OK so this post is a bit off topic. My Captain does such a good job keeping our topsides looking good that I couldn't stand that those off-white plastic cowls were looking so bad. I suspect that they had never been cleaned. And the boat is a 1990!
My thought was that this is a project that I can do and would be best done while the boat is under shrink wrap cover this winter. No problem. I unscrewed the cowls, marked the screws in little snack zips so I wouldn't lose them and brought the cowls home for a good soak. The soaking did nothing except get the first layer of dirt off. They really were mildewed. Secret trick: We took Tilex and a bit of Comet to them with a sponge.
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Cleaning Cowls
OK so this post is a bit off topic. My Captain does such a good job keeping our topsides looking good that I couldn't stand that those off-white plastic cowls were looking so bad. I suspect that they had never been cleaned. And the boat is a 1990!
My thought was that this is a project that I can do and would be best done while the boat is under shrink wrap cover this winter. No problem. I unscrewed the cowls, marked the screws in little snack zips so I wouldn't lose them and brought the cowls home for a good soak. The soaking did nothing except get the first layer of dirt off. They really were mildewed. Secret trick: We took Tilex and a bit of Comet to them with a sponge.
The Captain couldn't help himself. Read more [...]