best spray on mildew remover? also how do I get hardened resin off of vinyl?

[stackz]

ok, I need some help with two things that are irritating the hell out of me.

the following pics from the previous post are pretty much a before/after of me cleaning the existing vinyl on the boat as I did that while I was hiding the wiring.

I used a strong seacraft (or whatever its called) cleaner and also a clorox bleach spray cleaner and this is as much of the mildew/crap I could get off the vinyl. I know I can get it looking better than this but dont know what to use??

also, if you look at the top middle of the panel, you'll see some darker splash looking spots. thats where my half drunk neighbor was putting his resin coated hands all over the vinyl...as well as the gel coat...I didnt notice this until after it was hardened sigh.

is there ANY way possible to get this stuff off at all?? I'm assuming a fresh razor blade and gentle scraping is the way to go on the gelcoat but I have no clue on the vinyl??

 

[wire2]

Re: best spray on mildew remover? also how do I get hardened resin off of vinyl?

Methyl-ethyl-keytone (MEK) is a powerful solvent, it's capable of slowly disolving urethane and some plastics, but in may also attack the vinyl. Try a small spot where it won't be seen.

There's also a small tin of something called "Goof-Off" available from hardwares, it's made to take sticky spots off most things.

 

[superpop]

Re: best spray on mildew remover? also how do I get hardened resin off of vinyl?

I would try a mr clean pad, they seem to remove just about everything on vinyl. As for the Resin, MEK should get it off but will also damage the vinyl if you are not careful.

 

[jayhanig]

Re: best spray on mildew remover? also how do I get hardened resin off of vinyl?

Marine Spray Nine http://www.marinespraynine.com/ You can buy it at West Marine as well as Amazon.com, Overton's and our own store here at Iboat.com. Impressive stuff.