Cleaning "NW Green Grime"

[dbsea]

My boat is kept outdoors in the water year round, and despite the seat covers mostly doing their job, there's green grime that grows on everything in the NW and the corners of my seats are covered in it, as well as the knee bolsters in the cockpit, etc. What is the best way to clean this?

 

[FlyMeAway]

I like 303 Mold and Mildew for this.

Generally speaking I think 303's products are under-rated for exterior marine use. They basically have a cleaner and protectant for every exterior part of your boat, and while the "protectant" part only lasts 2-3 months that's longer than I've found for other products. Fabric, vinyl, etc.

I would not recommend their fabric care products for interior fabrics, though; 3M still seems to be the gold standard there.

 

[dbsea]

Thanks! The 303 stuff seems hard to come by right now. I have something which i think is similiar? It's this starbrite stuff:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SF4YYQE/

Although, the star brite stuff says it has "buffered bleach" (not sure what that is), and I wonder how it would impact fabric. It does say its safe on most outdoor fabrics...

 

[FlyMeAway]

Fisheries has pretty much all of them (the 303 products) in stock, including the mold and mildew. Not hard to come by at all!

https://www.fisheriessupply.com/browse?terms=303

 

[DillyDally]

The past few seasons I've used Star brite Sail & Canvas Cleaner on the seat covers and bimini cover. Getting ready for the NW boating season works great to clean the dirt and grime. I have also found this also keeps the grime / mold off the fabric during the season. The fabric is exposed to the elments starting in April - Oct then in Nov I remove all the fabric and store in the garage.

 

[Jomichele]

Spring in the Northwest brings literal plumes of pollen drifting from the fir trees. Cars, sidewalks, windowsills and boats all get covered with a fine yellow-green 'dust'. Rain will wash some of it away but it settles in creases and crevices. It looks just like nasty mold or algae, but actually it's pollen. It's still hard to scrub off, but not nearly as damaging or unhealthy as mold. I guess it's the price we pay for the beautiful green hills and mountainsides.

 

[Bruce Moore]

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