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ClamBeach
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Initially Posted - 12/20/2005 :  19:43:08  Show Profile
Tried Tilex on the topsides for the first time today... of every product I've used so far, this is the winner in my book.

The black mold spots and algae scum just melted away with very little scrubbing. Pretty sure it's been suggested here before.
WOTAM - '77 Catalina 25 SK/SR Sail Number 158
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 12/20/2005 :  19:45:07  Show Profile
Oh my gawd... 2001 posts. Calls for a beer or three.
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djn
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Response Posted - 12/20/2005 :  21:59:27  Show Profile
Thanks for the tip on the Tilex and congrats onthe milestone. Cheers and have a beer on me.
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Captain Bill
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Response Posted - 12/20/2005 :  22:33:35  Show Profile
My thanks, also. Now, if I can only talk Santa into a case of Tilex. My deck needs it and I will love it.

Merry Christmas to all,

Bill
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John P
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Response Posted - 12/21/2005 :  12:09:39  Show Profile  Visit John P's Homepage
Sounds like a winner! Funny thing, when I bought my boat last spring, it was very dark in places and green. I dreaded the task of scrubbing. I used a mild abrasive scouring pad (green scrub on one side, sponge on the other) and river water. It all came off and stayed off.
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Captain Bill
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Response Posted - 12/21/2005 :  13:15:47  Show Profile
ClamBeach,
Did you use Tilex full strenght or dilute it?
Thanks, Bill
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 12/21/2005 :  15:07:50  Show Profile
>"Did you use Tilex full strenght or dilute it?"

I just wet the surface using the sprayer built into the Tilex bottle. Waited a few minutes and scrubbed with a soft deck brush.. rinsed with freshwater hose. Worked like a charm. I did the entire topsides (deck, sides, transom and rudder). Entire operation used nearly a full (16 oz?) bottle... but it was pretty gnarly to start with.

Hopefully it will be good for a couple months here in the rainy Pacific NW. The salt spray that drifts into the marina from the ocean has lots of organic material in it... excellent food for mold and mildew.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 12/22/2005 :  16:49:20  Show Profile
I can't wait to try it! ...actually, I can--it's a little nippy here right now. But I'll be trying it next Spring.
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