Non-Skid Cleaning

aguyindallas · **Posted:** Sat May 07, 2011 10:29 am

I know this has been covered many times. I am only posting this to state what has worked WONDERS on our boats non-skid areas.

Mr. Clean Magic Erasers (several of them)
Mean Green cleaner (Dollar Store equivalent to Simple Green)...its the closest store to my marina...

My wife has probably 6 hours of scrubbing into the non skid surfaces of the cockpit, swim platorm, top of the gunwhales and the foredeck/sundeck area of our Vista...but let me tell you...it looks like new! So white and so bright....she is very proud of it (and I am damn sure proud of her work/efforts).

Just FYI because this comes up often...

Cap'n Morgan · **Posted:** Sat May 07, 2011 11:16 am

Yep, +1

txvista · **Posted:** Sat May 07, 2011 2:56 pm

I saw her out there working hard yesterday. I don't think my wife has cleaned anything on my boat yet?

firecadet613 · **Posted:** Sat May 07, 2011 7:10 pm

Thanks for the tips. Mine has not yet "popped" like I want it to.

taz42169 · **Posted:** Sat May 07, 2011 7:47 pm

Next weekend I'll be doing that....thanks for the tips

firecadet613 · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 7:06 pm

Which magic erasers worked best? The original? I see they now have a new Extra power available...

http://www.amazon.com/Clean-EXTRA-POWER ... 744&sr=8-2

aguyindallas · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 7:09 pm

She used the original....about 16 of them.

scottmph · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2011 2:09 pm

I use 3M Non Skid Cleaner and a soft brush - no effort super clean

Cap'n Morgan · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2011 2:43 pm

aguyindallas wrote:

She used the original....about 16 of them.

16 ??

It sure must have been dirty.

aguyindallas · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2011 2:44 pm

It was very dirty. Now....looks new!

298VISTA2000 · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2011 7:51 pm

aguyindallas wrote:

My wife has probably 6 hours of scrubbing into the non skid surfaces of the cockpit, swim platorm, top of the gunwhales and the foredeck/sundeck area of our Vista...but let me tell you...it looks like new! So white and so bright....she is very proud of it (and I am damn sure proud of her work/efforts).

I hope you have cockpit carpet because your wife is going to be mighty upset on how quick non-skid gets dirty and diminishes all of her efforts (take if from a father of 4 kids). Very impressed with the amount of time she put in your boat though. I think I will try magic erasers on the top sides non-skid but stick to Soft Scrub with Clorox on the cockpit and swim platform areas. Good thread (again).

aguyindallas · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2011 7:55 pm

Oh yeah, we have cockpit carpet.

firecadet613 · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2011 8:07 pm

Just used one on my swim platform. Amazing how quick it got it clean.

Finished up with Woody Wax. If the rain holds off tomorrow I'll hit the foredeck. I didn't use any Simple Green as I don't want any run off to strip wax.

Steve K · **Posted:** Sat Jun 04, 2011 5:50 am

I used a cleaner made by clorox that has some bleach (barely enough to even smell) in it that i got from the supermarket along with a generic magic eraser. I was finished in about 3 minutes. Since most of the mark are mildew the bleach gets right in there and kills it. I don't think it has ever looked cleaner and it worked great on my light vinyl too.

eightysproof · **Joined:** Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:32 pm **Posts:** 11

i used fantastik non bleach and a scrub brush.

www.iFourWinns.com

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