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moserd
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Initially Posted - 09/20/2010 :  10:28:25  Show Profile
Anybody have any advice on how to remove the 'green' mold growing on my '250 hatch cover (cloth) I tried scrubbing with soap and water with limited results.
Don Moser
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 09/20/2010 :  10:51:02  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
I haven't tried this, so take it with a grain of salt. A weak bleach solution in your washer combined with regular detergent might just do the trick. However, if your cover is old & sun faded, this is probably not a good idea as you're likely to end up with tatters instead of a cover.
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 09/20/2010 :  11:05:27  Show Profile
Dye the cover green to match? - LOL
Add OxyClean to the soap/water mix, or bleach as indicated above.
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piseas
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Response Posted - 09/20/2010 :  11:32:33  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Have you tried Soft Scrub with bleach. Do a test underneath first. It has removed mold on mine.
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 09/20/2010 :  12:57:19  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
I don't recommend using Soft Scrub on cloth (don't ask how I know).
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cat25
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Response Posted - 09/20/2010 :  14:07:39  Show Profile
try simple green, white vinegar and backing soda.
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 09/20/2010 :  14:09:50  Show Profile
If all those great ideas fail, you can make a new one pretty easily with a standard sewing machine with a "denim" or "jeans" needle and heavy duty thread on Sunbrella or a suitable substitute fabric. I made one for Kaija using the old one as a pattern. Pretty simple sewing. I used a cheaper fabric (I dare anyone to tell it apart from Sunbrella) that I got from [url="http://leesailcovers.com/_wsn/page8.html"]Lee Sailcovers[/url] when I bought my mainsail cover.

I'd wonder how the mold came to be there in the first place??? Does the hatch cover have a lot of sag which causes it to hold water?
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piseas
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Response Posted - 09/20/2010 :  14:16:57  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by delliottg</i>
<br />I don't recommend using Soft Scrub on cloth (don't ask how I know).
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David, I have used it with success but I went to their site and the closest material I can find to match is clothing. However Soft Scrub's web site does NOT recommend any of their products for this use. I stand corrected. Thanks.
Thats why I suggested to try on back on small corner first. Of course they recommend not speeding, but do I listen!
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OJ
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Response Posted - 09/21/2010 :  19:29:16  Show Profile
I've seen green mold growing on items in the kitchen sink - but <i>never</i> on a hatch cover . . . at least one that I've owned.
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Stu Jackson C34
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Response Posted - 09/22/2010 :  11:17:58  Show Profile
Go to the Sunbrella website, they have cleaning instructions.
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Stuff4Toys
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Response Posted - 09/25/2010 :  17:33:18  Show Profile  Visit Stuff4Toys's Homepage
I have used this stuff on Bimini Tops with very good success.

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