Deck cleaner advice

[29erDad]

I have just bought a flybridge cruiser and the deck is pretty dirty with difficult-to-remove stains - any ideas, please?

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[robind]

what sort of deck is it TeaK,steel, Trackmark, GRP? ))) sorry!

Hope this helps
Rob

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[chas]

If it is GRP, try Wipe Out. You should be able to get it from chandlers.

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[eddieperkins]

Pressure washer first then oxalic acid to remove stubborn stains.
Good luck,
Eddie

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[TheCount]

For general cleanups try sugarsoap. Its cheap and works well on ingrained gunge and strange things growing in treadmaster-especially if you scrub it with a stiff brush.

Merry Christmas
Andy

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[sailorman]

boiled rhubarb leaves (oxialic acid)

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[pheran]

Oxalic Acid can be used to remove stains from GRP and is also an excellent treatment for teak. If your decks are teak, however, you should NEVER EVER use a power washer on them. Sponge, or in extremis, a softish brush, is the most that should be used.

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[SteveA]

I've heard that Oxalic acid used regularly ( once every 2 or 3 seasons) starts to make the gel coat slight porous which leads to it getting the brown staining worse and more quickly - any comments?

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[pheran]

I used to use it once per season, at winter lift-out time, to remove those brown water-line stains that seem resistant to just about everything else. Never had any problems, didn't even dull my painted boot-top line. But perhaps it wouldn't pay to leave it on 'to soak', it is an acid after all. So wipe it on, give it a rub, wipe it off and wash down with clean water. Good luck.

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