fire-damaged boat part 2: smoke damage

[yourmomm]

oh P.S.-if anyone has some good ideas for deep-cleaning substances to get rid of the smoke smell they would be greatfully received as well-i am about to use copious amounts of white spirit but am open to better ideas? soft furnishings and headlinings have all been binned and most of inside of boat has now been stripped out down to the bare hull (painted wood). now just needs a good scrubbing with suggested chemical and repainting before rebuilding....many thanks

 

[VicS]

Sugar soap is the traditional stuff for cleaning paintwork but i dont know if you can still get it. If not then an ordinary domestic cleaner such as Flash should do the trick. Dont inhale too much white spirit vapour if you do use that.

 

[cliff]

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Sugar soap is the traditional stuff for cleaning paintwork but i dont know if you can still get it.

[/ QUOTE ]Would you believe it? Sugar Soap /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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[Steve Clayton]

Contact a few of the professional cleaning companies and see if they will supply you the products they use
Smoke damage is just one of the most awful situations. We had a fire many years ago and no ordinary cleaning product could deal with it. In came the professionals and they had stuff which was wonderful.

 

[misterg]

I'd second that.

Years ago, a friend of mine worked on cleaning up smoke / fire damaged premises. With the correct stuff, the soot & smell just wiped off. Unfortunately I've no idea what it was /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif. Better to hang fire (so to speak) and try and find the right stuff, rather than make matters worse by ingraining the mess and smell experimenting.

(As an example of the sort of thing try here - random google hit)

Not much help, sorry.

Andy

 

[douglas_family]

used sugar soap to clan up after house fire it worked well but its an unpleasant and dirty job!

If everything is ripped out might want to consider attacking it with pressure washer i have heard of people doing this but have no experience.

 

[Keith 66]

Having worked on several badly burned boats i can sympathise, the smell lingers dreadfully.
Sugar soap is worth a try as is a pressure washer particularly if you can get a hole low down in the hull to let the water out
Either take a seacock out or drill a hole with a tank cutter you can repair it afterwards!
If all else fails and you cant get the surface clean car underbody schutz (stone chip protector) is great for painting out lockers, covers in one!