Advice for cleaning shore power cables?

Do you guys have any before and after pics of this magic potion your pouring on your cables ?
 
Do you guys have any before and after pics of this magic potion your pouring on your cables ?
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from http://www.restorationtechnology.biz

-Kevin
 
From the MSDS for the product it seems to be mostly Sodium Hydroxide (lye, or caustic soda) in water with thickening agents.

* * * Section 3 - Composition / Information on Ingredients * * * CAS # Component Percent 7732-18-5 Water >70 1310-73-2 Sodium hydroxide >10 85049-30-5 Bentonite, sodian >3 39386-78-2 Tamarind seed gum >2 *
 
Ok, couldn't wait till tomorrow, and the bad weather predicted never materialized (shock), so I went ahead and cleaned my shore power cables with Marine Strip. I have a before and after pics.

I think it would be easier to transfer 8-12 ounces to a tin can or the like so that it makes whetting the rag easier. May not even be that much. The cable didn't get very sticky as others have mentioned. I did follow with a rinse of water, and then 303 Protectorant.
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Here is a cool trick to the cans not sealing. I have found those stupid child protector caps are the culprit. So... take a razor knife and carefully remove the plastic cap from the underlying metal cap. Then all you have is a nice old fashioned metal cap you can actually tighten down.

I do this on all my chemicals that come in metal cans. You will appreciate this once you do it.
 
Yes. There is a product out there called Marine Strip for cleaning vinyl upholstery and power cords and such. Stuff is amazing. You have to call to order it. Website is restorationtechnology.biz. I used it on my vinyl on a 2005 42 Sundancer I just bought and the seats look amazing. Give it a shot!


+1 Marine strip is awesome. Literally wipe on wipe off. You can make that cord look new in less than 5 minutes. Works great on fenders too
 
Over the weekend I applied 303 to the test (my filler) cushions that I tried Marine Strip against Totally Awesome Cleaner on last week.
While the sections I did with the Marine Strip initially felt gummy, once dry and treated with 303 they feel exactly the same as the areas I scrubbed with Totally Awesome Cleaner.
Both cleaning methods worked equally well. Marine Strip was much faster and easier.
For regular cleaning of the rest of my cockpit vinyl though I think I’m going to stick with using the Totally Awesome Cleaner and scour side of the sponge since I can ultimately get the same results. It takes more time and work than the Marine Strip, but the vinyl is original from 2002 and I’m a little nervous about letting it get gummy for even a short time.
I know I’ll have to get the cockpit vinyl done at some point, but I’m trying to stretch it out at least another year to two.
I will use the Marine Strip on cords, fenders, and anything else I can think of. It’s a fantastic product.
 
I use acetone. Cable is white. Works ok
 
I found a paint stripper with the same chemical make-up as Marine Strip. Used a paint stripper sanding mesh pad to wipe/lightly scrub the cord. It worked beautifully. It did not make the cord sticky (it was already sticky from sun damage), but it stripped off the sticky coating nicely. Rinsed and scrubbed it with boat soap and the mesh pad and its almost like new. One tip though. It dissolves the marinco black plastic rings. By the time I noticed it, two were ruined. Not a big deal. I was able to buy them at the marina for CAD$14 each. Lesson learned to take them off first.

I will not be using it on any vinyl though. 21 years of cleaning with Mcguires and 303 with no issues. Ain't broke, don't fix it.
 
I found a paint stripper with the same chemical make-up as Marine Strip. Used a paint stripper sanding mesh pad to wipe/lightly scrub the cord. It worked beautifully. It did not make the cord sticky (it was already sticky from sun damage), but it stripped off the sticky coating nicely. Rinsed and scrubbed it with boat soap and the mesh pad and its almost like new. One tip though. It dissolves the marinco black plastic rings. By the time I noticed it, two were ruined. Not a big deal. I was able to buy them at the marina for CAD$14 each. Lesson learned to take them off first.

I will not be using it on any vinyl though. 21 years of cleaning with Mcguires and 303 with no issues. Ain't broke, don't fix it.
That’s interesting.
I wonder if the guy just puts his label on cans of a cheaper paint stripper.
What was the product you used? Is it exacly the same?
 
I just discovered the solution (no pun intended) to this problem.

I bought a product called Jomax at H/D that is a cleaner for vinyl and aluminum siding that we tried successfully for cleaning fiberglass dock boxes and outdoor furniture.

Mix with bleach and water according to directions, spray with garden sprayer and rinse. No scrubbing needed.

The results were amazing. The sections of shore power cords that got accidentally sprayed were spotless, so we did them too.

Check it out.
 
View attachment 55036 This this stuff is cheap and cleans power cords without making them sticky. Use it in a well ventilated area, preferably outdoors.

We took care of our white shore power cables this weekend with this product. They were extremely nasty, but they now look like they just came out of the store.
 

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