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Post by jski59 on May 17, 2021 8:21:36 GMT -5
Spoiler: It's not fun. Ha! My non skid was really oxidized and would stain just by looking at it, so I bought a couple Shurhold brushes to fit my DA. shurhold.com/products/dap-scrub-brushes?variant=12428062294090For compound, I had some leftover Presta PMC complete from doing the hull sides...it's pretty aggressive and works well. The yellow brush was too soft (probably good for regular cleaning), but the stiff white really polished it up. It's tedious though...depending on which side of the non-skid "dot" the stain or dirt is located, you need to have the brushes of the DA hitting it at the proper angle. So it's a slow process as you get the DA to hit the nooks and crannies. I also did two passes, the first removing heavy stains while the second was much quicker and evened everything out. The pic is after the first pass so still blotchy (and not great in the bright sun) but there was a huge difference in person. Total process was: Wash floor Polish with DA and compound Wash floor again with Starbrite non-skid cleaner Keep floor wet and spray/brush woody wax over floor. The woody wax is amazing now that the floor is clean. Caught a couple big wahoos last week that bled everywhere and it all just hosed right off with the wash down. I used a couple big moving blankets to save the knees. Not a fun job, but definitely worth it.
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Post by outtadblue on May 17, 2021 9:43:01 GMT -5
Good job. I need to do this but I have been putting it off.
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Post by hookedup on May 17, 2021 10:14:39 GMT -5
X2.. mine looks like where you hadn’t cleaned yet. Yours turned out good !
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Post by fishnfool on May 17, 2021 10:37:57 GMT -5
Looks great! My knees hurt just thinking about it. lol
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Post by abouttime2fish on May 17, 2021 12:10:55 GMT -5
I need to find all that space behind the leaning post!
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Post by jski59 on May 17, 2021 15:43:02 GMT -5
I need to find all that space behind the leaning post! That's one of the best things about the 2860/290s...I've looked at a lot of comparable boats and most can't match the cockpit space.
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Post by outtadblue on May 18, 2021 9:13:06 GMT -5
Absolutely x2 on cockpit space.
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Post by maverick on May 20, 2021 12:01:45 GMT -5
I 3x the space...hard to beat!
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Post by Gitsum on May 20, 2021 21:17:07 GMT -5
I tried the yellow brush to no avail. Think I’ll order that white one and try again. Thanks!
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