To start, been a long time lurker and haven't posted. Appreciate all the good info the forum has to offer.
Sorry if this is a long post, but I want to do everything I can do prevent another reoccurrence from our current boat.
This weekend if timing works out, we will driving 8 hours to purchase a 2014 RCW 2575 Pontoon with a Yamaha 250sho. Super excited as this is a huge upgrade for us.
It has just about every option including the ESP, mood lights, and the nice stainless steel gate/bar surrounding the rear lounges.
Only downfall is the color option of the vinyl which is Ivory. I believe it's the same color as our current pontoon.
I've read countless threads in here and on other forums. I'm willing to deal with it, but the wife is having other thoughts.
Other than the 303 products, what do you guys use that works, preventative wise? I feel we tried every product available but didn't have any success. I believe the problem is the hard South Louisiana heat and humidity. We washed, rinsed, dried, and applied the 303 products. We'd even get magic erasers to get small spots out.
Our current toon, the seats are not exactly the nicest anymore, plus some of the threading has separated. Pics attached.
I spoke with a local vinyl store that specializes in boat interiors. He mentioned the most important thing is to spray down the seats once done to remove skin oils / sunscreen and anything that's been spilt. Ensure it's dry and put a protectant, however he never mentioned a product.
We now have an open garage that's out of the elements and direct sunlight to store the boat which we didn't have before. Our current boat we relied upon the playpen cover with the tension poles. The black covered bled through and discolored the light seats. I also ran a fan but no matter how much we tried, we couldn't keep them clean.
Fast forward a bit, I used Starbrite, Marine 31, and a few other products to get the stains out. I obviously didn't rise it enough to keep the products from tearing up the threads.
I do not want this to happen to our newer toon. We obviously have an enclosed area to store it, and will keep the cover on it.
The boat is 7 years old and the seats are in immaculate shape. I know there are many people here that have attained the same results. Teach me! What am I doing wrong? What do I need to use? I obviously know now to keep the harsh stuff away from the threads.
Thank you in advance if you made it this far!
-Steve
Sorry if this is a long post, but I want to do everything I can do prevent another reoccurrence from our current boat.
This weekend if timing works out, we will driving 8 hours to purchase a 2014 RCW 2575 Pontoon with a Yamaha 250sho. Super excited as this is a huge upgrade for us.
It has just about every option including the ESP, mood lights, and the nice stainless steel gate/bar surrounding the rear lounges.
Only downfall is the color option of the vinyl which is Ivory. I believe it's the same color as our current pontoon.
I've read countless threads in here and on other forums. I'm willing to deal with it, but the wife is having other thoughts.
Other than the 303 products, what do you guys use that works, preventative wise? I feel we tried every product available but didn't have any success. I believe the problem is the hard South Louisiana heat and humidity. We washed, rinsed, dried, and applied the 303 products. We'd even get magic erasers to get small spots out.
Our current toon, the seats are not exactly the nicest anymore, plus some of the threading has separated. Pics attached.
I spoke with a local vinyl store that specializes in boat interiors. He mentioned the most important thing is to spray down the seats once done to remove skin oils / sunscreen and anything that's been spilt. Ensure it's dry and put a protectant, however he never mentioned a product.
We now have an open garage that's out of the elements and direct sunlight to store the boat which we didn't have before. Our current boat we relied upon the playpen cover with the tension poles. The black covered bled through and discolored the light seats. I also ran a fan but no matter how much we tried, we couldn't keep them clean.
Fast forward a bit, I used Starbrite, Marine 31, and a few other products to get the stains out. I obviously didn't rise it enough to keep the products from tearing up the threads.
I do not want this to happen to our newer toon. We obviously have an enclosed area to store it, and will keep the cover on it.
The boat is 7 years old and the seats are in immaculate shape. I know there are many people here that have attained the same results. Teach me! What am I doing wrong? What do I need to use? I obviously know now to keep the harsh stuff away from the threads.
Thank you in advance if you made it this far!
-Steve