Sail cleaning

[jimwilkins]

Crap, oh well, there's alway kite boarding; they make black kites

[ctuna]

And it's easier to stick them in the Washing Machine

[gregorvass]

Now it is actually Funny!

Thanks.

[Epenrose]

Steel wool and Ajax. I managed to get nearly every piece of dirt off...

[gregorvass]

occasionally I use these guys:

http://www.sandmansandblasting.com/

[tombrady3841]

I use to crash so hard that everything got stripped clean.
After a crash, if I saw the ankle part of my wetsuit peeled all
the way up by my knee, I'd know the sail was cleaned off well!
But eventually I got better at sailing and had to clean them myself.
Us construction guys use an orbital on the small stuff and
pull out the belt sander with 36 grit to combat the big spots.
If you sand too much then clear packing tape comes into play
T

[gregorvass]

In case the old dirt won't come out:

2009 NEIL PRYDE SAILS NOW ON SALE!


With 2010 sails about to debut on August 15th, now is the start of 2009 close-out sales season!

They have a great selection of sizes and colors of 2009 Alpha, Combat, Fly and Zone sails, plus bigger sizes of Firefly sails.

All new 2009 sails are 20% off, plus free shipping to the USA and Canada. Contact us for special international shipping rates.

http://www.neilprydemaui.com/

Just got mine: SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[isobars]

I meticulously clean (with 409 or acetone or Goo-Gone or whatever it takes) and air-dry my sails from top to bottom every time ...
every time I sell them. Until then I let the Columbia do my dirty laundry; its wash and rinse cycle works very well on everything but pine tree sap, which elbow grease and Goo Gone remove prior to sale .. er ... sail ...no, wait ... SALE. Buyers and/or consignment shops ooh and ahh over how good they look in comparison to the filthy, sandy, salty, scratched-up crap most people try to sell. The "secret"? Household and shop cleaning supplies and the living room floor. (Just don't get solvents/soaps under the seams/into the adhesives.)

Mike \m/

[gregorvass]

I just took out the battons and put them in the dishwasher:

Clean and environmentally unfriendly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[noshuzbluz]