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I believe the solvent of choice for most rubber products is tolulene. This
stuff is worse than MEK. I have used many manyof gallons of both and would
suggest you try a citrus based cleaner like citra-safe. It is a remarkable
product and works as well as MEK in most applications leaving no residue.
It does evaporate slower. I myself would rather have a slightyly dirty
Zodiac than brain damage or liver failure.
Blake Carey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Austin" <>
To: "1 trawler list" <>
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 11:35 AM
Subject: T&T: TWL: How to clean a Zodiac
> I am not sure if my previous posts got lost in the transition of list
> names--but here goes again. I appologize if this is redundant.
>
> For cleaning inflatables, fenders and power cords etc we have found that a
> citruis based hand cleaner works very well. GoJo or Fast orange are the
ones
> we use.
>
> With MEK, laquor thinner and acetone you can cause dammage to PVC boat
seams
> and soften/remove some of the outer fabric covering (I did this on both a
> Bombard and Caligari boat. MEK is used for cleaning and softening the
surface
> before gluing or recoating the PVC boats. It is not as harsh on Hypalon
craft
> (Achillis, Seaworth and Avon (I think Caribbe and AB)
>
> After cleaning put 303 protectant on the boat on a regular basis. Many
folks
> also have a "cover" made for the top of the pontoons and a full cover for
the
> boat. We roll up our inflatables when not using them, but with an RIB we
had
> a cover on it if we were not using it for a day.
>
> My personal experience is that the Hypalon boats last longer, but the PVC
> boats are lighter and cheaper. I currently have both. (even though I
swore I
> would never get another PVC--the weight convinced me).
>
> Bob Austin
>
> Bob Austin
>
>
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