[180diablo]

This could also be named "how i spent my long weekend"... and the weekend after .. and the weekend after ..

Well, it's not quite a "project" of sorts, but is it something I couldn't really overlook this year. I have been cleaning the boat vinyl every season, but this year seemed to be especially bad. So I figured for me to clean this thing properly, I had to get down and remove my seats to clean it more thoroughly.

It also gave me a chance to figure out the locking seat mechanism to see how that works. I folded down both seats for the very first time since buying the boat in 2006. So that was also part of my cleaning project.

Removing the back to back seats was pretty easy, four 9/16 bolts hold the frame down. Rock and roll .. lets start cleaning!

Magic Erasers and 303 Protectant !!!


Port seat out and mid way through cleaning




Yes, there was mould under the cup holder, so I had to pop that out so I could clean underneath the lip AND clean the inside of it out out.



Another half way shot ..



This is about where the seat backs are located ..



Decided to remove that lower support piece and see if there was any grime behind it .. why did I even doubt that there wouldn't be ?




Now for the pretty pics ..

Any visible vinyl in this photo has been cleaned (notice the lower support on dashboard and the colour of the water)...






Here is how I celebrated with doing all that cleaning ..

[mikeyt]

I'll bring my boat over next weekend. I'll even buy you an ice cream cone.

[180diablo]

As to update from my previous post, the seats have been completely vacuumed and cleaned and protected with 303 Protectant. What a shine!


Now for part 2 of my cleaning project...

These were taken with my cell phone, so the images might not be as crisp.

Starboard side kick panel .. and my thumpin stock speaker !



Yummy ...






Here you can really see what he Magic Eraser does to mould ..




Unfortunately I don't have any "after' pictures as I was trying to work in a rain storm with my tarps up and I was getting high off the fuel smell from the ski locker area. So I had to abandon the project for the day so I could get into some fresh air and try again when its not raining.

I hope to be up there this weekend, so I can get the drivers seat reinstalled and the starboard side cleaned up and protected.

Next .. replace the tarps..

[180diablo]

Originally Posted by mikeyt

I'll bring my boat over next weekend. I'll even buy you an ice cream cone.

Stop on by .. first bay on your right after the channel leaving Lock 42!

[ColoradoDiablo]

Since you got the hang of cleaning up the Diablo's so good..........You can do mine!
I'll get ya a Banana Split , and a soda!

Looks great Ryan

[mikeyt]

Originally Posted by ColoradoDiablo

Since you got the hang of cleaning up the Diablo's so good..........You can do mine!
I'll get ya a Banana Split , and a soda!

Oh sure, make me sound like a cheapskate....

[Andy b]

If you're offering an international cleaning service I can offer you a cream tea

[Oregondunes]

Heck Ill bring Ben.....and......... Jerry in person to make the ice cream at your house if youll clean my boat that well.

[180diablo]

Hmmm, lots of offer for ice cream .. but where is the beer !? Thanks everyone for the comments, the wife got a good laugh at the responses.

I hope to have it cleaned up and protected again for this weekend. But with mould I highly doubt I will be able to curb the mould problem and I will have to deal with it each year.

I will say one thing, the 303 protectant on the seats makes for a helleva shine! I know what you guys mean when you say " I swear by the stuff ". But is it really Armor-All in a different bottle and different price ??

[ColoradoDiablo]

Agreed.
Don't put it on the steering wheel