Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

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gengiant

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Oct 5, 2006
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Sacramento, CA
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1994 270 DA
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7.3L BRIII
Last weekend I came across a new (for me) cleaning product as referenced in the title. the boat owner that highly recommended it to me said that he and his friends swera by it to take easily take off dock scuff marks on their hulls, any type of stain in the no-slip gel goat on deck, as well as to clean all their vinyl upholstery (he did state that they use a vinyl protectant on the upholstery afterwards. Needless to say, I was intrigued (allways open to new ideas!). So he brought over one of these little sponge-looking pads to my older boat and, after asking for my ok, proceeded to wipe down a small area of my back upholstery, which, admittedly, looks its age (though there are no tears). Anyway, I was absolutely amazed by the results, especially since I had tried all kinds of vinyl-specific cleaners, restorers, etc. Not only id this not take a lot of work, but the result was truly stunning! Now I am wondering, though, how bad this stuff is on the vinyl, even if washed down and treated with a protectant afterwards. Also, when used on the gelcoat (hull and/or non-slip), will Mr. Clean Magic Eraser cause any damage to the gelcoat? My buddy's boat does not great. The hull is spotless and shiny....
 
My wife just brough some home to try this weekend. The seats on Monte Bello are definitely showing their age dirtwise.
 
If you use it on the high gloss of the hull then look at the hull at an angle in the sun you can see where it takes the shine away. On the smooth part of the hull I recommend cleaner wax or restorer wax.

On the vinyl, I used it once. It did bring the brightness of the color back and made the vinyl look clean and new. I then followed it up with 3M vinyl UV spray and I soaked it good.

I would not use the pads over and over. The stuff in them is a abrasive after all.
 
Be sure to keep it wet when you use it, this makes it less abrasive. Rub very lightly.
 
I only plan on using it once to get them clean then I don't think that I will have a problem keeping them that way.
 
I have a box of them on the boat. they do work wonders if used sparingly and when milder things don't seem to work. Once I made the mistake of laying a plastic bag with colored print on it, like a grocery bag, on one of the seats and it sat there for a few days. the ink came off the bag and I was sure the seat was scared for life. the only thing that took it off was magic eraser. :thumbsup:
 
TurtleTone said:
I have a box of them on the boat. they do work wonders if used sparingly and when milder things don't seem to work. Once I made the mistake of laying a plastic bag with colored print on it, like a grocery bag, on one of the seats and it sat there for a few days. the ink came off the bag and I was sure the seat was scared for life. the only thing that took it off was magic eraser. :thumbsup:
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there is no magic
it just took tiny layer of vinyl together with stain :p
 
We have had a lot of postings on this product already so if you want to see more comments on it use the SEARCH feature.

The bottom line is this. Mr Clean Magic Eraser is an abrasive . The fact that it is an abrasive says you should use it sparingly and only use it on surfaces that you don't mind dulling. I don't use it on my shiny gelcoat but I do use it on my non-skid. I will use it on my seats but only if I can't get them clean with something else first. Every time I think I need to use one, I carefully consider whether it's absolutley necessary before I use it.
 
Dave S said:
We have had a lot of postings on this product already so if you want to see more comments on it use the SEARCH feature.

The bottom line is this. Mr Clean Magic Eraser is an abrasive . The fact that it is an abrasive says you should use it sparingly and only use it on surfaces that you don't mind dulling. I don't use it on my shiny gelcoat but I do use it on my non-skid. I will use it on my seats but only if I can't get them clean with something else first. Every time I think I need to use one, I carefully consider whether it's absolutley necessary before I use it.
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Doing a little internet searching I found several references to it being an abrasive. If I may paraphrase what several posters have allready stated, this particular product is useful, but should be considered as "a tool amongst many" rather than a "solve all". I think I will use it to "renew" my "aged" upholstery, as well as to clean up the non-slip when other less abrasive product don't seem to work. At the same token, using products such as Meguire's Body Scrub to get rid of scuff marks that a typical buff & wax can't handle, is probably no less abrasive than the Mr. Clean pad. I'll just have to buff & wax after each use of it.

Thanks for all the comments, input and cautionary remarks everybody! You gotta LOVE this list! :smt038
 
TurtleTone, we had similar plastic bag ink on our vinyl cushions 2 years ago. Vinyl cleaner took most of it, then a couple weekends of sun took the rest. That sun is a hard workin dude.

I think I could use the magic eraser on the non-skid as previously mentioned. However, just having one on board scares me -- in the odd chance that someone else grabs it and well-intentionedly starts working "magic" on the boat. Maybe we'll have to lock it up.
 
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AndersonAcres said:
....... Maybe we'll have to lock it up.
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Leave the $3,600 Raymarine E120 sitting out on the dash but make sure you lock up that little white sponge! :lol:
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Yeah, think of all the damage that little pad could do! :smt043
 
I know from experience on the cedar trim in our house what damage that little sponge can do! :smt013

If I had fancy electronics, maybe they would be locked up. Don't need them where I boat, so haven't yet purchased them. Heck, haven't gotten the speedo to work yet. :smt017

But then, I have GPS in my phone. Works just fine for speed measurements. Can't get charts into it, though. :smt024

How's that for annoying emoticon use?
 
AndersonAcres said:
I know from experience on the cedar trim in our house what damage that little sponge can do! :smt013
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Sorry to hear about your trim! At least I've been warned. And I'll for sure pass on all of these warnings to the Admiral! :smt018
 
I've used it to remove a small bit of dock rash (you know that white streak you can remove with your finger nail if you have the patience). I wet the hull and soaked the sponge, then rubbed lightly only on the rash. Removed it like "magic". I have a black hull and cannot even tell where the small streak used to be.

Getting overly agressive with this, or any other tool/cleaner and you'll set yourself up for a potential problem
 
INSANE: We were cleaning the inside of the boat and after cleaning with 409, simple green, and others my wife decided to get the Magic Eraser. IT WORKED GREAT.

To give you an example, in the area when you first enter the cabin I spent about an hour and was not happy, My wife gave me the Magic Eraser and within 5-minutes I was applying the Armor All. for the remainder of the cabin I used the Magic Sponge and Simple Green and could actually see where i left off.

Good stuff.
 
Use these sparingly, especially on surfaces with wax/polish....magic erasers strip the finish. I use Shurhold's Serious Marine Cleaner on almost all surfaces on my boat. It whitens vinyl seats and removes stains from carpet. It even removes oil stains from my concrete driveway. Good on lots of surfaces.
 
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