look decidedly poor now you are alongside, get back to where you belong - wobbly coffees next time we are down there!
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:p:p

I think Big Nige of Rig Magic has nicked 'my' berth for the winter. Hoping to be down this w/e to do some stuff and check moorings etc.
 
To reproof try and avoid spray on items as you lose a large percentage.
We used Thomsons Water Seal on our old canvas cover as it was far cheaper than things like Fabsil and did the job.
As usual, it's best to try out on an area you can't see first.
 
I used RENOVO cleaner and re-bluer stuff then a spray with Fabsil last April and seems ok. The blue stain is a sod to get off gelcoat so be careful with it, also make sure it is brushed in well to avoid dark patches.

I would use a pvc cleaner for the clear panels as this will contain plasticisers to help keep the pvc supple.
 
Put your sprayhood on your lawn (i.e. on grass, soft, and NOT on a concrete driveway) and use a jetwash. Removes all the green stuff instantly. If you miss a bit you can see and go over it again... Do both sides. Then dry it thoroughly. Airing cupboard for a few days is a good idea to make sure. Then proof it with Fabsil or Fabsil Gold. Use liquid and rub it in using a cloth and rubber gloves. As has been mentioned, forget using sprays as the results are useless. This should bring it up like new and proof it for at least a couple of years...
 
Lodesman77 said:
Put your sprayhood on your lawn (i.e. on grass, soft, and NOT on a concrete driveway) and use a jetwash. Removes all the green stuff instantly. If you miss a bit you can see and go over it again... Do both sides. Then dry it thoroughly. Airing cupboard for a few days is a good idea to make sure. Then proof it with Fabsil or Fabsil Gold. Use liquid and rub it in using a cloth and rubber gloves. As has been mentioned, forget using sprays as the results are useless. This should bring it up like new and proof it for at least a couple of years...
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if the hood fabric dries not stretched on its frame ist liable to shrink
 
sailorman said:
if the hood fabric dries not stretched on its frame ist liable to shrink
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Totally agree, friend a few years ago power washed his 1 year old canopy at home over the winter, shrank so badly he had to have a new one made!
I wouldn't wash in the bath with warm water either!
 
??? What exactly were these things made of? Shrink when they're wet?!! They weren't made of acrylic canvas then...

I have done this treatment on my sprayhood twice now, each time it has come up like new. I thought I would have to get a new one when I first bought the boat it looked so bad, but it's still going strong five years later. The acrylic canvas is an amazing material, doesn't seem to age or rot; I'm only taking it off this year to re-stitch some seams and polish the windows.
 
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