I pressure washed my nonskid on Sunday and . . .

[Ben87]

. . . what a difference it made.  From bow to stern, I hit every inch of my nonskid with the pressure washer.  The bow hatches came out great.  The floors, as good as can be as there are a good number of little chunks taken out from what must have been weights hitting the floor, then the gunwales or the top of the rails, all were clean for the first time in a long time.  

I just never take the time to spray the NS with bleach or any sort of cleanser, I do take the brush to it to get the blood and other dirt off, but not to get the nonskid back to original, but now it is.  

What do you all use, besides a pressure washer to keep the nonskid clean?  Would bleach do the job?

[StillKIckn]

Ben87
               I have used purple cleaner or simple green seems to do a good job,  some of the rust spots or spots from tree droppings 409 does the job

have heard of others usings softscrub on the deck

StillKIcn

[jdupree]

Ben,

For deck stains I use soft scrub.  Someone on this forum told me that along time ago and they were right.  It works great!  Just for regular cleaning I use greased lighting and a scrub brush.

[GoneFission]

SoftScrub is great for stains, as the bleach really helps the abrasive, and it won't scratch gelcoat.  Be careful with SoftScrub near colored fabrics and vinyl, as it does have bleach in it!  

If you are cleaning the deck dockside or on the water, try to use one of the biodegradable cleaners like Simple Green or one of the citrus-based cleaners, since it will be drained overboard.  Diluted vinegar or lemon juice works pretty well also.  

I have also found that both vodka and gin will clean dirt and grime on decks, but that was by accident, not intentionally!  

[RickK]

I have also found that both vodka and gin will clean dirt and grime on decks, but that was by accident, not intentionally!  

     

[Ben87]

Thank you for the suggestions.  I never knew just how much stuff was ground into the nonskid until I put the pressure washer to it.  During the season, all the bluefish, striped bass, fluke, scup, black sea bass, sand shark, skate, sea robin, and bonito get all over the decks and I'll just rinse and give it a scrub with the brush and that is it.  For the most part I can't fret the accumulated stuff that is deep in the nonskid, so long as it looks clean and I nor anyone else slips on it, then good to go.  I will be using either soft scrub or simple green as I know the simple green is ok for the water even though I still cringe at putting anything into the waters, I do care, I really do, but the pressure washer did make the nonskid clean/brand new, am I rambling?