[alberg30] Cleaning the bilge

[Charles Haggart]

From: "Charles Haggart" <chaggart at sympatico.ca>

Tom:
Try TSP (Tri Sodium Phospate) we get it up here in Canada at any hardware
store it comes in a powder or spray. I prefer the powder, mix it with water
and pour it in the bilge  then scrub all greasy surfaces with a brush, let
it stand do it again and presto clean bilge.  It is the best. I cleaned 8
years of sludge out of my bilge with it.

-----Original Message-----
From: Forhan, Thomas [mailto:Thomas.Forhan at mail.house.gov]
Sent: June 2, 1999 12:24 PM
To: alberg30 at onelist.com
Subject: [alberg30] Cleaning the bilge


From: "Forhan, Thomas" <Thomas.Forhan at mail.house.gov>


	I'll admit it, mine is really gross. Shiney black with a thin
coating of old oil/grease.

	Since we are talking about common household products for teak, I'm
wondering what people might use for this thankless task. The space is so
hard to reach I can't get good purchase to give it a good physical
scrubbing.

	First I flushed it with detergent and water, and then vacuumed it
out. Next I tried spraying  Fantastic cleaner, this  only seemed to waste a
lot of paper towels without getting much grunge. Then I tried Spic and Span
with a nylon bristle brush. Still no noticeable results.

	I'm sure I could try mineral spirits or go to an autoparts store and
get some Gunk engine degreaser, but I'm wary of sticking my head up so close
and breathing the fumes. (I do have a full face mask with cartridges for
organic vapors-its just tough to use that getup on a ninety degree day.)

	Anyone have some simple, safer  solutions?

	Thanks

Tom F.
Calliope #287

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