Dinghy Cleaner

[Alaskan Sea-Duction]

Z Care!

Love this stuff. My dinghy was nasty from exhaust soot! Nice and clean.

Just passing on info. No association.

https://www.amazon.com/Marine-Cleaner-Canvas-Covers-Stained/dp/B004AGYL1O

 

[rwidman]

Interesting. That may be worth trying.

I am always wary of some of the cleaning concoctions brewed up by boaters because of potential damage to the surface being cleaned. This product seems to be approved for dinghies.

 

[kthoennes]

I know what you mean about being careful with cleaning products, home brew or otherwise. I used a certain bathroom cleaner spray to clean mildew spots on the cushions on the upper helm seating area and it ate the vinyl, even though I rinsed them like crazy.

 

[Alaskaflyer]

Simple Green in the spray bottle will eat vinyl upholstery for sure. Don't ask.

 

[Alaskan Sea-Duction]

Simple Green in the spray bottle will eat vinyl upholstery for sure. Don't ask.

It also blistered the gray paint on F-15 fighter jets.

 

[Alaskan Sea-Duction]

Well some Z care, then 303 protection and Starbrite marine polish on the fiberglass and stainless, ASD's TT is looking good.

 

[Alaskaflyer]

I just mentioned it because I found two bottles of it in the kitchen cleaning locker on the bareboat yacht I was on recently. I’m thinking that if I were the owner of that boat I would be unhappy with them being there, at least without a label indicating it is for engine room use only.

The backseat of my old Toyota still sports the large blemishes from my well-meaning DW. She now at least understands that that would not have been what she needed to grab to run up to the boat deck and clean the dinghy. Simple Green does, however, do great things for white boat fenders [emoji6]

 

[Alaskan Sea-Duction]

Opps forgot the pics

 

[Alaskaflyer]

Very nice.

 

[Bmarler]

Well some Z care, then 303 protection and Starbrite marine polish on the fiberglass and stainless, ASD's TT is looking good.

have you ever used amazing roll off? i'm wondering if the z care is similar. i use roll off on the transom to get the soot off.
i use flitz on the stainless, maybe i'll look at the starbrite. always good to hear what really works.
https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Roll-Off-Multi-Purpose-Cleaner-oz/dp/B000FSDZTU

 

[socalrider]

Thanks ASD! I just ordered a bottle as your sparkling dinghy has shamed me into putting some effort into our poor neglected tender.

 

[Alaskan Sea-Duction]

Thanks ASD! I just ordered a bottle as your sparkling dinghy has shamed me into putting some effort into our poor neglected tender.

Spey it on and then take a magic eraser to take the crap off. Then once dry I spray some 303 protection, wipe it in, then take a micro cloth to polish it. The only thing that does not remove fish scales