Cleaning anti slip GRP

[adey]

Popped down to the boat yesterday to give it a clean. GRP polish is fine for smooth GRP but what do you use to clean the rough, anti slip parts?

 

[hlb]

Power washer, or a powder stuff you can buy from swindlers. Nowt else works!

 

[aztec]

iv'e used washing powder and a nylon brush.

nothing to compare it to, bu8t it worked for me.

 

[mjf]

I use truck side curtain cleaner - neat on bird shite and bad marks and a soft bush with circular movements.

Fore deck etc comes up a treat.

 

[KevB]

Water, washing up liquid and a hand brush.

 

[hlb]

I've dont it all, mine just keeps going a darker shade of grey even useing the famous Mucky Farter Patented Boat Remover. Even that hardly touches it.

The power washer brings it up brilliant white. The powder stuff, not sure what it's called but some thing to do with none slip deck cleaner, it's in a tub similer to vim and sort of scours in the same way.

 

[tcm]

you ninny. Boat remover does it perfickly, even for a boat that sits under an airport flight path. But you do need a fine bristled brush. Only trouble is you would have to not be at all sloshed to go to a chandlers and ask for a fine-bristled brush, and i can't see many people deciding to wash the boat unless of course they are a bit sloshed, so power wsher will have to do...

 

[KevB]

And don't jet wash the teak on your bathing platform cause it makes it go all lumpy and split /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[abraxus]

As said above, a pressure washer and/or any of the hull type cleaners do a good job. I find starbite easy scrub and Aurora boat scrub very good.

To keep it clean I use Aurora non skid deck polish very good. If treated with a couple of coats the non skid parts clean up very easily with just a rinse and wipe over.

 

[PhilF]

the chandelery at Shamrock Quay has some stuff for sale that you dilute depending on usage, its about £2.50 for a small bottle, its like Formula One, very good stuff

 

[bethany]

I have used most of the above but have found Starbrite Non-Skid Deck Cleaner works the best (i have no interest in the company - honestly). Use a stiff brush and once you have scrubbed down leave for about 5 - 10min before hosing off. All the little black specks ingrained in the anti-slip just lift off.
Best place to buy - Towsure (on the web) £17.50/gallon

 

[adrianb]

The white powder stuff mentioned above is "Wipe Out".

I too had the same trouble with anti sip ...............

The above did, ok ish. the best stuff I've found is Meguiar's "Non-Skid Deck and Hull Cleaner", bought some last weekend, and it works !

PM me if you want some - I bought 6 trigger spays of it as it's new to the UK.

Adrian

 

[hlb]

Hmm. Maybe your right, but it dont seem to work on my deck. Maybe it's because Boat Remover has the rest of the boat sparkling in three seconds. Maybe I consider it a failier if the decks not done in ten!!

Power washer works fine on my teak, never found a problem.

 

[hlb]

Nope this stuffs not "Wipe Out".

 

[adrianb]

OK !!

It's what I used, yellow tub, white powder - similar to a Blakes teak cleaner powder.

Hell there's squillions of cleaners out there probably all made by a handful of peeps anyway !

 

[Caergybi_Man]

Works for me but apparently its not good for fibreglass, drop of regular houshold bleach in a gallon of water, scrub with hard brush - comes clean a treat. Hose down afterwards to get rid of any bleach residue. Cost zero (assuming you have bleach at home! )

 

[PCUK]

Engine degreaser does it all, even the rib tubes. You won't find anything cheaper at about £7 a gallon!

 

[DepSol]

3M cutting compound mixed 50/50 with water and using a nylon brush scrub it in then wash it off brings back the white nicely too.