| Title: | SAILING |
| Notice: | Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference |
| Moderator: | UNIFIX::BERENS |
| Created: | Wed Jul 01 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Jun 02 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2299 |
| Total number of notes: | 20724 |
I have a sunfish with mildew on the deck. This mildew arrived the winter we kept the boat under a tarp in the garage. (The tarp was to protect the boat from all the stuff people put down on it while working on other things in the garage.) I washed it with a bathroom cleaner with bleach -one of those ones that removes mildew. I figured that there wasn't much difference between the fiberglass on the boat and fiberglass on a tub. That wasn't such a hot idea; it dulled the surface a bit. This winter the boat was outside, exposed the the elements, and it is full of mildew again. What should I use to remove the mildew, and what is the best way to prevent (or minimize) its return? Thanks, Margaret.
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| 2040.1 | Bleach kills mildew | MASTR::FRENCH | Bill French 381-1859 | Wed Jun 02 1993 08:59 | 16 |
Bleach is the classic mildew killer. a 10% solution allowed to stand
for a few minutes should do it. Perhaps an old towel saturated and left
to sit on the mildew.
In the future, cover the Sunfish in a way that it gets better
ventilation. Canvas will let it breathe, or privide good air
circulation under the plastic. I.e. you may need to keep the
plastic from laying against the hull of the Sunfish.
Once already scuffed up and oxidized, Softscrub may be useful for
cleaning, but it is a bit abrasive and won't leave a mirror
finish. My Sunfish is early 1970's vintage, so it lost its
shine a long time ago.
Bill
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