Tube cleaning

BeetleBug · 07 September 2010, 10:38

Hi,

Sorry to bother you all with this old topic but I did try the search function first. Have anyone used:

Rib Revive in combination with these cleaning pads; http://www.rib-shop.com/product.asp?...chFor=&PT_ID=7

Good or bad?

Your answer is highly appreciated,

Thanks,

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bedajim · 07 September 2010, 10:50

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Originally Posted by BeetleBug

Hi,

Sorry to bother you all with this old topic but I did try the search function first. Have anyone used:

Rib Revive in combination with these cleaning pads; http://www.rib-shop.com/product.asp?...chFor=&PT_ID=7

Good or bad?

Your answer is highly appreciated,

Thanks,

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Norway

Yes I've used them on stubborn marks etc, but now use the small ones that come on a sponge for washing pots & pans and just do a small area at a time

Jim

jambo · 07 September 2010, 11:11

Yes I hav used both and the result was good but I would agree with Jim with regard to the pad. Happy scrubbing!!

J

BeetleBug · 07 September 2010, 12:16

Thank you very much for you`re quick reply to my question.

Would you say those pads are too coarse to be used on the tubes?

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jambo · 07 September 2010, 13:19

No not at all they do a good job it just saves you buying them all the time when you can use the household pads.
J

Cypman · 07 September 2010, 20:19

I believe that the green pot scourers are too abrasive and can scratch the tubes. The white scourers (designed for Teflon coated pans) are a safer optiom and work very well.

PeterM · 07 September 2010, 21:00

Bear in mind the scourers do come in differant 'hardness'..... I have however spoken to Henshaw ( whi know a thing or two about tubes) and was told ' I won't do any harm to tubes with the green kitchen ones'.

More than good enough for me !

martini · 07 September 2010, 22:08

I've used the green ones for years, not noticed any sign of scratching or other damage

Stephen-RIB · 08 September 2010, 07:29

I have used the green kitchen ones for the last 12 years without any problems.

Cheaper to buy them at the local supermarket I suspect!

BeetleBug · 08 September 2010, 08:28

Thank you for your replies.

I have been using Rib Revive on all my ribs since 2005 and I`m very happy with the results but this spring was the first time I used Rib Revive in combination with the pads mentioned above. Both products from Ribshop. The reason I used the pads this time was that the my Humber needed a deeper clean than usual due to a long season last summer. Earlier I have used a ordinary sponge.

Here is what I did;

I rinsed the tubes first and kept on applying water to keep them wet. I applied Rib Revive and used the pads to GENTLY clean the tubes followed by flushing the clean section with water.

When the tubes dried I was very suprised to find them badly scratched.

I contacted Ribshop and they requested high res. pictures which I did send them shortly after and the reply I received was;

"Karl

Thank you for taking the time to send us the photographs.

The Rib Cleaning Kits are one of our best selling products and this is the first complaint of its type in nearly 6 years of business.

We take any complaint very seriously and therefore having read your concerns we have re-tested the pads we supply within the cleaning kit on black Hypalon. Looking at the results we are more than happy if the pads have been used as instructed, scratching does not appear.

I would like to draw your attention to the instructions on the cleaning kit that instructs you to try a small hidden test area before proceeding. This is to ensure that the fabric does not have any adverse effects to our products.

Kieron French
Rib Shop Service Dept."

I can not see that I have done nothing wrong, except for the fact that I should have cleaned a smaller area first, then dried it and inspected it carefully before I kept going. Since the pads are ment for cleaing tubes and since I did keep the tubes wet during the whole process I did not at all expect them to damage my tubes in the way they did.

This is my personal experience and I felt like sharing it with the rest of you so that you do not do the same mistake as me. What would you guys do next?

Thanks,

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Max... · 08 September 2010, 09:13

Can you post the pics here?

BeetleBug · 08 September 2010, 15:04

Sure;

Let me know your thoughts.

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BeetleBug · 08 September 2010, 15:08

Some more;

It did get better when I applied the 3M UV protection but as it wears off the damages are quite easy to see.

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BeetleBug · 10 September 2010, 08:54

No comments?

bedajim · 10 September 2010, 09:16

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Originally Posted by BeetleBug

No comments?

Looks like new

BeetleBug · 10 September 2010, 09:20

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Originally Posted by bedajim

Looks like new

Good one and thanks, it is not new but I do like to take care of my stuff. The boat have served me (very) well since I bought it in 2008. It stays in the water from late april/early may until october/november.

BUT,

It looked a lot better without the scratches and I know they are there.

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Stephen-RIB · 10 September 2010, 09:25

I can definitely see the scratches here http://rib.net/forum/attachment.php?...8&d=1283958384

You can see they are circular where you have been cleaning.

BeetleBug · 10 September 2010, 09:27

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Originally Posted by Stephen-RIB

I can definitely see the scratches here http://rib.net/forum/attachment.php?...8&d=1283958384

You can see they are circular where you have been cleaning.

Yes, they are easy to spot but difficult to photo. I would actually go as far as to say that the pads have ruined the tubes and I`m not about to let ribshop off the hook so easily.

bedajim · 10 September 2010, 09:55

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Originally Posted by BeetleBug

Yes, they are easy to spot but difficult to photo. I would actually go as far as to say that the pads have ruined the tubes and I`m not about to let ribshop off the hook so easily.

So did you used to much elbow grease?

or try it on an unseen spot first?

Do you have pics of the tubes before cleaning?

BeetleBug · 10 September 2010, 10:30

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Originally Posted by bedajim

So did you used to much elbow grease?

or try it on an unseen spot first?

Do you have pics of the tubes before cleaning?

My mistake, as mentioned earlier, I did not try it on a small area/unsees spot first

Why should I use elbow grease? We`re talking rubber/hypalon tubes and not a faded paint job on a old car.

Luckily I spotted the scratches before I finished the whole boat and 1/4 of it is not damaged. I could take pictures of this area and as you mentioned yourselves, it looks like new.

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