Vinyl tramp cleaning


I'll bite: Try some Armor-all, test a small spot though to make sure it doesn't make the tramp too slippery. Another approach might be a spray-op/wipe-off carnuba wax, again slippery might make this a bad idea.
Kenny Gatesman
Chicago sailing at Wilmette
1982 Prindle 18

Yeah, that is a bad idea, (slippery).... I've used bleach or Oxi clean diluted with water using a scrub brush & one of thoes scrubby pads. A friend of mine used some sort of chemical cleaner. It took some of the vinyl off and you could see the "threads" showing through.... After I did the bleach thing, I put some Armor All on it... bad move it was slippery, so don't do that unless ya have 3 hands.... :-O
~~popeyez7~~
~18 Hobie mag~
~17 Hobie w/ super jib~
~2 Kayaks
~ jet-boat 150 hp.
~~ Vietnam Vet. 69-71 ~~

The only good cleaner I've found for a (hobie) vinyl tramp is dawn detergent and then on tough spots, Ajax cleaner and a really stiff scrubbing brush that gets down in the crevices of the vinyl. Rinse well, and it looks very presentable. Sometimes it took 2 - 3 goes to it spotless. The color fade never came back, but at least it was really, really clean.
CAUTION: DO NOT EVER, EVER MIX CLEANERS.
Mixing cleaning agents can produce chlorine gas, which as any history buff will tell you, was used to kill soldiers in WW One and interestingly mixing cleaners is also one of the top emergency room causes for burned eye cornea's. Yikes. Chlorine Gas is toxic and highly corrosive to any material. Don't play chemist.
Sometimes faded and clean is just good enough.
cheers,
G.
someguyinohio
"Winners sail their own race"
'82 Nacra 5.2



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