Mold and Mildew

[YWAIT]

I have been fighting with mildew on my boat every spring. The Sunbrilla top has been my biggest problem. Never could get it clean. The rough, "walking" parts of the boat, I could get pretty clean but only after alot of scubbing. This year, I decided I would try this new stuff called "30 Seconds". I can't belive how well this stuff works. My top is now as clean as new, and the rough parts took just a light brushing and all those pesky little black spots that were such a pain are gone. I have before and after pics, but I don't know how to post them. ~Gary~[/img]

[Go Aweigh2452]

Every Spring I apply a mix of 50/50 bleach and water and spray liberally all around the engine block and under the deck making sure I get the underside very well. I have also used that mix on the rat fur in the cabin as well as on all the vinyl. Nice to know that 30 sec stuff works on the sunbrella. I normally put that top in the wash and get it clean that way. Never had mildew on that top though since I store the boat inside over winter..

[Lazy Flamingo]

Gary:
If you have a couple pix you'd like posted, send them to me, and I will
reduce, and post them for you .... :D

lazyflamingo@att.net

[Lazy Flamingo]

Pictures Posted For YWAIT

Gary,
Here is your Before and After pictures .... 8)
Top cleaned with product called: "30 Seconds"

http://www.geocities.com/roomnl/BOC/cleaned_top.jpg

[Go Aweigh2452]

wait, I think you missed a spot... no... it was a shadow... Stuff obivously works great!!!! nice find!!!

Stow the boat with Dry-Z-Aires inside and it'll keep the humidity below a level that the mold can grow... works great. You need to dump the water out every month or so, but they work wonderfully.

[coolchange]

So let me get this straight....you sprayed on 30 second and basicly just did a light brushing then (hosed it off?) Did you need a haz-mat set up, or to mask off the rest of the boat? Seems too easy for such great looking results :roll:

[Dave C]

Where do you get this miracle product in the great Northwest :?:
I've never heard of it.

Gotta be careful with anything that bleaches though. It's hard on the threads in the canvas.

[Randygh]

The picts are great testimony for "30 seconds". Where do you get it? Hardware stores, Worst Marine, Boat Fix? That stuff looks like a "must have" cleaner.

[YWAIT]

I got it at Home Depot. Freddys has it too. Yep, hard to belive, mix it 50-50 with water, spray it on, light brushing, hosed it off, and mildews gone. I took the pins out, took the top off and did it in my driveway. I used a pump spayer because it was such a big job. Next is my deck.~Gary~

[Stratocaster]

30 Seconds has been available in Canada (where it's made) for about 10 years. I used it every spring on my 30 foot vinyl covered sundeck and vinyl siding as a less damaging alternative to pressure washing. It really is a miracle product, but is NOT for everything. It has a lot of chlorine in it, so will bleach cotton (bye bye blue jeans) and weaken cotton threads (careful with the boat top)....just keep that in mind when using it.

[Numbknots]

The product does work, I am not sure what they did to prevent the "bleach" from damaging plant material, but I just did the whole house and no problems. Be sure to rinse thorougly or you may not have anything left to get moldy next year.

Also check prices as I have found the product sold anywhere from $8 gal. to $10

Tim

Did you get that at Lowes or Home Depot? I'm getting ready to scrub and wash the house myself and that might be just the ticket.

[Numbknots]

SS,

I found the best price at Lowes.

Tim

Gonna get some today :)

OK...

Bought 2 gallons of this stuff today ($8.97 at Lowes).

Lemme tell ya... THIS STUFF IS AWESOME!!

Unbelievable for cleaning the house! The black mold and gunk just disappears. Pretty amazing. I was cutting it 4:1 and it still worked miracles.

There is a downside though... this stuff will bleach ANYTHING. There's no way I'd use it on a boat top. The threads would last a week afterwards. It smells and acts like VERY strong household bleach. I had bleach marks instantly on the shirt I was wearing and by the time I was done it looked like I walked under dripping paint :)

It is AWESOME stuff though... something anyone in the Northwest could find uses for. I couldn't help but think how fantastic it would work in a bilge. (if I had one) :D