cleaning oil spills and such

[chadEddings]

The battery area (not sure what it's call exactly) is pretty messy with what looks like spilled two-cycle oil, mixed in with a bit of dirt and such.

This is the cleaned up version. I used dawn dishing washing soap and water.



Any tips for additional cleaning agents that will not harm the boat?

[Ballistik]

SIMPLE GREEN !!! Get a Gallon of concentrate and spray it on let it soak for a bit spray again and rince with water. Might have to do it a couple of times and if you can use a high preasure nozle on your hose to rinse with. It wil come clean.

Mine was way worse and now looks new. You could use a preasure washer on low preasue with simple green also. But this stuff is safe and biodergradable.

[chadEddings]

Thanks! I will stop by the parts store one day this week and pick up a gallon.

I'll let you know how it turns out.

[TexCaboCat]

I agree with Simple Green. Just put the plug in the boat and fill the bilge area with a bunch of hot water and simple green and let is soak for a couple of hours. I would even drive around a little to shake it up. Then drain and rinse out with a hose. Made my bilge look brand new.

[ericm]

One of the Everstart pros I fished with several years ago would throw a bar of soap in the bilge area and leave it. The cooler always melts into the bilge and in rough water it's like a wash and spin cycle! LOL

[iwillkechu]

I use stuff called "Purple Power" that you can get at most any auto parts store. It is just like "Super Clean". I spray it into the bottom of my bilge, let it sit for a while and then rinse it out through the plug drain. I do the same thing to clean my engine on my truck, Tahoe, mower, weedeater, rototiller, gas leaf blower....you name it.

[chadEddings]

Thanks everyone for the tips, much appreciated.

[calfish1]

second on the simple green if its real nasty use it straight. let it set then hose it out