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My boat got some leaves and other springtime junk under the cover the past couple of weeks, it wasn't in there long, but damn if it didn't stain near the drain holes on the floor. I scrubbed with bleach-white....no dice. So....what's the verdict? Best product to use to get tough tannin stains off. I assume that after I use a strong cleaner it's probably best to wax the boat???

I use Barkeeper's Friend. Its like Comet without the grit in it. Worked on some blood and some rust stains on my bote.

and any left over he uses it as a mixer

Polishing compound

Try Sno-Bol toilet cleaner. Works wonders ..



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Either of these products will get the stains out without scratching the gel coat.
Works for me.

Mary-kate On/Off. Best stuff evar,

I agree with Tom, Mary Kate on/off hull and bottom cleaner is great stuff. It's not cheap, but it will work

thanks for the help, guys. I'll get on it next week, no need to clean too much now as I'm gonna be down Sat thru Tues this wknd. Hopefully it'll get fishy.

Tom... I'm not very familar with the Mary Kate product line. I see several. Devans850 mentioned the bottom cleaner, is that what you use? Is the spray any good? What do you use?

I have had really good results with a product from Home Depot called Rust-Aid. The first time I saw it used a guy sprayed it from a hand sprayer the water stains and walked around to the other side sprayed it as well and rinsed the first side off. No scrubbing, no brushes dude never even got wet. Great stuff, also got the rust stains off of the stainless rails and handles. Great stuff. Water it down 50-50 and spray it on. Make sure however, to get it OFF of your trailer if its galvinized. Bad stuff it you don't.

Tom Keels wrote:Mary-kate On/Off. Best stuff evar,

'nuff said...that stuff gets the white WHITE!

I've had a problem with mildew on my vinyl. I have my boat in a carport and when the humidity gets high mildew just clings to it. I've tried a couple different brands of cleaner and they work to some degree but I can't seem to get it completly wiped out. Any suggestions?

Sir reel wrote:Tom... I'm not very familar with the Mary Kate product line. I see several. Devans850 mentioned the bottom cleaner, is that what you use? Is the spray any good? What do you use?

It's called On/Off. That is the name. It comes in a quart bottle and you mix it with water for general cleaning and use full strength on tough stains. Be careful not to get it on galvanized parts.

Tom Keels wrote:

Sir reel wrote:Tom... I'm not very familar with the Mary Kate product line. I see several. Devans850 mentioned the bottom cleaner, is that what you use? Is the spray any good? What do you use?

It's called On/Off. That is the name. It comes in a quart bottle and you mix it with water for general cleaning and use full strength on tough stains. Be careful not to get it on galvanized parts.

Thats some shore nuff! Dont breath in around it or your in for a surprise. Got my hull lookin new, just wax afterwards, liek i neglrected to..

I've had good luck with greased lighting 50/50 w/ water. Gets blood out of the seadek and cleans the glass good. Don't get it on polished alum.