How to keep your deck gleaming white?

[JFowler]

On our previous boat we used cream cleaner (sif or similar), diluted with lots of water to remove ground in dirt from deck and coachroof. This worked very well, leaving the boat gleaming white, but slightly abraded the gel coat & removed the shine.
Does anyone have a cleaning method that removes ground in dirt, but doesn't take the gloss off the gel coat?

 

[sarabande]

these people have a range of boat cleaning products, and they also have the knowledge and skills.

http://www.cleanandshiny.co.uk/

(No connection apart from being a satisfied customer)

 

[vyv_cox]

Most of the oxalic-acid based products will do this well. Many people here make up their own from the raw ingredient but I find that commercial products containing it, such as Boatlife, last me so long and presumably contain other ingredients, that I don't see the point. The amount of effort involved in using it is very small compared with scrubbing with detergents and it appears to have minimal dulling effect.

 

[Bav34]

Sadly, that site hasn't worked for several weeks and they don't answer e-mails. I wanted some polish but have gone elsewhere.

 

[ditchcrawler]

I have found that the Muc-Off products work well on the cockpit & non slip deck

 

[sarabande]

I have just checked. It seems they are no longer trading from that address. sorry.

 

[Grumpybear]

a spray-on degreaser called Elbow Grease. If you pay more than £1 a b ottle you're being ripped off

 

[minquiers]

go to a caravan shop and buy some "SILKY" caravan cleaner, very good ,and not a lot of effort needed, and not at extortionate prices either,good luck

 

[alec]

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a spray-on degreaser called Elbow Grease. If you pay more than £1 a b ottle you're being ripped off

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I would second 'Elbow Grease'. Probably the best and cheapest product I have found in years. It even gets black smoke off the hull near the exhaust.

Have to admit that I pay the outrageous price of £1.25.

 

[Razorfish]

Bio washing powder

I have been using a biological washing powder made up in a bucket and then liberally sloshed around and then scrubbed with the deck brush and hosed off.

Works a treat - my whites are whiter than white!

Noticed that the latest low temp powders work even better.

 

[Gezzer]

Re: Bio washing powder

Bio Washing powder sounds like a good idea, I will give that a try myself.

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