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Old 16 October 2012, 15:20   #1
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Fairy Power Spray

Just about ready to start the winter clean-up and went for the FPS. Where the hell is it its of the shelves, has fairy stop poducing it or is it a regional marketing ploy.
I found a new product called Fairy Platinum with built in soaking action but no spray nizzle is this the re-brand?
FPS was good and cheap but it did what it said on the label!!
Any news
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Old 16 October 2012, 15:27   #2
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We couldn't find it either. Bought CIF power spray instead - 'twas SH#TE!
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Old 16 October 2012, 16:25   #3
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We couldn't find it either. Bought CIF power spray instead - 'twas SH#TE!
I agree. Don't know what they've done to it, but it hardly cleans the bleed'n shower, never mind a boat.
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Old 16 October 2012, 17:04   #4
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Old 16 October 2012, 17:49   #5
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Where the hell is it its of the shelves
Took ages to find it in Sainsburys but it turned up in the end with the floor and bathroom cleaners.

Worth the effort ... good stuff
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Old 16 October 2012, 18:54   #6
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Perhaps I can save you a fortune. Trade secrets if you like. We clean alot of boats, 180 in storage. We discovered an amazing product from a hotel cleaning supplies company. It is a swan product called general purpose blue cleaner / sometimes mighty blue. Specially for bars to get rid of grime. knocks the socks all the expensive cleaners .Comes in a four liter can . About £9, mix 10 percent to water - so goes a long way. We use B and Q garden sprayers. Spray it on and the grime just falls off with a light scrub genuinely saves a fortune. Don't put it on too strong (unless you have a really dirty bilge) or it streaks. Not good for windscreens or outboard paint but for hulls and interiors fantastic . IOW supplier is Lake cleaning Co very help full. You know the blue covers on eBay it's as life changing as that!
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Wherever you buy it from either get hand cream too or a pair of marigolds
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Old 18 October 2012, 15:22   #10
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Have heard its good for removing paint also(needs som time on the surface though), wonder would it also work on removing anti-fouling paint...?
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Old 18 October 2012, 15:34   #11
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Used the cheap decoraters "Sugar soap " this morning on the Sib bottom mixed some warm water in a bucket and sponged over .
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Old 18 October 2012, 15:47   #12
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Used the cheap decoraters "Sugar soap " this morning on the Sib bottom mixed some warm water in a bucket and sponged over .
More importantly, did it work?
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Old 18 October 2012, 20:52   #13
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More importantly, did it work?
As good as TFR in my opinion ,, much better than I thought it would be in cutting through old grease marks
, says on the box that its ok for removing oil and paint from stone / concrete graffiti, or just for general household cleaning in dilute quantitys,
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Old 18 October 2012, 20:58   #14
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Just found this under the sink....

Get in !!!
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Old 18 October 2012, 21:14   #15
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Just found this under the sink....

Get in !!!
You can't beat TFR sponge on rub it in spray it off bring you rib up like new ... Go down to your local car wash slip then a fiver they will fill you a bucket full last ages
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You can't beat TFR sponge on rub it in spray it off bring you rib up like new ... Go down to your local car wash slip then a fiver they will fill you a bucket full last ages
TT your Rib never really gets dirty though! It's used, then cleaned. Most cleaning products do that. Left for 7 months tied as a marker bouy, it's harder graft! M501 Bostick thinners
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Yes I posted good advice for all you mucky ribsters mines spotless
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Old 18 October 2012, 21:51   #18
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We should have a 'show us your filthy rib' thread, or 'readers ribs'
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Oh, I know the "winner" of that thread, and he's a member
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Old 18 October 2012, 22:32   #20
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Name and shame dude, name and shame
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