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What is your routine?
Here is mine.
1.) Remove the enclosure every year. Lots of people leave them up and shrinkwrap around them. I find it harder to clean and I don't like leaving them out in the cold all winter. Maybe I'm just conservative.
2.) Wash them all with mild soap and water and a clean cotton rag or very soft car brush before and let dry before storing for the winter.
3.) Roll the plastic glass and fabric pieces; don't fold. I use 4" pvc cut to length covered in fabric (wife sewed) as a core to ensure they don't collapse.
4.) Store in a cool dry place - basement on a shelving in contractor green bags for me. I clearly label them well so the wife doesn't accidentially toss out!
5.) In the spring, I do a two step clean process. I wash the fabric down with a house hold cleaner and water. I use Meguiars plastic cleaner and polish on areas of the plastic glass that need it (any scratches, areas where hardtop pipes come in contact with the plastic etc). Then I apply Plexus on both sides of the plastic glass. I think this stuff is great. Easy to apply and the plastic glass is soft and protected well.
This is the 6th season for me with this boat. I have the white staimoid and I was starting to get embedded dirt and some small spots of mold on it that needed more attention. I use bleach and water (25/75) solution and carefully wet the staimod areas and let it sit for about 3 minutes - keep it off the plastic glass. Then I spray with a bleach based bathroom product - Homelife bathroom cleaner with bleach (white plastic trigger bottle). I think this cleaner was from either HD or WalMart. I used a very soft brush that is for cleaning a car, lightly scrubbed and then rinsed very well.
All the mildew and stains are removed. The white stamoid looks like new. Hit both sides of the staimoid with 303 Protectant just before installation.
Here is mine.
1.) Remove the enclosure every year. Lots of people leave them up and shrinkwrap around them. I find it harder to clean and I don't like leaving them out in the cold all winter. Maybe I'm just conservative.
2.) Wash them all with mild soap and water and a clean cotton rag or very soft car brush before and let dry before storing for the winter.
3.) Roll the plastic glass and fabric pieces; don't fold. I use 4" pvc cut to length covered in fabric (wife sewed) as a core to ensure they don't collapse.
4.) Store in a cool dry place - basement on a shelving in contractor green bags for me. I clearly label them well so the wife doesn't accidentially toss out!
5.) In the spring, I do a two step clean process. I wash the fabric down with a house hold cleaner and water. I use Meguiars plastic cleaner and polish on areas of the plastic glass that need it (any scratches, areas where hardtop pipes come in contact with the plastic etc). Then I apply Plexus on both sides of the plastic glass. I think this stuff is great. Easy to apply and the plastic glass is soft and protected well.
This is the 6th season for me with this boat. I have the white staimoid and I was starting to get embedded dirt and some small spots of mold on it that needed more attention. I use bleach and water (25/75) solution and carefully wet the staimod areas and let it sit for about 3 minutes - keep it off the plastic glass. Then I spray with a bleach based bathroom product - Homelife bathroom cleaner with bleach (white plastic trigger bottle). I think this cleaner was from either HD or WalMart. I used a very soft brush that is for cleaning a car, lightly scrubbed and then rinsed very well.
All the mildew and stains are removed. The white stamoid looks like new. Hit both sides of the staimoid with 303 Protectant just before installation.
