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 Post subject: Cleaning sails
PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:26 am 
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Location: Ibiza - Balearic Islands - Spain
What products would you recomend?

Is bleach ok? soap?

preasure gun? :)

Any ideas welcome...


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 5:55 am 
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Location: St. Louis, MO
Probably not a pressure washer. We want to keep the sails as crisp as possible as long as possible.

Warm water with a very small amount of mild detergent and a soft sponge.

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:41 am 
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Try the sail cleaning soaps available thru Hobie or Murray. Bleach is hard on the stitching and sail numbers. I wash mine in the bathtub and allow them to soak for awhile. I sail in the ocean and wash them twice a season to get the salt out and keep them as fresh as possible. Dacron dies everytime you sail so keeping it clean extends the life.


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