Cleaning Non-skid

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jheiii
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Cleaning Non-skid

Postby jheiii » Sun Jun 17, 2018 11:49 am

Hi all. There are two areas on on my boat non-skid that I want to really clean. One area is chewing gum: my toddler got some on his shoe at the boat ramp. The second area is a Bonita blood stain: we were fileting Bonita to use as strip bait and I must not have gotten to that spot quickly enough.

I use Woody Wax and Woody Wax boat soap regularly, and before and after every fishing trip I use Starbrite Non-Skid Cleaner deck cleaner with PTEF. These products are not making any progress on cleaning the gum, nor the blood stains. For brushes, I use either the West Marine soft blue brush or the Shurhold yellow, medium deck brush.

How do I get these two areas of non-skid clean again?

Thanks
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frontier
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Re: cleaning non-skid

Postby frontier » Sun Jun 17, 2018 12:11 pm

"Goo Gone" spray gel. WalMart.

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Re: Cleaning Non-skid

Postby jimh » Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:44 am

Your finger nail or a plastic spudger work well to dislodge dirt stuck in non-skid.

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Re: Cleaning Non-skid

Postby thediscusthrower » Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:13 pm

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MOCON4TN
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Re: Cleaning Non-skid

Postby MOCON4TN » Mon Aug 06, 2018 10:52 pm

Soft scrub with bleach, nylon brush, elbow grease. Rinse well.
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Jefecinco
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Re: Cleaning Non-skid

Postby Jefecinco » Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:30 am

Avoid the recommended abrasive cleaners. Goo Gone will work well with the chewing gum as will cooking oil like Pam but oil on non-skid may not be smart.

Fish blood is another matter. Perhaps an undiluted liquid detergent such as Dawn on a rag will work. Let the rag remain directly on the stain for a half hour followed by a scrubbing with a fingernail brush.

I avoid fish blood stains by an immediate rinse with a bucket full of sea water. I have no experience with cleaning dry blood but would try the Dawn if I had that problem.
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